Lifetime Collections (ID?): (Un)Characteristic
Fics in which an author has deliberately chosen to make a character act (at least somewhat) OOC (or, occasionally, more in character, thanks to bad writing/directing/executive decisions)
Often to highlight something about them as a character, &/or those around them)
(Occasionally simply in response to changed circumstances)
Some fics in which characters simply make (significantly) different choices to those made in canon,
Or which focus on character growth
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A small change can have some large ripples
Word Count: 6,157
Author’s Note: So, this is a subtle divergence. The major change is Tony, his attitude and what he’s willing to accept. From there, the ripples should move out in broadening waves.
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But it’s the words you have to watch out for.
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During the (s01e02) savings and loan robbery case, SSA Don Eppes gets an unexpected call from a genius, but not the one he expects to hear from. As much as he needs a genius on the case, what he's about to hear ... well, he's not going to like it, but what would you expect?
Pissing off Dr. Spencer Reid is a guaranteed way of asking to hear unpleasant truths... whether you're ready for them or not.
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07 Oct 2025
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T(M=discussion of violence & death)
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Some actions have consequences that ripple out much farther than anyone anticipates, changing the lives of everyone they touch. One witness to an event can change the course of the lives of Buck, Maddie, Chimney—and all their family and friends’ lives, too.
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12 Mar 2025
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When Chimney shows up at Buck’s apartment, he doesn’t notice Taylor standing at the top of the stairs and witnessing the argument and the punch. Her decision on how to handle the situation after Chimney left changes the course for all of them.
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Against Type by Brennah_K
Fandoms: NCIS, Criminal Minds (US TV), The Sentinel (TV), Sherlock - Fandom, Q (Bond- Skyfall)
14 Sep 2021
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A cross between a bunny farm escapee and an ear worm (Is there such a thing as an idea worm?), this plotline has been haunting my muses for weeks:
Sharing a startling number of similarities (including troubled mothers and absentee/neglectful fathers, being strung up on flagpoles, a prolonged disillusionment and inability to fit in with early and middle school schoolmates, a propensity to being kidnapped and put in life threatening situations, being generally underestimated in their jobs, and facing on the job exposure to weaponized versions of plague and anthrax - to name a few), what if Tony DiNozzo and Spencer Reid were meant for each other, but not in the way that most of their colleagues would expect given their stereotypical jock and genius profiles.
What if Spencer has a hidden wealth of confidence and skill that his colleagues occasionally witness but only in glimpses (like the shot at the end to the LDSK case)? What if the glimpses seen of Tony's vulnerabilities, empathy, and intuition were more inherent and not just peaking out around the edges?
What if Spencer is Tony's bamf sentinel and Tony is Spencer's empathic (and emotionally fluent (?) at some future point) guide?
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05 Oct 2025
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M=themes/discussion of child abuse