blame the ambien casey’s a menace. like, play-with-fire-and-dare-it-to-burn-her reckless. alex hates it. alex leaves but then she comes back and casey’s like “i knew you would.” it’s messy and hot and neither of them are saying what they actually mean but also casey gets on her knees sooo.no beta because my beta HATES ME2k ish
Alex lets herself into Casey’s office like she’s done a hundred times before.
No knocking. No announcement. Just the soft click of the door shutting behind her and the smell of takeout Thai bleeding into the scent of overworked printer ink and mediocre perfume.
Casey’s at her desk, sleeves rolled, hair pulled back in that chaotic bun she only does when she’s already pulled three miracles that day. There’s a scuff on her knee, the faint brush of rug burn, pink and tender, catching against the inside of her pant leg every time she moves.
She’s a mess. A beautiful, smug, brilliant mess. And she knows it.
“Cabot,” Casey says without looking up. “Here to reprimand me?”
Alex drops a file on the desk. “You’re getting closer.”
Casey finally glances up, eyes raking over her like a feast. “Still not close enough, though.”
“You leaked the surveillance footage.”
Casey shrugs. “Technically, I left it on my desk. Channel 6 helped themselves.”
Alex stares her down. “That’s a felony.”
“No,” Casey says, standing and stretching, “that’s public interest. And Judge Terhune agreed. Remand granted. No bail.”
“You bent the law.”
“I massaged it.”
“You used a grieving mother to grandstand in front of cameras.”
“She volunteered,” Casey says smoothly, walking around the desk now, slow and deliberate. “She wanted her son’s killer off the street. I gave her the chance.”
“You’re supposed to prosecute fairly. Cleanly.”
Casey tilts her head, stepping into Alex’s space. “That’s the difference between you and me, Lex. You play chess with the rules. I play chicken.”
Alex doesn’t flinch, but her breath falters.
This thing between them isn’t official. Not defined. Casey makes sure of that.
Instead, it’s hands brushing in dark corners. It’s too-long stares in meeting rooms. It’s quiet footsteps in the dead of night, Casey’s hand on the back of Alex’s neck, breath hot and heavy against her throat, before they both pretend it never happened.
“You can’t keep doing this,” Alex whispers.
Casey leans in close, close enough to make Alex’s stomach flip. “Doing what?”
“This. Pushing me. Pushing everyone.”
Casey smiles, slow and dangerous. “You love it when I push you.”
Alex’s jaw tightens. “It won’t always work.”
Casey takes one more step. Her voice drops. “Does tonight count?”
Alex doesn’t answer. Can’t. Because Casey is too close, and this is too familiar, and her self-control is unraveling, thread by thread.
“You’re the golden girl,” Casey murmurs. “Rules, order, justice. It’s very sexy.”
Alex swallows.
“And yet…” Casey lifts a finger, brushes it down the lapel of Alex’s blazer. “You keep ending up here. With me. Late at night. When the law is fuzzy and the office is quiet and we don’t have to pretend.”
Alex’s voice is barely there. “This isn’t sustainable.”
Casey’s smile twists into something softer, sadder. “You won’t. I don’t burn. I scorch just enough.”
Her hand brushes Alex’s, casual and intimate all at once. Alex lets it happen.
Just for a second. Then steps back.
Not because she wants to, but because she has to.
Casey doesn’t chase her. Instead, she sits back down, legs crossed, eyes gleaming with unspoken things.
“You gonna lecture me some more?” she asks.
Alex straightens her shoulders, trying to breathe past the ache in her chest. “No.”
“Good.”
“But I’ll be back tomorrow,” Alex says, turning toward the door. “You’ll need someone to clean up your mess.”
Alex turns toward the door.
She doesn’t get far.
Casey moves. Smooth as a strike, quiet as guilt. Her thumbs hook through Alex’s belt loops, and for the first time all night, she initiates the pull.
No warning. She tugs Alex back until her spine presses lightly against the desk.
Alex’s breath catches.
“Don’t walk away,” Casey says, voice low, eyes lit with something reckless and raw. “Not tonight.”
Alex opens her mouth, but nothing comes out.
Because Casey is standing in front of her now, close enough to taste the tension, close enough to do something about it. And for once, there’s no teasing in her face. No smirk. Just this unbearable honesty in her eyes like she’s done pretending she doesn’t want it as badly as Alex does.
Casey’s hands stay at Alex’s waist. Light. Loose. But intentional.
“You’ve been showing up at my office for months,” Casey says, softer now, mouth just inches from Alex’s jaw. “Telling me I go too far, that I play too dirty. And yet…”
She dips her head forward, lips brushing the shell of Alex’s ear, not quite a kiss. “You never stop coming.”
Alex’s pulse roars.
“This isn’t about ethics,” Casey murmurs. “It’s about control. And you hate that you don’t have it when it comes to me.”
Alex exhales, shaky. “That’s not true.”
Casey pulls back just enough to look her in the eyes.
It’s unfair — how devastatingly beautiful she looks in the dim office light, shirt half-open, hair a mess, courtroom fire still clinging to her skin. But it’s real. And it’s hers.
“You could’ve stopped this a long time ago,” Casey says. “But you didn’t.”
Her hands flex slightly at Alex’s waist. Alex doesn’t move.
Not when Casey smiles.
Not when she tugs at the belt loop again, firmer this time, and definitely not when Casey sinks.
Down.
Onto her knees.
She goes slow. Deliberate. Like it’s an offering. Or a dare.
Her eyes stay locked on Alex’s the whole time — no blush, no shame, just that wicked glint of control, flipped and twisted and sharpened into something lethal.
