Before & After

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• Before by inflatablepool123

  Fandoms: The Bear (TV 2022)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  13 Nov 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Richard "Richie" Jerimovich/Jessica
  • Richard "Richie" Jerimovich
  • Jessica (The Bear TV 2022)
  • Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting
  • Meet-Cute

  Summary

  On a bitter Chicago night, Richie meets a quiet bartender who lingers on his mind for years.

  My take on an alternative universe where Richie and Jess meet before he ever Stages at Ever.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Before & After

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,882

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  1

  Kudos:

  2

  Hits:

  47

• After by inflatablepool123

  Fandoms: The Bear (TV 2022)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  13 Nov 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Richard "Richie" Jerimovich/Jessica
  • Richard "Richie" Jerimovich
  • Jessica (The Bear TV 2022)
  • Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto
  • Michael "Mikey" Berzatto
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence

  Summary

  Richie blinked like he wasn’t sure if his brain was screwing with him.

  “Jess?”

  She smiled, just barely. “Hey, stranger. Welcome to Ever, Richie.”

  Series

  • Part 2 of Before & After

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,859

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  2

  Kudos:

  6

  Hits:

  70