Higher Groundfan fiction

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24 Higher Ground stories are open to everyone here, 75% of them complete. The average one runs about 24,500 words. Read any of them in your browser, save it as an EPUB, or listen to it.

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Criminal Minds (US TV)+1

All My Fears Are Facts

by agentquakingskye

“Jennifer Jareau isn’t her real name. Well, it is now, she doesn’t want anythin’ to do with her old life. She’s been in witness protection since she was 17.”“What’s her real name?”“Shelby Merrick.”——When JJ is abducted, the BAU must dig through her darkest secrets to rescue her from the monsters from her childhood.{Or, a 200th episode rewrite as a Higher Ground crossover.}

General 29k words 19 ch Complete 126 kudos

Crossovers & Fandom Fusions · episode rewrite · The BAU Team as Family (Criminal Minds) · Episode: s09e14 200· +10 more

Criminal Minds (US TV)+2

Acceptance Pending

by Songbirdsmile

So much can change with a simple phone call. When Steve’s work life and home life collide, it sends ripples throughout the family, leaving everyone struggling to adapt and move forward. Steve and JJ most of all.

Teen 266k words 20 / ? ch In progress 57 kudos

Beginning of Very Slow Burn McDanno · CM s6 · Canon Character Loss · Fluff and Angst· +7 more

Criminal Minds (US TV)+2

Rocked and Reeling

by Songbirdsmile

Recent revelations and emotionally-traumatic events have shaken up JJ’s world, putting extra strain on her relationship with Will, so she heads back to Horizon for a chance to settle and regroup. Can she allow herself to open up and accept help from family and friends in order to figure out her next steps?

Teen 88k words 12 ch Complete 36 kudos

Angst · Criminal Minds S4/S5 spoilers · Crossover · Family Drama· +6 more

Criminal Minds (US TV)+1

Shelby.

by N0rris

As her wedding approaches, Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer Jareau is troubled by a visitor from her past. Meanwhile, her husband-to-be uncovers a pattern of disappearances that could lead him to a familiar place.

Teen 11k words 8 / ? ch In progress 30 kudos

Angst · Domestic Fluff · Emotional Hurt · Emotional Hurt/Comfort· +10 more

Hawaii Five-0 (2010)+1

McGarrett Goes to Washington... State

by Songbirdsmile

Steve is having problems coping with being sent to the mainland following his mother's death. Aunt Deb and his father decide the best place for him to grieve and heal is a boarding school in the mountains. Can be read as a stand-alone work, but also now officially backstory for the Family Found universe. (AU - Mount Horizon replaces The Army and Navy Academy for Steve's high school years)

Teen 75k words 15 ch Complete 29 kudos

Abandonment Issues · Adapting to New Environment · Anger Management · Angst· +7 more

Criminal Minds (US TV)+2

Let's Get Together

by Songbirdsmile

The holiday long weekend isn’t promising much happiness or relaxation for JJ, with a BAU/family party to navigate and a radio-silent ex to face down. Steve’s grace period for a quiet reintegration is up, and he’s left working through his issues while meeting an endless parade of people from his girls’ new life. JJ makes sure to recruit backup for Steve, but who will have her back?

Teen 51k words 6 ch Complete 29 kudos

Awkward Conversations · BAU Party · Birthday · Experiments· +9 more

Criminal Minds (US TV)+2

Unfamiliar Territory

by Songbirdsmile

Steve is finally coming home to his girls! The family reunion is more of a roller coaster than he had anticipated, but with a little help and encouragement, he settles in.

Teen 42k words 5 ch Complete 29 kudos

Angst · Military Homecoming · Neighbors · Nightmares· +3 more

Higher Ground

Name Calling

by orphan_account

An extended version of the bathroom scene in episode 21, while Shelby grieves her sisters disappearance and Juliette attempts bulimia once again. Just something I wrote last night.

Teen 1.2k words 1 ch Complete 25 kudos

mostly friendshipy thing

Silk Stalkings+3

Runaways

by serendipityxxi

The first time Samantha Spade ran away from home she was thirteen and her mother, coming out of a week long binge actually noticed and came after her. The second time Samantha left she was seventeen, and it wasn't so much running away as moving out.

General 4.8k words 1 ch Complete 18 kudos

Crossover