fics from the rookie universe
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let your life grow strong and sweet to the taste (’cause the odds are completely insane) by everyoneloveslucy
Fandoms: The Rookie (TV 2018)
30 Mar 2026
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It has been almost three-hundred-and-forty-five hours since Lucy Chen took the life of Martin Carpio, brother of Joan Carpio and beloved of many.
When it is particularly dark and quiet, usually late at night, she recalls the terrible urge she’d felt at the beginning of the fight; an intense desire to close her eyes and allow the experience to occur.
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Lucy Chen's monotonous routine post-the-death-of Martin Carpio is interrupted.
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- Part 1 of rewrites + missing moments
- Part 1 of fics from the rookie universe
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NOT A PREGNANCY FIC
Fassungslos: to be bewildered, speechless, aghast, and/or raging.
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Lucy has never been pregnant.
Lucy is not currently pregnant.
Lucy might be pregnant someday, but that day is not today.
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Or: A favour for a friend ends up in Lucy Chen considering homicide.
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- Part 1 of tales from the mouse in the break room
- Part 2 of fics from the rookie universe
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and when i find you, you will bleed for me too by everyoneloveslucy
Fandoms: The Rookie (TV 2018)
07 May 2026
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So vivid is this memory in Lucy's mind that when she feels the hands on her shoulders, hoisting her from where she is lain in his trunk, she is almost able to convince herself that the hands belong to her father, and he is carrying her into the house from the car.
She is being carried into a house from a car, but it is all happening the wrong way. This man is not her father, and she is not being carried against her father's chest. She is draped across this man's right shoulder, held there by his right arm as it pins her thighs to his upper abdomen. She is milliseconds away from falling, though Lucy knows that he will not let her fall. It is so violating, yet simultaneously so intimate that she almost forgets to feel fear.
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My rewrite of 2x11 (Day of Death) because The Rookie writers are too afraid to include sexual assault in any context that can't be ignored or minimized.
Title taken from the song "Red Tears" by Jeff Dewsnup. The artist donates the royalties from this song to help survivors of sexual assault.
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- Part 2 of rewrites + missing moments
- Part 3 of fics from the rookie universe
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What purpose has love, if not to be known and felt in the darkest of places?
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A wholly self-indulgent spec fic for Season 9 of The Rookie.
Title taken from the song “On Top Of The World” by Run Baby Run
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- Part 1 of spec fics
- Part 4 of fics from the rookie universe
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love, love is a verb (love is a doing word) by everyoneloveslucy
Fandoms: The Rookie (TV 2018)
08 Jun 2026
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"We get a higher show of force, especially from men."
Lucy's fingers wrap around the chilled metal of the doorknob.
"So guess what, sweetheart, you are always going to be tested."
She applies just enough of her waning energy to twist it— and the door opens.
Stay down, and get used to that position.
Lucy crosses the threshold and lets her head fall back as she breathes in the late-night air.
Get used to that position.
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Lucy Chen and those around her deal with the immediate fallout of Martin Carpio's death.
Title taken from the song "Teardrop" by Massive Attack (ft. Elisabeth Fraser).
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- Part 5 of fics from the rookie universe
- Part 3 of rewrites + missing moments
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you ask about kids (i don't know if i'm able) by everyoneloveslucy
Fandoms: The Rookie (TV 2018)
04 Jun 2026
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She tries denying it when the coast creeps inward.
She covers her eyes so she can pretend she doesn't see the water swirling around her feet.It is only when the waves come crashing over her head that she finally, albeit belatedly, admits it to herself.
This is all so strange to him. He remembers musing about nursery decor with Isabel and discussing baby names with Lucy, for God's sake.
He can't, for the life of him, determine when he came to this conclusion, can't possibly recall when he became so staunchly resolute in his resolution to remain childfree forever.
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Lucy Chen and Tim Bradford realize that they do not want to be parents.
This fic takes place in the same canon as my fic, and when i find you, you will bleed for me, too. You do not need to read it to understand, though.Title taken from the song 'Silver Spoon' by Erin LeCount.
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- Part 6 of fics from the rookie universe
- Part 4 of rewrites + missing moments