#maria recomends...

a small victim at the heart an intricate case, isabella rouge, better known as 'red', was adopted by a senior agent at the ACME detective agency who was suffering a recent personal loss and decided to take her in. ready for an adventure of her own, she is invited to train at the academy in san francisco, where she learns a lot more than she's bargained for.

academy by goldengatewanderlust

"la curiosité est un vilain défaut." he now shrugged. "it would serve no purpose."

"i respect it, but i've always wanted to know about my mother." i drew my leg up under me, nestling into my jacket as the salty breeze tickled the tip of my nose. o'malley's aftershave faintly lingered by the collar, and i inhaled a little bit more of its cedarwood scent. "i love papa more than anything but…it would bring me some closure, i guess."

"i understand." the woman he had been studying removed her cover, revealing freshly blown out chestnut hair. she seemed annoyed by the wind, quickly gathering her locks with a hair clip and finding a seat in the interior of the car.

"do you know anything about her?"

he shook his head, doing a second take when he realized who i was really talking about. "you mean your mother?"

i couldn't help but smirk. "i mean she's pretty but…"

"that female over there looks very similar to a photo posted on crimenet for someone wanted in connection to a narcotics ring operating by the pier. you know you are supposed to be checking the front page periodically to keep up with these things, trainee."

"and there's my lesson for the day." i teased. "don't become a suspect if you're easy on the eyes."

he quietly snorted in agreement. the trolley bell clanged twice, indicating its intent to move.

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tw: child abuse, implied past sexual assault, murder, kidnapping, drugs, violence

chapters: 29 (in progress)

when a criminal carmen put behind bars as a detective escapes from prison she becomes his main target. after being assaulted by him she must navigate myriad changes in her life while joining forces with the acme detectives again to put him back behind bars.

recovery and redemption by qster13

from the moment she had snuck out the window of his bedroom earlier in the morning she had been wracked with guilt. in true carmen sandiego fashion she had made an escape, only this time she had not stolen anything but time. more than anything she wanted to go back and set things straight. yet she knew if she had done that she would not have been able to leave. had she faced him in person this morning she would have ended up staying; perhaps telling him everything too. that was why she had to do what she did. as utterly painful and cruel as it was.

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tw: rape, trauma recovering, abandonment

chapters: 14 (not complete)

when zack is targeted by bullies, an unlikely ally comes to his aid.

semper fi by green lion

her dark blue eyes flickered. "the jacket you wear. i'd often wondered."

"yeah," zack confirmed. "all of them did this leadership academy thing here…it's for teenagers, high school and college students. and well, i decided i was going to do it, too. show that i was more than just computer boy," he said with disgust. then words just poured out of him, like a car spinning out of control. "you have no idea what it's like growing up with ivy as your big sister and everyone thinking i need her to protect me!"

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tw: harassment, implied racism

chapters: 1 (complete)