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Ohh interesting.

I think she loved him. I don't think it was ever simple. Like I don't think she ever thought he was a good person. But nobody is all bad, and I honestly think for some people (me, for example) it's very hard to be that close to a person and not love them at least a bit. I think she saw the humanity of him, and for some people. . . love is how they approach humanity. And then on top of that, she's having to do all the things that physically, chemically make us fall harder for a person, to do her job.

And I don't think Emily grew up with the right kind of love around her - I think she's always been someone who was starved for love and affection, and I think having the kind of too-bright love Ian had for Lauren would be so addictive.

Everything is chemicals, love especially. So yeah I think she loved him, and I think it was complicated.

I also don't think he was like on the daily doing terrible things. I think being as high level as he was, day to day at home with her, he was probably just a guy. And idk how much you know about the IRA, but. . . there are still a lot of people who basically agree with their principles and that their methods were an acceptable means to an end. He 'went freelance' obv but he was raised in a set of beliefs that I don't actually think would've felt outlandishly evil to her. And I don't think she thought, even then, that she was squeaky clean. She's exceptionally nonjudgmental.

I think she was there to do her job and she was always going to build the best profile she could and get him arrested and locked up, but I think it felt complicated. I don't think Lauren felt completely separate from her.

All that was a long way of saying I think you're right that she had a clear idea of exactly who she was dealing with. But you can love someone a lot without thinking they're a good person.

Emily: Well we all like a bad boy don't we?

The first four parts are now posted on FFN. I also finally came up with a title for the complete series - “Past, Present, and What if?”, which comes from the three Emily Prentiss relationships I focus on i.e. Ian Doyle (Past), Derek Morgan (Present --  tbh I spent days trying to decide if this was going to be Demily or Hotchniss, but Demily just ended up making much more sense with the trajectory of the story-- Hotchniss deserves its own fic), and Jennifer Jareau (What if?) 

Here’s the links to the first six parts. I’ll update this when the next parts are posted (I have 7 in progress, but I’m holding off on posting for a while in hopes of feedback and finishing more of it)

Part 1 - Anger Issues 

WC: 8,021

A series of murdered young women brings the team to French Lick， Indiana. Tensions cause friction between two vital team members, but the team works together to successfully find the unsub. Will solving the case solve their personal issues? 

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13752360/1/Anger-Issues

Part 2 - Political Compass 

WC: 5,947

Sequel to "Anger Issues". After the French Lick case, the team is reminded that crime never rests when they're assigned to a case right at home in the DMV. Is this a case of hell hath no fury like a woman scorned? Or is it something even more sinister? Find out in "Political Compass"

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13753609/1/Political-Compass

Part 3 - Locked Box 

WC: 5,103

Sequel to "Political Compass". The end results of "Political Compass" have left a member of the team knocking on death's door. Will the team be able to push past their worries and find her assailant? Will ghosts from Emily's past be exposed to the team? Find out in "Locked Box"

 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13753812/1/Locked-Box

Part 4 - Scarlet Letter 

WC: 7,025

Sequel to "Locked Box". After an intense case involving a terrorist that Emily seems to know too much about, the team is eager to check in on their wounded team member. Unfortunately for them, they're called away to investigate the murders of several prominent businessmen in Charleston, South Carolina. What twists and turns will this case take? Find out in "Scarlet Letter".

 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13754763/1/Scarlet-Letter

Part 5 - Lineage

WC: 4,794

Sequel to "Scarlet Letter". As Emily's sneaky behavior begins to catch up with her, a development in her personal life has her and Morgan keeping each other at an arm's length. Meanwhile, the team tracks down a family annihilator who seems to travel at the speed of light. Who has more secrets- the unsub? Or Emily? Find out in "Lineage" (Part 5 of "Past, Present, and What if?")

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13755381/1/Lineage

Part 6 - Fortuitous Death

WC: 6,895

Sequel to "Lineage". When victims with seemingly no connection are dumped in plain sight, the team is puzzled. Who would do this, knowing how easily they'd be caught? Also, should a certain dark haired profiler worry about being caught by a ghost from her past herself? Find out in "Fortuitous Death". (Part 6 of "Past, Present, and What if?")

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13755731/1/Fortuitous-Death

AN: This is just...a little teaser, preview of my new Criminal Minds fic. It’s been quite a long, long time since I’ve written for Criminal Minds, so I’m not as sure about characterisation. Which is why I’m posting this little preview, I’d love to hear feedback on it! Now, please keep in mind, this fic will be an Emily Prentiss/Ian Doyle story. It’s a reimagining of Emily’s season 6 ‘Lauren’ arc. 

Please, please, please, give me any kind of feedback. I’d love to know thoughts and constructive criticism since I’ve been out of this fandom for a while. 

Hotch/Prentiss, Doyle/Prentiss, Reid/Prentiss, Hotch/Reid/Prentiss, JJ/Prentiss, Hotch/Reid