[criminal minds fic] Down to your bones, 15+

[mijmeraar]

Title: Down to your bones.
Author: mijmeraar
Rating: 15+
Pairing: Reid/Morgan
AN: First piece for the fandom. Comments and criticism are adored.

Comments

[siggen1]

Oh, girl, this is so beautiful! Wow... I'm not in a state to leave a comment now, (I'm studying, so even beginning to comment would make me leave this off even longer) but I promise I will later!

[mijmeraar]

Eurgh, I'm all too familiar with the study dilemma. Good luck with it all.

And thanks so much for commenting, as the sole person who coerced me to watch the show [without knowing that you coerced me] I should probably have dedicated this fic to you. Your opinion means a great deal =)

[siggen1]

Aww, you shouldn't say stuff like that, you'll inflate my ego to uncomfortable sizes.

Right, the real feedback this time:

They leave, forgotten, new cases, old unsubs; eternal victims and lasting pain.
This one rings so true with me - because it's like that for them, I suppose. We got a glimpse of that in The Popular Kids, and to a certain extent also in Sex, Birth, Death - the cases stay with them.

“It adds character.”
“You saying I lack character?”
Because, yes, that's exactly Morgan, so true to his own self.

Morgan knows there are scars on Reid, too; he just can’t see to touch them.
Nice touch, that. Morgan is far more perceptive than most of us give him credit for - after all, he is a profiler.

Morgan knows he’s still being studied, that Reid wants to be as good with Morgan as he is with everything else. He knows that Reid will do his best, and still not be satisfied, still expect more from himself, more for Morgan.Aww. Just plain aww

[mijmeraar]

Eeee :D. Thank you so much. Yeah, as I said to another commenter, I've seen a great deal of idolising from Reid, to Morgan. That he appears comfortable in his own skin, and to just be himself, 'accepted'. Plus theyre both - in my opinion - beautiful men.

I definitely know what you mean by Morgan/Garcia, and I think Garcia is a fantastic character. I loved that bit in Secrets and Lies when they're in the CIA mainframe and she hunts down but misses out on Prince William's number. 'Sleep well, Sweet Prince'. Hilarious.

Thanks again, so greatly appreciated =)

[asinful]

This was lovely. The setting, the mood of this - it made me smile. :) Every scar, both visible and not, does have its own story and Reid was just so wonderfully inquisitive about it all. The only thing that was missing was Reid sprouting random statistics about gunshot and knife wounds.

This was a great entrance into the CM fandom and you should definitely write more in it. ;)

[mijmeraar]

The only thing that was missing was Reid sprouting random statistics about gunshot and knife wounds.

Agreed. I will definitely work on my Randomfacts!Reid for any future fic. For a character to whom knowledge comes so easily, he's a hard nut to crack.

Thank you so, so much for your lovely feedback. It was so encouraging, and I'll definitely write more =)

[asinful]

For a character to whom knowledge comes so easily, he's a hard nut to crack.

Quite. I think to write a truly convincing Reid you have to have a huge reserve of random facts about anything and everything. But that's what we love about him the most - his quirkiness.

And OMG I just noticed that you are an Aussie. An Aussie who's into CM slash. I am so friending you! :)

[mijmeraar]

Cool :D Friended right back.

[fair_vatican]

my, i don't know what to say except

i love this!

seriously.

im not a fan of morgan and reid,but i think you've changed my mind.

seriously,im so stunned/shocked and very impressed.

great story!

can't wait for more of yours stories.

:)

[mijmeraar]

I haven't seen a heap of episodes, but most of those I have were [in my opinion] laced with Reid/Morgan subtext - Derailed, Popular Kids, Somebody's Watching - so I kinda fell in love with the pairing first shot.

Thanks so much for reading, and leaving such wonderful comments. It really means a great deal, and definitely encourages me to write more for the fandom.

[hawk_dancing]

Simply beautiful. You will be writing more, right? :)

[mijmeraar]

:D I certainly plan to. Thank you very much for reading and commenting, it makes it all that much better!

[carinvdd]

Great writing. Very sweet story. :)

http://criminalmindsfanatic.blogspot.com/

[mijmeraar]

Thanks so much! It took on a mind of it's own, because I had planned to write angst and instead wrote fluff. Glad it all turned out okay in the end. Thanks again =)