Archive of Our Own

Summary:

Between long nights and painful silences, two police officers watch love endure even when the dream of having a child does not come true. Until, on a dark street in Los Angeles, a cry breaks the routine — and Sunny arrives.

Small and unexpected, she does not fix the past, but she lights the way forward. Inspired by You Are My Sunshine, this is a story about families that are not born the way we expect, but exactly the way they are meant to be.