"You, Merlin, couldn't keep a secret even if your life depended on it."
"You'd be surprised"
"what is that supposed to mean"
His face, My goddess, his face...
Even without knowing it, even without accepting it, his face and his eyes scream that if in that instant Merlin had even joked about having a secret, Arthur's entire world would turn upside down.
Arthur's world has always been one of court, secrets, manipulation, politics. And then there's Merlin, the element that completely changed his monotony, his daily companion, the one who has seen him even at times when Arthur would rather not be seen.
He's not stupid enough to believe he knows everything about Merlin, because why would he if he's "just his manservant"? The dividing line he draw so carefully to protect both of them. And yet, he think he know the essence of Merlin, he know who Merlin is in his depth, right? Because they're Merlin and Arthur... they just know, right?
ayo anon thanks for asking, this one is for another chappell roan based fic that's supposed to be a smutty one shot but i fear im unable to stop putting religious stuff in my fics so.
Favorite ever L&O SVU fic of yours and if someone else's? Let's start a chain. Tag someone else!
hello anon and thanks for the ask🧚♀️
there are so many amazing writers in the SVU fandom, i mainly read barisi/rollisi fics so these are some of my recs for those if you're into them :)
two of mine (which im surprisingly proud of not gonna lie)
absolution (if you want some barisi smut with religious guilt and virgin!sonny in the mix)
He could lie. Say it’s just him wanting to impress Rafael for their first time together. But no. It was his first time. Ever. Sonny Carisi was a virgin.
is it casual? (if you want an barisi au where sonny is a hot gym teacher and lots of pining)
Rafael gets dragged into a spin class and meets a ridiculously hot gym instructor in tight spandex shorts.
nooow, onto the recs, gonna try to put a few and im probably forgetting a lot of them because of the amount of crazy good fics in the fandom.
barisi fics:
Established Dom!Barba & Sub!Carisi by the amazing spectacular @request-remand
really good barisi smut with the feels, honestly just read all of their fics they're all amazing
you didn’t have to look at me like that, like i mean something by lousdrafts ( @fwtxl )
Rafael barba is a pining idiot who doesn’t think sonny would want him, but surprise he does!
Or 5 + 1 times they almost do something about the ever building tension and when they finally do
love love this one, lots of pining 🫶🏼
The Cabin by @margoblack
During a snowstorm, Carisi and Barba crash their car and are seemingly rescued by a pair of strangers. However, as they recover in a remote cabin, they begin to suspect that their rescuers might not be as helpful as they seem.
Margo has so many good fics if you like romantic comedy (funniest writer fr) and angst
Every Homily A Love Letter by @barisistill
Sonny is a priest AU.
This one just...god it's so beautifully heartbreaking. *praying for an update pls* but yeah I'm a sucker for religious guilt and this one hits all the right buttons.
So. The cat. by @ae-nar
“Hi there, sweetheart,” he says and watches as the cat’s ears twitch. He brings his right hand up slowly and puts it in front of the cat for it to sniff. It barely opens its eyes, which makes Sonny worry for its survivor instinct, aren’t cats supposed to be on constant lookout? He’s always been more of a dog person, if he’s honest, so he really doesn’t know what he’s doing. The cat, seemingly satisfied with Sonny’s scent, lays its head down. Is it going back to sleep? What is Sonny even supposed to do?! He doesn’t remember emergency protocol for finding a cat in Barba’s open office at ass o’clock! “Who are you?”
Alternative Universe where Barba can transform into a cat and it's so fucking adorable I loved it!! (Also read their Barmaro to Barisi pipeline series, really good character study)
Serve and Protect by GenuineSnoof
Liv and Rafael don't see eye to eye about their latest case. Rafael feels forced to take matters into his own hands.
honestly, badass Rafael all around!! with worried sonny, hurt rafa, established barisi like come ooon, i love it.
