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Spending the weekend in Malcolm’s bed was supposed to be simple. But Monday morning hits hard, and neither Malcolm nor Dani is brave enough to ask what happens next. When a gruesome serial killer case lands on Major Crimes, featuring a victim who looks eerily like Dani, and a smug transfer detective starts pushing his way into her orbit, Malcolm’s protective instincts kick into overdrive. They’re running out of time, and "just partners" isn't going to cut it anymore.
Continuing the story from 2021.
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AU Carmen is the youngest CDC at Empire, right up until he collapses on the line and gets hit with doctor’s orders for a six-week mandatory leave.
Banished to Michelle and Stevie’s beach house in Springs, Long Island, Carmen is under strict instructions: zero cooking and absolutely no touching a stove. To make sure he doesn't break, Mikey (who is alive and well) and Richie tag along to keep an eye on him.
Enter Sydney Adamu: the talented private chef hired to feed the whole loud Chicago crew. She knows Carmen’s culinary talents, but she didn't expect the quiet, magnetic pull between them. As the heat of the summer rises, navigating the kitchen and each other becomes a whole lot more complicated. Shenanigans ensue.
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With two Michelin stars on the plaque, Carmen takes the architecture internship. On his last night, Sydney places her mother’s copy of The Little Prince into his hands with a soft reminder, "don't forget how to see the sheep in the box."
While Carmen buries himself in drafting tables, Sydney is left shouldering the crushing weight of their legacy alone, balancing two stars, the mounting debt, and the relentless pressure of franchising alongside urban designer/ architect Julian Vance. But miles away, Sydney's hidden marginalia quietly unravels Carmen in the dark. Reading her words night after night, he is struck by a staggering, terrifying truth: Sydney is the only person who ever truly tamed his chaotic soul, the only woman he has ever loved with this kind of fierce, agonizing devotion. The space away from the Bear or the kitchen was never a new life; it was the moment the smoke cleared so he could finally step back into her storm and fight for her. If it's not already too late...
Imagining post-season 5 with The Little Prince parallels and if Carmen did take the internship.
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AU Sydney's kitchen holds ancestral spellwork and magic; Carmen's trauma is an unquenchable fire. Swearing off love after her mother’s death and her father’s grief, Sydney built her life behind impenetrable ancestral wards and absolute control to keep her world small. But when a ruined Carmen stumbles across her door, running from his past, the roaring noise in his head cuts out for the first time in his life, and Sydney is struck by an immediate, terrifying pull that threatens every wall she ever built to protect her heart.
AU inspired by parts of Practical Magic, but no one is coming back from the dead.
Sydcarmy Week 2026 Day 5: Supernatural/Magical/ Canon Divergence
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Set six months after the end of Season 5. Sydney and Carmen go to Chef Terry's 3-day wedding in the English countryside, and sparks fly. A little rom-com-like story with no drama, just vibes.
SydCarmy Week 2026 Day 3: First Kiss