#lambnoire

[oh-little-owl]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Highly, highly, highly recommend this gem! It was recently re-posted by the author, and especially if you’re newer to the fandom (post-2018ish), you may have missed it during it’s first publication.  

[sunrise-on-the-reaping]

SVU characters + hanakotoba (Japanese language of flowers)

| Rafael Barba + red Camellia (perishing with grace)

[r-osehips]

You and lambnoire are adorable. Which OTP name would you prefer, rosenoir or lambhips?

first of all, this is the cutest thing anyone has ever asked me

second of all, i’ve consulted with @lambnoire and we agree on rosenoir 

third of all, you are so sweet wtf <3 <3 <3

[barisifictionarchive]

lambnoire reposted one of her stories to the barisi tag. you guys should link it everywhere you can. best barisi fic ever!!!!!

Thanks for letting us know, I know many Barisi shippers will be very happy to read it again.

Noche Sin Estrella by lambnoire

[sunrise-on-the-reaping]

SVU characters + hanakotoba (Japanese language of flowers)

| Sonny Carisi + peony (bravery)

[sunrise-on-the-reaping]

I wish we could pin posts on tumblr, lambnoire’s Barisi kiss would stay here on top for a VERY long time.

[poipoi1912]

♡ 6, 11, 27 ♡

6 - What is your most angsty ship? 

Abby and Luka from ER. A loooooot of angst. Fortunately it was well-acted, even if it wasn’t always well-written, so it is still dear to my heart.

11 - What is a character you can only imagine in one particular ship?

Ooh, random, but Piper from Charmed. I could only see her with Leo and Ghost John Cho. I realized it when she briefly dated Dan, who was way hotter than Leo, and I couldn’t enjoy it. My eyes were like “but Dan is so hot!” and my heart was like “yes but true love!”

27 - Name a ship that deserved better in the end.

Shoot! Root and Shaw from Person of Interest. That destroyed me. I’m happy with what we got, and with the fact the writers were willing to recognize the chemistry between two actresses and the potential in an otherwise unplanned pairing, but still. They deserved a better ending. Same for Carter and Reese, actually, whom I also shipped fiercely :’(

[poipoi1912]

Do you think that Carisi would've had any particular reaction to Barba if he'd been around for 'October Surprise'? I rewatched it recently and I couldn't help but wonder if Carisi would be supportive or disappointed with him.

I sort of touched on this in my (enormous) 17x23 episode tag, Hiding Places (I’m linking to Chapter 3 in particular, which includes a long conversation in which Barba tells Sonny all about October Surprise, all about his childhood and the mistakes he feels he made in handling that case).

In that story, I had a tender Sonny (affected by Mike’s death plus the death threats against Barba), saying, “What matters is, you did the right thing in the end.” Namely, a Sonny who (after the fact) chose to ignore Barba’s moment of weakness and focus on the end result, which was that Barba was convinced of his friend’s guilt and tried to move with pressing charges.

But what you’re asking is what would Sonny have done at the time. Which is a great question. I feel that, unlike Amaro (who was always combative and didn’t seem to like Barba), Sonny would be in denial at first. Carisi the newbie would probably think Barba had his reasons, or that he was working an angle. Not that he was plain compromised because of his emotions.

I think Sonny would figure it out eventually, and maybe he’d understand. He’d display that empathy, in its earlier, S16 raw form. Maybe he’d try to approach Barba, gently, to explain that he understands, but that Barba should reconsider. And then Barba would be like “shut up, Carisi, what do you know?” (which he didn’t have the guts to tell Amaro, because Amaro saw right through his ass in that case). Basically, Sonny would try to see this from Barba’s perspective (like he always does) and he’d try to a) understand and b) change Barba’s mind (to little effect).

I don’t think Sonny would be disappointed, because he’s not one to judge, and he does seem to understand Barba’s actions better than the other cops (as a lawyer), so I feel he would try to see Barba as a person, not his idol on a pedestal. In this case, of course, we’re not talking about lawyers vs. cops (not explicitly), but we are talking about a lawyer (Barba) who wanted to shield a friend of his from the cops. At least at first. So, in that conflict, I feel Sonny would likely side with the lawyer (as he usually does), and maybe he’d even appreciate the political implications, something Amaro didn’t care about at all.

I also think Sonny might be intrigued by Barba’s actions on a purely personal level. He’d find it fascinating to see “ADA Barba” acting on emotion. Sonny would probably want to know more about Barba’s early life, but of course he’d never ask.

And a final note; this answer would change if Sonny was no longer a newbie. A more confident, established Sonny (a S17 Sonny) might actually reach out to Barba and try to chide him for real. Guilt him into doing the right thing, maybe. Say ‘I expected better from you, counselor.’ To which Barba would maybe reply with a long sigh and a throwaway line, something like, ‘Never expect ‘better’ from a lawyer, Carisi.’

And then Sonny would say, ‘You’re not acting like a lawyer, you’re acting like a friend’ and Barba would be like, ‘I’m not a very good friend, as I’m sure Alex would tell you,’ and then Sonny would dare to ask for more, and they’d have a long conversation which would require a full fic so I’ll stop now.