[Criminal Minds] Adventures in Those Parallel Worlds

This is for reposting completed short parallel-universe AUs, sharing longer bonus scenes from "Big Star," and keeping AU ideas I plan to write.

The female lead is always Charlie Hastings, and the male lead is always Dr. Spencer Reid from Criminal Minds. The ideas get pretty wild.

Hope you enjoy!

Reposted completed works:

1. Childhood Friends AU: A bullied genius has a righteous childhood friend. Big Star x Rookie Agent (Complete)

2. Mature Adults AU: Undercover reporter x kidnapped agent. The Suspension Bridge Effect (Complete)

3. Hunger Games AU: District 11 tribute x genius Capitol mentor. Do whatever it takes to survive (Complete)

4. Harry Potter AU: Triwizard Tournament. A glamorous, high-profile school couple (Complete)

5. Gotham AU: The longtime girl of his dreams turns out to be the heiress of a mercenary organization (Complete)

6. Imaginary Friend x How I Met Your Mother: Spencer Reid has an imaginary friend who only appears when he's in pain, until one day he realizes it might not all be imaginary after all (Complete)

7. The Selection AU: A live-streamed royal election turns a sparrow into a prince consort. A fairy tale about Crown Princess Charlie and commoner Reid (Complete)

8. Romantic City AU: An agent forced onto leave because of trauma x a free-spirited witch with a variety of jobs. Even at your lowest, someone's arrival can bring a fresh breeze into your life (Complete)

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Ideas I'll work on next (not in any particular order; I'll write them as inspiration strikes):

1. It Is Never Too Late for True Love: A global superstar x an agent who's been through many hardships. What would happen if Charlie and Reid didn't meet until they were 36? A story full of tension (Complete)

2. You Are My Groupie Love: Band frontman x devoted fan. A genius's world is always full of thorns, no matter how gentle he seems on the surface. A wild experience during the confusion of being 18 / Toxic Relationship / Hurt & Comfort (Complete)

3. The Hunger Games world [loosely based on the Reaping]: An extreme competition with twice the usual number of tributes, but two people can win / Professionally trained District 2 contender x highly intelligent District 4 genius / A powerful team at the peak of physical and mental ability / Hey, Genius, want to form an alliance?

4. Romantic school comedy (What if The Bet were a true story?): Queen bee x Nerd / Bet she can win over that nerd in two weeks / It actually only took three days / She apologized, so just pretend to be mad for a bit (Complete)

5. [An ancient Roman/Greek-inspired world] Empress and her High Priest: A ruler and her group of advisors

6. Nightmare alternate timeline: Childhood friends reunite after many years apart / We Used to Be Really Close, But Not Anymore / Mid-to-late timeline / Includes trauma comfort / A story about redemption (Complete)

7. Stranger Things world: Isolated El makes a new friend / Pretty upperclassman who often treats her to meals / My boyfriend is a total nerd, too! / Two more additions to the young adult group / Don't worry, there's no grudge or anything, they're just being nice

8. The Chronicles of Narnia world: An agent on leave due to trauma x the Queen of Narnia / A horn summons a strange human from another world / The fantasy and real worlds cross over / Both are stunned / BAU: You took a vacation and caused this much chaos?! (Complete)

Theme: Everyone deserves happiness in every world