Fic: Connections to the Past

[daylyn]

Title: Connections to the Past
Author: Daylyn
Fandom: Criminal Minds
Rating: PG-13 (FRT)
Pairing: Hotch/Reid
Word Count: ~ 2,500
Disclaimer: All characters belong to their copyright holders. No profit is intended.

Summary: On the flight back from Idaho, Hotch realizes that he has to talk to Reid about the similarities between this recent case

Comments

[bowie28]

The title gave me a heart attack for a moment. I seriously thought you'd finally finished your CM/SH crossover, lol.

That being said, this? Most excellent way to rectify the lack of angsty Reid in the latest episode. The boyband comment still feels like a moment from a crack fic, lol, but I'll take all I can get you know. And I agree with Hotch, Reid looks more than good with the new hair.

[daylyn]

I seriously thought you'd finlly finished your CM/SH crossover, lol. LOL too. No. So sorry. Still (definitely) working on that. Damn RL/job getting in the way of writing fanfic, especially epic fanfic writing. But don't worry -- the Epic Crossover will not be abandoned!

Thanks! Yeah, there definitely should have been more Reid (and team) angst. I liked the episode, but they kind of ignored a blatantly obvious connection there. Really, just a simple acknowledgment would have done it. Oh a more shallow note, I like the haircut too. I liked the Jesus-hair, but this looks pretty damn good. And I liked Hotch's snarky "boy-band" comment -- it's a subtle showing of his healing and willingness to now, slowly, begin to joke.

Glad you liked this.

[jujuberry136]

Loved the line about Rossi planning something to give Hotch a heart attack any day now- serious giggles!

Great exploration of what was unsaid in this episode about the similarities between the case and Hankel.

Thanks for sharing!

[daylyn]

Really, you know that Rossi has got to do something that will give Hotch a heart attack soon. Although Rossi kind of is the most "reasonable" of all of them.

Thanks! I'm glad you liked this. I definitely felt that there should have been some exploration (or at least acknowledgment) of the similarities between the cases.

[jomk]

Ah, leave it to my wonderful writers to do what should have been done in the show. This was wonderful, of course, and then I had to go back and read the whole thing for, I think, the fifth time. It just keeps getting better and better. :)

[daylyn]

Thank you so very much! Yeah, the show kind of missed the boat on this. But that's what fic is for, right? I can't tell you how thrilled I am that you (continue) to like my stories.

[rowena_dawson]

Wow....

I really liked this, angst and all.

I too was EXTREMELY UPSET when they didn't mention a certain Tobias Hankel in the episode. I enjoyed your version of what SHOULD have happened. :)

[daylyn]

Thanks! The show definitely should have at least mentioned (even in passing) the obvious connection between the cases. Well, that's what fic is for, I guess. So glad you liked it.

[daftfear]

THANK YOU!

:D I kept thinking, through the whole episode, "Reid is totally going to react now... ok ok, maybe now?" and they DIDN'T deal with it!

You have saved my brain :) And I love the bit about Rossi planning something, too. Made me laugh like a loon.

*flailsquee*

[daylyn]

Yeah, they definitely should have at least mentioned it. *sigh* I love the show, but sometimes.... would a little continuity be too much to ask for???

And you know that Rossi totally goes home and plans ways to drive the team crazy.

Thank you!