#oc: emma gibbs

[arrthurpendragon]

⌨ + rule 14 + tag you're it

The lecture hall had finally managed to quiet down enough for Professor Ash to finally call the class to order. “Good morning! Good morning!”  He pushed his thick glasses up the bridge of his nose with his pudgy thumb. “Thank you to those of you who bothered to show up this time.  Let me remind you that according to the syllabus you received at the beginning of the semester that attending this lecture is worth 25% of your final grade. And for some of you it’s a graduation requirement.”

A few groans echoed across the hall as did a sea of whispers.  Professor Ash clapped his hands calling their attention back to him once more. “For those of you in need of a good deed for the day and you see someone who should be in this lecture - I’d pull out those cellphones and tell them to get their lazy asses out of bed.”

Laughter erupted across the hall.  Some people even pulled out their cellphones to text their missing classmates.  Emma just sipped her coffee, waiting the for lecture to finally begin. How much showboating did it require to actually start this thing?  But when the talking finally seemed to die down, Professor Ash addressed them once more. “Without further ado, it gives me great pleasure to introduce our guest speakers from the prestigious Behavioral Analysis unit at the FBI, SSA Jason Gideon and Dr. Spencer Reid.”

“Have you met either of them?” Emma asked Theresa, whispered in her friend’s ear as the audience applauded their guests onto the stage.

Theresa shook her head.

Send me ⌨ + title to one of my fics and I’ll write a sentence for that fic!

[purpleyearning]

CHRISTMAS 2020 ↳ 🎁 for @ocfairygodmother

[raging-violets]

Spencer Reid + Emma Gibbs | Rule 14

Read on FFN - AO3

• Bend the line, don't break it. • Jethro's daughter, Emma is about to graduate from college and follow in her father's footsteps at NCIS. But during her time as an intern, NCIS must join forces with the FBI's BAU on a case and Emma finds herself falling for Dr. Spencer Reid.

For @ocfairygodmother

[katiekinswrites]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @ocfairygodmother

FIC: Rule 14

SUMMARY: • Bend the line, don't break it. • Jethro's daughter, Emma is about to graduate from college and follow in her father's footsteps at NCIS. But during her time as an intern, NCIS must join forces with the FBI's BAU on a case and Emma finds herself falling for Dr. Spencer Reid.

LINKS: (ff.net) (Wattpad)

HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY, JAN! I’m gonna be super busy all week so I’m posting this early, I hope you don’t mind! I hope this year is great for you! You’re such a great friend and supporter and the heart of the oc community! You are appreciated!

[ginger-grimm]

EMMA GIBBS AND SPENCER REID FOR @ocfairygodmother

[gibbsemma]

Spencer Reid & Emma Gibbs drabble

Emma reached for Spencer’s hand once he walked around the car to meet her.  Her fingers slid through his and she squeezed tightly to his hand, hoping that he didn’t think what they were about to do was stupid.  She had never brought anyone here with her before.  She only ever came alone...or with her father.  But she had decided that it was time for her mother to meet Spencer.

To most people, it probably seemed rather dumb to bring one’s boyfriend to a cemetery to meet talk to their mother’s grave, but Emma had made a promise to herself and to her mother that when she thought she found the one, she would introduce them.  In his other hand, Spencer held a bouquet of flowers for the grave.

They came to a stop in front of the grave. “Hey, Mom,” Emma said.  “I just wanted you to meet Spencer.  Remember me telling you about him?”  She blushed, remembering how much she had told her mother about him and her feelings for him.  She told her mother before she even told Spencer.

“Hi, Mrs. Gibbs,” Spencer said somewhat awkwardly.

“I think she’d be okay with you calling her Shannon.”  Emma turned to look at Spencer. “She loved my dad, but Mrs. Gibbs always made her feel old.”

“I wouldn't want to do that, would I?” Spencer asked.

Emma scrunched her nose and shook her head.

“My apologies, Shannon,” he apologized before he placed the flowers on the grave.

“She knows you didn’t mean it,” Emma whispered in his ear as she bent down beside him.  She kissed his cheek and then turned toward the grave. “So, here he is,” Emma said as she played with Spencer’s hair while she continued to talk to her mother. “I promised I’d let you meet him and now you have.”

Emma then turned to Spencer. “Thank you for doing this.  I know it’s kinda weird and awkward, but I really love you for doing this for me.”

“This isn’t on the list of weird things you’ve asked of me,” Spencer teased.

Emma chuckled and nudged Spencer’s nose with her finger.  She then sighed.  “We can go now if you’d like.”

He shook his head before he sat down on the grass.  Spencer patted the spot of grass between his legs, motioning her to sit.  “Stay and tell me about her.”

“I’ve already told you almost everything I know and I know you remember.”

“Tell me again.  I could listen to you tell the same story again and again and never get bored...because I’m with you.”

Emma blushed, but she sat down between Spencer’s legs.  She leaned her back against his torso and he wrapped his arms around her.  So, Emma told him again, the stories she remembered of her mother from her childhood.  Being there, it almost felt like Shannon was with them as they talked about her.  

