Lilo's Berena fic recs of 2025
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Tell me what you’re thinking by Squishmitten @squishmittenficfan
<1k words, rated M, no warnings apply
Serena wants to know what goes on inside Bernie’s mind.
She has a few ideas of her own on that score. How accurate will she be?
Love And Pride by Squishmitten @squishmittenficfan
1k words, rated G, no warnings apply
Serena is all fired up, ready to visit her first ever Holby Pride event.
Bernie is slightly less enthusiastic.
no longer a mystery by sevtacular
1.5k words, rated G, no warnings apply
Jason's the reason she's going to attend the audition.
The Assignment by Requin
1.6k words, rated T, no warnings apply
Guinevere Elinor Haynes is six and three quarters when Miss Knight gives them an assignment on family.
Toned Tom by sevtacular
2k words, rated T, Secret Relationship
Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Serena never knew the world of dating apps was so intense. Raf and Fletch did.
Like It Like That by sevtacular
2k, rated T, Grief/Mourning, Romantic Fluff
Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Serena turns to the internet to document snapshots of her sabbatical, especially now Bernie isn't at Holby City either.
strangers waiting up and down the boulevard by sevtacular
2k words, rated G, Strangers to Lovers
Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Serena doesn't think she'll ever become interested in Jason's new hobby. Then she meets his new friend, Major Bernie Wolfe.
The Flight by Requin
3k words, rated T, no warnings apply
On a flight to Singapore, Serena does more than just save a life; she meets someone that will end up changing hers.
p.s. I love you by ktlsyrtis
6k words, rated T, no warnings apply
Serena Campbell is having a very bad day. The CEO position has once again been snatched away by an egotistical man and her sleazy ex-husband is driving her crazy. Especially now that he’s spreading rumors that this mysterious “Bernie” she claims to be dating is a piece of fiction, designed to keep her from looking like a sad spinster.
Unbeknownst to Edward, Bernie is quite real. And unbeknownst to Serena, her girlfriend is planning a surprise of her own…
Spotlights (drabble series) by ABSedarian @absedarian
7+k, rated G-M, no warnings apply
Individual short stories
This December I Don't Want to be All Alone by Fanofthearts
8k words, rated G, sharing a bed, fluff
Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Bernie comes home to Holby in 2014, on leave from the Army. She steps off the plane to an empty waiting room except for a beautiful brunette. Utter fluffy nonsense ensues. Based on the prompt: Bernie in Uniform
An Instant Bond by Persiflage @pers-books
8k words, rated G, no warnings apply
Canon Divergence: Bernie and Serena meet on the day that Charlotte Dunn and Greta Haynes give birth. Six years later they meet again, but Bernie has had an intriguing change of career in the interim.
Wolfe Antiques by Persiflage @pers-books
11k words, rated E, no warnings apply
Canon Divergence: After her medical discharge from the RAMC, Bernie Wolfe runs the family antique shop.
Two Turtle Doves by Regency @SententiousandBellicose
12k words, rated G, no warnings apply
AU. As a result of being injured in Afghanistan, Bernie requires a kidney transplant. This Christmas season, h
Appy' Christmas by robliz
12k words, rated T, no warnings apply
“For more mature lovers?” Serena questioned as Sian tried to show her how it all worked. “You’ve put my picture on an app with the tagline ‘For more mature lovers’?” Sian batted at her arm. “Come now Serena, neither of us are spring chickens anymore. Plus, the guys on here have money and experience, if you know what I mean.” Serena sighed. She knew this was all a terrible idea.
Featuring interference from Sian and the AAU gang, plus a rather dashing surgeon who isn't exactly what Serena expected!
A Purrfect Gift by Persiflage @pers-books
20k words, rated M, no warnings apply
Bernie Wolfe has just moved in next door to Serena Campbell. Thanks to a pesky ginger cat and a Christmas stocking filler, they're about to get very friendly indeed.
Mistletoe by Squishmitten @squishmittenficfan
23k, G, Bernie/Serena, Elinor&Charlotte
Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
The university winter break is looming and Elinor Campbell decides to take new friend Charlotte Dunn home with her for the holiday.
The Move by Requin
40k words, rated M, no warnings apply
Serena moves to Nairobi to be with the one great love affair of her life
Superflexi by Squishmitten @squishmittenficfan
43k, rated M, Slow Burn, Mutual Pining
Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Bernie didn’t bounce back from surgery as quickly as she hoped. She has retreated to her flat, living off of single malt and cigarettes. Her best friend Cass is not about to let that happen any longer, and hires her a top physiotherapist.
Enter one Serena Campbell.
Eternal-Inked by saphique
46k words, rated T, no warnings apply
The Tattoo-AU no one asked for. Bernie the tattooist, Serena the tattooed.
"On the cozy morning of her fiftieth birthday, as she enjoys the calmness of the dawn peeking through her bedroom window, Serena Campbell decides this is the day. The thought never left her. Its something she always puts aside, hidden somewhere in the back of her mind, still peeking here and there on different occasions, triggered by painful memories or melancholic souvenirs.
She will get herself a tattoo. A symbol representing all the path traveled, guiding her through the remaining of her journey. A summary of her life, a mosaic of various traits of her individuality."
Open when... by madam_wakefield @madam-wakefield
60k words, rated T, no warnings apply
When a few years into their relationship Bernie is asked to go back to the army and deploy Serena isn't sure how she's going to get through the nine months without her girlfriend. What she doesn't expect is for it to be her girlfriend who has the perfect set of surprises to get her through both the best and the worst days.
Canon divergent - Elinor lives (well actually the accident never happens), Raf lives, and Cameron isn't a total ass! The staff of AAU also probably didn't all work on there at the same time in canon but do in this!
