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• words are futile devices by wereoz

  Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)  

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  08 Jul 2024

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  • Jason Gideon & Spencer Reid
  • Jason Gideon
  • Spencer Reid
  • Season/Series 01
  • Episode Tag
  • Post-Episode: s01e19 Machismo
  • Platonic Relationships
  • Internalised Transphobia
  • reid personifies their transness as a ‘monster’ so. also:
  • mentions of transphobia
  • Period Typical Attitudes
  • like i use outdated terms and reference the transphobia of the officers in this ep too
  • Sad Spencer Reid
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • kinda? look Gideon is really trying 😭
  • Queer Themes
  • Nonbinary Spencer Reid
  • i use he/him pronouns bc Reid hasn’t really figured that out tho
  • Parental Jason Gideon
  • One Shot
  • Nonbinary Character
  • also: this entire thing is just autism to autism communication
  • it’s important to me that u know that

  Summary

  After the events of ‘Machismo’, Gideon catches Spencer on the jet for a moment alone to discuss the actions of the local police.

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