Alex can’t breathe.
Casey’s palms smooth up the outside of her thighs, slow and possessive, and then just rest there.
“You came in here to scold me,” Casey murmurs, gaze tilted upward, lips parted just barely. “To pull rank. Tell me what’s right. What’s ethical.”
She smirks. “Still feel righteous?”
Alex’s fingers curl around the edge of the desk behind her like she might fall.
Casey leans in, mouth brushing the inside of Alex’s knee, light, reverent, devastating.
“I know what you want, Alex,” she says softly. “I’ve always known.”
She doesn’t move closer.
She just waits on her knees like she belongs there.
“I do what I want,” Casey whispers. “And right now… I want you.”
Alex still doesn’t speak.
But her hand moves — slow and unsure — to Casey’s hair, fingers trembling just a little as they curl at the nape of her neck.
Alex’s breath shudders as Casey’s mouth trails higher.
Her hands are steady now — one braced lightly on Alex’s hip, the other sliding up her thigh with the kind of confidence that comes from knowing exactly where this ends.
“You’ve thought about this,” Casey murmurs, voice thick, lips brushing the inside of Alex’s leg. “Haven’t you?”
Alex says nothing.
But she doesn’t stop her or push her away. Her grip in Casey’s hair tightens.
Casey smirks against her skin.
“I have too.”
Then she eases Alex’s slacks down. Not rushed. Not coy. Just calm, capable hands undressing her like a courtroom argument: efficient, measured, devastating in its precision.
When she presses her mouth against Alex, it’s not hesitant, or delicate. It’s claiming.
Tongue slow, firm, relentless, and she doesn’t bother starting soft.
Because Casey knows exactly how to unravel her.
Her head tips back, teeth sinking into her bottom lip to keep the sounds in, but her hips betray her, rolling forward into Casey’s mouth, desperate and instinctual and raw.
Casey hums, low and dark.
Her tongue moves in confident, practiced circles. She shifts one hand, fingers sliding between Alex’s thighs and pressing inside her with the kind of rhythm that makes Alex gasp, her voice finally cracking free like something sacred.
Casey doesn’t let up. Doesn’t slow down.
Teeth grazing just enough to sting, tongue drawing patterns that burn, fingers curling like she’s memorizing her from the inside out.
And all the while, her eyes never leave Alex’s face.
Because this is power. Not bending the law, not courtroom wins. This.
Alex Cabot, coming apart.
On her desk. On her tongue.
Alex comes hard, tense and quiet and wrecked.
Casey keeps going until the tremors stop, until Alex is slumped, shaking, her hand still fisted in her hair like she might fall through the floor without her.
Only then does she ease back, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand and standing up slowly.
She leans in close enough for their noses to nearly touch.
Alex opens her mouth, but she doesn’t speak. She just pulls Casey in by the collar and kisses her like a threat.
When the blonde pulls back, her lipstick is smeared, thanks to Casey, and her hand is still tangled in Casey’s hair like she hasn’t yet decided whether to let go.
Casey’s eyes are unreadable now — smug still, yes, but something colder just beneath it. Her tongue flicks across her bottom lip like she’s chasing the taste of Alex. Or the victory.
Alex finally speaks. “You crossed a line.”
Casey blinks once. “Which one?”
“You know which.”
Alex’s jaw tightens. She pulls her pants up, fast and irritated, trying to slam the distance back into place. It doesn’t work. Her skin’s still humming. Her mouth still tastes like Casey and herself. And her hands?
Still shaking.
Casey moves back toward her desk, casually picking up the file Alex threw down earlier. “I’ll redact the footage tomorrow. No harm done.”
Alex watches her like she’s trying to figure out if she’s being dismissed.
“You’re impossible,” she mutters.
Casey glances up. “You’re addicted.”
“To what?”
Casey’s smile is cruel and tired all at once. “To me. To this. To letting yourself lose control for five fucking minutes.”
Alex’s mouth opens, but she doesn’t argue.
Because it’s true.
Casey leans back against the edge of the desk, the same spot where Alex had her knees trembling a few minutes ago. She crosses her arms.
“You’ll leave now,” she says simply. “You’ll go home. Pretend this didn’t happen. Convince yourself you hate me again by morning.”
Alex swallows. Doesn’t deny it.
Casey smiles, smaller this time. Sadder. “But you’ll be back.”
The clock on the wall ticks louder than it should. Somewhere down the hallway, a copier hums to life. The city keeps spinning.
Alex smooths her blazer, swipes her thumb across the corner of her mouth where Casey’s kiss still lingers.
Then walks to the door.
Before she leaves, she turns her head just slightly. Doesn’t look at her, but doesn’t not look either.
“Next time,” she says, low and dangerous, “I’m the one in control.”
And then she’s gone, leaving Casey standing in the wreckage. Alone.
Casey brings home flowers on a random afternoon, and it stirs up more feelings than either of them expect. Just a quiet moment between two people still figuring each other out.
based on Maroon by Taylor Swift
hurt/comfort, flowers as a metaphor, angst
5k wc
reupload, abandoned fic
The first rays of pale sunlight seeped through the windows of Alex Cabot’s loft, illuminating the incense ash that sprinkled across the oak floor.
Casey Novak, with her rumpled hair and wine-flushed cheeks, tucked her legs beneath her and knelt beside the record stand. She gently brushed the sandalwood from cardboard jackets: Rumors, Tusk, Mirage. Faint creases on sleeve corners told their own quiet stories of late‑night needle drops long before she’d moved in, long before Alex had made space for another toothbrush beside hers.
