#divergencies.

i write alvin olinsky as : head of intelligence. voight is gone, whether he wasn't there - or he's dead, is voight dependent. he helped pick out everyone on the team. he will vouch for either of them.

he's always told them to tell him their truth, the ugly and bad, and that whatever happens he has their back. that's the one thing he's taken to him from voight. you tell me the truth, and i will lie for you.

alvin in his main verse, is divorced from meredith, but he finds love with trudy platt. they get married ( no he doesn't die, don't be foul, this is a safe space ) they never adopt or have more kids. alvin has his two daughters; and the entire intelligence team.

more tba.

* INTELLIGENCE UNIT ( olinsky's version )

antonio dawson: antonio has been on the team since olinsky took over. brought him over from narcotics - he'd always admired what he'd heard about antonio. his work with the police youth foundation. antonio is olinsky's second in command ( along with cooper dawson ) and he values his opinion on tasks they've got ahead of him. he will turn to him for advice.

cooper dawson: when cooper transferred from new york, alvin's interest was immediately peaked. the cop showed more integrity than he often sees in cops. something he could see himself in. that is why cooper is second in command along with antonio dawson. olinsky will let either of the two take over as acting boss whenever he's out of duty, for whatever reason.

erin lindsay: erin came into alvin's life as a teenager, a troubled one, but it was something he could relate to. quickly ... erin felt like a daughter to him. she soon became a part of the olinsky family - they took her in when olinsky realized that bunny was an unfit mother. olinsky will go to war for anyone in his team, but especially erin lindsay. he doesn't give her special treatment at work, but he loves her in a way he doesn't love the others. that's his child. he trusts her judgement, but he is also one of the first to notice when she's off the rails, and he will always be there to help her come back to shore. back to herself and her happiness - even if that someday isn't intelligence anymore.

jay halstead: as a fellow ex-army man, olinsky understands jay in a way voight never did. he noticed soon after seeing jay's application on their desk, that he had something the others didn't. he was an exceptional shooter with a long gun - and olinsky knows that his brain isn't wired in the way a traditional cop's is. voight didn't want him on at first, but olinsky put down his foot and insisted. no team without halstead, was his words.

adam ruzek: adam ruzek was someone olinsky had high expectations for ( and rightfully so ) alvin always scouts the police academy for new talent, he doesn't want the chicago pd to be an old boys club. so he'd been keeping an eye on adam ruzek long before he met him, and when he saw him in action? he saw raw talent. so he pulled him right out of the academy and into duty - made him his own partner. and every day he was impressed by adam's willingness to learn new things, he always listens. even before alvin began to see his new partner as more of a family member than a coworker. however, that doesn't come in the way of duty. if anything, it just makes olinsky more protective ( and more proud ) of adam.

kevin atwater: tba.

kimberly burgess: alvin has a soft spot for kim - but it comes from a place of caring for adam ruzek. he sees the way they look at each other, but that never made him worry for their jobs. he was always outspoken for kim's way to intelligence. he knows she deserves to be there - and he doesn't see the difference between erin and jay working together while having clear feelings for each other ( despite them trying to be secret around it ) so a relationship would never stop alvin from adding someone onto the team. he does however warn both adam and kim to not let work get in the way of their personal life, yes you heard that right - not the other way around. alvin has already done that with one marriage and lost the battle.

hailey upton: tba.

ava moreno: alvin was first made aware of ava's story when she entered the academy - and when she kept passing every test with flying colors. but he waited a couple of months, before approaching her. he saw her anger, the grief she was carrying around ... and immediately knew she'd do better on his team. it's not just a unit, they're a family. they fight crime, but they do it while always having each other's backs. the reason why he waits until halfway-ish into her rookie year, is the fact that he wants to make sure she can use her anger productively. he doesn't need someone to crash out and risk the lives of the team, but he's always looking for someone with that fire in their eyes.

first of, my portrayal of nadia is very closely affiliated with @1stresponders's erin lindsay, and my own portrayal of jay halstead. you will find headcanons + changes involving them reading onwards from here.

nadia lives in erin's apartment. she has done so ever since rehab, there was talk about her moving out once she finished at the police academy and she was saving for it. but that never really happened.

erin ( and her boyfriend, jay ) make a lot of space for nadia. she has her own room. they make sure to never have alcohol or anything else that can add to addiction around the house. this is a big help, and nadia appreciates how they can do fun things without things like that having to play a major role. she has to learn everything from scratch leaving rehab - erin helps teach her new and better habits. ways to manage life.

nadia attends na meetings at least twice a week. she has her chips, she's very proud of them, and she dreams of one day becoming a sponsor for herself, but not until she becomes a police officer. she knows piling too much onto your own plate will tip the scales in a bad way.

tw assault: when yates come into the picture, nadia knows they're dealing with a bad guy. i won't go into detail. he still takes her to new york - but erin and the team finds her in time. she leaves new york with more scars, inside and out, than she's ever had. a therapist diagnoses her with ptsd and it doesn't come as a surprise to anyone, but nadia still takes it hard.

since she is not dead: nadia waits another year before joining the police academy. during this year she lives with erin lindsay, who stays home with her for a while after the assault happens. she goes to therapy, and slowly she starts feeling like a person again. after the year passes, she starts the police academy - with a promise from detective olinsky that there's a spot for her in intelligence ... when she's all done. he makes a great deal out of letting her finish completely, not pulling her out early like he did adam ruzek. he knows she needs the time, and she secretly appreciates it.

gabby struggles with finding her direction. six years ago ... she applied to the fire academy, but in the meantime she's become paramedic-in-charge, and that is the job she works in my main verse for her. she did take med school classes on the side for a bit.. ( see notes further down )

gabriela is single ship with @1stresponders's matt casey. so unless otherwise discussed, she's always in ( some kind of ) relationship with matt.

matt and gabby adopt the darden boys when heather goes to prison the first time. she doesn't come out on good behavior / lack of space. they become their legal guardians. and they raise them as their own.

tw miscarriage: gabby loses a baby in season four, it almost kills her and she's told she shouldn't get pregnant again due to her own health. but her and matt go see a specialist after a while. one that deals with a lot of high risk pregnancies - this is when they get pregnant again and have their daughter, their only biological child, andrea 'andy' casey.

they also adopt their foster son, louie. more to be added when i get there in my watch, but that's their son and that's all we need to know for now.

during gabby + matt's breakup phase ( which barely lasts a few days ) gabby stays with antonio dawson. not sylvie. she loves her brother, but she mostly chooses his place to be around her niece and nephew. they're her ( second ) safe spot.

quinn  does  not  call  finn  stupid  when  he  tells  his  mom,  she  does  not  demean  him  like  that.  yes  she  is  mad  that  he  tells  his  mom,  but  she  knows  that  his  mom  does  not  know  her  parents.

since  finn  actually  is  the  father,  she  does  end  up  living  with  finn  during  the  pregnancy  after  her  parents  kick  her  out.

quinn  does  want  to  keep  the  baby.  she  doesn't  want  to  give  the  baby  up  for  adoption.  she  does  not  give  her  baby  up  to  shelby.  she  does  almost  give  her  up  to  shue's  wife,  but  after  that  falls  apart  she  is  so  close  to  keeping  the  baby  and  raising  it  herself.

the  pregnancy  does  affect  her  relationship  with  finn,  whether  it  causes  them  to  break  up  or  not  depends  on  the  finn.