Hi all,

I'm back (for a limited time only) to present a bit of a sequel/a bit of a teleplay featuring favorites from Freaks in the Middle/Like Real People Do. This act-by-act mystery/short story has been almost completely adapted from the Season 1x13 episode of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders called "Paper Orphans," in my opinion a fantastic hour of TV. Story title comes from "Home," by Aron Wright as featured in the original CM episode. A significant amount of the characters, plot, and even dialogue has been taken directly from this episode and reworked for the TO universe, meaning you don't need to have watched any Criminal Minds before reading as there are no CM characters in this story. You may, however, want to revisit the last chapter/epilogue of LRPD just to catch up with the Mikaelsons.

This story takes place a few months after the end of that story. This story is also mercifully much shorter. :)

I will be posting an act every Monday. Follow for updates. Here's a blurb as you wait!

Aidan Thompson faces his biggest crisis as mayor when the young daughter of a City Councilman is kidnapped during a visit to the Ninth Ward. Also, Hope struggles to start a new chapter of her life and Leah and Elijah send Faith off to college.

See you soon,

Principles of Magic