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1. Fight for Survival by Ravenclaw1823

   Fandoms: The Rookie (TV 2018)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   29 Nov 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Tim Bradford/Lucy Chen
   • Lucy Chen (The Rookie)
   • Tim Bradford
   • Angela Lopez
   • Nyla Harper
   • Tamara Colins
   • Jackson West
   • John Nolan (The Rookie)
   • Original Characters
   • Wade Grey
   • Doug Stanton
   • Kojo the Dog (The Rookie)
   • Wesley Evers
   • Zombie Apocalypse
   • AU After 2x12
   • Inspired by The Last of Us
   • Inspired by The Walking Dead (Telltale Video Game)
   • Inspired by The Walking Dead
   • Forced Proximity
   • Hurt Lucy Chen (The Rookie)
   • Hurt Tim Bradford
   • Protective Lucy Chen (The Rookie)
   • Protective Tim Bradford
   • Blood and Injury
   • Blood and Gore
   • Cabin
   • Kidnapping
   • Religious Cults
   • Threats of Violence
   • Threats of Rape/Non-Con
   • Threats of baby-napping
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Angst and Tragedy
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Chenford Banter
   • If you have seen the last of us or anything from the walking dead you have been warned
   • but there is a happy ending
   • No MCD
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Cuddling & Snuggling
   • Soft Tim Bradford
   • Soft Lucy Chen (The Rookie)
   • Tim Bradford Saves Lucy Chen
   • Lucy Chen Saves Tim Bradford
   • References to Episode: s02e11 Day of Death (The Rookie)
   • Graphic bodily injuries
   • BAMF Lucy Chen (The Rookie)
   • Pregnant

   Summary

   As Lucy is trying to get her life back on track following her abduction and Tim is doing his best to both support her and help her finish her training, the world abruptly comes to an end when a virus starts turning people into the living dead. Due to circumstances, Lucy and Tim are forced to flee to safety to the only place Tim can think of. The T.O and Rookie’s partnership is put to the ultimate test as they are now forced to rely on one another to survive in the new zombie wasteland. Will there partnership fail, or will it prove to be stronger than ever and turn into something more?

   AU after 2x12

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   67,711

   Chapters:

   23/43

   Comments:

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