Hey! I really admire your work. I was just curious as to how you create or find these gifs, since I've started a blog based on the tv show criminal minds . I've looked everywhere for specific gifs, but I can't seem to find them.
omg hi honey!!! thanks so much for these sweet words!
I’m probably not the best person to ask about how I create gifs bc I am an amateur for sure 🤣 BUT, I screen record from hulu using quicktime. then I cut down the clips and make my gifs using the ImgPlay app. I dabbled with gif making in photoshop but honestly really struggled so I gave up 💀
in terms of finding gifs (like for use at the top of my fics) I use the gif search bar! I used my own specific tag so I would be able to find my own personal gifs easily (mygifs.lol) but you can search with any terms
after the events of yesterday, i'd love the chance to spread some CM love. i tried to do fics rather than masterlists but most of these writers have their masterlist linked or in their bio. i'm missing a hundred people so send me a message if there's fics you want me to add
PLEASE READ EACH WRITER'S WARNINGS/RULES. *denotes smut fics
spencer reid
Milburn
Seven Months by @aperrywilliams
Here + Velvet by @wtfevenismypage
all signs point to yes
the break-up box
two’s a crowd, three’s a party *by @wheelsup
what happens in California* by @spencersawkward
Stumbling Home…Alone
….to end up with you (all well that ends well happy ending version)
Secret Life by @reidsbookclub
Babies and New Beginnings
In The Middle Of The Night * by @samuel-de-champagne-problems
Mirror* by @sinfulspencer
THE BOY’S A SLAG*
GODPARENTS* + GODPARENTS II by @eideticmemory
Oh Baby! by @fortheloveofwonderland
Not Your Backup by @imagining-in-the-margins
Clean + Clean, PT. 2 by @ofwilliamandwalter
spencer reid sfw alphabet by @candlesandsoftrain
Is a Home still a Home? *
Only her * by @little-diable
A Real Father's Love
Drunk on You
Room 405 by @smurphyse
I Would Never Fall + Unless It’s You I Fall Into by @reidscanehand
“i want to love someone and be loved” / part 2
how to ask a girl out by @spacedikut
eros & thanatos by @reidamancy
Through the Smoke by @homoose
Goodbye Forever, Until Next Time by @mercy-burning
night shift by @behindyourbarrette
loving you was red collection by @writer-in-theory
36 Questions to Fall in Love by @boldlyvoid
flick, flick, burn
this vast empty space, picture perfect by @literaila
aaron 'hotch' hotchner
Fluffy Feb event
masterlist by @hotchs-bitch
masterlist by @doctorstethoscope
masterlist by @honeybrowne
Yes, Mr President *
Wonderstruck by @doctorstethoscope
In the Suburbs * by @hoe4hotchner
Ivy *
enemies to lovers blurb by @greg-montgomery
On the Road Again *
The Stranger Next Door *
Wish You Were Here + Back to You
Meet The Hotchners by @ssahotchswife
Come Back Home by @hotched
As Long as You Want Me by @spacecowboyhotch
"Agent" by @kryptonitejelly
Wasteland, Baby by @heliotropehotch
Big Dick Energy * by @maybege
Good For Him
Reckless (21.7k words, go read rn) by @ptersparkers
Never Do That Again * by @fatecantstopme
delicate by @bbq-chipz
hard-headed
painfully professional
another man's jeans * by @honeypiehotchner
When one door closes, try to take the girl home by @azenpal
like real people do + i'll crawl home to you (you'll cry your eyes out, be warned) by @ssahotchhner
New Mom by @marvelslut16
My Love I Can't Hide + I Wanna Hold Your Hand by @reidscanehead
Rossi's Neighbour by @capturedminds
The 30th *
Truth or Dare * by @little-diable
Surprise Visit * by @wheelsupkels
I Love You More* by @ssamorganhotchner
Perfect for Me
Marry Me?
Baby
Drunk by @hotch-stufff
Hey friends! I’m back with another fic rec list for Completed Series! If you have any other recommendations not included here (including your own work), please send me a DM! I would love to add it.
SFW S.R. Series
Valkyrie by @illegalcerebral: Unsub!Reader. You live two lives, one where you protect and serve and one where you hunt. You have always had control over the two sides until the BAU are brought to your doorstep.
