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lovemesomechenford · 1 year

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Starting Forever Now

Summary: Tim and Lucy got married. This is the story of how Mid Wilshire finds out they were dating in the first place.

Author’s note: This is the first fic I’ve ever written in my life. I got introduced and then addicted to exclusively reading Chenford AO3 and Tumblr blogs a year ago, and haven’t stopped reading since. I’ve had so many ideas and definitely offered up some prompts from time to time for other writers, but this is my firstborn. I thought of her (I guess it’s a her lol) in the shower early today and haven’t been able to put the idea down. I really hope y’all love reading the fic as much as I loved writing her. I decided not to beta her, so any advice on my writing is greatly appreciated. Kudos and comments are always welcomed as well.

Also posted on AO3: here!

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Lucy goes into Adam Watch Commander Sergeant Grey’s office to request for a bunch of forms, including change of address, notification of a inter-departmental relationship, update on dependents, and change of badge name. Sgt Grey is hesitant and downright confused because last he heard, Lucy had broken up with ADA Sanford. Not sure why she would need any of these forms, especially since she’s single? Just then, a knock on his glass office door breaks him away from his thoughts. Looking up, he sees that it’s his Roaming Field Sergeant and longtime friend, Tim Bradford. Waving him in, Wade asks Tim if he knows anything about Lucy’s name change.

“Sergeant Bradford, Officer Chen was just telling me about needing a name change. Know anything about that?” Grey asks with a raised brow.

Tim and Lucy turn their heads to look at each other and smile softly before turning back to the Watch Commander. “Yes, sir.”

“And???” The older man waits.

“We got married—” “It’s Bradford—” They offer simultaneously. “Sir.”

“Oh. ” Before Grey can continue, he is interrupted by Lucy who is eager to explain.

“Sir, I can assure you nothing happened while Tim, Sergeant Bradford, was training me. Or when I was his aide. This change in our relationship is… recent.” The younger officer offers with a blush on her face.

“Oh?” His intrigue is peaked. “How recent?”

“I asked Lucy out on a date while you were in New York with Luna two weeks ago.” Tim pauses before saying, “and we had our first date the night after her first shift as a Detective Trainee.”

“And the name change and address change is for… ?”

“We got married on Monday.” Tim declares as he turns to look at Lucy with a marshmallow smile on his face.

Sergeant Grey can’t help but look a little stunned.

“Wow.” Sergeant Grey clasps his hands and walks towards the newlyweds to shake their hands, “Congratulations are in order! Although I have to say, that is a very fast turnaround. You’ll both definitely need to fill out a bunch of disclosure forms. HR and IA will both be in contact to ensure nothing improper occurred, but it shouldn’t be too much of an issue seeing as how Detective Trainee Bradford is no longer under your command Sergeant Bradford.”

“Thank you, sir.” Both beam. Once Tim and Lucy have shaken Sgt Grey’s hand, their hands hands drop to their sides and find each other to intertwine.

“Lucy, you need to update your dependents?”

“Yes sir, I do.” Lucy replied.

“Me too, please.” Tim added.

“If I can ask, who are you both adding?”

“Tamara, sir.” Lucy says before continuing, “We legally adopted her on Monday. We want to add our daughter as a beneficiary and emergency contact. Just in case. That way she is protected should anything happen to either or both of us on the job.”

“I understand. Luna and I love her - she is such a smart bright young lady. Congrats you two on your first addition to the family.”

“Thank you, Wade.” Tim says bashfully. “We love her very much.”

Sergeant Grey pulls out a file from his top drawer and grabs a few other forms from his filing cabinet.

“Okay, just complete those forms and get them back to me by next shift. HR and IA will probably reach out by end of week.”

Tim takes the pile of papers from the Watch Commander and opens the file jacket to find that the disclosure form is nearly complete, only missing their signatures and some dates. “Sir?”

Grey chuckles and crosses his arms. “I’ve been waiting for two years now for you and Ch- Bradford to start dating and disclose. I saw it coming from miles away. The two of you seemed to have that spark from the get-go and Tim here has been smiling a lot since Lucy joined Mid-Wilshire. Never thought you would go get hitched so quickly though.”

Lucy bashfully tilts her head downward in slight embarrassment. Her left hand, however, remains grasping Tim’s right.

“When you know your forever is staring right at you, why wait another day?” Tim says, looking down at his blushing wife. Lucy raises her head to gaze lovingly at her husband.

“Alright then. Congrats again. Dismissed.”

~~ MEANWHILE ~~

“Hey Angela! Have you seen Momford?” Tamara asks cheerfully as she walks towards Detective Angela Lopez in the bull pen at Mid Wilshire.

“Momford?”

“Yeah, Lucy? She texted saying she’s working in the precinct today and asked if we wanted to grab lunch at the food trucks. Have you seen her around?”

Lucy Chen was offered the Detective Trainee post by Detective Sergeant Caradine last week after providing valuable input on a bunch of open cases. She was stunned at first but eagerly accepted. It was a huge boost for her career. To no one’s surprise, she was thriving in the position. She brought a fresh air to the D’s Desk, and everyone loved and respected her - even veteran detectives listened when she spoke.

“Uhh I think she just went to see Sgt Grey.”

“Okay! Do you mind if I wait with you?”

“Not at all, kiddo” Angela responded, wrapping her in a side hug. “I do have a question though…”

Angela is so confused. Momford? Since when did Tamara call Lucy “mom”? She starts to ask the younger woman about it.

Tamara’s been calling Lucy “mom” to her friends for a long time now but only recently said it directly to Lucy herself. Lucy’s been someone she looked up to and felt protected and loved, especially after her so-called former friend killed their other friend. As Tamara continues to explain, it suddenly strikes Angela that the second half of the name is “-ford”. As in Brad-ford? TIM BRADFORD?!?!?! WHAT THE HECK?!

Angela’s clearly been in her head for a bit longer than she realizes because Tamara is looking at her like she’s suddenly grown two heads.

“Wait hold up, Tamara. The “mom” makes sense and is super sweet but why do you call her Momford? Why not Momchen or something? Lucy’s last name is Chen after all.” Angela inquired as she sipped her coffee.

“Um no it’s not.” Tamara answers exasperated.

Angela chokes on her drink and it comes sputtering out of her mouth. Tamara hands her the box of Kleenex on her desk.

“What?! What do you mean? Since when? What the hell is it?”

“Like two days ago? What’s the big deal? Did they not tell you guys?”

Two days ago… so Monday. Chen was off the last couple days and decided to change her last name. Huh weird. Angela thought.

“… they? Who’s they? And you didn’t answer my other question.”

“Yeah, Tim and Lucy.”

“Tim and Lucy.” Angela repeated. Tamara hesitantly nods her head a few times. “Why would Tim and Lucy need to tell me about Lucy’s name change?”

“Because they changed mine too?”

“To what?”

“Bradford!” Tamara says matter-of-factly. She’s beaming.

“Did they seriously not tell anyone yet? I honestly thought dad would’ve at least told you about it by now.”

“Dad.”

“Yeah, dad. Tim and Lucy finalized my adoption on Monday at the courthouse. It was super easy since I’m already 18 years old and they’re married.”

Angela blinks her eyes in rapid succession. Adoption. Married. It’s all a lot to process.