Late Night Phone Calls by OreoLuvr13
Rafael thought that he was done with getting Liv's late night phone calls when he left the DA's office. It turns out he was wrong. Liv is calling and Sonny isn't home. A Barisi missing scene from 19.19-Sunk Cost Fallacy
im a sucker for post 19.19 fics, so this one hits right.
rollisi fics:
The Things We Can't Forget by @electrictoes
When Carisi's sister shows up at the precinct, the case she presents the squad with brings old demons back to haunt him.
i would put all their fics here but i cant so this one has to do, just delicious hurt/comfort, but really go read all theirs, good rollisi always
Admiring the View by Niklet
"She used to roll her eyes when she heard other women talking about how they’d fallen in love with their best friend. And then it had happened to her. Although now she thought about it, she wasn’t sure which one of “best friend” or “falling in love” had come first."
can u tell i love sonny too? yeah
Obvious by SwordsandPens
A stranger to them, who had not witnessed the years of partnership and friendship and near misses….could see that Carisi had feelings for her. Of course, Amanda wasn’t naive. She knew that no matter how professional Sonny was, there was a way about him; a subconscious perk in his body when she entered a room, and he was always close by; an arm's reach from her, most of any time they were together. But they’d always been like that, hadn’t they?
like they were obviously in love for a whileeee
you got plans? don't say that by bcofl0ve
they make out in the courthouse hallway and carisi comes in his pants and then they fuck in the bathroom that's it that's the plot
good ol' rollisi smut
anyways that's all i have for now, there are a lot im probably forgetting and anyone tagged here please feel free to share your recs if u want🫶🏼🫡
1. Baby let me be your second best by thatviciousvixen
Is it settling if you're still getting exactly what you wanted?
https://archiveofourown.org/works/3691728
2. For ever good reason by Robin
“Apparently, the powers that be at 1PP, 1 Hogan Place and City Hall think it would be good PR if you and I were to maintain the fictional relationship alluded to in the Journal profile,” Barba said.
Carisi gaped at him. “Is this a joke?”
Barba rolled his eyes. “God, I wish it was,” he muttered.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/11348841
3. The injury of finally knowing you by kenobifitz
5 times rafael felt sonny’s pain and one time sonny felt rafael’s
or
Soulmates AU where they can feel each other's physical and emotional pain.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/62863189
4. Unresponsive by Ava_now
After Carisi is sexually assaulted and lay unresponsive for weeks in Mercy Hospital, Rollins determines it's time to call the one person who may be able to flip the script and get her partner talking again--his former mentor and lover, Rafael Barba.
It took two days for the staff at Mercy to realize the unconscious man who'd been dumped in their ER on Saturday night was an SVU detective, but once they knew, they'd contacted his superior officer immediately.
Even if Barba's convinced it won't do a bit of good.
So he prayed. He pressed his forehead against the confessional screen and whispered his sins into the dark, hoping that the right number of rosary beads between his fingers would make it all go away.
Just a little peak of a work in progress for barisi :p
So he prayed. He pressed his forehead against the confessional screen and whispered his sins into the dark, hoping that the right number of rosary beads between his fingers would make it all go away.
Just a little peak of a work in progress for barisi :p
“Please don’t run.” Sonny begs, his voice cracking at the edges, fragile and fraying like something about to snap.
Rafael freezes, his breath catching in his throat. The air is thick between them, heavy with all the words he’s too afraid to say. He hears the plea, hears the desperation laced through every syllable, but it’s not enough. It never is.
Then chase me. Show me I’m worth it. That this isn’t just in my head. That I mean something to you. That I’m not a burden, not a mistake, not too much or too little or all the wrong things at once.
That I’m easy to love. That it’s not difficult like everyone else has made it out to be.
Just once. God, just once. Let me have a reason to stop running.
But Rafael has been running his whole life. It’s the only thing he knows how to do.
does anyone know that buddie fic where instead of moving to la Eddie moved to this small town and Buck lives across the street and Eddie comes to find out the house is haunted and it has past lives with him and Buck