Shifting Narrative by @/illegalcerebral: The BAU are called in on a case. Complicating matters is a tenacious filmmaker making a documentary on the case and Reid’s residual emotional trauma from being in prison.
Flight Risk by @brywrites: In which a pilot and a profiler become closer than originally planned when Reid finally meets one of the elusive individuals flying the BAU jet.
NSFW Series Below...
NSFW S.R. Series
Here to Misbehave by me: Spencer meets a girl he can’t get enough of at the nightclub, then quickly realizes she is not supposed to be there.
Phoenix by me: Spencer Reid had a secret, and now you have a funeral to attend… and your own secret to keep. Or not. Rewrite of the Emily/Doyle arc with Spencer taking Emily’s place.
Lily of the Valley by me: Unsub!Reid. Spencer was found guilty but mentally ill after the torture and murder of several men. He finds solace in his psychiatrist at the institution.
26 Things by @foxy-eva: Spencer Reid is determined to help his girlfriend check off everything left on her bucket list - even the explicit parts.
Pretty Please by @mercy-burning: Reader hears something surprising from her next door neighbor, and it throws her off.
January 16 by @aperrywilliams: Reader and Spencer Reid share the most intimate part of their lives through the years around a fateful date.
Virginia Kisses by @twentysomethingloser92: Every single time Spencer and Reader kiss.
The Most Natural Thing in the World by @dontshootmespence: An experienced Dom and a Virgin meet in a bar. Can he introduce her to a world she’s always imagined but never known before? Sequel.
Lock and Key by @/brywrites: Prison is a tough place to find hope in. But when Spencer Reid stumbles upon a GED class, the teacher makes him think it might not be so hopeless after all.
Say Something by @fortheloveofwonderland: In which Spencer and Reader are in a toxic relationship trying to navigate through the intrepid waters of love in a depressive state.
Losing So Much Time by @/fortheloveofwonderland: Fifteen years is a long time to be in love with someone you only see once a year. But when you live on opposite ends of the country and once a year is all you get you just have to try and make the most of the time you get.
Teach Me Something by @homoose: Spencer meets Michael’s kindergarten teacher and finds he still has so much left to learn.
as someone who can’t make gifs to save my life, please know i love every single person who makes cm gifs and especially people who gif the tum scenes like 10/10 i adore you i am kissing u on the mouth you deserve the world!!!
♥️💐🌈
@milla984 @phoebebridgers420 @homoose especially, being a sideblog means i cannot follow back from my account but know i am raising a glass to you!!
“I dedicated this nail to you when I painted them.”
so many directions this could go and if u want me to give some specific request just lmk
okay my immediate thought was spencer painting his nails spencer paint his nails spencer painting his nails so here we go
I did this instead of doing my homework and it got longer than I wanted it too (its about 1.2k)
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You came into work beaming, ready to show off the nail art you had done the night before. It was a little hobby you had picked up recently, always a fan of fun colors on your nails but only more recently dabbling in the actual art side of things. Penelope had come over the night before and you had done them together. Hers were full of hearts and little kittens, while you decided to make a set that was different on each nail. One for each team member.
“See! Yours is a little Sergio!” You said to Emily, letting her hold your hand and look closely at the black cat on your right middle finger. Of course you noticed when Spencer arrive, only a few minutes after you, but you tried not to let your attention linger too long in case Emily noticed where it was. Hiding a crush on a coworker when all of your coworkers were profilers was unendingly exhausting.
Before you could even say anything, Spencer was peering over Emily’s shoulder. “What are you looking at?” He inquired.
“[Y/N] did her nails.” Emily said. You blushed a little, and pointed to your left ring finger where a white thought bubble contrasted a black background. In the thought bubble was red letter ‘187′.
“I dedicated this nail to you when I painted them.” You said quietly, praying he wouldn’t read into the fact that you happened to put his nail on your wedding finger. He leaned down to look at it close up, hands never leaving the strap of his satchel where he hadn’t even put down his bag.
“That’s really incredible. It’s so small.” He said, amazement in his voice.
“Thank you.” You almost whispered, hoping the blush you could feel on your cheeks wasn’t as visible as it felt.
You thought that would be the end of it. You showed the whole team all of their nails, and everyone complimented you and really enjoyed the little personalized designs you had done. The three fingers that weren’t dedicated to team members each had small little hearts on them. (One of them was the pinky next to Spencer’s finger. Penelope wouldn’t stop teasing you for that when you had done it.) In the break room, you were stirring milk into your coffee when someone cleared their throat behind you. You turned to see Spencer standing there, playing with his fingers and clearly nervous about something.
