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makoyiTitle: Triggers and Ties
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Fandom:Criminal Minds
Pairings: Aaron Hotchner/Spencer Reid
Genre: Romance, Drama
Length: Long (Words:83,648)
Author's Summary:
It isn't fair to compare Spencer to Haley—something Aaron tells himself every time he and Spencer are together—but he finds himself unable to stop. Aaron and Spencer work through the highs and the lows that real life brings, including the devastating attack by Foyet and Haley’s murder.
Review:
I'd give this fic 8/10 stars, I think. It's well-written --- good spelling and grammar and the author knows how to craft a fic. Mostly, though, I like how this fic deals with Spencer's N.A. involvement and I like that Hotch is strong despite having issues of his own (with an emotionally abusive relationship behind him). I also like it because I think the characters' voices are captured well in this fic. It's a relationship fic more than a romance fic, starting off with a tenuously established relationship which I think works if you want the pairing to work since this is a canon that doesn't really talk about relationships. The main criticism I have of this fic is just that it's the ratio of smut to plot is a little high, especially considering that canon is a crime drama but this is just personal preference and plenty of fans might say there's no such thing as too much smut so YMMV.
Triggers and Ties (on AO3)
Author:
Fandom:Criminal Minds
Pairings: Aaron Hotchner/Spencer Reid
Genre: Romance, Drama
Length: Long (Words:83,648)
Author's Summary:
It isn't fair to compare Spencer to Haley—something Aaron tells himself every time he and Spencer are together—but he finds himself unable to stop. Aaron and Spencer work through the highs and the lows that real life brings, including the devastating attack by Foyet and Haley’s murder.
Review:
I'd give this fic 8/10 stars, I think. It's well-written --- good spelling and grammar and the author knows how to craft a fic. Mostly, though, I like how this fic deals with Spencer's N.A. involvement and I like that Hotch is strong despite having issues of his own (with an emotionally abusive relationship behind him). I also like it because I think the characters' voices are captured well in this fic. It's a relationship fic more than a romance fic, starting off with a tenuously established relationship which I think works if you want the pairing to work since this is a canon that doesn't really talk about relationships. The main criticism I have of this fic is just that it's the ratio of smut to plot is a little high, especially considering that canon is a crime drama but this is just personal preference and plenty of fans might say there's no such thing as too much smut so YMMV.
Triggers and Ties (on AO3)