You pushed open the door to the police department and sighed. After you spent weeks on an undercover mission to stop a russian underground organisation, it felt pretty good to be finally back. You weren't exactly excited for the paper work, but that's just something you would have to deal with. And after you had been with the SVU for over two years now, you got used to it. And you really enjoyed working with your colleagues.

"Hello, reader" a voice called out and you looked up to see Fin, one of the older detectives.

You smiled and returned the greeting before tilting your head. "Did i miss anything important while i was undercover?" you asked while putting your bag down next to your desk.

"Well yeah, we got a new detective" Fin explained. "Detective Carisi or something. He's been here for a few days now, no one had told me before so i was quite surprised"

"Oh i remember, Olivia told me that she asked for a new detective a few weeks ago" You nodded slightly and then fell silent. Detective Carisi. Hm. That rang a bell but you couldn't quite connect anything in your head. Something about that name was-

Your thought process was interrupted by the door swinging open and revealing a blonde haired man in his thirties, waving around a bag of bagels. You frowned slightly and leaned against your desk.

"Does anyone want bagels? I bought some"

Then it suddenly made click in your head. Like someone flipped a switch.

"Sonny??"you asked, making the man look directly at you with his ice blue eyes in confusion. You remembered those way too well for your own good. Memories started flooding into your brain. You could see your younger self in front of your inner eye. Back then you had been friends with Dominick's younger sisters. At least before you had to move...

"How do you know me?" Sonny's voice made your ears ring and you shook your head slightly to sort your thoughts.

"It's me, Sonny. Reader, remember? I was friends with your sister Bella" you said, looking Sonny up and down for a few seconds. Just for research purposes. This was really Sonny. The boy you had a crush back in your childhood. But he was well more than a boy now. He was a full grown man now. A man with a questionable choice of beard growth. "What the hell is up with the beard?"

You could see how Dominick seemed to remember you now as well. He nodded and then frowned, moving his hand up to his mustache. "Yes, i remember. But what's wrong with the beard?" he actually sounded a bit offended.

"Have you looked into the mirror?" you couldn't help but chuckle a bit. You always loved that confused expression on Sonny's face. "That really is a bad fashion choice" you added and giggled.

"I don't think i should be taking fashion advice from someone who spent his teenage years completely in hoodies and sweat pants"

You playfully glared at the older man but he just gave you a slightly grin for a second. Then he went back to his serious expression.

"Fair fair" you nodded a bit and took a step closer to Sonny. "But the beard has to go. Im serious about it"

a/n: Honestly, Fin's just watching these two like 🧍🏽‍♂️