“Married?” Angela’s jaws are on the ground and Tamara just snickers.

Angela knew Tim had feelings for Lucy ever since the Vegas undercover operation. He danced around the question then but his behaviour told her all she needed to know. She’s not blind! She’s a detective and his best friend! Angela always knew there was something different with Tim and his former rookie Lucy. She had known it ever since Lucy was kidnapped and Tim had called for her help. "I need you." The grave tone in which he had said that sentence stuck with her. Angela suspected the frantic way Tim needed Lucy alive was not only due to guilt. Maybe he hadn’t realized it yet, and maybe it wasn’t romantically, but Lucy was important for him. She had watched them throughout the two last years and logged each little interaction but never approached either of them to address it. Angela had witnessed the faint brush of hands, the soft smiles and the general lack of personal space. She figured they just hadn’t pulled their heads out of their asses yet. Her best friend never told her they started dating, let alone got MARRIED? NO FREAKING WAY. HE IS SO DEAD.

Angela’s inner monologue is interrupted when Tamara spots her Momford and Dadford.

“Oh! Looks like they’re coming out of Grey’s office! I’ll see you later Angela, bye!” Tamara runs off towards the Watch Commander’s office.

Angela turns around and sure enough, Tim is opening the door for Lucy and following her out of it. Once they do, Tamara bulldozes the two into a hug. Tim and Lucy are laughing as they greet the girl. Sergeant Grey is in his office shaking his head and smiling.

Neither Tim or Lucy have noticed her so Angela continues to watch them as they slowly make their way towards the front doors. Tamara’s walking half-backwards and going off about something enthusiastically. Her hands are waving about the same way Lucy does when she gets excited. Tim’s grinning like Angela’s never seen him do and wraps his right arm around Lucy’s shoulder as they pass the stairs. It’s unexpected for Angela because Tim has never been the type to show physical affection at work. He’s always been very church and state about it. No personal talk in the shop or during work hours. Lucy gazes up at him, flashes her blinding smile and leans in as much as her duty belt will allow.

“YO BRADFORDS!” Angela yells across the bull pen, attracting the attention of the few cops around her and walking past.

Lucy and Tamara respond a little slower than Tim, but all three of them stop in their step to look towards the beckoning voice. Tim has one eyebrow raised with a knowing smirk, Lucy is blushing pink and Tamara is still beaming.

“Congrats on finally becoming a family! You idiots are coming over for dinner!”

Their audience bursts into hollers and applause as the newly appointed Bradfords simply nod their heads and continue towards the front doors.

#chenford #the rookie #tim bradford x lucy chen #Tim x Lucy x Tamara #family #first fic #read on ao3 #chenford fam is the best #chenfordedit #secret relationship #secret marriage #secret adoption #long time coming

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my-shields-are-down · 1 year

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Do you think Tim and Lucy will start a secret relationship when they finally get together? Do you want them to or not?

Excellent question. and I don't have a definitive answer for you.

On one hand - having been in a "secret" relationship myself for 9 months - secret because while in separate departments, our company had a no fraternization policy (we'd both lose our jobs) , I can understand the desire to keep that "newness" to themselves away from judgy eyes and HR/IA. To have time to figure out if them and them alone can do the relationship thing together. You live in this bubble where you can focus on the other person in this micro-cosmic ecosystem of your creation. On the other hand, I don't want them to do it. Their relationship, when they add the physical to it, will already be a deep committed one- they've been dating without dating for the past year alone - with the support of the entire precinct - there's no reason to hide anything. Grey will support them with Internal Affairs and HR. I'm sure Smitty is running a betting pool about when they become official. They just have to figure the job thing out - which, if they put some effort into finding a soft place for Lucy to land would not be that hard to do. Not really. We've already seen that she has the respect of the station when she - a lowly P2 - stepped in to be "boss lady" while Wade and Tim were out - and she held her own. She could go the Sgt route and be Tim's peer. She could move to Special Operations, or take the detective test or study to be a TO or , or , or. many other things we don't know she could do . We don't know what's possible, not really.

I want them to be stealing glances, and "bumping into each other unnecessarily" and kissing before shift and living and loving out loud in public.

But I wouldn't hold it against them if they kept their IA/HR approved relationship to themselves for a bit.

#askandrea #chenford #tim x lucy #tim bradford #lucy chen

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anotheronechicagobog · 3 years

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John Nolan vs Sgt. Wade Grey?

Sargent Wade Grey all the way. He leads the precinct with incredible intelligence, stands up for his subordinates and coworkers and helps them when they need it. I know he gets a lot of shit for not being super welcoming to Nolan when he first starts the program but I think that's understandable, I mean, would you want a bunch of people going through a midlife and/or divorce crisises becoming cops? Cause I wouldn't.

#the rookie #wade grey #Sargent wade grey #sgt wade grey #john nolan

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j3bingo · 3 years

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CHARACTERS

You can use any of the following characters, plus Jared, Jeff, and Jensen themselves, for your bingo fills. Each square must contain one of the following or one of the J's in order to count. We'll try to remember to update the list as they take on new roles but if we're missing one you'd like to write for just send us an ask and we'll add it in!

Jared

Matt Nelson (A Little Inside)

Zachery Gray (A Ring of Endless Light)

Clay MacGyver (Young MacGyver)

Random Bully (Cheaper By The Dozen)

Trey Lipton (New York Minute)

John Davis (Flight of the Phoenix)

Dean Forester (Gilmore Girls)

Wade (House of Wax)

Tom (Cry Wolf)

J.P. (House of Fears)

Thomas Kinkade (Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage)

Clay Miller (Friday the 13th)

Lt. Alex (Phantom Boy)

Sam Winchester (Supernatural)

Cordell Walker (Walker)

Jeffrey

Sharkey (Uncaged)

Rod (To Cross the Rubicon)

Bobby Debeneke (Black Sheep)

Jack Hawkins (Extreme)

Ramone (Undercover)

Jack Bennett (Dillinger and Capone)

Shay Astor (Mystery Dance)

Jessie (In the Blink of an Eye)

Sid (Sliders)

Dr. Edward Marcase (The Burning Zone)

Todd Hunter (Legal Deceit)

Bobby (Road Kill)

Jake Horbart (Walker, Texas Ranger)

Firefighter Larkin (ER)

Daniel Glenn (The Practice)

Sam Ryan (Angel)

Father William Natali (The Division)

Randall Waring (V.I.P.)

Wally - CIA Technician / Weapons Officer (JAG)

Bill Nolan (CSI)

Xindi-Reptilian (Enterprise)

Daniel (Something More)

The Sheriff (Dead & Breakfast)

Geoffrey Pine (True Calling)

Tom Newman (Six: The Mark Unleashed)

Steven Leight (Monk)

Mike (The Handler)

Joe Zukowski (The O.C.)

Judah Botwin (Weeds)

Detective Cole Davies (Chasing Ghosts)

Dale (Jam)

Rick (Live!)