From across the rug, Alex tipped the soiled incense holder over the small trash bin, grimacing as the ash slid from the ceramic in a hush of gray. Her borrowed Harvard Law crewneck hung just past her thighs; every time she shifted her weight, Casey’s gaze caught on the swing of fabric, the easy way Alex occupied her own home—and now, somehow, Casey’s too.
They’d meant to review witness statements and crash early. Instead, Alex had put Fleetwood Mac on the turntable, and Casey cracked open some cheap‑ass screw‑top rosé. Everything after Blue Letter dissolved into laughter—burned popcorn, a debate over hearsay exceptions, Casey’s terrible impression of Judge Petrovsky that made Alex choke on wine and clutch her ribs.
Steam drifted from a single mug on the coffee table—the blonde’s jasmine tea. Casey had already stolen a sip, her lipstick print glowing a faint maroon on the rim beside Alex’s own. She lounged back against the couch, idly brushing her toes against the loose hem of Alex’s sweater, a slow, playful sweep that made the burgundy fabric sway and Alex glance down with a half-smirk.
“How’d we end up on the floor, anyway?”
Alex asked, voice still rough with sleep. Casey, knees drawn up and heels resting in Alex’s lap, tugged her hair down from its haphazard bun and let it encompass her shoulders. “Easy culprit,” she said, a lazy grin tugging at her mouth. “Your old roommate’s bargain-bin wine demolished our sense of time management.
Alex’s laugh was a quick, unguarded burst, sharp and melodic, filling the loft with the kind of warmth that made everything feel brighter. The sound bounced off the brick walls, then sank into Casey’s chest, stirring something she hadn’t realized had settled there. It was a sound she didn’t know she’d need this much. One she’d come to crave more than anything. Three weeks had passed since Casey moved in. Boxes were still haphazardly stacked in corners, a lone lamp perched on the dresser with no shade. But mornings like this, with Alex beside her, had a way of making everything feel rooted in place, as though they'd shared this space for years, not just weeks.
A faint draft slipped in from the fire escape. Smoke from the incense curled and spiraled, pale and gentle against the glass, wrapping the room in its quiet calm. For a few moments, they simply listened. The soft popping of vinyl static, the ticking radiator, the steady, almost shy rhythm of two heartbeats learning the same tempo. Outside, Manhattan kept its frantic pulse, taxis groaning across the wet pavement, but from up here, the noise felt decades away.
Alex reached for the kettle, poured a second mug, and handed it over. Their fingers grazed and Casey’s pulse thrummed, not with urgency but with a grounded certainty that surprised her.
“So,” Alex said, voice soft enough that it nearly blended with the crackle of the record, “when we finally unpack those boxes, where do you want your books?”
Casey leaned her head on Alex’s shoulder. “Somewhere close. I’m tired of looking for things I’ve already found.”
Outside the window, snow began to fall, the first flake landing on the wrought‑iron rail like a single note on an open staff. Inside, two women sat amid incense ash and album sleeves, finishing lukewarm tea and memorizing a silence that felt, for once, like home.
Two nights later, winter hovered indecisively above the city, unable to choose between sleet and snow. The courthouse steps were slick and gleaming when they stepped off the curb, breath visible in the cold.
“You didn’t even call,” Casey said, not looking at her. Her heels clicked down the sidewalk.
Alex tried to catch her pace. “I was buried in witness prep, Casey. I wasn’t ignoring you.”
“You don’t even have to ignore me,” Casey shot back, then stopped, folding her arms tight across her chest. Her shirt was damp, her curls frizzing at the edges, and her voice came out low. “You just forget.”
The words landed like a slap. Casey wasn’t raising her voice, but that calm, steady tone was worse. Alex opened her mouth, closed it again. They stood in the glow of a streetlamp, faces half in shadow.
“I didn’t forget,” Alex finally said. “I just… lost track of time.”
“You always do.” Casey’s voice broke, just a little. “And I wait. And I forgive it. And I keep showing up.” She was calm, but underneath her voice was that quiet, brittle kind of sadness that never announced itself until it was already settling in.
Alex ducked into a bodega, the kind with flickering lights and a handwritten sign for oranges out front, without a word. When she came back, she had a bottle of wine (actual cork, not screw-top) cradled in her hands. “Come on,” she said. “Walk with me?”
Casey hesitated. Then, she stepped out of her heels and scooped them up by the straps. “Only if you promise not to talk about depositions.”
“I solemnly swear,” Alex said, and Casey gave her a tiny smile.
They walked under a dull streetlamp that made everything look a little more golden. Casey tipped her head back and gave a spin on the wet sidewalk, hair flying. “Tell me again why we don’t just quit and move to Barcelona.”
Alex laughed, startled and bright. “You don’t speak Spanish.”
“You do,” Casey teased, and twirled again, before handing the bottle back over. “Problem solved.”
A cab tore past, catching a puddle, Alex jolted to protect the wine, but the bottle tilted just enough to splash a crimson streak across Casey’s white blouse.
“Oh my god,” Casey gasped.
“Oh my god,” Alex echoed, horrified. “Casey, I am so sorry—”
“You spilled Rioja on the one thing in my wardrobe that didn’t already look like a crime scene,” Casey said dramatically, but her grin was spreading.
And then she started laughing. Real, unguarded, throw-your-head-back laughing. It bubbled out of her so easily that Alex couldn’t help joining in, half-doubled over with relief.
“I choose you,” Alex said between gasps, holding the wine like it was sacred. “Always. Even when I’m an idiot.”
