Last song: the Barbie soundtrack, when I saw the film at the cinema
Favourite colour: I love most colours except hot/bright pinks. So I’ll go for rainbow 🌈
Currently watching: Magpie Murders, based on the Anthony Horowitz novel, lots of nerdy quiz shows, and I have the latest season (12?) of Call the Midwife and Season 16 of Criminal Minds:Evolution to start when I get home. May have a Criminal Minds rewatch before starting that though.
Last movie: Barbie, which I loved, bar the last few minutes, where it ruined the message completely. Loved the visuals for Barbie Land, the narration, the songs…
Currently reading: The Inheritance Games and re-reading Magpie Murders
Sweet/spicy/savoury: usually sweet, but sometimes get salty cravings. I am a big spice wimp
Relationship status: chronically single
Current obsession: swimming and nerdy quiz shows
Last thing I googled: the new ( to me, at least) Pret à Manger cold chocolate drink
Currently working on: planning out a missing episode from Season 4 of Criminal Minds where Hotch’s eardrum bursts and he has to stay behind with Penelope. Bonding ensues and it is a much better experience than Gideon’s time with her.
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i can always count on @olivinesea to fulfil my desire to talk too much about myself in tumblr asks like this. thanks pal!!
last song: Lies from the Chasing Lights album by The Saturdays, in a moment of nostalgia for British girl bands that i liked in university (which as it turns out was only The Saturdays lol)
favourite colour: i tell kids my favourite colour is rainbow because i generally like all of them. it’s easier to tell you that i’m not fond of most shades of orange.
currently watching: Six Feet Under by myself, The Wire and VEEP with my husband, Recess over Sunday morning coffee & bagels, The X-Files with a friend. very soon starting a rewatch of Gilmore Girls, for the fall vibes. i watch too much tv, perhaps.
last movie: Barbie in theatres (i love how much Barbie cries). Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. at home (like meeting a pen pal in person for the first time)
currently reading: Cosmoknights vol 2, a large variety of picture books for work, and Judy Blume (so many i haven’t read before!)
sweet/spicy/savoury: savoury, for that salty umami goodness
relationship status: not to be gross on your dash, but i’ve been with my best friend and favourite person for ten years and it is friggin great.
current obsession: overwhelmingly human (English) names for pets. one of my kid friends from work (my job is great) told me their turtle is named Vanessa.
last thing i googled: a Black Russian, to confirm that it is indeed a drink.
currently working on: oh, i always get inspired by songs, so i have loads of drafts that are just song lyrics with the phrase “this is about [these people], figure it out!!!” but one of those drafts is shaping itself into a pretty angsty hotchniss mess, as per usual. maybe no satisfying happy ending, either.
ahhh, to tag or not to tag, the anxiety-inducing question. please feel no pressure to do these, but i tag @sequinsmile-x @danadeservesadrink @louisaland @scorpsik @beebeelank @bevfank @storiesofsvu and anyone who sees this and wants to answer them (tag me so i can read them if you do!)
So here is the first part of my post Season 15 fic, where Hotch returns to Quantico, bumps into Penelope and they renew their friendship, which deepens into something more… I don’t know how to do the “Keep reading” cut off thing, sorry. Any ideas for an overall and chapter titles gratefully appreciated!
« Auntie Nellie-Pie! Auntie Nellie-Pie! »
Penelope swivelled around, eyes wide and mouth agape as she scanned the stationery aisle of the supermarket for the source of the voice which contrasted so sharply with the childlike nickname that nobody had called her for almost a decade.
Her eyes fell on a tall youth with green eyes, hair the colour of wet sand and a smile she would recognise anywhere, as it was accompanied by familiar dimples in his cheeks.
She promptly dropped the notebook she’d been examining as it dawned on her who the teenager was.
« Oh my goodness, it can’t be! But it is! Jackers! I thought I’d never see you again! »
Potential purchases forgotten on the floor, she rushed to embrace him.
« Oh, Aunt Penny, I’m glad to see you too, but I also enjoy breathing! » Jack exclaimed as she pulled back to cup his face after hugging him close.
« Oh, sorry, sweetheart! It’s just been so long! You have no idea how devastated I was when your dad just vanished with you overnight. How is that dad of yours anyway? You probably get this all the time, but you look so much like him! »
« Yeah, dad’s fine. Old but fine! Are you still with the BAU? » he questioned.
« Oh no, I gave that up recently. Everyone decided to leave so I am now an IT freelancer. So much less gross than the cases I had to present to your dad and the team. You’re starting high school, right? » she inquired.
