No one was more surprised than Barba when he offered to help Carisi study for the bar. How was he to know a night of reviewing and drinking would completely change their whole relationship? In which we learn how Barba and Carisi became Barisi.

Postlude to Post-Graduate Psychopath. Sonny's encounter with Mesner in the courtroom leads him to question what makes some children to turn out the way they do.

A postlude to A Final Call at Forlini's Bar (SVU), and Friend or Foe (Organized Crime). Olivia hears through the NYPD grapevine that Stabler has been fatally shot.

It was just family court. He was just there to observe. It should be an easy day. Carisi and Rollins attend Perry Gilbert's competency trial, and things go sideways.

Set during the two-episode Can't Be Held Accountable/Must Be Held Accountable arc. Sonny is struggling with his new role as ADA. A dinner with his sisters is interrupted by the news Rollins is missing. Part of my Barisi AU series.

Postlude to At Midnight in Manhattan (s21e5). Exhausted Carisi comes home to collapse after the marathon weekend. A short, fluffy one-shot in my Barisi AU series.

Part of my Barisi AU series. Set during Sightless in a Savage Land. Carisi's and Barba's thoughts, and inner and outer turmoil as they work their way through the trial and the aftermath.

Set during Alta Kockers, and part of my Barisi AU series. Barba just can't believe Carisi's description of the perp that bruised his ribs.

Set during Sunk Cost Fallacy, Rollins goes with Carisi to the hospital when he is checked out after the hit and run that killed Jules Hunter. A shaken, upset Carisi needs some TLC from Barba, who is all the way in the Bronx and no one can reach him. Car crash after care. Part of my Barisi AU series.

Carisi watches Barba falling apart before his eyes over a case, and tries his best to hold his partner together. Set during Undiscovered Country, Barisi try to navigate their way through Barba's past, and how that impacts his present decisions. Part of my Barisi AU series.

A prequel to my story To Serve and Protect, this one is set during Sheltered Outcasts (Season 17, Episode 19). Barba hears that Carisi was assaulted during his undercover assignment at the halfway house. He's not concerned. They aren't in a relationship or anything. He just wanted to check. Worriedly. Sonny finds the whole thing endearing. Part of my Barisi AU series.

A coda to Next Chapter (Season 18, Episode 7), and the after care Sonny deserved.

Set during the events of Heartfelt Passages (Season 17, Episode 23). Rafael Barba is not just threatened by Felipe Heredio, but assaulted. His partner, Dominick "Sonny" Carisi is pulled away from his squad while one of their own's life lies in the balance to be with his injured partner. This is my take on a Barisi AU to the episode, and will be the first of a series of stories feat

"I have so much I want to tell you. The last few months have been–" Harry shrugged helplessly as words failed him. "My entire reality has been turned upside down. The things that Ron, Hermione, and I have done. I have loads to tell you – but I can't." Battle of Hogwarts aftermath.