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• Where the Ring Rests by CodeCommand

  Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  10 Jul 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Spencer Reid/Original Female Character(s)
  • Spencer Reid/Reader
  • Spencer Reid/Original Character(s)
  • Spencer Reid
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Domestic Fluff
  • Vulnerability
  • Emotional Intimacy
  • Established Relationship
  • wedding ring symbolism
  • sex as reassurance
  • Implied Sexual Content
  • Implied Oral Sex
  • Dom/sub Undertones
  • Tenderness
  • Protective Spencer Reid
  • Dr Reid Has Social Anxiety
  • and Abandonment Issues
  • Spencer Reid is a Trauma Sponge
  • Will Eventually Be Part of a Larger Work
  • Set Vaguely Between S6-S7
  • idk lol
  • I Haven’t Even Finished Season 2 Yet
  • He Got His Hooks in Me IMMEDIATELY
  • Don’t @ Me I Love Him

  Summary

  Spencer keeps his wedding ring tucked away while at work to protect the person he loves most. But when he forgets to put it back on before coming home, it sparks a quiet conversation about fear, safety, and the meaning of commitment.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  575

  Chapters:

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  Comments:

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  Bookmarks:

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