Eventually, it was time to go.  Emma stood up and offered a hand to help Spencer stand.  He accepted it, but somehow managed to pull her down on top of him.  They giggled as they both managed to get to their feet.  Emma reached for Spencer’s hand and pulled him in the direction of the car, but he didn’t budge.  She looked at him.

“I’ll meet you in the car in a minute,” Spencer said.

Emma looked at him curiously with an eyebrow raised.

“I’d like a minute with your mother...alone.”  

“So uh--Shannon--I love your daughter very much.  More than I’ve ever loved anyone in my entire life.  I would do anything for her.  But I’m sure you already know that.  Em says she’s told you about me already. And I was--uh--I well, I guess I’ll just come out with it.  I want to marry your daughter.  And I guess I was just kinda hoping for some help with asking Jethro.”  He stopped and chuckled before he whispered, “You know how he gets.”

“So--uh any help by you would be greatly appreciated in the matter, you know to--uh--smoothe things over a bit.  It’s not a quid pro quo or anything, but I just wanted to let you know that I will do everything in my power to keep her safe and keep her happy.  She deserves way better than me, but you know how Em gets when she gets her mind set on something and for some reason she wants me.  God knows why, but she does.  And I want her more than anything I’ve ever wanted.  So, I guess I’m asking for your blessing too.  I uh--hope you can give it to me.”

Spencer then walked to the car, where Emma stood leaning against the passenger side door with her arms folded across her chest and an amused expression on her face.  “What was that about?” she asked.

He shrugged. “Can’t tell you.  Top secret business.”

Emma looked at him incredulously and then shook her head. “You know I’ll find out.”

“Yeah, I do.  But for now, it’s my little secret with your mother.”

“Spencer,” Emma groaned. “Tell me or I’ll have Garcia make your life miserable.”

Spencer just chuckled. “Pretty sure Garcia is going to be on my side on this one.”

[curious-kittens-ocs]

Happy Birthday!!!

@missjanuarylily

I hope you have the very best birthday. You have been such an inspiration for me and I cannot tell you how grateful I am to you. You have inspired me to share my work and continue to write. So I thank you.

You are such a great person and a wonderful writer. Your work so beautiful and I hope to be as half as good as you one day. You are so kind to others and are such a great friend. I’m sending you the best birthday wishes and lots of love!

[little-murmaider]

In that last ask, you mentioned canon x OC ships! Do you have any favorites? I'm only aware of Frienderbender's Nikki and Rikki, but I'd love to see more OC ships!

Yeah sure! The MTL fandom is flush with really great OCs, this is in no particular order and also a very incomplete list--feel free to reblog with your OC and any links with them! Some are shipped with characters and some are just Vibing: St. Cecelia Jameson by @gointothevvater JD Walker by @vicekings Seonag Tallach and Mystery Potato Johnson by @fishklok Tristan aka Murderboyfriend by @goopycloudeyes Olive Axworthy by @thatwritingho

Emma Kveldssanger by @lampmeeting Vanessa Gibbs by @failedintsave I also have my OC Tamika [Lastnamepending] who, like every OC I've ever made, exists solely to push together two characters I think should kiss. (In this case Skwisgaar and Abigail.) I don't ship her with anyone in the show because she is engaged. Her fiance is the most regular dude on the face of the Earth and she is obsessed with him.

[bobfloydsbabe]

to combat the recent string of bad anons coming through and leaving bad reviews everywhere, do you have any oc or fic recommendations or just good things to say about any writers here?

Not gonna lie, I audibly groaned when I saw I had an anon question in my inbox, but this is so nice that now I feel bad.

But thank you so much for reaching out and wanting to spread a bit positivity in the community. We all need some good vibes around here.

Surprisingly, I don't read a lot of fics, which isn't a great look as someone who wants people to read my own fics. I'm trying to be better at it, though. I'll share some favorites that came to me off the top of my head.

1. She Will Be Loved by @ocfairygodmother is a Law & Order: SVU fanfic featuring her OC Jillian 'JJ' Jacobs. This fic is so well-written that it made me feel like I was right there among the characters myself. She's captured all of the canon characters super well, and JJ's relationship with Barba is just phenomenal. I reread the fic recently and fell in love with it all over again. Kass knows I love this story as I've talked about it repeatedly. I hope she continues it someday.

2. Rule 14 is another story @ocfairygodmother that I adore. It's a crossover fic between NCIS and Criminal Minds and features her OC Emma Gibbs. It's another story that is so well-written it feels like you're right there among your favorite characters, and once again, Emma's relationship with Reid is so sweet. Kass writes Tony DiNozzo super well, and I remember complimenting her for that when I originally read the story.