“Especially when you’re an idiot,” Casey said, still breathless. “You’re kind of my favorite idiot.”
Then Alex tugged her closer, gingerly, because the wine bottle was still open, and Casey dropped her shoes and wrapped both arms around her neck. They swayed there, in the middle of the sidewalk, tipsy on nothing but each other.
No music. Just the soft rhythm of laughter, the spill of streetlight, and the way the world seemed briefly, wonderfully, theirs.
Casey dropped her bag. Too hard. Alex winced at the sound.
“You could’ve backed me up,” Casey said, not looking at her. “You didn’t have to cut me off like that.”
Alex, already toeing off her heels by the couch, sighed. “It wasn’t personal.”
“It never is with you.”
Alex turned slowly. “Excuse me?”
“You treat me like your intern. Like I’m lucky to even be in the room.” Casey’s voice cracked, too loud for the space between them, but still too small. Inferior. “I’m not your assistant. I’m second chair. I earned that.”
“You think I don’t know that?” Alex snapped. “You think I asked to work with someone who—” She stopped. Bit the rest off and swallowed it down.
Casey stared. “Someone who what?”
Alex said nothing.
“Jesus,” Casey breathed. “You’re unbelievable.”
She shifted nervously. She knew she was getting ahead of herself but the words were coming out too fast for her mind to stop it. “You don’t even see it, do you? You walk into a room and everyone listens. You speak and people shut up. You don’t have to prove yourself every goddamn day.”
There it was. What Casey could never quite say out loud. The burden that loomed between them. A brick wall. That she felt like a shadow beside Alex. That even when they were laughing, touching, kissing, part of her never stopped wondering how long it would take for Alex to realize she could do better.
Alex crossed her arms, spine straight as a ruler. “You’re being emotional.”
That did it.
Casey’s eyes went glassy, but her jaw locked tight. Alex’s gaze flickered. Just for a second. But it was enough. Enough for Casey to see the wall slam into place behind her eyes. Cold. Controlled. Done.
“I love you,” Casey said, a last-ditch effort, her voice ragged. “But I’m tired of feeling like this. Like I’m chasing after someone who won’t even turn around.”
Alex blinked, but didn’t move. Didn’t answer. The silence pressed in so hard Casey thought it might crush her. She turned and stormed down the hall. And when she reached the bedroom, she didn’t hesitate, just slammed the door so hard it rattled the frame. Then came the sobs. Messy, awful ones, muffled into the sheets of their shared bed,
Out in the living room, Alex stared at the door for a long minute. Then she picked up her heels and her keys and walked out. Quiet. Composed. Like she hadn’t just left a wreck behind her.
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Crammed into the single‑stall bathroom at the office, whisper‑laughing like schoolgirls at a sleepover instead of two ADAs with open case files and coffee breath.
“Stop moving,” Casey hissed, blotting at Alex’s collarbone with a wet paper towel that wasn’t helping at all.
“I told you not to use teeth,” Alex whispered back, biting her lip to keep from laughing. Her button-down was already halfway open, revealing a smudged scarlet mark just peeking over the neckline.
“I didn’t use teeth,” Casey grinned. “Not exclusively.”
Alex glared but her lips twitched. “You’re a menace.”
The mirror caught the flush on both their faces, the way Alex leaned into Casey’s touch like it was gravity. Somewhere outside, footsteps echoed down the hall, but the moment stayed quiet, warm, dizzy with stolen time.
“We should probably get back,” Alex said, though she didn’t move.
Casey’s fingers brushed the mark one last time. “Too late. Everyone already saw your scandalous hickey. The entire floor knows you’re getting railed by your second chair.”
Alex snorted. “Jesus.”
“Don’t worry,” Casey murmured, eyes soft now. “I’ll make sure you win your next case. For…reputation’s sake.”
And Alex, against all her instincts, let herself laugh, really laugh, and pulled Casey in by her stupid tie.
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She didn’t even hear the front door close. Just the quiet afterward, thick and mean, like the apartment itself was holding its breath. She slid down the side of the bed until she hit the floor. Her coat was still buttoned, hair still pinned, makeup smudging with every wipe of her sleeve. Her sharp composure was gone, replaced with a mess of hiccupped sobs and red eyes, knees pulled up to her chest.
There were no more hickeys now. No giggles. Just silence thick as grief and the echo of Alex’s voice saying nothing at all when it mattered. She’d cried herself sick and quiet, tucked under her blanket with the door still locked, but it hadn’t helped. The ache stayed put.
Why did it always feel like this with Alex? She wanted to be chosen. Wanted to be seen. She loved her. God, she loved her.
But she couldn’t keep bleeding just to prove it.
In another part of the city, Alex poured herself a drink she didn’t want, stared at a text she couldn’t send. She wanted to call. To say I didn’t mean it. I’m sorry. Come home.
Maybe she thought Casey needed space. Maybe she was punishing herself. Maybe she didn’t know how to be soft without breaking. She told herself she didn’t slam the door because she was composed. That she left because she needed space. Because Casey was being unfair.
The words echoed in her mind, muffled by the way her chest ached, tight and quiet.
I love you.
She didn’t mean to hurt her. She never meant to. But closeness always came with edges. And love, real love, scared the hell out of her. Casey wanted all of her. But Alex didn’t know how to hand herself over without losing the pieces she spent years keeping safe.
Casey brought home flowers.