« Yeah, going to be a freshman! Dad thought it best to stay where we were until I finished middle school, though we were both itching to come back-hey, Dad! Over here! » He signalled to his father who had reached the end of the aisle, with a look of concern etched upon his face.
« Hey, buddy, did you find what you nee-uh, Penelope! What a lovely surprise! »
Aaron’s jaw fell open and his eyes grew larger as he recognised the blonde woman wearing an outfit that looked like a parrot and a peacock had mated.
A second later, he was engulfed in a cloud of fair curls, glittery jewellery and an affectionate embrace.
« Hello Si…um, Hotch, sorry! » she chirped, wiping away the traces of scarlet lipstick from his cheek that she had impulsively kissed, as she pulled away from her former boss.
« It’s so good to see you! When you left without saying goodbye, which I completely understand, time was of the essence and your priority was and always should be your son, but I think you remember how well I handle change… » she trailed off, biting her lip as her eyes welled up and averting her gaze from his.
« If you’re still the same Penelope Garcia I knew back then, that would either be a) extremely badly or b) not at all » he replied, his tone full of affectionate teasing and a small smile playing on his lips, activating his dimple.
« Are you stil living in your apartment? » he asked.
« Indeed I am, I’m a creature of habit, Si… Sorry, I must stop calling you that! How about you, where are you and Jack staying? »
« We’ve found a house near the high school, not too far from Jess’s and close to my work. We’ll have to have you and the rest of the team for a housewarming. »
« Oh, that would be lovely! Rossi is up to his eyeballs in grandpa duties, as Joy had two more boys back-to-back, and he re-married Hayden a few years ago, JJ and Will moved back to New Orleans with my darling godsons, as Will has got a new job as head of the police force. Spencer is teaching at the university while also studying for degree number 563, Emily has settled in London, she does simultaneous translation for immigrants, Morgan is still in Chicago, he’s made a real name for himself doing house renovations and Savannah has just had a little girl called Charlotte. Tara’s training to teach psych at high school, she’s going to be awesome! Do you remember Matt Simmons? He’s opened a gym and Luke Alvez is a personal trainer there. As for me, I’m teaching coding classes at the community centre, being a freelance tech help person as well as giving internet safety talks in schools. How about you, former fearless leader? »
« I’ll be teaching law and criminology at the local university. I already noticed that Spencer’s going to be my colleague, so that will be interesting. It’s so great to hear everyone’s news, you really were the lynchpin that connected everyone. Look, you’ll have to come round for drinks and dinner to catch up properly-would Thursday evening at 8 suit you? »
« Sure, Sir, oops, Hotch! » she replied, eyes lighting up and a wide smile spreading across her face.
The two exchanged numbers and addresses before parting ways.
1. Penelope or Hotch!
2. Will and JJ. They both had really demanding/difficult/dangerous jobs but managed to resolve their differences in a believable, sensible way whilst raising children.
3. Rossi. I feel like he acknowledged his flaws/failings more than Gideon and tried to keep up with tech/modern stuff. He also got on better with most of the team than Gideon! 4. Foyet, it was such a long arc with so many twists and turns, I got chills at certain points. Runners up would be The Fisher King and Zugzwang for the puzzles they set the team and how they all had to work together to solve them.
5. Love Alex Blake and Spencer Reid, she was so maternal and nurturing in just the way he needed. Penelope and Hotch had a lovely friendship too, but the6 seem to be my answers for almost everything!
6. Penelope. It felt so good as a curvy lady to see a fully-fledged character who wasn’t just the fat best friend on TV! Like her, I wear lots of bright colours, have a ton of hair accessories and am an empath! 7. The Pilot, all of S 4, Reflections of Desire, S 9 or 10 Halloween ep…
8. The one with the maggots/bugs, it was gross! Oh, and the one where the unsub stole eyes from his victims!
OK im making a criminal minds tag game cos I'm curious :))
1. Favourite character?
2. Favourite ship?
3. Gideon or Rossi?
4. Favourite unsub?
5. Favourite friendship?
6. Who do you relate to most?
7. What episode you would tell someone to watch to get them into cm?
8. What episode you would get rid of forever?
Tagging some moots cos I'm curious!!
@deadravenclaw @starry-eyed-spence @hotchley @baureid @raegan-reid @hqtchner @sadspencer @elliottspond @anastasiahotchner @moreidsdaughter @tenelope @spencersendgame @lesbiantodds @reidology