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   wish I could turn you back into a stranger by ashegaby

   Fandoms: The Rookie (TV 2018)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   06 Apr 2026

   Tags

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   • Tim Bradford/Lucy Chen
   • Tim Bradford
   • Lucy Chen (The Rookie)
   • Original Child Character(s)
   • Angela Lopez
   • Wesley Evers
   • John Nolan (The Rookie)
   • Gennifer Bradford
   • Wade Grey
   • Luna Grey
   • Kojo the Dog (The Rookie)
   • Jackson West
   • Strangers to Friends to Lovers
   • Teacher Lucy Chen (The Rookie)
   • Mentioned Isabel Bradford/Tim Bradford
   • Single Parent Tim Bradford
   • Protective Parent Tim Bradford
   • Soft Tim Bradford
   • Girl Dad Tim Bradford
   • Found Family
   • Present/Past Timeline
   • Hurt Lucy Chen (The Rookie)
   • Vulnerable Lucy Chen (The Rookie)
   • Idiots in Love
   • Eventual Smut
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Angela Lopez Ships Tim Bradford/Lucy Chen
   • Alternate Universe
   • Wesley Evers/Angela Lopez Wedding
   • Mutual Pining

   Summary

   When Tim Bradford met Lucy Chen, all she could be was his daughter's teacher. No matter how much he wanted other things, things he hadn't allowed himself to want after his wife's untimely death. Resigned to only let her be a stranger, for both his and his daughter's sake, an unlikely friendship blossoms over three agonizing years. Until a year ago, when a fateful night brought them together but impossibly apart.

   Now, Lucy and Tim reunite at Angela and Wesley's wedding. Tim's heart on his sleeve and Lucy's never more guarded.

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   28 Jan 2026