Brad (Kabluey)

William (P.S. I Love You)

Patrick (The Accidental Husband)

Bryan Gordon (Days of Wrath)

Edward Blake (Watchmen)

The Comedian (Under the Hood)

Denny Duquette (Grey's Anatomy)

Dan (Taking Woodstock)

Clay (The Losers)

Conner (Shanghai)

Jeb Turnbull (Jonah Hex)

Max (The Resident)

Brian Heigh (Texas Killing Fields)

Jude (Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding)

The Courier (The Courier)

Clyde (The Possession)

Sgt. Maj. Andrew Tanner (Red Dawn)

Ike Evans (Magic City)

Frank (They Came Together)

Charlie Peters (Shameless)

Henry Delarue (The Salvation)

Joe DiMaggio (The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe)

'Deaf' Smith (Texas Rising)

Joe Merriwether (Solace)

JD Richter (Extant)

Sam (Desierto)

Luke Vaughn (Heist)

Bruce (The Adventures of Beatle)

Thomas Wayne (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)

Jason Crouse (The Good Wife)

Harvey Russell (Rampage)

John Winchester (Supernatural)

Jacob Kanon (The Postcard Killings)

Cal McCarthy (Walkaway Joe)

Gerry Fenn (The Unholy)

Negan (The Walking Dead)

Jensen

Michael Duss (Wishbone)

Brad (Sweet Valley High)

Malcolm (Mr. Rhodes)

David (Cybill)

Eric Brady (Days of Our Lives)

Eddie G (Blonde)

Alec (Dark Angel)

C.J. (Dawson's Creek)

Max Morgan (Still Life)

Jensen (The Plight of Clownana)

Jason Teague (Smallville)

Jake Gray (Devour)

Priestly (Ten Inch Hero)

Tom Hanniger (My Bloody Valentine)

Jason Todd / Red Hood (Batman: Under the Red Hood)

Event Guest (Undead Noise)

Jack Durfy (The Buddy Games)

Dean Winchester (Supernatural)

Bruce Wayne / Batman (The Long Halloween Part 1 and 2)

Soldier Boy (The Boys)

Beau Arlen (Big Sky)

#j3bingo #jared padalecki #jeffrey dean morgan #jensen ackles #j3 #bingo #writing bingo #bingo card #bingo event

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aion-rsa · 3 years

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Midnight Mass Cast: Previous Credits From Hill House to Bly Manor, Legion & Sherlock

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If you find yourself thinking ‘where have I seen that guy before?’ while watching a Mike Flanagan show or film, the answer may well be ‘in another Mike Flanagan show or film’. The horror writer-director is known for his rep company of actors, many of whom appear in multiple roles across various projects. Below is a spoiler-free rundown of the main players in the Flanagan gang’s new Netflix horror series Midnight Mass, about the ripples caused by the arrival of a mysterious priest in a remote North American island community. There’s also info on who they played in past collaborations, and a few other places you may have encountered them on screen. A good handful will additionally be seen in Flanagan’s next series The Midnight Club, on which filming is already complete, and which will be coming to Netflix next year. But first though, welcome to Crockett Island. Be not afraid…

Hamish Linklater – Father Paul

A newcomer to the Mike Flanagan acting family, Hamish Linklater is now fully ensconced so expect to see much more of him in future and rejoice, because he’s the absolute stand-out in Midnight Mass. Commanding, charismatic, intense, and utterly committed, this is a big performance that’ll be hard to forget. Previous to Father Paul, Linklater played Division 3 Agent Clark Debussy in trippy comic book series Legion, and IRS agent Larue Dollard in Fargo season three, both for Noah Hawley. Prior to that were recurring roles in sitcoms The Crazy Ones and The New Adventures of Old Christine, with Robin Williams and Julia Louis Dreyfus respectively, plus recent Amazon crime thriller Tell Me Your Secrets, with his partner Lily Rabe. Honestly though, Father Paul is the only role anybody’s going to be talking about for a good while yet.

Samantha Sloyan as Bev Keane

The villainous Bev Keane is another stand-out performance in Midnight Mass thanks to Samantha Sloyan, whom you might remember as Leigh Crain, the wife of novelist Steven Crain in 2019’s The Haunting of Hill House. Prior to that, she played Maddie’s neighbour Sarah in Mike Flanagan’s Hush, as well as the recurring roles of Jeannine Locke in Scandal, Dr. Penelope Blake in Grey’s Anatomy, and several appearances as Victoria in SEAL Team. Look out for her among the cast of Flanagan’s next Netflix series, The Midnight Club, which is already in post-production.

Kate Siegel as Erin Greene

Where would a Mike Flanagan project be without regular collaborator (and wife) writer-actor Kate Siegel? We barely have to know because Siegel is a bedrock of the Flanagan collective. In addition to the role of schoolteacher and former runaway Erin Greene in Midnight Mass, she played glove-wearing empath Theodora Craine in The Haunting of Hill House, 17th century Viola (who became the Lady in the Lake) in The Haunting of Bly Manor, Sally in Gerald’s Game, Jenny in Ouija: Origin of Evil, Maddie in Hush (which Siegel co-wrote) and Marisol in Oculus. Siegel wasn’t in Doctor Sleep, possibly because she and Flanagan welcomed their daughter Theodora to the world almost exactly to the day filming wrapped on The Shining sequel.

Zach Gilford as Riley Flynn

In Midnight Mass, Zach Gilford plays Riley Flynn, whose return to his Crockett Island family home coincides with the arrival of the mysterious new priest Father Paul. Gilford’s known to many as sensitive young quarterback Matt Saracen in Friday Night Lights, but he’s appeared in plenty since, recently including Greg in NBC’s Good Girls, Ben in LA’s Finest, a central role in The Purge: Anarchy and recurring parts in ABC series The Family and Off the Map. He’s also going to be back for Mike Flanagan’s next Netflix project The Midnight Club.

Annabeth Gish as Dr Sarah Gunning

Sarah Gunning is Crockett Island’s resident doctor who’s caring for her dementia-suffering elderly mother. She’s played by Annabeth Gish, who you’ll have seen in… well, loads of stuff, including The Haunting of Hill House in which she played housekeeper Mrs Dudley. Gish also played Jed Bartlet’s eldest daughter in The West Wing, Lt. Jarry in Sons of Anarchy season seven, the therapist in Pretty Little Liars, venture capitalist Diane Gould in season three of Halt and Catch Fire, and FBI agent Reyes in The X-Files revived seasons.

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Rahul Kohli as Sheriff Hassan

British actor Rahul Kohli plays Crockett Island lawman Sheriff Hassan, following up his role as the internet’s boyfriend, chef Owen in The Haunting of Bly Manor in 2020. Prior to that, Kohli was best known for playing Ravi Chakrabarti on iZombie, popping up in a couple of episodes of Supergirl and recently voicing The Scarecrow on animated series Harley Quinn. He’ll soon be heard as the voice of Egill in Zack Snyder’s Norse mythology-inspired anime Twilight of the Gods.

Kristin Lehman and Henry Thomas as Annie and Ed Flynn

Here’s a fun fact: Kristin Lehman and Henry Thomas, who play Riley Flynn’s parents in Midnight Mass, are only 10 years older than actor Zach Gilford in real life. Another fun, but extremely well-known fact is that Henry Thomas, who played Hugh Crain in The Haunting of Hill House and Henry Wingrave in The Haunting of Bly Manor, started out as young Elliott in E.T. Thomas is a regular Flanagan collaborator and has also popped up in Doctor Sleep, Gerald’s Game, Ouija: Origin of Evil to name but a few. He recently had recurring roles on Stargirl and Better Things. Canadian actor Lehman has a similarly full back catalogue, featuring a great many TV and film roles from The Outer Limits to Altered Carbon and The Killing, as well as several TV directing credits.

