26 July 2020

A Flawed Mosaic (41578 words) by AHumanFemale
Chapters: 8/8
Fandom: Law & Order: SVU
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Rafael Barba/Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr.
Characters: Rafael Barba, Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr., mentions of other characters
Additional Tags: Amnesia AU, bottle episode, Not Medically Accurate, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Domestic Fluff, Angst, Slow Burn, the slowest burn i have ever written, bed sharing, Wedding Drama, Dancing, Kissing, teases at smut
Summary:

“You’re Rafael Barba. Assistant District Attorney for Manhattan,” he answered and Rafael let out a breath he hadn’t realized he was holding. At least until Carisi smiled so wide and happy and added, “My husband.”

The words were so alien to him that he honestly couldn’t respond for a second, just kept staring at Carisi’s happy face and at the stitches in his head while he saw flashes of blood on the car window. He couldn’t imagine his expression but knew it was something less than comforting as he watched Carisi’s face fall, his eyebrows draw together.

“What?” Carisi asked finally, eyes flitting to the nurse still hovering in the corner of the room. “What’s the matter?”

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[Or, Carisi gets amnesia and believes they're married and Rafael has to play along... risking his own heart in the process.]

Rec:

This is a wonderful fic featuring my favorite trope: fake boyfriends, only this time, only Rafael is in on the deception, because Sonny genuinely believes they are together.

I love the overall domesticity of that fic, of Rafael playing along and discovering the kind of person Sonny is. Without spoiling you, I have to say that I didn't see the twist coming at all!