“Hey! What’s up?” You asked, continuing to stir your tea. He took a few steps closer to you, looking over his shoulder as if he was nervous someone would overhear.
“Do you think-uhm. Would you want to-” He cut himself off and took a deep breath with his eyes closed, clearly gathering himself. Your heart hammered in your chest. He wasn’t going to....no. He wouldn’t. You shook the thought out of your head as soon as it came. Either way, whatever he was trying to ask you was obviously not coming easily. You took a step towards him and tilted your head.
“Whatever it is, you can ask me Spencer.” You reassure him.
What he said next was so rushed and jumbled that if you hadn’t been well versed in Spencer-speak, you would’ve never understood what he said. “I was thinking that maybe you could paint my nails? Because yours look really pretty and I’ve thought about it before but I always thought it was weird but you’re so good at it and-”
“Whoa! Slow down.” You said, you reached out slowly, giving him plenty of time to pull away, and when he didn’t you grabbed his hand and his gaze snapped from the floor to you. “It’s not weird. I would love to paint your nails. You can come over tonight.”
You rode back to your apartment together, talking about everything and nothing in the way you only could with Spencer. When you finally arrived, you let him settle on the couch while you went and got all the polishes you had. While you laid them out on your coffee table, Spencer rambled about the history of nail varnish. You couldn’t help but smile the entire time.
You prompted him to pick a color, and he settled on a sky blue. Sitting cross-legged across from him on the couch, you pulled his hand into your lap. It was shaking slightly, and his gaze stayed on where your hands were touching. “There’s no need to be nervous, Spence.” You said, placing your other hand on top of his to try and settle the shaking.
He scoffed. “That’s what you think.” He looked like he regretted it as soon as he said it, but you just chuckled.
“It’s what I know. No one is going to care if your nails are blue. I promise.” You tilted you head down to catch his eye. “I never break a promise.” He smiled a little and nodded.
“Okay. Go ahead.” He said, wiggling his fingers in your palm. You worked quickly and neatly, answering all of Spencer’s questions about how you did it so steadily, and listening to him tell you about the different chemicals that made nail polish smell like nail polish. You had forgotten how intimate painting someone else’s nails could be, your hands touching the entire time. The delicacy of holding his finger steady in between your own. If you had a crush before tonight, you were well on your way to infatuated now. His long slender fingers just did something to you, and you had never gotten the chance to study them so up close.
When you put on the final coat on his left pinky, you were almost disappointed that it was over. Spencer had gone quiet, simply watching you work. Your tongue was sticking out of the corner of your mouth in concentration. “All done.” You said quietly, but made no moves to let go of his hand. You looked up and found his gaze was already on your face. “What do you think?”
He didn’t even look down at his nails. “Beautiful.” You giggled, and shook your head.
“You didn’t even look.”
“I wasn’t talking about the nails,” he whispered. Your jaw dropped and a flush rose from your neck to your cheeks. His face froze, and he started scrambling to get off the couch, mumbling apologies. You pulled him back by the grip on his hand, and when his head turned to you he was closer than before, having shifted in his effort to get away.
You didn’t even say anything, his face too close to resist. You moved forward and pressed your lips against his, the hand not holding his threading into his hair and holding him close to you. His soft lips molded into your own and you sighed into it. He pulled his hand from your grasp only to move both of his hands to your cheeks, holding you in place as your lips brushed over and over. When you both pulled back, you pressed your forehead against his. He let out a small laugh and brought a hand up to brush your hair out of your face. His wet fingernails got caught a bit in your hair.
“Oh no,” He whined, pulling back to look at his hand. “I smudged it.”
You laughed brightly, so happy you could float. “Well I have no problem doing it again if it always ends like that.”
it was definitely a weird and bittersweet thing. it was super weird to see a video of him that I’d never seen before????? like it wasn’t anything that remarkable, but I haven’t seen him in real life in so long that it felt sort of like he was still here and just maybe on a very long trip
I’m feeling a LOT better today and I just wanted to say a big thank you to my babes @ssa-m-187 @homoose and @wheelsup for sending me lovely encouraging messages <3 I adore each and everyone one of you lovelies