Robert Longstreet as Joe Collie

Crockett Island’s town drunk Joe Collie is played by Robert Longstreet, who appeared opposite Annabeth Gish (see above) as caretaker Mr Dudley in The Haunting of Hill House, and in the Mike Flanagan-directed Doctor Sleep. You can also see him in horror sequel Halloween Kills and as Professor James in Aquaman, and he’s part of the cast of Mike Flanagan’s forthcoming Netflix horror series The Midnight Club.

Michael Trucco & Annarah Cymone as Wade and Leeza

Michael Trucco and Crystal Balint (not pictured) play Wade and Dolly Scarborough, parents of Leeza (above), Crockett Island’s sole devout teenager played by Annarah Cymone. Trucco will still be best recognised around these parts as Samuel Anders in Battlestar Galactica, but he’s done plenty more, including recurring roles in One Tree Hill, How I Met Your Mother and Netflix stoner comedy Disjointed. Balint has a similarly full back catalogue, with roles in Prison Break, The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco and recently Riverdale. She’ll be seen again in The Midnight Club too, along with Cymone, the actor who plays her daughter in Midnight Mass, whose TV debut this marks.

Louis Oliver, Igby Rigney and Rahul Abburi as Ooker, Warren and Ali

It’s unlikely you’ll recognise Louis Oliver, who plays teenage altar boy Ooker on Midnight Mass, from his first screen role as he’s grown up since then, but he was the young Sherlock Holmes in BBC episode ‘His Last Vow‘ (and also happens to be the son of Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat and producer Sue Vertue). Igby Rigney, who plays Riley’s younger brother Warren, played the young Jesse in the recent film F9: The Fast Saga and will also be appearing in The Midnight Club. Sheriff’s son Ali is Rahul Abburi’s second TV role after appearing on YouTube Red series Good Game.

Matt Biedel as Sturge

Crockett Island resident and Bev Keane’s right-hand man Sturge is played by Matt Biedel (a little unrecognisable under a full and healthy beard), who’ll also star in The Midnight Club next year. Biedel is probably best known for playing Daryl in Narcos: Mexico, Sgt. Dale Chedder in The Umbrella Academy and Dimi in Altered Carbon.

Alex Essoe

Another Mike Flanagan rep company member, popular horror movie regular Alex Essoe played Charlotte Wingrave, mother to Flora and Miles in The Haunting of Bly Manor, and the Flapper ghost in The Haunting of Hill House, as well as playing Wendy Torrance in Doctor Sleep, a role made famous by Shelley Duvall in The Shining.

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siahana · 4 years

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Spoilers 2x10

“The Dark Side” – Officer Nolan and team are charged with escorting a notorious female serial killer to the graves of her previously unrecovered victims. However, when they arrive, they unearth even more than they expected. Meanwhile, Officer Chen meets a seemingly perfect man who sparks her interest, and Officer Lopez worries about Wesley as his PTSD continues to increase. “The Rookie” stars Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper, Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez, Richard T. Jones as Sergeant Wade Grey, Titus Makin Jr. as Jackson West, Melissa O’Neil as Lucy Chen and Eric Winter as Tim Bradford. Guest starring in this episode is Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers, Harold Perrineau as Detective Nick Armstrong, Michael Trucco as Assistant District Attorney Sean Del Monte, Annie Wersching as Rosalind Dyer, Julian Acosta as Sgt. Antonio Hernandez and Michael Cassidy as Caleb Wright.

I think Michael Cassidy will play the “seemingly perfect man”.

I have 2 theories : Either he will be an accomplice of the serial killer who’s going to try to deceive Lucy.

Or, it’s the beginning of the love triangle they talked about but that we have yet to see...

What are your thoughts on this?

#the rookie #spoilers #S2 spoilers #episode 2x10 #lucy chen #tim bradford #chenford #lucy x tim #tucy

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londonrih · 2 years

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I smile so much everytime I come across this. Like what Richard said is 100% true!

#chenford #richard t. jones #sgt. wade grey #titus makin jr #tim bradford #lucy chen

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thesedarkcafedays · 2 years

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Tim and Lucy + Sgt. Wade Grey

2.01 Impact 2.13 Follow-Up Day 4.04 Red Hot 4.22 Day in the Hole

#The Rookie #therookieedit #Chenford #chenfordedit #Wade Grey #Sgt Wade Grey #Tim x Lucy #Tim Bradford #Lucy Chen #chenford in the rookie #the rookie: thesedarkcafedays #otp: You know me so well. Too well.#otp: Some things matter more.

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go-diane-winchester · 5 years

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The Travis Aaron Wade debacle and why you should care.

I only write about my boys, Jensen and Jared, and any harm that I feel is coming their way. That harm comes from Misha's mobilizing and his poisonous fanbase. So why am I talking about this? It's got nothing to do with Jensen and Jared? Well, actually, it does. And I am starting to feel, maybe Wade is innocent. I am not saying he is, because the case is still pending. But, thus far, he has only been accused. He hasn't been proven guilty. I am an abuse survivor, having dealt with this horror three different times in my life, twice as a child and once as an adult. If Travis did do any of this, I would back up his accusers, I don't care how much of a friend he was, to Jensen and Jared. Abuse of any kind is intolerable and in Travis's case, some minors were involved. That is unforgivable.

Travis Aaron Wade, in case you didn't know, was accused of sexually harassing and stalking fans at cons and then via social media around 2015. When I first heard this, I believed it because the allegations came at a time when I was fast asleep with regard to this fandom. Even then, I frowned when a recognizable name popped up in this debacle: Emily Rose. So I guess I wasn't as fast asleep as I thought. Emily is the fan who got into a fight with William Shatner over destiel. He even accused her Anti-Bullying Twitter page of being biased. I don't just believe anything this person's name is attached to, because she is a very devious creature. So recently, I decided to dig deeper and came across a report on this case. Upon reading it, I realized something. Almost every single person who has accused Travis is either a minion or heller or both. People mentioned in the case are also minions or hellers or both. That is too much of a coincidence. This is the list of the accusers and the affiliated parties in this case:

Ashley McClintic [first accuser]

Theresa Cotter/Lua James [fled California after Travis's home was vandalized]

Monica Gleberman [lied that she has sex with Jensen and Jared]

Lexi (Alexis) Cooper (@lexicooperxo / @hugsforthemish)

Stacy LePore

Emily Cleghorn [Emily Rose - refused to help Travis when his account was hacked]

Michele Villery [Monica's friend - defamed Travis online]

Jackie Bojarski [Monica's friend - defamed Travis online]

Kristin Justice [claimed Travis kissed her in crowded room]

Reba Snodgrass (@RebaWinchester / @Mishanews)

Jessica Halliday

Jenna DeViller

Kim Swartz

Falon Yates

Janelle Clay Davis [stalked Travis online mobilizing fans against him]

Rike Marie, or Melanie Adeline (@mishasdiary [sent nudes to Travis]

Dominique Teagle

Sgt Stephanie Fiebke [mocked Travis's military career]

Sara Burnhope

Katie Maie Aucter

Elizabeth Wera [told the truth and then retracted statement]

Michelene [only name provided in this report]

Jenna [no other name provided]

What are the odds? The only people Wade went after were Misha's fans, and the only people who tried to help them were Misha's fans. Nope! Something is very off about this whole scenario. This case is a legal one now, so there are certain receipts that are unavailable. However, most of the information, corroborated with many receipts, is on this site: http://www.spntrollsvstravisaaronwade.com/. Be warned the some information is withheld due to the ongoing investigation and the reporter does become subjective. There is also some hearsay in the report, something I am not crazy about. Hearsay has no place in an investigative reports. But the report is thorough, and has various receipts. I am not telling you to believe everything. I am just telling you to keep an open mind.