Not for any real reason. No anniversary, no apology (not officially, anyway), no big win in court. Just a gray, dreary afternoon that needed a splash of color. She’d stopped at the bodega on her way back from arraignments, half-frozen from the wind and tired in that deep, court-stenographer-in-your-brain kind of way. The bouquet wasn’t fancy, red blooms bunched together with a rubber band, wedged in a dented metal bucket near the checkout. They were the only ones that didn’t look half-dead. And they looked enough like roses from a distance.
She paid in crumpled singles, grabbed a chocolate bar for good measure, and walked the last few blocks to the loft with the flowers bundled tight in one arm. By the time she made it inside, her nose was pink, her coat smelled faintly of coffee, and her nerves had started creeping in.
Alex was on the couch, reading a magazine of some sort, hair twisted up and glasses sliding down her nose. Casey stood there for a beat, watching her. Then she cleared her throat, casual as she could manage.
“These’re for you,” she said, holding the bouquet out like she might backtrack if Alex didn’t reach fast enough.
Alex looked up, surprised. “Oh,” she said, setting the papers aside. “Thanks.”
Alex accepted them with a smile she hadn’t worn in days, something small and sincere and just for Casey, even if Casey didn’t look long enough to see it. She disappeared into the kitchen so fast Alex almost laughed.
She opened a cabinet with more force than necessary, pulled down the first glass thing that resembled a vase, and turned the tap on low. While trimming the stems, she caught sight of the little white sticker folded into the paper sleeve.
CARNATIONS — $6.99
Her fingers stilled. Just for a second.
Not roses. Carnations. Of course they were carnations. She stared at them a moment longer than she meant to, then peeled off the tag and tossed it in the trash like it hadn’t caught her off guard. She kept cutting, arranging. Pushed the thought away.
When she turned around, Alex was standing in the doorway, arms folded, expression unreadable but soft at the edges.
“You thought they were roses, didn’t you?” Alex said, quiet but not teasing. Just... knowing.
Casey’s answer was automatic denial. Of course it was.
“No,” she lied. “I mean—they’re red. Close enough.”
Alex didn’t press. She stepped forward and touched the petals instead. They were soft, full, bright red. Carnations or not, they were beautiful. So was the effort behind them. So was Casey, awkward, flushed, and pretending it didn’t matter.
What Casey didn’t know, what Alex would probably never say out loud, was that the flowers were already perfect. Not because they looked like roses, but because Casey thought they would pass for them and still brought them anyway.
“They’re pretty,” she said finally. “Really.”
Alex had spent so much of her life being measured, held up to standards, expected to be perfect. And Casey made her feel human. Not always in a gentle way. Sometimes it was clumsy or loud or full of missteps. But it was real. Messy and meaningful and real.
She looked at Casey, still holding the vase like a question, and felt her throat tighten.
You’re always trying so hard, she wanted to say. You don’t have to.
But the words didn’t come. Alex was good at holding her tongue. At silence. At taking up less space in the room so no one could accuse her of being too much.
She leaned in and kissed her temple, murmured a soft thank you that landed somewhere behind Casey’s ear.
It helped. A little. But even as she smiled and leaned into the warmth of it, Casey couldn’t stop thinking: I meant to bring you roses.
*******
Alex sat on the edge of the bed, elbows on her knees, hands clasped quietly. The carnations were in a mason jar on the windowsill now, catching the last of the city light. They looked brighter here. Or maybe it was just the way Casey kept glancing at them like they might vanish.
Alex hadn't said much. She rarely did when things mattered most. But her eyes kept drifting toward Casey, who was curled up on her own side of the bed, hoodie sleeves bunched in her fists, legs drawn up like a child. She wasn’t crying, not really, but there was a crease between her brows like she was waiting to be wrong again.
Alex hated that. Hated that Casey walked through the world like she always had something to prove, even to her. She didn’t know how to fix that. Not without screwing it up more.
Sometimes Alex forgot how new this all still was. How love looked different in Casey’s hands: louder, messier, wrapped in too many layers. Carnations she thought were roses. Apologies she never said but still brought home in paper-wrapped bundles from the corner store.
Alex had always admired Casey’s fire. But now it felt like that fire kept trying to prove it wasn’t a flicker. Like Casey believed she had to earn this every single day. To earn her every single day. She rubbed her thumb against the ring of condensation on her water glass and swallowed the quiet between them.
“I don’t care that they weren’t roses,” she said finally. Her voice came out lower than she meant it to, but steady. “You could’ve brought me a bouquet of bodega receipts and I still would’ve put them in water.”
Casey blinked, startled by the words, maybe even more by the softness in them.
Alex didn’t look away. “I know I don’t make this easy. I pull back when I shouldn’t. I go quiet when you need me loud.”
Her voice caught, but she kept going.
“But you try so hard, Casey. You always do. And I see it. Even when you think I don’t.”
Casey looked down, biting her lip like she didn’t believe it. Or didn’t know how to.
Alex reached over and took her hand. Just held it. No speech, no grand gesture. And for once, Alex let it be enough.
“I love you so much it scares me,” Casey said, voice barely above a whisper.
She wasn’t sure what she expected. Maybe silence, maybe some diplomatic half-answer. But Alex didn’t say anything. Instead, she stepped closer, close enough that Casey could smell her shampoo, faint bergamot and something darker. She reached out, fingertips brushing along Casey’s jaw like she was memorizing it. No rush. No sharp edges.
Then she knelt and pressed their foreheads together, slow and steady, like a promise.
Casey’s hands curled into Alex’s shirt without thinking, just needing something to hold. She blinked fast, trying not to cry again, and felt Alex’s arms come around her in that sure, quiet way, like she wasn’t going anywhere.