3. A recent addition to this list is Legends by my darling friend Jess aka @jamezvaldes. She'll likely kill me for this because she doesn't promote her work on tumblr anymore. She dropped out of the community for completely understandable and valid reasons, but this new fic of hers is brilliant. It's a Ted Lasso fic featuring her lovely OC Addy Fleming. The story is well written and tackles some really serious issues, which I have enjoyed so far. She understands the show and the characters so well, and I always love chatting to her about it. I'm slightly biased because Jess is such a good friend, and I've helped her work out some kinks and issues she's had with it, but it truly is such an enjoyable story. She dropped chapter four on Wattpad last night, so you should definitely check it out.

I really should work on reading more fics, but I just follow the dopamine, and that seems to be a lot of other places right now, unfortunately. Like I said in the beginning, I'm trying to do better.

[ofuntoldstories]

Muse list.        If there is a name of a muse on here that you don’t know about that seems like an oc you can always ask about their status, more about them but as of right now my ocs aren’t really for others to rp with unless you are my close friend. A lot of them are tied closely to her characters and have been since we started writing together. This is a rough draft merely to give everyone an idea of who is going and who is coming on this blog.  Comment down suggestions as well!

𝙲𝚁𝙸𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙰𝙻 𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙳𝚂.  

Astrid Jareau

Caitlin Jareau

Emily Prentiss

Jennifer Jareau

𝙷𝙸𝙶𝙷𝙴𝚁 𝙶𝚁𝙾𝚄𝙽𝙳.

Jessica Merrick

Juliette Waybourne

Shelby Merrick

𝙽𝙲𝙸𝚂.

Caitlin Todd

Jethro Gibbs

Ziva David

𝚃𝚆𝙸𝙻𝙸𝙶𝙷𝚃.

Bella Swan

Rosalie Hale

Jane Volturi

Alice Cullen

𝙻𝙰𝚆 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙾𝚁𝙳𝙴𝚁: 𝚂𝚅𝚄

Amanda Rollins

Jesse Rollins

Olivia Benson

𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚅𝙰𝙼𝙿𝙸𝚁𝙴 𝙳𝙸𝙰𝚁𝙸𝙴𝚂.

Caroline Forbes

Elena Gilbert

Liv Parker

Liz Forbes

Jenna Summers

Josette Laughlin

Katherine Pierce

Vicki Donavan

𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙾𝚁𝙸𝙶𝙸𝙽𝙰𝙻𝚂.

Freya Mikaelson

Hayley Marshall

Rebekah Mikaelson

𝙻𝙴𝙶𝙰𝙲𝙸𝙴𝚂.

Hope Mikaelson ( over at naturesloopholed )

Jade Summers

Josie Saltzman

Lizzie Saltzman

𝙶𝚁𝙴𝚈𝚂 𝙰𝙽𝙰𝚃𝙾𝙼𝚈.

Amelia Shepherd

Meredith Grey

𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚘𝚗

Daphne Bridgerton

Violet Bridgerton

𝙾𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚄𝚙𝚘𝚗 𝙰 𝚃𝚒𝚖𝚎.

Regina Mills

Emma Swan

𝙳𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚜.

Mal Bertha

Luna Wolf

[arrthurpendragon]

Send me ⌨ + title to one of my fics and I’ll write sentence for that fic!

Rule 14

“I was beginning to worry you weren’t going to show,” Theresa leaned over and whispered.

Emma looked over at Theresa with a pointed expression. “If I ever want to get out of this hell hole, I have to be here.”

“And this is why we don’t pick Criminal Justice as our major.” Theresa grinned. “I thought everyone knew that.”

. . . thanks for the ask! :)

[starklore]

What are some of your favorite ocs?

Oh GOOD question anon!

Okay so this is just off the top of my head and I’m 100% sure I’m leaving some out and I’m sorry if anyone does feel left out or hurt I 1000% didn’t mean it I just have a shitass adhd memory. 

@notaboutcat has a whole squad of quality OCs but I especially love Tessa and Camden Nolan (Daredevil), Daisy Allen (The Flash), Scarlett Winchester (Supernatural) and Ana Wayne (Gotham)!

@suethor has Audrey Carter-Rogers (MCU), my goddaughter and Jace’s best friend!

@chantelroyal has all her amazing Supernatural Winchester OCs but Kate is one of my faves!

@captdnvrs has Q, Dawson, Marina and Molly (MCU) whomst I adore!

@missjanuarylily again has a whole ton of OCs but I especially love Leila Potter (Harry Potter), Emma Gibbs (Criminal Minds/NCIS), Libby Barnes and Astrid (both MCU)! 

@vanessasives has Trish Keller (Riverdale) the loml!

And my friend Maddi doesn’t have a tumblr (I mean. She does but it’s been inactive for like three years) but she’s madstarling14 on ao3 and she has an OC for the anime YuYu Hakusho: Ghost Files named Michiko who I love!! I haven’t even seen that anime but the fic is amazing!

Again this is just off the top of my head but yeah give these guys some love!! Thanks anon!! :*

[raging-violets]

Writer Positivity Cloud (because circle felt too confining): Your characters and stories make someone happy! If you want, list 5 (+/-) of your own characters that you love at the moment, and 5 (+/-) of other peoples’ characters that you’re excited to hear more about. You can send this to other writers to keep the cloud of positivity growing, if you want.

