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These babiessssssss 💙

If you never fully forgive me, I totally understand. I have already forgiven you.

The Rookie 7.15 | A Deadly Secret

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If these triggers don’t bother you, feel free to give this a try. Short WIP.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64457146/chapters/165508531

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Frame it.

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What in the literal fanfic??? Obsessed.

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One of Tim’s brains is broken, but the other has got the spirit.

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The hand grabbiesssss 🥰😍🥰

Give me that → No Give me that → No Give Me That

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This is all.

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After 7x06

So basically my relationship with The Rookie after 7x06 is a bit like Tim and Lucy's after conversation. I did watch. I did rewatch. I still don't understand some stuff. I really think I should say something, but I don't know what. Since I try to be good communicator (as opposed to Lucy) let me just try to collect my thoughts about stuff in a chaotic manner. Tl;dr as usual. SPOILERS.

It is very clear to me that Melissa is trying really hard to give us mad Lucy, which screenplay clearly doesn't. She tries to salvage Lucy, I think. Praise her for that, but I am still mad about the writing.

Am I the only one that didn't feel a lot of tension between them leading up to the hook up? 4x22/5x01 were way more hot, steamy and erotically packed than this. This felt random and out of character for them.

There is one scene that I absolutely love and I think it's not given enough credit in this ep: an interrogation with Tiger Guy. Particularly at the end when Chenford argue between each other and the guy and you can clearly see that Tim still feels that he should've been punished for his actions. And then there is this thing that broke my heart. When Tiger Guy says "I love her too much too hurt her. Lock me up" and TIM JUST GIVES LUCY EYES. THESE ARE THE HEARTEST OF EYES IN THE WHOLE EPISODE FOR ME. BECAUSE HE TRULY BELIEVES THE SAME WORDS ARE APPLICABLE TO HIM. MY GOD.

It was like a Best of Chenford with parallels. And I'm really grateful for that. I'm just hesitant the way it was put in the screenplay. Way too much banter and flirting. The idea of bringing positivity around them (thx Alexi Ig) feels like a regress from S6B.

I will say one thing here though. The whole 7x06 was for me an episode to prove that they really like each other's company with the Grumpy/Sunshine dynamics and with the eroticism. And I'm happy we got that. But I jumped onto Chenford train for the emotional load and this is still unresolved until we get The Talk.

The after scene was amazing, was amazingly heartbreaking and everything Eric did there deserves an Emmy. Oscar. 13st prize. Whatever. I felt his regret and inability to communicate through my bones. Tim still needs therapy. Lots of it. I hope we see this.

Remember these small posts after 6x06 that said that Lucy was also part of the problem in this relationship? Yeah. That's why she avoided the talk.

I still think that the outro was way underwhelming for those of us that sought emotional resolution here. I hope we will even get it this season, cause at this point I'm not sure. But have we ever gotten the emotional part done properly for Chenford? Hmmmm...

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It’s Not Valentine’s Day, T

But it was fine. Because it wasn’t Valentine’s Day and it was just casual. It was just dinner.

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I live here now.

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It’s Different (E)

Lucy should know why this breakup is different for Tim.

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jealous Tim Bradford

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Adding to the discussion about why the Chenford breakup has apparently been swept under the rug (for now), Rookie episode 7x02 discussion.

Have been reading some thoughts recently about how some think the reason Tim and Lucy are so amicable post breakup is because they are over one another, or the writers have decided to gloss over everything and ignore their chemistry and just let them stay friends instead, or simply cheapen their relationship. But I think this is where we as the fans have to pay closer attention to the actors who are showing us just as much if not more in the moments when they are not saying anything to one another, versus the moments when there is dialogue. The banter, the competition, that is where they are comfortable, but its also when they fall back in to old habits. Despite Lucy's character being pro-therapy, neither she nor Tim have ever been good at expressing their own emotions and when they were together they stumbled through most serious conversations about feelings. So that said, they likely didn't have that talk-yet.

From a personal perspective, I've had some awful coworkers over time (one or two that started out as friends) who I would have loved to poof away into oblivion, but because I like my job, I had to take the high road simply to be able to do my work well and play nice with peers, and the fact that sometimes you have to coexist with people that you don't always like or respect. So you do your job and work with those individuals when necessary, but nothing more. Not that I'm saying they cant stand one another, but more that they are simply...coping.

I think when it gets down to it, they are avoiding the BIG elephant in the room because its easier to just go with the flow for now. And they are afraid of going down that road because perhaps there may be some doubt, on Lucy's side about Tim's motivations for the breakup in the first place. And maybe on Tim's side about realizing how he hurt Lucy and worrying about how she might never forgive him. So the friendship thing is a safe crutch for both of them. They know at least this way they still have each other as a safety net. I still think its coming. The longing looks, the playful banter. Tim is trying every trick in his book to stay close to Lucy, and Lucy is taking his bait, hook, line, and sinker. And she's flirting with him too, whether she knows it or not. They just cant help themselves. Anyone who couldn't see it would likely have to be blind. Heck the whole first few minutes of the episode with the ladies in the locker room, Lopez, Harper, and Juarez tease Lucy about it so-yeah they know, and they are teasing/baiting our dear Lucy and the audience with this knowledge.

That last scene with the three TO's, Nolan, Tim, and Lucy hanging out after work for drinks and then Nolan confesses how he really respects Nyla and wants to send her more gifts of thanks and Lucy simply tosses her eyes and glances at Tim for a moment. You can see a twinkle in both their eyes and even Nolan recognizes in this moment that he's the third wheel, so he excuses himself, but Tim and Lucy don't yet want to admit that there is anything more, even though there is a long pause between them before either one speaks. I'm telling you, its about the moments 'in between.' Watch Eric and Melissa's faces. They always knock it out of the park.

Needless to say, looking forward to the long slow burn this season. I'm hoping for many more angsty, flirty, cute, hot, steamy, action-packed, sexy, and loving Chenford scenes in our future. <3

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that won’t happen again.

sergeant sassy put on his sassiest wool pants last night.

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Chenford chats time!

Here’s a future-esque one

Do you HC they gave kids? If so, how many? Boys? Girls? Both?

And do you have names for them in your fanfiction universe?

I do HC they have kid(s) — I’m not sure I’ve HC how many or gender.

I have written one story where there was a named child, a girl, named Mei. That’s the extent of my fic-verse Chenford children.

Over all I stay away from writing and reading kids and pregnancy storylines because I don’t really enjoy those stories. I’ll throw a throwaway line here and there or allude to it but I’m interested in the romantic relationship dynamic of Chenford and not the family dynamic if that makes sense.

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Yes, hello. Flash bang? Bang bang? Yes please.

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No notes. 10/10 ⭐️