During his patrol days in uniform, Senior Constable Steve Hayden meets the young Constable Vance, and a different story ensues. Inspired by shows like "Live" (2018 Kdrama), "Blue Lights" (2023 BBC) and "Thin Blue Line" (2021 SVT). Title from the song "Carry Me" by Family of the Year. Alternate universe. One-shot for now.

"No one can lift me, catch me, the way you do." Episode tags - and glimpses into the heads and hearts of Tessa and Steve. Mostly canon-compliant. Title and lyrics from Ellie Goulding's "Still Falling from You".

Steve's first reaction was that this was NOT a good time. Set post-series. Tessa/Steve

The unthinkable happened...

When a visiting officer insults the name of Vance, Fisk has something to say about it.

Fisk, Imogen, and Thorne all reflect on when they first met Tessa Vance.

Malcom still wasn't sure if it was a stroke of genius or insanity that led to him putting Detectives Hayden and Vance together.

Tootsie gets a dog and Tessa isn't exactly thrilled about it.

Steve reflects on how Tessa's mind works.

Just as a case is wrapping up, Tessa goes missing. When they find her again, she's not herself. Much to the benefit of the murderer she was trying to put behind bars.

Seven months after the Quinn case, Tessa and Steve find themselves back in Oakdale, but this time there's no dead bodies to investigate... (Now available in 2006 and 2021 versions.) Based on a mix of Rowe novels and MC TV show.

[It was the last goodbye. Inspired by Jeff Buckley's song.] Everyone has a breaking point, but where the road goes after, no one knows until they've started. or: the one where Steve leaves everything and everyone behind and Tessa has to figure out who she is without him.

Whatever they're getting, it's fleeting. No strings attached, no promises made. Just two people and a bed. A moment outside their normal lives. Clean, simple, and completely messed-up. Tessa/Steve. December 6, 2020: Story revised.

Instead of escaping that cellar with Melissa Haywood at the end of "Fatal Charm", Tessa is taken captive by Kevin Mottram.

It was supposed to be a break, something to recharge their batteries after two months of difficult cases, rising tension and outright fighting... Then the wave struck and everything changed. [Written several years ago in response to the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, now finished. Inspired by real events and people, but not a true story. Tessa/Steve.]

Sequel to "Aftermath". Distance was good. Distance would keep him from doing something stupid, like getting too emotionally involved or carried away by a beautiful, vulnerable face. Like he'd been with Suzanne Delacourt last year. But as he watched Tessa reach up self-consciously to touch the scarf she'd arranged carefully around her neck, however, Steve knew it was too late.

Some paper is all it takes. A fluffy Tessa/Steve family drabble. Giant thanks to neela for her kind words of encouragement!

After a traumatic experience a friend is in need of comfort. Coda to "Scent of Evil" 3x17. SPOILER ALERT!

It was the start of all. Coda to novel "Deadline"/"Suspect" by Jennifer Rowe

"Do you believe in God?" Steve ponders his life.

Sometimes you need something to push you into action, even if it is what you least expect.

From one hell to another, during a serial killer case Tessa discover that somewhere along the road, something happened to the solid core of hers and Steve's friendship.

Tessa has a dilemma. She's in love with her partner. What should she do? Follow regulations or her heart? Warning: Old fic! My first MC fic!

2 words. 15 minutes a piece. Amazing what comes out of one's mind... Could be related to each other.

He was never a fan of promises...