After reading these reports, about the accusers and their accounts of the events, I have to say the whole situation seems fishy. The accusers made really far-fetched claims and there is proof that some of them not only lied, but some of the sympathizers were stalking Travis for years now, hacking into his account and stabbing a knife into his front door with a note threatening to kill him, his family including the family dogs. Two of the victims confessed to lying about the accusations. The first is Lexi Cooper.

The second is Reba Snodgrass [Mishanews] who was doing a con called Wayward Con, which is why she apologized to Travis. She wanted him to do the con. She did a video confession, but after being reprimanded by hellers on social media, she recanted the apology. Many of the accusers set up gofundme and similar accounts asking for money for legal fees, but never approached lawyers. The more I looked into this, the more sorry I feel for Travis. I am not saying I know what happened, but so far, they look more guilty than he does. Why was there such a full blown ambush against him? If he is innocent, then there were some possible reasons.

Travis was threatening the spinoff

Travis, and I didn't know this, is quite a popular actor, even amongst SPN fans. Fans were choosing him over Kim and Briana. If CW got wind of this, they might have cancelled the Wayward idea and pushed for something with Cole, Travis's character. The hellers didn't want this because their logic was that if they could make Wayward happen, they could make destiel happen. So they couldn't afford for Wayward to fail. That is why Travis had to go.

Travis threatened Cockles

Apparently Travis has said something sweet about Jensen and Jared's friendship. Clif [who is an idiot] made a big deal out of the whole issue because of the possible tinhat angle of what Travis was saying. As a PR person, I would like to tell Clif: stop acting like a suspicious idiot. No one is drawing more attention to the tinhat thing than you are. Try being subtle, stupid fool. You are causing more ripples, instead of letting it just slide. Well, Clif was not the only one that was affected by Travis's lighthearted comments. The hellers were adversely affected too. There are tinhats amongst them, who believe that destiel is cockle's fault. This man's admiration for a friendship rubbed them the wrong way. He needed to be punished.

Threat to Misha's ''popularity''

Misha has been on the show for ten years. No one is demanding for a spinoff for him. Not even his own hellers perhaps because they know Jensen wont join Misha, and Castiel is not entertaining by himself. This new guy pops up and suddenly he is very popular. An account called Tara Larson appeared on Twitter, on the 22th of December 2017, accusing Misha of sexual harassment during his photo ops. Any idiot can see that although none of the pictures are tasteful, they are requested and paid for by fans. So that is not sexual harassment. Fans gave their consent and none of them look like minors. Neutral fans are many things, but they are not stupid. The over-reacher's in our fandom are hellers. The hellers allege that Travis's assistant Vicki did it to tarnish Misha's name. Why would she do that? What does Misha have to do with this debacle. The evidence they use, is this one. Vicki is grey.

However, if you read the whole exchange, you see this:

So Vicki knows what a bibro is? She used to be a fan long before the word bibro was born, so she knows the fandom lingo that is not even part of all the fan's lexicon? I know of hellers who don't know what a heller is. Read the whole exchange here:

http://www.spntrollsvstravisaaronwade.com/events-by-year/2017-2/

Nope, the whole thing sounds suspicious. Especially since, at the time when the account was started and active [it has probably been reported and removed now] Vicki and her daughter were, allegedly, both in surgery. Possible scenario is that one of the hellers set up the Tara Larson account to make Travis look like a bully and to make Misha look like a victim. Because why would Vicki do something like that and then confess to it like an idiot. And on social media no less, even though monitoring social media is part of her job. Either that, or they doctored the screenshot. I think the hellers feel Travis was competition for Misha. According to one heller, who knows Misha personally, this is what she said to Travis about Misha.

Now, a few of them are starting to feel the same way about Alex Calvert perhaps because he is a younger, handsomer, shinier new replacement for Misha.

Why I care and why you should

So far, I have received messages from hellers about Jared's ''bad working conduct''. I have posted on people saying that he abuses his power and Misha on set. One heller told me, Jared intentionally cracked her rib by hugging her too hard during a photo op. I made a post about that. Travis's reality today might be Jared's reality tomorrow. They have accused him of racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia etc. Whose to say they don't take this route tomorrow? I mean, it hypothetically worked on Travis. It might work on Jared. Especially since, they hate Jared more that Travis. And Jared is a friendly ''run across the road to meet the fans'' type of person. One big accusation and boom! it's over. Ironically, everyone distanced themselves from Travis when the scandal hit except Jared. Eventually even he had to distance himself, perhaps by the behest of his manager. It was far too sticky a situation. Travis has dealt with the stalking, harassment and vandalism for three years and counting. I think that is too much for anyone to deal with.

Who knows what the legal outcome will be. I don't know Travis well enough to make any claims about him. Although from what I read, he does seem like a very stupid man with a big mouth. A gullible sucker, if you catch my drift. However, if someone out there does know the truth, please speak up. Remember, if you know something about Travis that is incriminatory, and you remain quiet, you are part of the problem. If you know of his innocence, help him, the way you hope someone will help Jared one day. Either speak to Travis's lawyers or send a confidential email message to this reporter at: [email protected]. Informant names will be kept confidential.

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karihighman · 3 years

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Over on the pod it’s Sergeant Grey appreciation week! Richard’s character is definitely my spirit animal 😆👏 the sass mixed with genuine care is too great I always love when he’s in an ep! More scenes with him in s4 please!

#Sgt. grey #sergeant grey #wade grey #Sgt. Wade Grey #richard t jones #spirit animal #he’s so sassy #sarcastic #but he cares for his rookies #appreciation week #on the podcast #check it out #shop talk podcast #the rookie

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blizzweirdo · 6 years

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StarCraft Fanfiction: “No Omen, No Country’s Cause” Ch. 5

This chapter switches back to Stukov’s POV as he encounters the UED salvage crew. What he learns from them does not make him happy...

As always, this is also available on Fanfiction.net, Archive of Our Own, and Wattpad.

Finally, Stukov heard the elevator to the bridge come to life. He had been aware of them the moment they were in range of his limited telepathic abilities. He had opened and shut the hangar door for them and made sure the elevators were working. They had taken their time, and he didn't know why—he could sense them at a distance but not hear their thoughts. He thought that perhaps it was fear.

Good. Let them be afraid.

