A late night phone call and a complicated case bring Olivia face to face with a part of her past she had buried long ago. When Amelia Cole reenters Sergeant Benson's life six years after their first meeting, how will digging up these memories affect the sergeant, her squad, and her family? [multi-chapter, as canon as possible, BENSIDY & Noah]
The hours immediately following Surrender Benson through the eyes of Amanda Rollins. touches of Rollaro beginnings, but none of that lovey-dovey over-the-top sappy stuff, I promise.
"You draw in a sharp breath and begin to fight, wrestling the need to continue this undercover mission versus the panic it's thrown you into. You're okay Amanda, it's Cassidy, it's just Cassidy, he's a good guy, thisisn'treal, he'snotgoingtohurtyou..." / Post 15x03, Internal Affairs - Amanda Rollins and Brian Cassidy briefly discuss what happened while they were undercover.
post-ep to "Forgiving Rollins" / As the dust settles, Amanda Rollins leans on some of the people she would least expect for support, and realizes that maybe her friends weren't so wrong after all.
"He expects her to fight, because after all, this shouldn't be happening. They're broken up, have been for going on a year. She has a child now. She's finally in a good place, not to even mention that she just went on some ambiguous date with his boss of all people. But in the moment, it's what they both need, and it just feels okay." / Bensidy. Snowstorm. Season 16.
"You breathe a sigh of relief, feeling like a crushing weight has been lifted. The storm has only just begun, but to know you've been seen, heard & believed in New York gives you confidence, that yes, you can do this. It won't be easy, but you'll never be alone"/ based the Forgiving Rollins promo, as canon as possible, Amanda discusses her assault with her squad, STORY 3 OF SERIES
"Sometimes the pain of acknowledging your violation to the world was far, far worse than finding your own private ways to cope. But could never admit that you'd been there and chosen the easy way out because that meant it became real for you too." / Rollaro, Post Spousal Privilage, STORY 2 OF SERIES
"Maybe you'd just confessed to Holden everything you'd been scared to admit to yourself, and it had taken a teenager with a gun pointed at your head to finally make you accept who Nick was and exactly what you were to him." Rollaro, post Holden's Manifesto, STORY 1 OF SERIES
Post-Finale, Benson vs. Rollaro. "Nick sighed upon realizing the damage was already done, and opened the door wider, enough for Olivia to catch a glimpse of a stunned looking Amanda frozen on the couch, wearing only an oversized tshirt that must have belonged to him. "Well, Liv... I guess this makes us even." Nick said quietly.
Bensidy, now MULTI-CHAPTER, Postmortem Blues. "Her head was telling her to keep Brian at a distance, and to learn to self-soothe, as that was going to be the new norm. But her heart knew that in the moment, she would want him, and she wasn't quite ready to let that door of potential close"
Bensidy, post-finale. "Brian watched Olivia walk out of the apartment and out of earshot before turning to look at Noah. "You're a lucky kid, you know. Your mommy is a pretty incredible lady."
Huang could read a complete stranger like a book, let alone a friend of more than a decade. The last thing she wanted was a casual catch-up to turn into a discussion of the last year, & she had spent their time on this case together avoiding him out of that fear. He had dedicated his life to the psychoanalysis of these perpetrators and victims. Victims like her. [THOUGHT CRIMINAL]