❝amortentia is the most powerful love potion in the world, it is said that you will smell what you're attracted to❞

chapter one.

i've never been one to believe in the ideology that love potions and spells are prone to working, all my life i've been taught otherwise: to believe that the world is merely a place of heartbreak, as i watch all of my friends and family be destroyed by loss. of course, working for the fbi increases that risk significantly.

i've never even been one to consider that i'd have a "true love". stories of princesses and ball gowns, laced in delicate bows and ribbons, while true love awaits on the doorstep of a castle. it's not real.

it's not that i don't take interest in anybody romantically, it's just that i'm not a strong believer of things working out for me.

"delilah," penelope's sing-song voice pulls me from my trance-like state, forcing my head to snap upwards so fast i nearly get whiplash. "what're you thinking about, my darling?," her gaze is fixated on me, watching me curiously as her fingers aimlessly tap against the wooden desk.

"just how silly love is, and how love potions are overrated," my voice comes out hoarse, a result of me not talking for an extended period of time, and causes a slight smile on spencer's face, who is listening to garcia and i while playing chess.

"well, well, my love, you've given me the best idea," penelope announces, loudly, "we are going to create amortentia, who is in?." the sound of derek's shoes collide with the floor as he approaches, "i already know you'd smell me, babygirl," he teases, winking at garcia, whose face instantly lights up with a pink tint.

"did you know that throughout history, love potions have included substances such as the spanish fly? since the time of the ancient greeks, the deadly insect known as the spanish fly has been used in love potions. a type of blister beetle, the emerald green insect was popularly crushed with herbs and made into tonics. it could cause feelings of warmth to course through the body, but this was normally due to inflammation rather than desire," reid rambles and i find myself clinging onto his voice, rather than the words he's saying.

"let's do it," i state, catching the attention of the entire main crew, who stare at me in disbelief. "but you don't believe in this stuff, del, what's changing your mind?," emily states with a smirk on her face as she slyly glances at spencer.

"rather somebody," jj questions with a smirk playing on her lips, watching as i feel my face light up as if striking a match above fuel.

"alright, i'm in."

"no way, spence, you're a man of science."

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