Stukov reached out to the infestation around him. Black tendrils snaked down from the ceiling and wrapped around his torso and arms then hoisted him up and out of sight. He mimicked the posture Izsha took on Kerrigan's leviathan. He would wait for them, let them talk and learn what they knew of the mission, and then decide whether to reveal himself to them—or not. The infestation closed around him as the door to the elevator opened. A group of four, two men—marines—and two women, probably, he reasoned, the shuttle flight crew. Their voices were muffled by their helmets, but he could still hear and read them because of his enhanced hearing and weak telepathy.

"Why Admiral Stukov though? Why not DuGalle or something?" One of the marines said.

"He didn't tell us."

"I don't know anything about the guy, but that dude definitely had a drinking problem. No one keeps that much alcohol around that isn't an alcoholic."

"He was apparently a high-functioning one."

"He had five kinds of vodka. No one can function drinking that much vodka."

"Well, he ain't functioning at all anymore, so he ain't gonna miss 'em"

Crass, Stukov thought. He wondered why were they talking about him and why they had they been in his quarters. One of them had a bag he recognized from his closet. The call of the zerg surged in his mind. Kerrigan's leviathan was close. He stopped listening and started reading them as one of the marines began extracting data from a computer terminal with a data tap device. One was still thinking about what he had stolen from his quarters. The other knew much more. There would be an attack on Tarsonis. They hoped to take over the Dominion—or the Republic as they called it now, but of course they wouldn't know that—and then eradicate the zerg. But they were wading into a situation that they did not understand. There was a relatively stable peace between the human factions in the sector, the zerg, and the protoss. If Tarsonis was attacked, the human factions would rally, and Artanis would no doubt come to the aid of his terran allies. The zerg, under Zagara, would remain neutral unless provoked, but might also be persuaded to fight against them. It would be a war on three fronts and bloody. They had a much larger force than then he and DuGalle had with the Expeditionary Fleet, but that would not matter. All three races were licking their wounds from the war-torn last decade, but if they banded together—and they would band together—they would most likely repel them. And if they didn't, all sides would sustain heavy losses. He would not speak to them. I'll leave them to their folly. This time would be different. The zerg were not led by a vengeful Kerrigan, and while Zagara was ruthless, she only cared about her Swarm. She would have reason to defeat the fleet but not destroy it utterly as Kerrigan had. If they did not win, they would have the opportunity to surrender; he hoped they would take it.

He scanned one of the women and found nothing interesting. But the other one... He saw images mostly. An old ID card with his picture. That's how they got in my quarters. His dress uniform with his name on it. Strange. He didn't care about any of the items they took. The alcohol was useless to him and so was the dress uniform. But then, a young man he recognized. A dread settled into his stomach—something he hadn’t felt in a long time. But he wasn’t sure—his mind was not the same. Still, if it was who he thought it was, he had to do something.

Silently he drove the infestation away and lowered himself from the ceiling behind the girl whose mind he had just read. She must have seen him in her peripheral vision, because she turned towards him slowly and then screamed in terror, dropping to her knees. Both the marines turned to face him, raising their weapons. He raised his hands in response.

"Come now, gentlemen, there's no need for violence."

They opened fire. Stukov's arm swiped out at one, knocking him over. He disappeared into the infestation on the deck. The other he pinned to the wall and let the infestation creep over him. He turned his attention back to the two women. One of the women shot him in the back with her handgun, but it glanced off his infested shoulder blade. It hurt but healed almost immediately. He pinned her to the wall as well. The other girl was still on the floor screaming.

"I am Vice Admiral Alexei..." He began, but the girl would not stop yelling. "Stop that. I'm not going to hurt you," he said gruffly. He stared at her for a moment, and slowly some of the fear in her face left. "Are you done now?" He said sarcastically. But then he felt a twinge of sympathy. She was a kid who had never encountered the zerg before and had just come in contact with what appeared to be the twisted, bloated, reanimated corpse of a UED officer—and she probably thought she was next. He would have to treat them with more humanity than he had needed to muster in a long time.

"It's okay. Really. Let me start over. I'm Vice Admiral Alexei Stukov," he said, gentler this time, and squatting down to her level.

“You’re supposed to be dead!” Dauphin said fearfully.

“That information is, sadly, outdated.”

"You've been living here all this time?"

"No, it's more complicated than that. But it doesn't matter. Who are you?" He stood again and offered a hand to help her up. It took a moment for her to take it and to answer.

“I’m Capt. Carolyn Dauphin... The girl that shot you was my navigator, Lt. Katie Dean... Those two men are Sgt. Joseph Chang and Cpl. Joaquin Hernandez...”

“And who is the commander of the fleet?”

"Adm. Troy Reeves."

Stukov swore quietly. He knew him. Stukov didn't outright dislike many people, but he'd never had time for Reeves's mixture of pomposity, genteel bullshit, and incompetence. This would make what he needed to do even harder.

"I must go to him. Give me your fleet’s coordinates."

“I’m not doing tha—” He read her mind.

“Thank you.”

He willed the Aleksander to move. Dauphin’s face went white as the engines began to spin up; she was clearly frightened by his psionic ability. She would be even more frightened by the leviathan I’m sending to meet us there. His ability to read them faded as they reached FTL speeds.

“They’ll shoot you down,” Dauphin said, her voice quivering.

“Do they value your lives so little?”

The Aleksander dropped out of FTL. Stukov opened a comm line and sent his credentials. There was no answer. Stukov turned back to Dauphin. “Which carrier is Reeves on? Do they have a special frequency?”

She hesitated.

“If they don’t hear from us, they’ll shoot us down.”

“He’s on the Kuznetsov. That’s where we were all stationed.” She showed him the frequency.

“UED carrier Kuznetsov, this is Vice Adm. Alexei Stukov. I will rebroadcast my credentials. I request to speak with Adm. Troy Reeves.”

“Adm. Stukov, this is Kuznetsov tower. We’re patching you through.” There was a moment of dead air. Then, the Aleksander’s bridge viewscreen came on. On it was the sanguine face of Adm. Troy Reeves. To Stukov, his mutton chops and elaborate grey beard made him look like something out of an American Civil War film. And like an idiot. He spoke to him without looking away from his control panel.

“Stukov? You had better have a good damn reason to be still alive.” Reeves finally looked at him and the color drained from his face. “Lord have mercy, what have you done? You’re...”

“Infested. That is the word you are looking for.”

A queer smile played at Reeves’s lips. He seemed to be enjoying Stukov’s suffering. What a smug asshole.

“Even so, Admiral,” Reeves said, letting his antebellum drawl lengthen his words, “you’ve got a lot of nerve coming crawling back to the fleet.”

“And you have some nerve coming back to this sector after what happened to our expedition.”

“Are you threatening me?”

“Not yet I’m not, Troy.”

Reeves bristled. He was one of those people who wanted to be called by their title no matter the situation.

“If you’re zerg now, you’re a traitor. I’ll shoot you down myself. Tactical!”

“Capt. Dauphin... Will you come here for a moment and tell your superior a little about yourself?”

He heard Dauphin swallow hard as she stepped into view of his comm’s pickup.

“Hello, Admiral. I’m Capt. Carolyn Dauphin. I’m a shuttle pilot based on the Kuznetsov, and I was assigned to Aleksander salvage mission.”

“You’ve taken hostages.”

“I prefer to think of them as my guests.”