For a long moment, they just existed there. No more explaining, no apologies. Just breath and skin and closeness.
Alex’s thumb traced lazy circles between Casey’s shoulder blades. Casey exhaled into her neck, tension bleeding out one breath at a time. Everything loud had gone soft.
Outside, traffic rolled on. Inside, it was just them. A little fragile. But still together.
******
The apartment was quiet except for the low hum of the radiator and the occasional creak of the old floorboards settling. Alex was asleep beside her, steady in the dark, one hand curled loosely near her chest. Casey lay on her side, staring at the ceiling, eyes burning.
She hadn’t meant to cry. Not again, not now. But it kept coming in slow, steady waves, a tight ache that knotted behind her ribs and refused to let go. She tried to breathe past it. Tried to think of something else—anything else—but her brain wouldn’t let her. It kept circling back to the courtroom, the look on Alex’s face when she cut her off, the way her voice had gone flat like Casey wasn’t even in the room.
She hated how easily it got to her. How small it made her feel. She’d earned second chair. She worked her ass off every day, stayed late, memorized every detail, and still, all it took was one sideways glance from Alex to make her question everything.
She didn’t even know if Alex realized what she did, how the little things added up. The corrections that didn’t need to be made. The praise that never came. The way she’d acted like Casey’s “I love you” was some kind of misstep, something to sidestep and forget.
Another tear slid down her cheek. She wiped it away before it could hit the pillow.
Then, slowly, without thinking too much about it, she shifted closer. Not enough to wake Alex. Just enough to feel her warmth. Her legs brushed against Alex’s, and when she didn’t pull away, Casey tucked herself into the space between them, cheek pressed against her shoulder.
Alex didn’t stir. But her arm moved in her sleep, instinctive and loose, settling around Casey’s waist like it belonged there. Casey pressed her eyes shut and let the tears come, slow and silent. She breathed in the warmth of Alex’s skin, the steadiness of her.
It didn’t fix anything. It didn’t make the doubts go away. But for just a moment, wrapped up in the quiet, Casey let herself believe that maybe, just maybe, she was wanted. It was enough. At least for tonight.
It wasn’t dramatic when Casey left. No slammed doors, no shouting into the hallway. Just quiet. The kind of quiet that wrapped around her shoulders and made her shiver, even though it wasn’t cold.
Alex was still at work. Probably hunched over her desk, pouring over motions and affidavits like nothing had ever been wrong. Like Casey wasn’t standing here with a trash bag full of skirts and sweaters she barely even liked, feeling like her whole chest was caving in. She moved slowly, like the apartment might notice she was leaving. Touched the back of the worn leather couch where they used to curl up with bad takeout and better wine. Let her fingers skim the chipped corner of the coffee table Alex kept meaning to fix. She wasn’t sure if she was saying goodbye to the space or the memories pressed into it. Maybe both.
The carnations had withered in their vase on the kitchen counter, petals crisping at the edges. Casey almost laughed when she saw them. She thought about tossing them in the trash but couldn’t bring herself to do it. Instead, she turned them gently toward the window, like maybe the light would give them a little more time. Time that she didn’t have to give. The box she carried smelled faintly like dust and fabric softener and the candle Alex hated but let her burn anyway. She shifted it higher against her hip, heart knocking hard against her ribs. It shouldn’t hurt this much. It shouldn’t feel like peeling skin from bone.
At the door, she hesitated. Her hand hovered over the handle like maybe there was still some invisible force that would pull her back in. Like Alex might magically appear in the doorway, sweaty from work, tossing her briefcase down and saying, Hey, where are you going? like it was nothing. Like it was fixable.
But Alex wasn’t here. She never was when Casey needed her most.
The spare key felt heavy in her palm. She tucked it under the mug by the door, the one they used to joke was their “communal change jar”, the one Casey had bought for $2 at a garage sale their first month together. Neither of them had ever replaced it, even though it was ugly and the handle was cracked. It had survived somehow. Casey wasn’t sure they had. She pulled the strap of her backpack higher, wincing at the way the sharp familiarity twisted inside of her.
Maybe if she had just looked at me, Casey thought. Maybe if I hadn't needed her to choose me out loud.
But the ‘maybes’ didn’t matter anymore. Not when the weight of being almost enough had already hollowed her out.
She opened the door. Paused once, just once, looking back at the place where her heart used to live.
The first time she’d walked out like this, she’d told herself it was survival. This time, she didn’t even know what it was. Just that she couldn’t stay somewhere she wasn’t wanted.
Then she pulled it shut behind her, careful, almost tender.
The lock clicked softly into place. Final.
And for the first time in a long time, Alex Cabot wouldn’t have anyone waiting for her when she came home.
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She didn’t even remember the cab ride. One minute she was shutting the door behind her, and the next she was fumbling with keys outside the apartment she was supposed to have let go of months ago. She never canceled the lease. She told herself it was practical— just in case —but really, it was because somewhere deep down, she knew she might need somewhere to run.
The door stuck like it always did; she had to shove her shoulder against it. The place smelled stale, like dust and old memories, and she hated how familiar it still felt. The sagging couch was exactly where she left it. The crooked frame of a print she’d bought at a street fair tilted a little further to the left. Nothing had changed except her.
The second the door swung closed behind her, her body gave out. She sank to the floor, knees knocking against the hardwood, box abandoned at her side. It hit the ground with a dull thud and spilled open. Hoodies, leggings, the worn out softball Alex always teased her for, all of it just scattered across the floor like wreckage.
