#but he assumes gideon is helping him. thats gideons job after all. hes reids mentor of course he'll help him

[freakshowcowboy]

okay the basic gist of my rewrite of reids addiction plotline is reid reaches out to gideon and gets brushed off like in canon (in my version it would be very obvious this is because gideon cannot see how bad its gotten cannot face that this is really happening) he tries to get sober by himself like in canon but unlike canon he realizes he just. he Cant do this alone. he needs help. but he cant ask gideon again. he cant ask morgan, jj, hotch, or garcia he cant cant risk losing their respect. so in the midst of withdrawls he calls emily because well, hes already been a dick to her for months so he doesnt have to worry about her opinion of him, but shes also a good person and he knows he can trust her, so he calls her, asks for help, and when hes finally through the worst of it, with the sun peaking through the blinds as they sit on his bathroom floor her feels for the first time like maybe he will get through this

#this is just the portion i vaguely explained to my mom theres more but its like basically just how actually acknowledging reids addiction #would effect the rest of the series #yeehawing #criminal minds #also an important part is that the reasoning behind every character not intervening is delved into #morgans in a similar boat to gideon they just cant see it #deep down they Know but everything they see every sign is pushed down theyre not allowing themselves to see whats really there #it would be too devastating #and jj. again similar boat but she Is consciously aware but just doesnt know how to help #she tried reaching out but she could See his walls go up and she just couldnt risk losing him after all that theyd both been through #so she shut up left it alone and just tried to be around hoping he would ask her for help #garcia didnt know. she could see he wasnt himself and he was struggling but she thought it was all trauma. #thats her boy wonder. he'll be okay. he has to be. #so she sneaks him gifts and treats tells him she loves him and shes there if he wants to talk #but how could he tell garcia sunshine in human form that hes getting high at work and doesnt know how to stop #but then hotch. hotch knows. hotch very much knows. #and hes Heartbroken #but he assumes gideon is helping him. thats gideons job after all. hes reids mentor of course he'll help him #so hotch thinks the best thing he can do is act normal and make sure no one higher up realizes one of his agents is an addict #also emily knows immediately as well. shes the newest member of the team she has the least bias she can really see whats going on #and she knows addiction shes seen it close up #but again shes not close to reid yet so when hes a dick she doesnt take it personally but shes a dick back #because she understands but that doesnt mean she has to put up with that #and she doesnt plan on getting involved doesnt feel like thats something She should do #but when He reaches out to Her? of course shes gonna help #ANYWAYS. #i have Many Thots and Feelings GoodNight