Aw, this is fun. In no particular order

1. Zoey Parker (13 Reasons Why) by @ceruleanmusings (really any OC by her)

2. Emma Gibbs (NCIS/Criminal Minds) by @missjanuarylily

3. Molly Proctor (MCU) by @captdnvrs

4. Caleisha (Narnia) by @chuck-hansens

5. Lily Keating (Criminal Minds) by @psychchesters

-

As for five of our own, we could easily sum that up with the Jacksons. Haha. But here’s our list. Again, in no particular order:

1. Dawn DeHart (Spider-Man: Homecoming)

2. Brielle and Issi Winters (Narnia)

3. Cadence Nash and Averey Moore (The Flash)

4. Gabriella Rush and Bonnie Evans (Riverdale)

5. The Jacksons

[storiesbyreese]

Fanfiction Questions

Fandom Questions

1. What was the first fandom you got involved in? Star Trek TNG

2. What is your latest fandom? Star Wars 

3. What is the best fandom you’ve ever been involved in? the SVU Cabenson fandom, I still get messages on those fics and its’ been ages. 

4. Do you regret getting involved in any fandoms? Not really 

5. Which fandoms have your written fanfiction for? SVU, Once Upon a Time, Warehouse 13, Stargate SG1, Supergirl, Rizzoli and Isles, Xena, Star Wars, X-Men, Wicked, Rent, Legends of Tomorrow, NCIS, Birds of Prey, General Hospital, Doctor Who, Grey’s Anatomy 

6. List your OTP from each fandom you’ve been involved in. Alex Cabot & Olivia Benson, Regina Mills & Emma Swan,  Myka Bering & Helena G Wells, Sam Carter & Janet Fraiser, Kara Danvers & Lena Luthor, Jane & Maura, Xena & Gabrielle, Leia and Amilyn Holdo, Elphaba & Glinda, Maureen & Joanne, Sara & Nyssa, Jenny & Gibbs, the Doctor and River Song, Callie Torres & Arizona Robbins, 

7. List your NoTPs from each fandom you’ve been in. Myka and Pete, Kara and Mon-El, Lena and James

8. How did you get involved in your latest fandom? have been a fan for a long long time, seeing Last Jedi and reading Leia Princess of Alderaan finally pushed me into doing something with it

9. What are the best things about your current fandom? finding new things to enjoy like new books I wouldn’t have picked up if not for Holdo, or the Organas being in them

10.  Is there a fandom you read fic from but don’t write in? not right now, I tend to read the fandom I’m writing in because I tend to have a one track mind 

Ship Questions for your Current Fandom

11. Who is your current OTP? Leia Organa and Amilyn Holdo 

12. Who is your current OT3? Rey, Finn, and Poe 

13. Any NoTPs? Rey and Kylo 

14. Go on, who are your BroTPs? BB-8 and his humaniods 

15. Is there an obscure ship which you love? Leia and Amilyn 

16. Are their any popular ships in your fandom which you dislike? I’m currently writing Rey and Ben as siblings, so I’m not big on Rey/Kylo, but to each their own ship 

17. Who was your first OTP and are they still your favourite? always loved Leia and Han, and yes, I love Leia with Han and with Amilyn. Space is big and open and gay 

18. What ship have you written the most about? Supergirl’s SuperCorp, with SVU’s Cabenson not fair behind. 

19. Is there a ship which you wished you could get behind, but you just don’t feel them? not really 

20. Any ships which you surprised yourself by liking? Sara and Ava over on Legends of Tomorrow, I’m such a NySara shipper AvaLance took me by surprise 

Author Questions

21. What was the first fanfic you ever wrote? the very first was a Star Trek TNG fic with a Crusher/Picard ship

22. Is there anything you regret writing? not really

23. Name a fic you’ve written that you’re especially fond of & explain why you like it. I’m pretty proud of my SVU fic, it was the first one to get a really huge and really positive response from readers.  

24. What fic do you desperately need to rewrite or edit? all of them! espically the older ones, as I’d like to think my skills have improved. But even with the new ones, I always catch mistakes that could be fixed. 

25. What’s your most popular fanfic? It would have to be my Law and Order SVU Cabenson stories 

26. How do you come up with your fanfic titles? depends on the fic, there’s no real method to it

27. What do you hate more: Coming up with titles or writing summaries? titles 

28. If someone were to draw a piece of fanart for your story, which story would it be and what would the picture be of? First off I would be so honored and touched if someone wanted to try fan art of my work. So many pieces I would love to see! Claudia with Myka and HG’s baby sleeping on her chest. Alex and Sam dancing barefoot in their backyard, Rey hugging Amilyn with Leia watching, Nessa telling the Ozian children stories while her mothers looks on

29. Do you have a beta reader? Why/Why not? I do not, I should get one

30. What inspires you to write? good characters, an idea I would like to see play out, a good actress I connect with  

31. What’s the nicest thing someone has ever said about your writing? every comment ever is the best

32. Do you listen to music when you write or does music inspire you? If so, which band or genre of music does it for you? music does inspire me, I try to make playlists, I will listen while I write but not while I edit. 

