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one word from you (and i would jump off of this ledge i'm on, baby) by strikingnyx
Fandoms: Law & Order: SVU
27 Dec 2025
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"You called?” Olivia broke the silence. She needed a confirmation, anyway.
“I need to see you before I leave.” Alex breathed, a little too heavily.
"So, it's true? Early retirement, huh?" Olivia smirked, some people would say that's not the Alex Cabot they know, "You know, people are expecting you to run that DAs office like some war dictator.”
Alex laughed, "That would've happened if I'm still the person I was before."
Olivia nodded, "Where?"
"Florida." Alex deadpanned
Olivia laughed, "Sure, miss heiress to the Cabot's fortune. Florida," Olivia repeated, the word tasting like ash. It was so mundane, so retirement-brochure, that it felt like a deliberate insult to the Alex Cabot she had known.
Or Alex called Olivia to say goodbye. Season 13!
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It wasn't just the lack of demands that was comforting; it was the shared acknowledgment of fatigue. They didn't need to explain the depth of their weariness; they just needed to exist within it, together.
A few minutes later, Olivia removed her hand. We're okay for tonight. No other words were needed to convey.
The silence wasn't empty; it was full—full of acceptance, full of unvoiced empathy, full of the quiet.
And they're back to real life again.
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we could go back to new york (loving you was never enough) by strikingnyx
Fandoms: Law & Order: SVU
13 Dec 2025
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She can't believe how long they waited, and how they still ended up here.
New York.
It was their grave and their greatest hit.
Or five times Olivia seeks Alex---distinct, desperate, defining moments. And one time, she doesn't have to.
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do you believe in god? (i do, please stop, there's so much blood) by strikingnyx
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
15 Jun 2025
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Maybe she fell in love with the sun rays in his skin more than she ever did with him, and maybe he kissed her freckles because he misses the stars somewhere. Maybe it was her working so hard to fit in; it was her seeking validation from someone else. It was his wandering hands, his face on her neck. It was her desperation to be touched, her neediness to be wanted.
Or the first time Emily died somewhere in Rome years ago.
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how many times can the same thing break your heart? (as long as you love it) by strikingnyx
Fandoms: Law & Order: SVU
04 Apr 2025
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How many times must Olivia watch Alex leave before she realized that everything has changed?
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Alex calls on a Thursday, two weeks after Elliot’s suspension.
Season 13 AU, stitched through with its relevant past. Elliot’s gone, Olivia’s a mess, and Alexandra Cabot spirals back into Olivia’s life one more time.
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- Part 1 of The Wide Orbit
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07 Aug 2025
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A S7 fix-it in which Emily's trauma is acknowledged and Hotch doesn't want to take her for granted again.
“Thank you,” she says softly. She turns to meet his eyes, trying to make him understand that she means thank you for all of it. For putting so much on the line to keep her safe, knowing the pain it was going to cause. For visiting her in the hospital every moment he could, sitting in the quiet with her when neither of them knew what to say. For never asking her what the hell she was thinking going after Doyle alone with flashbang grenades and automatic weapons while the team tried to build a profile she already knew by heart.
“It’s alright,” he says. “Just let me drive you to the hotel, and promise me you’ll call tomorrow.”
Something squeezes tight in her chest when she realises he’s honestly worried this will be the last he sees of her. Tighter, when she realises it’s something she could do – she could run. She has a bag full of cash and two other identities that are still clean. Her heart races briefly with the possibility. It would be so easy compared to this mess.
“Emily,” he says. “Promise me.”
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Mystery Work
Part of vault
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This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!
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24 Jun 2025
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I go so far as to think that you own the universe.
I will bring you happy flowers from the mountains, bluebells,
dark hazels, and rustic baskets of kisses.
I want
to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.
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28 Dec 2024
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collect the moments one by one (i guess that’s how the future’s done) by flowersinapril
Fandoms: Criminal Minds (US TV)
30 Sep 2023
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Aaron and Emily fall in love across the 50 states
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He kisses her forehead as her breathing evens out, and she wonders about the healing properties of lips on skin, of the rationalization he will have done in his head to cross their invisible line with the tiniest brush of his lips.
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06 Dec 2024