The first sob punched out of her so hard she doubled over.
It wasn’t graceful. It wasn’t cinematic. It was ugly and raw and full of the kind of hurt that didn’t have words. She curled her arms around herself, gasping in these shallow, broken breaths that scraped her throat bloody. Her whole chest hurt, like her heart was clawing at her ribcage trying to get out.
She pressed her forehead to the floor and cried until she couldn’t tell where her body ended and the apartment began. She cried like she was emptying out everything she had left, every soft thing Alex had touched, every piece of her she hadn’t guarded closely enough.
How the hell did we lose sight of us again?
The words ran circles in her head, relentless. The thing was, Casey wasn’t even sure Alex ever had sight of them the way she did. Maybe Casey had been seeing something that was never really there. Maybe she loved harder than she was supposed to, needed more than Alex was ever willing to give.
The sobs kept coming. She couldn’t stop them. Couldn’t stop feeling like the stupid carnations, too. A cheap, almost-right version of what Alex deserved. And the worst part was, even now, with her body wrung out and her heart shattered across this empty apartment floor, she still wanted her.
God, she still wanted her.
The tears eventually burned out, leaving Casey dry-mouthed and shaking on the floor. Her whole body felt too heavy to move, like gravity had gotten personal. She wiped at her face with the sleeve of her Harvard crewneck, but it didn’t help. Her cheeks were raw, her eyes swollen, and there was an ache in her chest that she couldn’t get rid of.
For a long time, she just lay there. Listening to the radiator click and hiss. Watching the ceiling blur and refocus as her breathing tried to settle into something human again. The floor was cold against her palms, and the ball rolled back and forth in slow arcs, tapping softly against the baseboard.
She thought about getting up, thought about finding a blanket, maybe even changing out of the clothes that still smelled like Alex's apartment. But the thought of moving, of doing anything , felt impossible.
So she stayed. Curled onto her side, knees tucked up like some kind of defense against the empty stretch of the room. The walls pulsed quietly around her, full of old laughter, old mornings, old Casey, the one who believed things would work out if she just tried hard enough. She wondered if that girl was still somewhere inside her, or if she’d finally cried her out tonight.
Her body ached in places that weren’t physical.
Sleep didn’t so much come for her as it dragged her under: messy, half-dreaming, tears still drying on her face.
And even in sleep, she reached for someone who wasn’t there.
Welcome to L&O: SVU's fan-created online dating/friendship making blog!
Since the SVU fandom is so big, and many of us have continued to maintain these friendships throughout the years, this seemed like a fun idea for fans to meet new people.
While the original idea was to solely use this as a way to find a potential partner (in a fandom-based online dating capacity), it can also be used to find like-minded fans if you're so inclined.
It can also be a way for us fans to get to know each other, especially new fans who might not be well-known in the fandom, or those who are looking for more friends that have similar interests in the fandom.
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The way this works is fairly simple: use the submit post feature (here) box to submit a post with info about yourself. We'll try to post it within a few days, but if it's been 7+ days and your post hasn't shown up, drop us an ask.
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Definitely Include:
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I can actually confirm this because I was there when she said it, she’s a benovak shipper and she basically said that benovak would have been endgame (and would have lots of hate sex lmao 😭).
summary: you drive olivia home after she gets sent some after beating up a suspect, she has something in store for u ;)
(this is for all my s8 liv lovers) (me)
(i also know this is like really rushed and straight to the point but i was writing this whilst watching the episode lollll)
anyway, enjoy!!! <3
the squad room was buzzing, but all you could focus on was the tension radiating from olivia. she stood near her desk, arms crossed, jaw tight. cragen had just sent her home after she lost control in the interrogation room-which was something she never did.
now, her brown eyes burned with barely contained fury as she grabbed her coat.
"liv," you said softly, stepping into her space. "let me take you home."
she scoffed, shaking her head. "i don't need a babysitter."
"good. because that's not what i’m offering."
her eyes flicked to yours, dark and assessing. a muscle jumped in her jaw.
for a second, it seemed like she might refuse.
"fine. let’s go."
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the car ride was silent, thick with unspoken words. you stole glances at her hands gripping her thighs, the way her breathing was controlled, but just barely. when you reached her apartment, she slammed the door harder than she intended to.
she paced. the air crackled with barely restrained energy. you leaned against the counter, watching her.
"you wanna to talk about it?" you asked.
she stopped. turned to you. her gaze burned onto you.
"no." her voice was rough. "i’m fine.”
you swallowed, heat pooling in your stomach.
"okay, well then what do you want?"
she took three slow steps toward you, and suddenly, you were pinned between her and the counter. one of her hands gripped your jaw, tilting your head up to meet her gaze.
"you," she murmured
“liv…you know we can’t.”
her voice low and deep only for you to hear.
"on your knees."
“liv i-“
your breath hitched.
"now."
a shiver ran through you as you obeyed, sinking to the floor.
the dominance in her stance, the command in her voice, made your pulse race.
she exhaled sharply, her fingers threading into your hair, tugging just enough to make you gasp.
"that’s my good girl."
you look up at her, your breath coming faster, and your body starting to feel weak.
"look at you," she murmured, her voice thick with something dangerous. "so eager."
your lips parted, but no words came out. you could feel the heat radiating off her. and you knew-she needed this. needed you.
"you want to be good for me sweetheart, don't you?" she continued, her thumb brushing over your bottom lip, pressing down just enough slake you gasp.
"yes," you whispered.