Reeves’s face flushed with anger. “How are you being treated? Where is your navigator and your marine detachment?”

“I’m fine... But everyone else...”

“They’re being restrained, and they are unharmed... for now.”

“What do you want, Stukov?”

“To talk.”

“About what?”

“About the mistakes you are about to make. I will not help you, but I can steer you towards allies and tell you how to minimize casualties, though I hope after speaking with me you may change your mind and return to Earth.”

“Do you think me a coward?”

“No, but I hope you’re not the fool I always thought you were. I will board the carrier Kuznetsov in one hour and will return your people to you. We will talk then. Be ready.”

Stukov cut the comm line. He turned to Dauphin. “Thank you for being cooperative.”

“What else could I have done?”

“You could have screamed. You could have goaded him to fire.”

“I could have... But I don’t have a death wish. I just work here.”

“Hah! With that attitude, you may just survive...” He looked away for a moment, trying to figure out what he should do next. It would be unwise to tell them who he thought their “collector” was—it could be used against him. But he needed to get a message to him to tell him he was alive, or at least not dead, instruct him to leave the fleet whenever there was an opportunity, and, of course, that he would help him. It was a possibility that this person was not who he thought he was, but there were too many coincidences. The image he saw in Dauphin’s mind, the ID card that only could have been retrieved from his home on Earth, and wanting to find some token of him from the Aleksander. If it was him, it was wise to have not told them his name. The less obvious ties he had to him would keep him out of harm’s way—for now. “My ID card... May I see it?”

“What?”

“My ID card. You have it.”

“Oh! How did you?”

He made a motion with his hand for her to give it up. Dauphin rummaged around in the bag and gave him the card. He examined it. Inside, there was a wireless chip. He placed it on the console. It was old, but so was the ship. He was able to access the card through the ship’s computer. The storage was full, but if he deleted his thumbprint and his credentials, he could type several novels worth of text to him; Stukov only needed a short message. Finished, he gave the card back to Dauphin. “When you see him, give him this.” She turned it over in her hand and put it in her pocket.

“What’s in it for me?”

“I won’t kill you? And you can keep all that...” he said, gesturing to the bag, “I don’t care about any of it.”

“Who is he?”

“I’m... not sure.”

“You just don’t want to tell me.” He ignored her.

“I think it’s about time we got ready to leave, yes?” Stukov let KD out of the infestation in the corner. She fell from the wall, coughing. KD ran to her.

“God... I had my mouth open...”

“Are you okay?”

“I think that’s the most disgusting thing that’s ever happened to me.” Stukov watched them interact. How old are they? he thought, Twenty-five maybe? Children—all of them. Younger than my own would be now... Sent out here for what reason? Conquest? To protect Earth? When he left Earth, his children were young. Would I even recognize them now? Would they recognize me?

KD noticed Stukov watching them.

“Hey, what are you staring at?” she snapped. Dauphin shushed her.

“Do you want to provoke him? Really?”

“I’m sorry about restraining you. But you shot at me and didn’t leave me much of a choice.”

He was angry at none of them—not even the marines. They reminded him of the men and women under him on the Aleksander. His mind was different now, but he remembered their names if not their faces. He always had an unwise sentimentality towards his young recruits, tending to act paternally towards them. Many responded to it, some didn’t. Either way, he tried to be a warm, fatherly figure—if not a crazy, Slavic uncle.

Gerard on the other hand... Stukov had men and women that were loyal to him over DuGalle. He was neither a taskmaster nor a micromanager, of which DuGalle had a tendency to be both—even with him. He could only imagine what Reeves was like. It infuriated him to know his death—and DuGalle’s--had most likely precipitated Reeves’s promotion.

Stukov looked at the time on the console. They needed to start moving towards the hangar bay. With a thought, the infestation pulled the two marines further into the wall.

“What are you doing?” KD exclaimed, “He’s killing them!”

“No, I’m not. They’re uncooperative. I can’t trust them to walk to the hangar bay on their own power. They’re going there my way. Now, unless you’d like to join them...” Stukov gestured to the lift as the door chimed and opened. Both women were quiet as he ushered them in and escorted them down to the hangar bay. When they got there, the two men were in chrysalises in the hangar. Stukov and Dauphin loaded them onto the shuttle, and Stukov commanded KD to stay in the back with them. He took the pilot’s seat without protest from Dauphin. When he looked back, KD had gotten into the duffel bag and had fished out a bottle of schnapps. He had no idea where it had come from. It must have been Gerard’s. At least it will keep her quiet.

Once at the controls, he found little had changed in their design since he had been gone. He opened the hangar bay door and maneuvered the shuttle out. The UED fleet spread out before him, shining ships stretching as far as he could see. He counted at least four carriers—floating bases really, larger than protoss capital ships but smaller than a city—and hundreds of battlecruisers flanked by smaller vessels, some of makes Stukov didn’t recognize. With the fleet in front of him, Stukov couldn’t help feeling pride and nostalgia.

“That’s... Quite impressive,” Stukov said quietly.

“Do you still think we can’t win?”

“Yes.”

Stukov radioed the Kuznetsov’s tower, warning them of his approach and that he had his “hostages” on board in case they got the idea to shoot him down. The tower directed him to a hangar. As he touched down, a group of six marines and a med team filed in to meet the shuttle. Good. They’ve underestimated me. I might make it out of here alive. He stood, reaching into one of the chrysalises with his infested arm, withdrawing Chang’s rifle. KD staggered away from him, at once both tipsy and afraid. Stukov didn’t need the gun, but he wanted to look like he did.

“Carolyn,” he said as calmly, “I’m going to do something that you’re not going to like.” Dauphin’s head snapped towards him, her eyes wide. “I’m going to lead you out at gunpoint. Know that I have no intention of shooting you. It’s just for show.”

“O-okay.”

Stukov opened the shuttle hatch. “Come. You first.” He let Dauphin walk in front of him. “Stay back!” he yelled at the marines in the hangar. “I have a hostage. If you try anything, I will kill her. The rest of your people are onboard the shuttle. Take me to Reeves. The sooner I see him, the sooner I will leave you.” As soon as he had cleared the shuttle, the med team swooped through the hatch to help Chang, KD, and Hernandez. The marines formed a pack around Stukov and escorted him down the hallway. After walking for a few minutes, they came to a conference room. Inside, Reeves stood from his chair at the conference table, red-faced and already apoplectic. Behind him was a ceiling-to- floor window onto the fleet, perhaps chosen, Stukov thought, to intimidate him.

“I don’t know what is going on in that diseased brain of yours, but you've got five minutes to submit to my command or I will...”

“Hello, Troy. Good to see you as well.” He pulled out a chair for Dauphin, his gun still trained on her. He then pulled one out for himself and sat down, making a show of getting himself comfortable, even flipping his hat off onto the table.

“Whatever it is you want, Stukov, you’re not getting it.”

“You should hope that I do, Admiral. I want you and your people to live; I want you to turn around and go home.”

“Do you doubt the strength of the UED Destroyer Fleet?”

“I doubt it as much as I should have doubted the Expeditionary Fleet. You’re not here with a clear picture of the dangers of this sector. You need to come to this with,” he stopped, realizing he was echoing the past, “... your eyes open. Otherwise...” he gestured with his free hand at himself, “This is your future. All that is here is death.”

