In attempts to solve a difficult case, Elliot and Olivia agree to go undercover in a particularly risky operation. Trust will be tested, and boundaries crossed, reopening some painful wounds. They are willing to place it all on the line for the sake of a victim, but will they be able to cope with the aftermath? E/O (Set after ‘Undercover’ in Season 9). **UPDATED 6.16.19** COMPLETE.
A case from the past comes back to haunt the squad--one that brings everyone back together again.
Alcohol. Sleeping pills. Cigarette burns. Wire coat hanger. Olivia's mouth felt dry. There was no need to say the name out loud. They were all thinking it. Lewis. Her voice broke. "That's impossible. He's dead."
He was pronounced dead. And then he came back to life.
The words replayed themselves in her mind, and Olivia felt the panic start to grip her. The tears, desperate to escape, burned behind her eyelids. Her breath began to quicken again. "There has to be some other explanation." Her words were raspy when spoken. She could feel herself fighting...fighting for a clarity that had disappeared the moment that she had received that fateful call that Vanessa Mayer's body had been found.
They’d learned each other’s quirks and intricacies on the job—but when did it become over the line? When did physicality become a detriment to them once they’ve taken off their shields? When did they realize the line in the sand no longer existed? (This is meant to take place a couple weeks after “Zebras” – had to assume a timeline, I don’t remember actual dates)
“Sometimes a change of perspective is all it takes to see the light” – Dan Brown
Rating: M
Category: Angst/UST/RST/Partial AU/Smut
Detention: The act of detaining; contained to one location for a certain period of time
/ "The barrel was aiming for her chest, her skin, her heart. There was blood already on the floor but he'd be damned if he'd let hers seep into the cracks too." / "I'm gonna go," she whispers over her shoulder before disappearing into the darkness. / Post Smoked S12 / EO
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What happens when a hidden past becomes hopelessly intertwined with the present? Our favorite detective may finally crack...
"Yes, I killed him." Olivia's voice dropped to a whisper. "I'm sorry." She stood up slowly and took a step closer toward the desk. Moving carefully so as not to startle him, she set her badge and her gun on the edge of his desk and turned her back away from him before he could see the tears swimming in her eyes. "Go ahead, Captain," she whispered quietly.
Cragen took her arm gently and slipped the handcuffs over her wrist. As he spoke, his voice was completely void of emotion. "Olivia Benson, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do can be held against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you..."
When Olivia finds herself on the roof of the 1-6, memories start flooding back.
Set after Amaro's One-Eighty so spoilers for anything before that.
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