"then open."
you obeyed without hesitation, and olivia groaned softly, slipping two fingers into your mouth. "that’s my girl," she praised, her voice husky. “look so fucking pretty like this."
she let you suck for a moment before withdrawing, her eyes dark and full of need. then, she pulled you up by your chin, crashing her lips against yours roughly.
the kiss was rough, almost punishing, her hands gripping your waist grabbing your ass, as she walked you backward until your hips hit the edge of the counter.
"you have no idea what you do to me," she muttered against your lips, her teeth grazing over them before she kissed down your jaw, then lower, biting at your neck just hard enough to leave a mark.
your hands found their way under her shirt, fingers tracing the hard lines of her stomach, the flex of her muscles as she took control. when you tugged at the waistband of her pants, she let out a low chuckle, her breath hot against your skin.
“impatient, are we?”
"is it that obvious?," you asked, breathless.
olivia chuckled. "a little.”
she tilted your chin to look up at her. “strip. now."
the command sent another wave of heat through you, and you wasted no time, pulling your shirt over your head and taking off your jeans.
olivia’s eyes never left you, taking over every inch of exposed skin.
"god, you're fucking gorgeous," she muttered before stepping back, unbuttoning her own shirt. you reached out to help, but she caught your wrist, pinning it to the counter. "uh-uh. hands behind your back."
you obeyed, pressing your thighs together as she slowly revealed her toned body. she knew exactly what she was doing, making you wait, making you ache.
"you like being told what to do, don't you?" she teased, tilting your chin up again.
"y-yes," you breathed.
she hummed in satisfaction before suddenly spinning you around, pressing your bare chest against the cool marble of the counter. one of her hands slid up your back, pressing you down just enough to make you arch for her.
"so fucking needy," she murmured, dragging her nails lightly over your skin before slipping her hand between your legs. when her fingers finally found you, her breath hitched. "jesus, you're already soaked."
you whimpered, pushing back against her touch, but she tsked, withdrawing her hand far too soon. "nuh-uh not yet," she murmured, dragging her wet fingers over your lips instead. "taste yourself."
you parted your lips, letting her slip her fingers into your mouth. the act alone had you trembling, desperate for more.
olivia groaned, her control slipping for just a second before she pulled her fingers away and grabbed your hips, pressing her body flush against yours.
"you’re mine tonight," she growled into your ear.
a broken moan escaped your lips as she pressed her body against yours, her hand gripping your hip hard enough to leave bruises. she kissed along your shoulder, her breath hot against your skin, before biting down just enough to make you gasp.
"you take it so well," she murmured, dragging her nails down your back before slipping a hand between your thighs again. "i should make you beg for it, shouldn't i?”
you whined, pressing your back against her.
"use your words baby."
"please," you breathed, turning your head to look at her "please, liv."
“that’s my good girl.”
then, without warning, she slid two fingers into you, deep and unrelenting.
you cried out, your body jolting against the counter as she went at a fast pace.
"fuck, you're so tight," she groaned, her free hand wrapping around your throat, holding you in place. "so desperate to be fucked like this."
your hands clenched into fists behind your back, struggling to stay still as pleasure shot through you. she knew exactly how to work you, curling her fingers just right, pressing against that spot that made you weak.
"you’re dripping all over my fingers," she murmured into your ear, her voice rough. "such a good little slut for me."
her words sent another wave of heat through you, and you whimpered, rocking your hips to meet her thrusts.
she pulled her fingers out, making you whine in frustration.
“what the fuck liv?”
"turn around," she commanded.
you barely had time to move before she lifted you onto the counter, stepping between your legs. her fingers returned, slower this time, teasing, dragging through your slick folds before pressing inside again.
your head fell forward against her shoulder, moaning as she fucked you deep and slow, her thumb circling your clit with devastating precision.
"look at me," her hand tightening around your throat again.
you forced your eyes open, looking into hers, and the sheer intensity in her gaze sent you spiraling closer to the edge.
"that’s it," she murmured. "let me see you pretty girl."
her fingers curled again, her thumb pressing harder, and that was it-your body tensed, your orgasm crashing through you in waves as you cried out her name. olivia didn't stop, working you through your orgasm, fucking you through the aftershocks until your thighs were trembling around her.
only then did she slowed down her lips brushing over yours as she murmured, “such a good girl for me."
she pulled her fingers out, bringing them to her lips, moaning softly as she sucked them clean. the sight alone sent another shiver through you.
olivia didn't let go of you right away.
instead, she pressed soft, lingering kisses to your shoulder, up your neck, along your jaw-tracing the marks she'd left with a tenderness that made your chest tighten.
"you okay?" she murmured, her voice lower now, softer.
you let out a breathless laugh, still coming down from the high. "more than okay."
she chuckled, pressing her forehead to yours. "yeah?"
you nodded, running your fingers through her hair, feeling the way her body had finally relaxed. the tension from earlier, the rage simmering under her skin—it was gone, now replaced by something gentler.
"come on," she said, her hands slipping to your waist, lifting you easily off the counter. "let’s get you cleaned up."
she carried you to the bathroom, setting you down with care before running a warm washcloth over your thighs, taking her time, when she was done, she kissed your knee, then your stomach, then finally your lips— slow and deep, no rush, just her and you in the quiet glow of the moment.
"stay?" she asked, brushing a strand of hair from your face.
you smiled, resting your hand against her cheek. "of course, my love."
later, curled up in her bed, she held you close, her fingers tracing lazy circles on your back. she sighed, burying her face in your hair.
“i love you, you know that?”
“i love you too.”
she kissed you again, softer this time, and for the first time all night, it wasn't about control or tension—it was just love.
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