couldn't live without you, i guess

“Rough on the surface but you cut through like a knife” -willow

“I never was ready, so I watch you go” - champagne problems

“My mind turns your life into folklore. I can’t dare to dream about you anymore” - gold rush

“You can run, but only so far. I escaped it too, remember how you watched me leave” - tis the damn season

“Gain the weight of you, then lose it” - tolerate it

“She thinks I did it but she just can’t prove it” - no body, no crime

“After giving you the best I had, tell me what to give after that. All you want from me now is the green light of forgiveness” -happiness

“Do you ever stop and think about me?” - dorthea

“Will you forgive my soul when you’re too wise your too wise to trust me and too old to care?” - coney island

“I’d live and die for moments that we stole on begged and borrowed time” - ivy

“Never thought I’d meet you here. It could be love. We could be the way forward, and I know I’ll pay for it” -cowboy like me

“Long story short, it was a bad time” - long story short

“I should’ve asked you questions. I should’ve asked you how to be. Asked you to write it down for me” - marjorie

“I know that it’s over, I don’t need your closure” - closure (this song reminds me of @jemelle​‘s fic “return to sender”)

it seems the right amount of thoughtful and just perfect for her, and so when he presents it and stammers a little bit over what to say (“i - i wasn’t sure if this was - i suppose, appropriate”) her grin and delighted laugh seems evidence that he did good. did really good. he thinks about that laugh on the way home, the same way her penmanship with his name has lingered.

it becomes habit. giving gifts to each other. little things out of sight of the team. hotch becomes aaron and garcia becomes penelope, and sweet thoughtful moments left on desks. he always tends towards flowers (potted, never cut), and she always grins and hugs them close to her chest and thanks him profusely for thinking of her.

it evolves into texts and calls and a hesitant question (“i wasn’t sure if you would want to, but. i’d be honored to take you to dinner, if you’ll let me”). and when he drops her off after, her laughter bright and loud and his smile big and bold, she smirks and nods him inside.

“c’mere. let me show you something.”

that something, after stepping carefully through penelope’s home, after looking at each and every piece of her place he has the privilege of glancing at, he sees a lot of things. knickknacks and a record player, string lights and his flowers. so many of his flowers. and when he stops, it’s because he’s almost bumped into her, catching a whiff of her hair and looking up at a potted tree. green and bright with big wide leaves.

“it’s the one you gave me,” she says gently, and their first kiss is shared under that birthday gift, surrounded by the other little gifts he gave over to brighten her world.

(“i didn’t realize it was a tree,” he laughs when he pulls away, and she just giggles and kisses his cheek.

“just think about how much more growth she has in her,” she tells him. “it’ll be beautiful to see.”

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CHAPTER 4

canon divergence | jj x emily x elle

When Emily joins the BAU during Elle’s leave of absence, sparks fly, in several senses. Elle and Emily can’t seem to get along, while Emily and JJ find themselves drawn to each other even as JJ and Elle try to rekindle their relationship. Can the three of them learn to work together, or will the tension tear them all apart?

in today’s chapter: a day in the life of emily prentiss, from fighting with elle to doing her job to falling in love(?) with jj

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Their love was strong

but timing was wrong,

and love decided

that they didn’t belong

primarily white “feminists” who otherwise advocate for bodily autonomy have either been silent or explicitly supported the first piece of legislation. here is a change.org petition created to oppose the hijab/niqab ban. as a reminder, when you go to sign, do not select the option to donate: none of the funds go to the cause. when you’re signing, use numbers from 75001 to 75021 (french zip codes) because international/fake zip codes will invalidate your signature (via zhongsliang on twitter).

i’ll be adding more information/links as i get them so please check the original post for the latest updates!

edit 1:  if you’re using one of the above zip codes, enter paris when prompted for your city (via varonasdarling on twitter).

edit 2: here are two more petitions (1, 2); use the same instructions as above when signing.

Morgan thinks Elle has a boyfriend