33. Do you write oneshots, multi-chapter fics or huuuuuge epics? all of the above 

34. What’s the word count on your longest fic? 126,863 it’s my Calzona fic 

35. Do you write drabbles? If so, what do you normally write them about? I struggle with drabbles

36. What’s your favourite genre to write? fem-slash family fics 

37. First person or third person - what do you write in and why? 3rd and multi pov

38. Do you use established canon characters or do you create OCs? both 

39. What is you greatest strength as a writer? I hope it’s coming up with creative ideas and writing characters in character within those ideas 

40. What do you struggle the most with in your writing? ending stories, I tend to leave them unfinished in case I get more ideas 

Fanfiction Questions

41. List and link to 5 fanfics you are currently reading: Let the Dye Fly High, You Always Answer, we made it through the night, there’s a feeling you give me, an evenglow , 

42. List and link to 5 fanfiction authors who are amazing: kimaracretak, glassesofjustice, potstickermaster, A. Windsor

43. Is there anyone in your fandom who really inspires you? anyone and everyone who is brave enough to put their work out there 

44. What ship do you feel needs more attention? Leia and Amilyn 

45. What is your all time favourite fanfic? I don’t think I can pick one lol it’s whatever I’m currently reading? 

46. If someone was to read one of your fanfics, which fic would you recommend to them and why? I would say just have a poke around and see if anything catches your eye because I have written for a lot of fandoms 

47. Archive Of Our Own, Fanfiction.net or Tumblr - where do you prefer to post and why? Recently, A03, but my older stuff is all on FanFiction.net 

48. Do you leave reviews when you read fanfiction? Why/Why not? Yes, because I’m a writer who knows how good it feels to get a comment. It helps to know people are enjoying what you’ve put a lot of time and heart into 

49. Do you care if people comment/reblog your writing? Why/why not? I love comments and sparing the word is always kind 

50. How did you get into reading and/or writing fanfiction? It’s been so long now I don’t remember lol 

51. Rant or Gush about one thing you love or hate in the world of fanfiction! Go! I love how there’s a space where we can share our ideas and best of all show others they are not alone. As a writer it gives you an outlet to express yourself, and to express how you feel about things. As a reader you get to see that the thoughts and feelings you’re having, others have them too. 

[beautifclminds]

Starter Calls Masterlist

under the cut you will find links to each fandoms masterlist of starter calls. you just have to click on the characters name to go to the starter call! characters in each fandom are listed here as well, so you don’t have to peruse all the starter calls to find the person you want.

9-1-1

athena grant / bobby nash / eddie diaz / evan ‘buck’ buckley / jonah nash (oc) / maddie kendall / may grant

CRIMINAL MINDS

aaron hotchner / alexandra hotchner (oc) / amelia hotchner (oc) / annabelle lamontagne (oc) / beth clemmons / brooklyn reid-morgan (oc) / carter hotchner (oc) / david rossi / derek morgan / emily prentiss / erin morgan (oc) / hadley reid (oc) / haley brooks / hank morgan / henry lamontagne / jack hotchner / jennifer jareau / michael lamontagne / nathan hotchner (oc) / penelope garcia / rylee rossi (oc) / savannah hayes-morgan / spencer reid / will lamontagne

ER

carol hathaway / doug ross / ella greene / john carter / kate ross / mark greene / rachel greene / tess ross

GIRL MEETS WORLD

cory matthews / hannah hunter (oc) / maya hart / riley matthews / shawn hunter / topanga matthews

GLEE

alayna schuester (oc) / blaine anderson / brynnlee schuester (oc) / christopher schuester (oc) / daniel schuester / dave karofsky / emma pillsbury / evan schuester (oc) / hunter clarington / isabelle schuester (oc) / kurt hummel / marley rose / rachel berry / samantha schuester (oc) / santana lopez / sebastian smythe / will schuester

HARRY POTTER

albus potter / dominique weasley / elianna malfoy (oc) / fred weasley ii / ginny weasley / harry potter / hermione granger / hugo weasley / james sirius potter / lily luna potter / louis weasley / lucy weasley / molly weasley ii / nymphadora tonks / rebecca potter (oc) / remus lupin / rose weasley / roxanne weasley / sabrina snape (oc) / scorpio malfoy / severus snape / sirius black / teddy lupin / trinity lupin (oc) / victoire weasley

HOUSE

allison cameron / eric foreman / gregory house / james wilson / jasmine house (oc) / lisa cuddy / remy hadley / robert chase

THE HUNGER GAMES

haymitch abernathy / lucilla abernathy (oc) / primrose everdeen

NCIS

brianna gibbs (oc) / leroy jethro gibbs

SCANDAL

jake ballard / kennedy grant (oc) / mellie grant

STATION 19

andy herrera / ben warren / maya bishop / ryan tanner / travis montgomery

THE WALKING DEAD

beth greene / daryl dixon / judith grimes / mackenzie jo anderson (oc) / negan / rick grimes

[gibbsemma]

                                                    Rule 14                                        Chapter 1: Lectures

• Bend the line, don’t break it. • Jethro’s daughter, Emma is about to graduate from college and follow in her father’s footsteps at NCIS. But during her time as an intern, NCIS must join forces with the FBI’s BAU on a case and Emma finds herself falling for Dr. Spencer Reid.