“Ridiculous. We have almost the entire Earth sector military at our disposal. We will conquer the colonies and subdue the protoss—and the zerg.”

“Is that so? Perhaps you need a little dose of reality.” Stukov reached out with his mind to his leviathan. A specially bred brood queen departed from it to the fleet. He selected a battlecruiser far from the Kuznetsov but close enough to view from the conference room’s window. In seconds, the Kusnetsov’s alarm klaxons began ringing. Reeves stood and went to a control panel on the wall.

“Bridge, status report.”

“We’re under attack—from the zerg. And it’s... spreading?”

“What?”

There was a bright flash outside the window. Reeves turned, watching in horror as the infested ship’s main engine blew. A neighboring battlecruiser had fired upon it to immobilize it, but it was too late. Tendrils of infestation had latched onto the second battlecruiser. It tried to pull away but could not and began to break up. This was not what Stukov wanted. He willed the infestation to keep it together. Another tendril snaked out and penetrated a supply freighter nearby. Drones swarmed on its hull as the contagion spread and took hold. Reeves looked on, horrified, as more ships were caught up in Stukov’s virulent pestilence.

“This is the reality of the zerg. There is very little to be done in defense. They are a single-minded enemy, wanting only to survive and conquer. I have immense power, but even I’m not powerful enough to rule them.”

“You... You did this? Stop it, Stukov! Stop it right now!”

It didn’t bother him that Reeves was scared. He should have been. It was only when Dauphin looked at him, frightened and betrayed, that the coldness of the Swarm in him abated. Stukov felt conflicted. He should not have put that many lives at risk to make a point. The infestation withdrew at his command but he kept the most damaged ship from breaking up.

“The effects are temporary. If you have any firebats, send them in. They should be able to remove any lingering infestation.”

The alarms stopped abruptly. “Status!” Reeves barked into the communication console.

“The zerg have retreated. Casualty reports coming in... Injuries reported but no deaths. Medical is putting the exposed into quarantine.”

“Five ships in thirty seconds... I could have decimated your fleet today, and there are billions more zerg that those I control. Do you like those odds?”

“Then fight with us.”

“No. But I will help you under these conditions: you keep the Kuznetsov off the front lines and you don’t use your ghosts.”

“Why these conditions?”

“Ghosts are useless against the zerg,” he lied, “and you will need some way to rebuild your fleet if your ‘war’ goes as badly as I know it will. If you keep to these conditions, I will introduce you to the factions in this sector which may help you—the Tal’Darim, for instance—and speak to the leaders of the zerg on your behalf.”

“That’s all? We attack Tarsonis in six hours. You can’t be more help than that?”

Stukov shrugged. “If you want me to look over your battle plans, I’d be more than happy to send you my recommendations. But that’s all I will do.”

“Stukov,” Reeves said, his voice lowering as he leaned in conspiratorially, “we’re not doing this just because we can. You know what the situation was when you left—now it’s only worse. Our colonies are failing because of our wars with them. The population of Earth is too large for its resources... Inhabitable planets are a dime a dozen here... We need the Koprulu sector and its worlds to survive.”

“Then send colony ships and settle! No one will stop you. There’s no need to resort to conquest.”

Anger seethed in Reeves’s face as he realized that Stukov was steadfast in his conviction not help him.

“I always thought you were lazy... uncouth... Hiding in your lab swilling vodka with your dick in your hand after your wife left you... And that’s all you’re doing now.” Stukov laughed, surprised at how easily his mask of gentility slipped. He didn’t know he had gotten so far under his skin so many years ago—and without even trying. He rarely had even thought about Reeves, and yet Reeves remembered his post, that he’d been having problems with alcohol, and somehow knew his wife had left him. Stukov vaguely remembered that Reeves was married and that his husband was a musician of some sort. They had few friends in common, and there was no reason for him to know that much about him. Stukov thought that he definitely had some sort of complex.

“I’m touched you remember so much about me, Troy. Do you know my children’s names as well? The brand of cologne I wear? Or is that too esoteric? If we’re done, I’m leaving. The Captain here will take me back to my ship, and then I’ll be on my way.”

“Are you all right with that, Capt. Dauphin?”

“I’m... I’m fine,” Dauphin mumbled. Putting on his cap, Stukov got up from his chair and escorted Dauphin to the door. As he left, Reeves gave him an odd look. Instead of following them out, he walked to the comm station and began speaking quietly into it. Stukov and Dauphin stepped out into the hallway. The same marines followed them through the ship, but, curiously, took them a different way.

“Where are they taking us, Carolyn?”

“The hangar bay. This just takes us to the other end.”

“They’re wasting time.” Stukov knew something was up.

Stukov and Dauphin entered the hangar bay from the other side. As they made their way to Dauphin’s shuttle, Reeves entered from the other side, leading a tall, thin man in handcuffs. When they got closer, he threw him to his knees and pointed a handgun to his head. The man looked up at them, wide eyed.

“Greg?” Dauphin exclaimed.

“Gregory...” Stukov said, anguished. Gregory turned to him, recognizing his voice. He squinted at him, confused.

“Papa?”

“This reunion is touching, but it will be fleeting...” Reeves said, his face beaming with satisfaction. “Don’t use any ghosts, you said. Of course I looked at the roster, and, for the record, yes, I do remember your children’s names.” A white-hot anger burned in Stukov. His hand tightened on his rifle as he wondered if he could get a shot off without Reeves killing his son. Or if he could lash out and strike him. “You have four children, correct? This is your youngest? If you don’t submit to my authority and commit to joining the attack on Tarsonis right now, I’m blowing your son’s brains out right here. Then, I’m sending a message home declaring you a traitor, and suggesting they round up the rest of your children and kill them as well. It’s a pity your ex-wife isn’t around anymore; I’d have her killed too.”

“She’s... dead?”

“Hah! You didn’t know? Well, that makes this all the more fun, doesn’t it?” He cocked the pistol and Greg flinched.

“You can’t threaten him! He’s one of your own troops!” Dauphin blurted out.

“Keep quiet, girl. I’ll do as I wish,” Reeves said, his anger rising. He pushed the gun against Greg’s temple.

Stukov was stunned. He had no idea that his ex-wife had died. When did it happen? How? And now he’d put his entire family in danger. He should never have come here. But it was too late, and now he had no choice.

“Stop,” he said, putting the gun on the ground, “I submit. Just... don’t shoot him.” Reeves motioned to one of the marines.

“Take him to the brig,” he said, indicating Greg, “He’ll be safe there... For now. As for you, Admiral.”

“Vice admiral. I guess you don’t remember everything.”

“Oh, but I do. I watched the vids of your funeral—with pleasure, I might add. Afterwards, they made a big show of awarding you a tombstone promotion. Better late than never, I suppose. So, Admiral Stukov, you will gather your forces and meet us at Tarsonis in five hours. You will continue from there with the fleet and assist us in subjugating the Koprulu sector. If you are insubordinate, late, cowardly, or just fucking annoy me, your son will die. Do I make myself clear?”

“Yes... sir.”

“Then get out of my sight.”

Note: I also know that’s not how tombstone promotions work, but, hey, it’s the future and a fascist regime.

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