Title: Thanks for the Memories
Author: LogicBomb.32
Ships: Pre-established Alex/Olivia
Summary: Twenty-five drabbles, all seventy-five words or less (with the word that prompted them) about our favorite nonexistent couple.
Authors Note: Here is the idea everyone, everyday I will post a set of twenty five drabbles, most of which will be seventy five words or less. I will post the extended drabbles as separate one-shots with the set up as TFD: Insert Word Here
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Want
"You're a tease." Olivia muttered under her breath as Alex 'accidentally' brushed up against her, for the fifth time.
"But you know you want it."
"You have no idea."
Banner
"Why don't we just put it on a banner?" Alex suggested
Olivia choked on the wine she had just taken a sip of "Yeah, then we could hang it on the front of the courthouse for the whole world to see."
Blanket
"It's not much." Olivia said, looking down at the blanket that now adorned the bed.
Alex shrugged weakly, the chemotherapy was wrecking havoc on her strength "It's enough." She said, absentmindedly rubbing the frayed corner of the blanket with a pale finger.
Fighter
"It's going to be okay." Elliot said, approaching the blond.
"I know." Alex replied
"She's a fighter."
"I know." Alex said before the tears finally began to slip and slide down her face
Tag
"Tag, you're it!"
Olivia whirled around just in time to see a little blond head disappear onto the patio before she realized that it was now her turn to chase.
Turning
"I'm turning around."
"Oh come on Liv." Alex said, grabbing her girlfriends arm "I promise I'll make it up to you later." She whispered devilishly.
Fried
"No." Alex said adamantly "No way, not now, not ever."
"Please?" Olivia said, holding up what Alex considered to be the single most disgusting food item she had ever seen.
"No, I will not eat a fried Twinkie, not even for you."
Mug
It was the only reminder she had now, the mug, the only physical object that held the precious memory of her past life. It was anonymous to anyone else, just another mug in a collection of many. But to Alex the simple words: Serve and Protect sometimes got her through the day.
Bark
Olivia hesitated, confused as to the bark she had just heard coming from the other side of the door. Stepping cautiously inside the apartment she and Alex shared Olivia was suddenly bombarded with wet kisses from a furry creature "Alex." She said, pushing the small animal down "Where did you get this?"
Sank
Her heart sank as the blond walked into the precinct and caught sight of the dark haired woman standing with Olivia. Standing close to Olivia, holding her hand the way she used to, kissing Olivia the way Alex used to. It hurt, more than she could stand, and so the ADA turned and left before anyone noticed her presence.
Leave
"You have ten seconds to tell me who Olivia is or I'm going to walk out that door and not come back?" Alex turned Emily looked across the table at the woman who had given her an impossible ultimatum.
Taking a breath the blond finally spoke "She was a friend" not a lie but not the whole truth, like the rest of her life "who was in a car accident when we were in college. I was driving." She said, burying her emotions in the lie.
Stole
Dear Alex,
You stole my heart and the funny thing is, I don't want it back.
Yours Always,
Olivia
Bogged
At one point in her life Alex used to almost enjoy being so bogged down with work, trapped in her office while life passed her on. Now, now she wanted nothing more to be in her apartment, curled up with Olivia watching some impossibly cheesy made for T.V. movie. A sudden knock on her office door dragged Alex out of her misery "Come in." she said unenthusiastically.
"I brought dinner." A familiar voice and Alex smiled, tonight would be alright.
Riot
"What do you mean hostage in a prison?" Alex demanded into the phone
"There was a riot." Eliot said, the noise of said riot echoing in the background and forcing him to shout "She didn't get out."
"Fuck." Alex said, sinking to the floor and running a hand through her hair, she knew what happened to cops in prison "Fuck, fuck, fuck."
Talk
"I won my case today." Alex said slowly, not sure how foolish she felt at the present moment "I had the jury with my closing statement and the fact that Trevor Langan is a bastard.'
"She can hear you talking." A voice suddenly said from the doorway and Alex turned to see the nurse who had given her the suggestion in the first place "See how her pulse increased when you started talking."
Sit
"You might want to sit down." Alex said, looking at Olivia who was now more concerned than curious.
The Detective complied, taking a seat on the sofa in their living room before Alex spoke again "I'm in love with you, honestly, truly, head over heels in love with you Olivia."
Home
Without saying anything Alex pulled out her phone and dialed a number she still knew by heart "Benson." Came the familiar voice that Alex had missed for all these years.
"Olivia." Alex said, her voice shaking slightly as she realized just how foolish this was, Olivia had probably moved on, found someone else, someone better.
"Alex."
"I'm coming home." The blond said, her voice shaking.
Asleep
Olivia walked through the nearly abandoned halls of the courthouse, treading a familiar path to a certain ADA's office. As she approached the door she initially thought that it was empty, but as she got closer Olivia smiled when she saw that Alex was fast asleep on the couch, head lolled to one side.
Evenly
"I never moved on." Olivia said evenly, every word a battle to keep her tone level and straight "I had always" she paused "always hoped that one day you might be able to come back."
Fastest
The shriek of terror and panic was what caught Olivia's attention as she and Alex were walking down the street. She saw a woman, arms laden with groceries calling out frantically to a young child who was wandering precariously into oncoming traffic.
Without thinking Olivia ran forward, now she wasn't the fastest cop in the NYPD however she could certainly book it when she needed to and now, as the cars honked and swerved to avoid the child, it was needed.
Besides
"Besides" Alex said, her tone matter of fact "It's my turn to pick the movie and I want to watch Fast Five."
Olivia groaned "But that's what we watched last time."
"Would you rather we watch Swan Princess?" Alex threatened
Away
Olivia hated when Alex was away, it reminded her too much of the blonds years in Witness Protection.
Amidst
There was screaming and shooting and panic and chaos but amidst all of this Olivia's eyes scanned the masses, searching desperately for the familiar blond, hoping she was not one of the victims.
Riser
Both Alex and Olivia were notoriously early risers, which s why both of them were so surprised when the looked at the clock and saw that it was one thirty, p.m.
Welcome to the end!
Another set down and I find this very cathartic, plus it gives me something to do whilst waiting for laundry to be done.
The stories that will be extended from Set #1 are:
Temporary
Unto (which might also be combined with Save and Toward)
Underestimate
Any favorites from this set?
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