                        ALSO FOUND AT FANFICTION.NET //  WATTPAD  //  AO3

A young, petite, brunette woman slid into a seat in the middle of the lecture hall. The middle was always the best place to sit. If you sat in the front, you felt morally obligated to answer questions and if you sat in the back, you gave the impression that you really didn’t care. The middle meant you could leave the question answering to those in the front, but you still gave the impression that you cared. The middle was perfect…well, it was when all the good seats in the front and back were taken. Emma tried to make the best of every situation, but that was obviously easier said than done.

At 22, Emma was finishing up her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from George Washington University. She was also interning at NCIS, where she knew she wanted to work someday. But there never seemed to be a dull moment in her life. Life seemed to be: go, go, go, go. Her boss didn’t make things any easier for her. In fact, he did just the opposite. He made things a little harder for her and expected more out of her. She would be glad when she was finally done with school, maybe then she might actually catch a small break.

Emma pulled a pen from her Jansport backpack, set her cup of coffee down, and began flipping through the handout she was given as she walked through the door. The last presenter they had turned out to be a complete joke. How the university would recommend him, was beyond her. But then again, most people hadn’t been living and breathing crime scenes for most of the lives either. Sometimes, she could help but feel she had more crime scene experience than most of the people that came in to teach them.

After briefly skimming the packet, she found that their presenters were from the Behavioral Analysis Unit of the FBI Emma had heard of the BAU, before, but she had yet to cross paths with them. She knew that they were the F.B.I.’s best of the best, but not all the best ended up at the FBI Usually, but not always. Emma looked to see whom they had sent, but whomever it was they were likely waiting in the wing to be introduced.

“Take a seat! Take a seat!” Professor Ash shouted with his hands cupped around his mouth, to make his already booming voice louder. “It’s time for everyone to take a seat.” The slightly graying, overweight professor stood at the front of the lecture hall pointing to his watch as people who stood near the walls scrambled to find empty seats.

“Already seated,” Emma thought as she took a sip of her coffee. Professor Ash couldn’t yell at her for that. But that wouldn’t stop him from finding something to criticize her about.

Once the room was silent, the professor spoke again, “Good morning and thank you to those of you actually bothered to show this time. Let me remind you, that according to the syllabus you received at the beginning of the semester, this lecture is worth 25% of your grade. And for some of you, it’s a graduation requirement. So, if you’re feeling like doing your good deed for the day and you see someone who isn’t here, who should be here, then I’d pull those cell phones out and text them to drag their lazy butts out of bed.”

Most of the class chuckled at his remark. A few people even pulled out their cellphones. Emma just sipped her coffee, waiting. After nearly a minute, which seemed like an eternity, Professor Ash said, “Now, without further ado, let me introduce our guest speakers from the prestigious Behavioral Analysis Unit at the FBI, SSA Jason Gideon and Dr. Spencer Reid.”

The lecture hall filled with applause as the two men made their way from through the door into the room. Emma glanced curiously at the men. One definitely looked old enough to be lecturing, but the other hardly looked older than most of the students in the room. How much could he know about the subject matter? What could he possibly teach her? For starters, he could probably teach her how not to dress, but for reasons beyond her understanding, Emma found her eyes focused on him.

The younger man stood there rather uncomfortably until the older man clapped his hands together, took a step forward, and addressed them. “Thank you. Thank you. As Professor Ash mentioned, I am SSA Jason Gideon with the BAU. The man standing next to me is Dr. Spencer Reid.”

At the young man’s introduction, half-a-dozen hands shot up into the air. Each one of them girls. Emma shook her head. Admittedly, she was curious…but not that curious. Dr. Reid glanced around the room somewhat nervously and gulped down the lump in his throat. Emma could tell that the guy was nervous. One didn’t have to be a profiler to see that.

“Questions already?” Gideon chuckled as he patted Reid on the shoulder. Reid glanced at Gideon somewhat uncertainly as the hands remained in the air. Gideon shrugged a shoulder before he pointed at a girl in the front row. “Go ahead.”

“How old is he?” the pretty blonde girl asked, twirling her hair in her fingers. Her attempts at flirtation were hardly subtle.

“Well, Dr. Reid…” Gideon began.

