" she's talented. we need someone to replace blake and i think we should give her a chance. "

" spence, she's a criminal. "

in the which spencer reid falls for a girl with a knack for lies and whose team tries to get away with murder.

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PRAISE FOR TREPIDATION!
(get ready for me to be super self indulgent and include comments left by my readers years ago in an attempt to be unbelievably extra! 15 year old me was annoying, wasn't she!)

(all jokes, these comments still make me cry to this day. from the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading. writing this five years ago genuinely lead me to the place that i'm in and the passions that i have today, and for that i'll always be grateful. and to my first timers, i hope you enjoy! love u tons! -mags)

" Trepidation left me on tenterhooks. It is, quite simply, one of the best Criminal Minds fics out there, and certainly the best on Wattpad. Every scene, every character positively glows with life and energy. Just as Twist and Shout is an obligatory read for any Destiel shipper, Trepidation is monumentally important to the Criminal Minds fandom- even if it doesn't quite know it yet. " - Reid_is_my_Sempai

" Trepidation is by far one of the most spectacular works I've read in my three years of being on Wattpad. Quinn's character amazes me, to say the least, and I have grown to love her personality as it's slowly unraveled to reveal such a complex, strong, and marvelous woman. To be quite honest, once I started this series I could not stop reading for the life of me. It leaves you on the edge of your seat, itching to see what will happen next. I would recommend this series to anyone willing to read. From a trying writer myself, Trepidation is truly a work of pure genius. " - awkmichael

" This is one of the most well written Criminal Minds fanfictions that I have had the pleasure to read. It had inspired a lot of my work at the moment, that isn't published yet, and I am amazed at how wonderful this is. The Characters are exactly that - their Characters. If I didn't know better, I'd think you were a show writer, ngl! Keep up the amazing work Sweetie! " - immrssebastianstan

" I've never been one to read criminal minds fanfictions but I kept seeing this in my recommendations and thought I would give it a try. I definitely did not regret it. This book is so beautifully written.  I was hooked from the very beginning. I also enjoyed the relationship dynamic between the main character Quinn and Reid. The author really shows how Quinn develops not only within herself but with her relationship/friendship with Reid. Its not common to have such in depth development in fanfictions and I found it really refreshing. This is definitely a book I would reread over and over. It is simply that good! " - thearcticidiot

" i am on my fourth time rereading this book. i started reading right before you published chapter four, and absolutely fell in love with this. on wattpad, good criminal minds stories are hard to come by, especially ones that don't get abandoned after the second chapter. i followed this book chapter by chapter for months, and am still currently waiting for updates. my problem with most spencer stories is that the main character falls flat, and is a cliche. but with this book i never had that thought once. you put such a depth into quinn, and her character is truly realistic, unlike others. this is one of the only storylines i could picture ACTUALLY happening in this show. good job girl this is so good " - heartdays

" Trepidation is the most beautiful fan fiction I've ever read, not only because it's grammatically correct, but because of the attention to detail. Seeing little things connect is so exciting, and this book is full of little things connecting. Also, this fan fiction isn't just Spencer loving a character and constant fluff, but it carries out traditional criminal minds plot advancements while still adding just the right amount of fluff. Beautifully written fan fiction! " -fanfictionguru_

I. DISCLAIMER.

unfortunately, i do not own criminal minds or any products/companies associated with it. although i'd love to be apart of the writing team, i do not own any episodes, characters, or dialogue that the writers have created.

also! i do not own any of the gifs i use in this story! though they are all from various users on tumblr, the majority of the gifs in here are creations from the acc spncreids. if you ever happen to come across this, thank you for the gifs, you're helping make this story happen!

i do however, own the plot lines and characters i've created in this story. hope you enjoy reading! -mags

II. SOUNDTRACK.
i. i'm so sorry ; imagine dragons
ii. greek tragedy ; the wombats
iii. work song ; hozier
iv. heathens ; twenty one pilots
v. shirtsleeves ; ed sheeran
vi. honey jars ; bryan john appleby
vii. flawless ; the neighbourhood
viii. overjoyed ; bastille
ix. robbers ; the 1975
x. gasoline ; halsey
xi. she ; ed sheeran
xii. boston ; augustana
xiii. the scientist ; coldplay
xiv. can't help falling in love ; haley reinhart (cover)
xv. iris ; the goo goo dolls

III. CAST.

jenna coleman as quinn carson

sebastian stan as kyle masters

andrew scott as joseph lawrence

steven yeun as lucas nelson

criminal minds cast as their characters

lin-manuel miranda as ralph flores

IV. FOREWORD.

"Criminals, people who commit crimes, usually society rejects these people. They are also a part of our society. Give them some form of punishment to say they were wrong but show them that they are apart of society and can change."
-Dalai Lama

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