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It wasn’t supposed to be this way, after everything how could it be? Car horns blared into background noise while Olivia just stood there. Unmoving, unwilling to accept what had just happened. The rain felt cold against her forehead almost like tiny bullets piercing her brain, this wasn’t really happening was it? Everything seemed to move in slow motion, the waves in the river, the harsh, amber lights of passing cars, her own breathing. The faint smell of her now considerably soaked black leather jacket filled her nostrils but she hardly noticed, the detective had her eyes glued on the black suv disappearing. To where? She had no idea, not that she cared too much, it's not like she could follow them that’d be too risky. It wasn’t until her partner put his hand on her shoulder that she semi-snapped out of whatever trance she’d been trapped in.

“Liv, cmon let’s get out of here”, Elliot whispered to her even though no one else was with them, at least not anymore. The brunette stood unmoving, not because she wanted to but if she even glanced at her partner she was afraid she would no longer be able to fight the sob building in her throat. Elliot seemed to notice, after all he did know her better than anyone else, well, maybe not everyone.

August 1990:

Olivia Benson was a force of nature, she always had been with the way she walked, talked, dressed, she had an energy surrounding her - a mysterious one. She had always been confident, self-assured even but today that was a different story. Her first day of college. God was she nervous. She didn’t really want to be here, she would’ve rather joined the academy but after working 3 jobs - which she hated - for the last few years to support her alcoholic mother it was time for a change, to be free. So college it was, majoring in Criminal Justice alongside English (per her mother’s incessant nagging). Olivia wasn’t dim by any means, she actually finished as valedictorian in high school, in fact she loved to learn but college seemed a bit out of her league. Surrounded by people she doesn’t know and probably won’t like. In her opinion college was made for the rich and nepo babies which she was neither. Luckily, she was amazing at soccer and combined with her insanely high gpa she secured herself a full ride to Siena College.

The cab pulled up next to an old-fashioned cobblestone chapel as dark brown eyes scanned what would be their new home for the next few years. The campus was beautiful and a bit prestigious with too many buildings to count but what really caught her eye was the slate fountain laid in the centre. It reminded her of the Bethesda one in Central Park minus the statue on top which instead had the school mascot - a dog. She paid the driver and stepped out onto the rain soaked sidewalk, the laces of her fairly well worn converse dipping slightly into one of the few puddles splattered across the concrete. She was immediately approached by who she assumed was an ra with bright ginger curls, a light brown sweater and faded blue jeans.

“Hey, fresh meat right? Well I’m Bre and you must be?” the redhead asked as she extended her hand to Olivia. She had never been one to make friends easily and so she put on her best fake smile like she was super excited to be here. “Hey, erm I’m Olivia” she shook Bre’s hand and smiled rather awkwardly. “I’m guessing you’re supposed to show me where everything is?”. “Yeah unfortunately I didn’t think about the amount of walking around campus I’d have to do when I signed up for the job.” she chuckled to herself which helped put Olivia at ease. The two made their way to what would be Olivia’s home but not without Bre giving her a history lesson about the college and showing her where the basics were. “Okay! This is you, here’s your key and your ID card, please don’t leave it in your room when you leave, especially at night because I won’t be happy having to come and let you in.” Olivia smiled faintly at the redhead before her, she wasn’t sure if that was sarcasm or not but she didn’t have to question for long before Bre laughed lightly. She twisted her key as she thanked Bre and let herself in as the redhead spun on her heels and disappeared down the hallway. In all fairness, her dorm was beautiful, dark oak furniture surrounded the room and she could tell her roommate had already moved in by the various pictures and posters on the wall. She threw her bag next to her bed and sat for a minute to take it all in.

“Okay this doesn’t seem too bad” she had muttered to herself while making mental notes of how she wanted to decorate her side. She looked at the various pictures on the walls already trying to figure out what her roommate looked like. It didn’t take long to work out - she did want to be a detective after all - the brunette with the crooked smile was definitely her roommate. As though this mysterious brunette sensed her curiosity Olivia heard a key twist in her door again and quickly made her way to her side pretending to start unpacking her backpack. She watched the door open as two women walked in, both of which she recognised from the pictures.

“Hey! You must be my roommate. I’m Abbie it’s a pleasure” she stuck her hand out to Olivia who reciprocated and introduced herself. Abbie was an undeniably pretty woman, with long dark hair, deep brown eyes, tanned skin, she scarily resembled Olivia besides from the strong Texan accent. Olivia’s attention didn’t stay on the Texan before her for long but drifted to the blonde leaning against her friend's desk. She tried not to stare, she really did but she sort of couldn’t help it, she was painfully beautiful even though the brunette couldn’t see her clearly. “I’m sorry erm this is my friend Alexandra” the Texan stated and moved aside slightly to introduce them.

“Abbie, how many times do I have to ask?” the blonde shot a look at her friend before playfully rolling her eyes. “Everyone calls me Alex please don’t pay attention to her” she smiled at Olivia who unbeknown to anyone else was starstruck. Alex was the type of woman who turned heads whenever she walked into a room with light blonde hair and icy blue eyes that sat behind tortoise shelled glasses. She was slightly taller than Olivia, not that you would notice unless you paid really close attention, she donned an oversized Jets sweatshirt with black leggings and the same pair of converse Olivia had. The three had basic small talk about their majors, where they’re from which was when Olivia learned the blonde was also majoring in English - alongside pre-law which made complete sense - and they had classes together. “Sorry guys I gotta run, I promised a friend I’d help them move in but it was nice meeting you Olivia I’m sure I’ll see you soon” she smiled at the pair and gave Abbie a quick hug before leaving.

Orrrr a fluffy domestic one shot of a cabenson engagement?