But Dr. Reid managed to find his bearings and interrupted him. “25. I’m 25,” he stated, standing a little bit taller. It was obvious he was attempting to compensate his nervousness with his body posture, not that most of the people in the room could see that…but Emma could.

But his age only provoked more hands to fly into the air. But that didn’t stop another girl from blurting out, “Isn’t that a little young to be a doctor?”

Dr. Reid rolled his shoulders back before he nervously rattled-off, “Not necessarily. You see, I have three doctorates: one in mathematics, one in chemistry, and one in engineering.”

Whispers erupted in the classroom. For a moment, Emma thought maybe, just maybe she had misjudged Dr. Reid. But just because he was smart didn’t necessarily mean that he was better. Sometimes real world experiences meant more. Besides, not all intelligent people needed three doctorates to show it…or sometimes their father’s wanted them to grow up as normally as possible. Emma took another sip of her coffee.

Dr. Ash was quick to quiet them, but once they were quiet, a guy from the second-row blurted out, “What are you, some sort of genius?”

Dr. Reid nodded his head back and forth for a moment, seemingly debating himself in his head for a moment before he rambled, “I do have an IQ of 187, an eidetic memory, and I can read 20,000 words per minute.”

“So, in other words, a genius?” the guy from the second row pressed again, which earned him a few chuckles from his classmates.

“Technically speaking,” Dr. Reid said with a shrug as the class once again broke into whispers.

Emma sipped her coffee once again, watching Dr. Reid nervously wringing his hands. It was clear that he knew this wasn’t going well and that he didn’t want to be here. She didn’t miss the reassuring look SSA Gideon gave him. There was certainly a bond of trust there.

“Settle down, people! Settle down!” Professor Ash shouted, calling the class to order once again.

When it was once again quiet, Dr. Reid shoved his hands in his pants pockets. Agent Gideon nodded for Reid to continue speaking. Dr. Reid cleared his throat, “As Gideon was saying, we work for the BAU, which stands for Behavioral Analysis Unit. It is our job to profile criminals and…”

Hedwig’s Theme began to echo through the lecture hall, quieting Dr. Reid. He stood there with a puzzled look on his face as he glanced around the room. It took Emma a few moments to spot the culprit: it was herself. Her cheeks turned red as she dove for her backpack. She dug through the front pocket of her backpack and pulled her cell phone out to silent it. After she fumbled for a moment to hold onto her phone, she read the ID of who was calling her: DAD. If her father was calling her, it had to be important…

“Any time now, Miss Gibbs,” Professor Ash said sternly, with his arms folded across his chest and his eyes narrowed at her.

Emma stood up and began to walk toward the exit. “Sir, if I can just have a minute…it’s my father.”

“I don’t give a damn who your father is, Miss Gibbs. He could be the President of the United States and I still wouldn’t care. If you exit this lecture hall, you fail my class.”

Her brow furrowed in frustration. Sure, he would fail her for leaving for a few minutes, but he was fine with the stragglers coming in late. She knew that pointing out the double standard would only cause her more trouble. So, she declined the call and sank back into her chair. She caught Dr. Reid watching her curiously, but she refused to meet his gaze.

“Good choice,” Professor Ash said. “But I still want to see you after the lecture.”

Emma gave a curt nod of her head. She made sure that her phone was on silent before she shoved it back into her bag. To say Professor Ash wasn’t one of her biggest fans would be a vast understatement. His dislike of her stemmed from some interaction with her father. So, the man took out his dislike for her father on her. Emma didn’t particularly enjoy the fact, but she was sure it wouldn’t be the only time she would be treated differently because of her parentage.

When she caught Dr. Reid’s gaze still on her, she shielded her face with her hand and slid further down in her seat to hide her embarrassment. Agent Gideon must have noticed Reid’s distraction because he began to speak, regaining the attention of those in the lecture hall. A few seconds later, Reid snapped back to reality and focused on what Gideon was saying, occasionally interjecting.

Dr. Reid eventually grew a little more comfortable in front of his audience. Although sometimes his references or his occasional joke went over most of his audience’s head, Emma would crack him a smile or nod her head. Quite surprisingly, this guy actually knew what he was talking about. Well, both of them did, but Dr. Reid’s knowledge of the field was quite extensive. It was especially impressive given that he wasn’t much older than she was and he hadn’t been going to crime scenes for most of his life. Emma could see why the FBI snatched him up.

After they finished the talking points on their PowerPoint slides, Agent Gideon led them in a question and answer session. Emma sat back and listened to a few questions and answers as she formulated one of her own. Eventually, she raised her hand and Agent Gideon nodded her direction and pointed at her. Emma gave a slight smile before she confidently asked, “Dr. Reid, I think we all agree that your credentials are quite impressive..” Dr. Reid gave a slightly bashful smile and nodded his head, acknowledging her. “Now, I was wondering, in your professional opinion…”

But Emma was never given the opportunity to actually ask her question. Professor Ash quickly shot her down. “Miss Gibbs now is not the time for your nonsense and mocking. We all remember the last time…” He looked at Emma rather pointedly, which caused her to groan. She was taught to question everything, but that wasn’t what this was. She actually had a question for Dr. Reid, but before she could even attempt to argue with him Professor Ash addressed the class, “And it looks like we’re out of time for today. I want your reflection papers by the next class period.”

