I’d like to think that the BAU take ventriloquism lessons (including the illusion of throwing their voice) to be able to speak without opening their mouths. It helps when dealing with low profile situations, when they can just stand near each other and say “blue shirt, 3:00” and not look like they’re talking at all. But I’d also like to think that they all abuse this skill around the office. Derek makes his voice high-pitched and tells Penelope that he’s the ghost of the squirrel she ran over three years ago (a story she tearily tells them whenever she’s feeling glum) and then coddles her when she cries and wages war on him for being so mean. Reid manages to convince Rossi that he’s the small child that they’re standing next to in public so Rossi turns to the kid and answers the question reid asked in his voice and the kid runs away screaming because of stranger danger - reid just giggles. The absolutely legendary prankster of them though, is Hotch. His voice is already deep, and he can go deeper. Anytime he knows they’re not doing their work, if they’re goofing off or teasing each other, he pretends to be one of the fbi’s higher ups come to visit and shouts how disappointed he is in the terrible work ethic of the bureau, and threatens to disband them. While they’re all frantically searching for the man who’s speaking in the crowded office and trying to pretend they were busy in the first place, he’s leaning against the kitchen counter with his coffee in hand and a smug smile on his face
MORGAN: Insists on picking the movie, chooses a cheesy ‘80s action movie, and falls asleep immediately.
PENELOPE: Knows Morgan too well so brought a stack of Disney movies. She is the designated snack dispenser, and has prepared a feast of popcorn, M&Ms, pretzels, and soda. AirPlaying the movie on the big screen from her tablet.
SPENCER: “Did you know that Walt Disney actually pioneered a groundbreaking sound system called Fantasia for the 1940 animated feature ‘Fantasia’? It was a precursor to many modern sound technologies.”
ELLE: Listens intently to Reid’s facts, splitting the blue and the red M&Ms into two piles, the blue for Spencer, the red for her.
EMILY: Annoying everyone because she can’t sit still and keeps spinning in her chair. Puts popcorn up Morgan’s nose as he sleeps and passes a handful of pretzels to JJ every few minutes.
JJ: Goes to the toilet constantly and eats all the pretzels. Keeps checking her phone.
HOTCH: Reading case files in the corner. Also eats all the pretzels.
ROSSI: “What the hell is this movie even about?”
GIDEON: “It’s about the chaotic predilections of man.”
my very accurate guide to what bath and body works scent criminal minds characters would wear + romantic scenarios to how you smell them
(as someone who’s only seen like 5.5 seasons ༄)
contains emily prentiss, penelope garcia, jennifer jareau, aaron hotchner, spencer reid, and derek morgan
(a/n: mostly g/n reader except for jj unless you wear perfume. also i swear some higher power does NOT want me writing this, i've tried three times now and it keeps deleting everything 😭)
the chilly air bites at your exposed arms and cheeks, and aaron quickly takes notice
he shrugs off his suit jacket, not allowing you to politely decline before he wraps it around your arms
his cologne-y scent clings to the jacket, and faintly to your skin long after you've taken it off
spencer reid - leather and brandy
warm leather - amber woods - aged brandy
(note - it's more of a leather and wood scent, the brandy note isn't very strong)
cuddling up, near skin-to-skin at the movie theatre
you had gone with him to see solaris, the lengthy russian sci-fi movie that spencer was just dying to see
unfortunately you dont speak russian, leading spencer to need to translate
he was so close you could feel his body heat and smell his cologne, a sensation made even better by his low, smooth voice translating every line in your ear
derek morgan - ocean
blue cypress - vetiver - coastal air
derek gave you a late-night ride home
his car smelled of his fresh cologne and minty air freshener
soft conversation kept you occupied, discussing your night and his work
his deep voice made you just a bit on edge (in a good way)
of course, he made sure to text you when you got home to "have a good night, hot stuff ;)"
EMILY: Stopped and searched at the security checkpoint because she forgot she was wearing an ankle holstered gun. Is the person who kicks your seat and hogs the armrest because gay people do not know how to sit on a chair properly.
JJ: Is the one having her armrest hogged by Emily. Opens a packet of peanuts and gives someone an allergic reaction. Should have stuck with Cheetos…
TARA: “It’s okay, I’m a doctor! Not a doctor of medicine, but I’m sure I can figure it out!”
PENELOPE: Watches movies on her tablet and eats M&M’s like the little iPad kid she is, eventually falling asleep on Morgan’s shoulder during ‘Legally Blonde’.
MORGAN: Shamelessly flirting with the flight attendants and trying to hide the fact that he is watching ‘Legally Blonde’ over Penelope’s shoulder—and loving it.
HOTCH: Reading FBI case files in his sunglasses, not noticing the kid who has been staring at him the whole time thinking ‘damn, James Bond be on this flight.’
SPENCER: Talking to that same kid and his mother, explaining aerodynamics and discussing plane crash statistics. The kid’s mother requests a seat change.
ELLE: Lets Spencer explain aerodynamics to her instead. She swaps her red jello for his orange jello from the airplane meal because red is his favourite.
Garcia buys her and Reid matching/complimentary outfits. Reid finds it highly amusing.
Every now and then, he and Garcia will coordinate their fits and show up to the office in the same outfit at which point everyone busts up laughing. (Partly because it's always startling to see Reid in anything even half as outlandish as what Garcia usually wears, and partly because of Morgan's reactions every time.)
Garcia does a pretty good job of getting an even number of matching outfits for both her eccentric style and Reid's more neutral one.
And yes, this does mean that Reid sometimes wears dresses, skirts, and high heels.
The first time Garcia and Reid walked into the bullpen wearing matching checkerboard dresses with chess pieces patterned across them (I'm imagining they were custom made and are supposed to reflect a moment in an actual chess match of some sort which Reid was over the moon about bc hes a dork and Garcia knows it) and little black pumps (because Reid wasn't tall enough already) with both of their hair up in half pony tails and matching glasses, Morgan tripped over his own feet and almost ate it right there in the middle of the bullpen because holy shit his Baby Girl and his Pretty Boy are stunning and hold up he needs a minute.
Spencer, walking into the bullpen with Penelope: *info dumping about the chess match modeled on their dresses*
Morgan, getting coffee across the room: *chokes on his own spit and almost drops his mug because he's busy staring at Spence and Penny*
Prentiss, walking up beside him and slapping him on the back as he coughs: lmao real smooth, Derek. *sips at her own coffee*
JJ: *enters the bullpen in a pencil skirt and an off the shoulder blouse, her hair put up in a bun*
Prentiss: *chokes on her coffee, unable to tear her eyes away from JJ*
Derek: lmao real smooth, Emily. *walks away laughing*
Small silly hc I have about jj’s zen garden is that originally it was just the small little box with sand and the rakes that michael bought for her at a school shop that was set up for mother’s day or christmas or another silly lil holiday but anyway when she brings it in to the office she sets it up on her desk and just kinda leaves it there until she comes in one morning and there’s a small crocheted frog just vibing in the sand and jj just kinda stares for a while until penelope passes by and is just like “his name is fredward” and jj just kinda accepts it and then day by day the other members of the team brings little things to fill up her little garden (tara brings the tiny bucket of shells, emily gets the chair, and luke brings the cocktail umbrella) until the zen garden is just a little paradise for fredward who has on a yellow bikini (bc luke insisted that blue was so not fredward’s color) and a tiny fake bottle of corona that no one will admit to getting (rossi is adamant he did Not supply the small bottle but he’s also denying it too hard for it to be completely believable) but yeah it’s stupid it’s silly but it’s all i can think about ok bye <3