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Triggers & Ties Series by kuriadalmatia (NC-17 or FRAO)
Fandom: CRIMINAL MINDS
Pairing/Characters: Aaron Hotchner/Spencer Reid
Length: +80,000 words
Rating: NC-17 or FRAO. This is a 'hard NC-17' for various elements. Please heed any author warnings.
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kuriadalmatia
Author Website: CM Fiction on LJ, CM Fiction on AO3, CM Fiction on fanfiction.net
Why this must be read: Okay - full disclosure here: Kuria is a pal of mine, but I didn't know her at all when I came across this series the first time. When I first read it, I was also a het-only 'shipper in this fandom. THIS story changed all of that for me. It is a powerful, complicated look into a relationship between two men who are desperately fighting for a slice of normality when their idea of 'normal' is plumbing the darker side of humanity. The prose is fractured and explicit (for example, the reader is dropped into an explicit adult scene in the first chapter - it is initially jarring), and the characters' developing relationship is difficult, anxious, and revelatory by turns. Kuria manages to move her characters through the ups and downs of their personal strife alongside canon elements and cases, giving the whole enterprise the illusion that this could have actually happened to them if we looked harder. And the smut is so hot and dirty that you'll feel wrung out afterwards. Basically, this one is dark and packs a real punch that'll leave a mark - there's a reason why it's a fan favorite and has been nominated for a bunch of fan awards.
*Readers should note that this story is very angsty and features many triggering elements (such as addiction, spousal abuse, drinking, PTSD, graphic violence etc.). The author has usually posted warnings per section, but I'm not sure if those warnings appear on all platforms.
Triggers & Ties by kuriadalmatia
(For the sake of my sanity, I'm not going to provide a story link to every platform. If you don't want to read this fic on AO3, use the general site links listed above for your venue of choice)
If you enjoy this story, please take the time to stop and give the author some love!
Pairing/Characters: Aaron Hotchner/Spencer Reid
Length: +80,000 words
Rating: NC-17 or FRAO. This is a 'hard NC-17' for various elements. Please heed any author warnings.
Author on LJ:
kuriadalmatia Author Website: CM Fiction on LJ, CM Fiction on AO3, CM Fiction on fanfiction.net
Why this must be read: Okay - full disclosure here: Kuria is a pal of mine, but I didn't know her at all when I came across this series the first time. When I first read it, I was also a het-only 'shipper in this fandom. THIS story changed all of that for me. It is a powerful, complicated look into a relationship between two men who are desperately fighting for a slice of normality when their idea of 'normal' is plumbing the darker side of humanity. The prose is fractured and explicit (for example, the reader is dropped into an explicit adult scene in the first chapter - it is initially jarring), and the characters' developing relationship is difficult, anxious, and revelatory by turns. Kuria manages to move her characters through the ups and downs of their personal strife alongside canon elements and cases, giving the whole enterprise the illusion that this could have actually happened to them if we looked harder. And the smut is so hot and dirty that you'll feel wrung out afterwards. Basically, this one is dark and packs a real punch that'll leave a mark - there's a reason why it's a fan favorite and has been nominated for a bunch of fan awards.
*Readers should note that this story is very angsty and features many triggering elements (such as addiction, spousal abuse, drinking, PTSD, graphic violence etc.). The author has usually posted warnings per section, but I'm not sure if those warnings appear on all platforms.
Triggers & Ties by kuriadalmatia
(For the sake of my sanity, I'm not going to provide a story link to every platform. If you don't want to read this fic on AO3, use the general site links listed above for your venue of choice)
If you enjoy this story, please take the time to stop and give the author some love!