“If I could interrupt once more,” Agent Gideon said. “If anyone has any questions about the BAU or profiling, there is a business card attached to the back of your handouts and before you ask, that isn’t Dr. Reid’s personal number.” He stopped for a moment to chuckle as Dr. Reid anxiously rubbed the back of his neck. Gideon spoke once more. “Dr. Reid and I will stick around to answer any questions for those who don’t have anywhere better to be. Thanks for your time.”

The students began to clap and stood to their feet, not as a standing ovation, but because most of them had other classes to get to. Emma quickly packed her things into her backpack before she stood, holding an empty coffee cup in her hand. Professor Ash purposely made eye contact to remind her that they were supposed to meet. Emma found the whole thing ridiculous and very much like middle school, but she did need to pass this class in order to obtain her degree. So she headed toward her professor.

Just as Emma approached her professor, Agent Gideon’s phone began to ring. Gideon glanced at his phone before he turned toward Dr. Reid. “Reid, I have to take this. I’ll be right back.” With that Gideon stepped out of the room leaving Reid to awkwardly watch the encounter with Emma and her professor.

Professor Ash stood tall compared to Emma with a menacing expression on his face. “Miss Gibbs, I’m not sure what stunt you were trying to pull, but it’s entirely unacceptable.”

“Professor Ash,” Emma pleaded. “I swear to God that…”

He shook his head. “I should have known to expect this type of behavior from you. You are his daughter after all…”

Emma bit her tongue as her professor continued to rant. One couldn’t speak rationally to irrational people. But sometimes she just wanted to let him have it. Dr. Reid made eye contact with her. Emma hoped that maybe he could read the uncomfortableness of the situation in her body language or the silent pleas from her eyes. It took him nearly a minute to decipher them, but he eventually took a step forward.

“Sorry to interrupt,” Dr. Reid said to Professor Ash. “But Agent Gideon and I are going to have to head out soon and I believe I didn’t get a chance to answer her question. I would like to do so before I leave.”

Emma tried not to smile as Professor Ash looked at Dr. Reid rather incredulously. The professor was visibly flustered. He looked at Emma and huffed, “You pull another stunt like this, consider your grade docked.” With that he quickly walked away, muttering to himself.

After a sigh of relief, Emma looked up at Dr. Reid with a smile. “For being a world-class profiler, that took you awhile,” she said, teasing him a bit.

His brow furrowed for a moment but he quickly caught onto her teasing. Although, he still felt the need to explain himself. “The subtle save me thing in social situations isn’t my forte.”

“You don’t say?” she teased again. With another smile, she stuck out her hand for him to shake. “I’m Emma Gibbs and thank you for saving me.”

Dr. Reid shook her hand. “I’m Spencer R-” He paused for a moment. “You already know that. I-uh-” He released her hand and put it in his pocket before glancing over his shoulder to where Professor Ash had exited. “Is he normally like that?”

“I suppose it doesn’t take a profiler to know that he has it out for me. Just with me,” Emma sighed, as she unzipped the front pocket of her backpack to reach for her phone.

His brow furrowed again. “Really? Why’s that?”

Emma chuckled to herself and shook her head as she pulled her phone out of her bag. “Long story, which involves my father,” she grunted before she flipped her phone open. She had a text message from Tony telling her to get her ass to NCIS now or Gibbs was gonna have her head. She shook her head before looking back at Dr. Reid. “Speaking of my father, I have to go.” Emma gave her phone a little shake before she slipped it into her pants pocket. “Thanks again, Dr. Reid. For saving me…and for the presentation. I really enjoyed it.”

She quickly turned on her heel to head for the exit, when Dr. Reid called out, ‘What about your question?“

Emma stopped and looked at him over her shoulder. She did want his opinion on the question, but the last thing anyone ever wanted to do was piss off Leroy Jethro Gibbs. She smiled. "Your number is on the business card, right?”

He opened his mouth to dispute her, but he shut his mouth when he saw the smirk on her face. With that, Emma Gibbs walked away leaving Spencer Reid standing there watching her leave. He hadn’t realized that he was watching her until Gideon came up to him, patted his shoulder in a fatherly way, and grinned. “Who’s the pretty girl?” Gideon asked.

“Emma Gibbs,” Reid said nonchalantly.

Gideon’s brow furrowed for a moment. “Any relation to…”

Reid shrugged his shoulders. “Don’t know. She never said.”

The older man nodded his head knowingly. “Well, that was Hotch that called. He wants us back for a briefing.”

Reid nodded his head and followed Gideon out of the building to the car, but he was distracted and the reason for his distraction: Emma Gibbs. There was something about her that he couldn’t shake and he hoped that he would meet her again. If only he knew how soon their next meeting would actually be…