#alec hardy/paul coates

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Fandom: Broadchurch Relationship: Paul Coates/Alec Hardy Additional Tags: Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Past Self-Harm, Past Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Scars, Emotional Baggage, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Trauma, Whumptober Wordcount: 651

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Broadchurch | S1EP6 | Alec Hardy’s Wettest Moments (Part 23)

[greensteve]

alec hardy I diagnose you with Catholic Upbringing

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The cinematography and scenery of Broadchurch is fucking amazing However, I would really like to know what were they thinking when shooting this scene?

Yeah let’s casually have a chat on a bench whilst overlooking a graveyard

edit: on further reflection it makes sense. They are investigating a murder after all (but it's still kinda funny, beautiful shots of the sea, beach and sky and then bam a graveyard)

[phantomstatistician]

Fandom: Broadchurch

Character: Alec Hardy

Sample Size: 1,537 stories

Source: AO3

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You May Have My Precious Bones On My Return

Finishing @flashfictionfridayofficial with literally one minute to spare. I cannot overemphasize how un-proofread this is.

The prayer is taken from the Anglican Book of Prayer

Anyways.

After having Jocelyn Knight make up his will for him, Alec Hardy makes one more stop before going home.

Prompt:

By the time he reaches the vicarage he is so short of breath that he has to lean against the doorframe while he waits for his knock to be answered. Reverend Paul Coates is still hastily tying the belt on his robe when he opens the door. His hair is a nearly-blond cloud atop his head. He’s clearly been asleep.

To be fair, it’s two in the morning.

“Alec! What are you—bloody hell, you look wrecked.”

“Language,” Alec Hardy breathes the word out, unable to keep a hint of amusement from his voice. His knees start to give way underneath him and he feels his face tighten into an involuntary grimace. He’s dizzy, astoundingly so, but he hopes he’s got enough proprioception to keep from banging his head against the floor when he goes down.

Instead of hitting the ground, he’s caught in an ungainly manner by a pair of arms around his ribcage. This doesn’t make it easier to breathe.

“I’ve got you,” says a voice that sounds far too close. He feels the arms that are keeping him upright renegotiate their grip on him. Then he doesn’t feel anything.

*

He feels something cool against his left temple. When Alec forces his eyelids open, there’s a solemn and worried face peering down at him. Paul is sponging his face down with a damp cloth. “Are you with me again?”

“How long was I out?” Alec asks. He’s lying on a sofa inside of the vicarage. He makes an attempt to sit up but is forced back down with a hand on his shoulder.

“About three minutes. I’m going to ring for an ambulance.”

“No!” This tiny outburst is enough to leave him gasping for breath. He’s not making a strong argument for himself, he knows. “No ambulances. No hospital. I’m going in soon enough either way, but not tonight.”

“I think you ought to get checked over. Has this happened before?”

‘All the time’ is not an encouraging answer, so instead Alec says, “It’s chronic, yeah. Heart’s gone bad. Got an operation scheduled, got loose ends to tie up first.”

“Loose ends?” Paul is clearly unimpressed. Then he seems to process the intent behind those words and frowns. “You mean—“

“Will’s sorted. I’ve given evidence at the trial, said my piece. Couple more things to take care of, and then it won’t matter what happens.”

Paul looks like he wants to argue, but can’t think of anything to say. So instead he asks, “Does Ellie know?”

“I can’t tell her now. Not with the trial ongoing. She’ll worry, or worse: want to be there. She’s got enough on as it is.”

The reverend heaves an enormous sigh, but seems to understand that his hands are tied: he’ll have to hold this in strict confidence, whether he likes it or not. Alec thinks maybe it’s why he’s come all this way—the walk from Jocelyn’s house had felt like a death march, even with frequent stops in order to try to fill his lungs with enough air to keep up the pace. But Paul will feel obligated not to pass the information on, and he needs someone to know.

This probably isn’t what they mean by “confession.”

“Have you—um—“ the reverend trips over an inquiry that he has no tactful way to voice, “Have you come for absolution before…?”

He considers the question, unasked though it is. “Not really. With luck I’ll have absolved myself of my only regret by the time I go in. Suppose I just needed to say it all out loud. Jocelyn Knight’s done my will. She doesn’t know why. If something—well, just thought somebody ought to know.”

“Ellie ought to know.”

“She’ll find out afterwards. If not from me, then from someone.”

“Christ, you’re stubborn.”

“Are you allowed to say that?”

“I think the Almighty will make an exception when it comes to dealing with you,” Paul says. But he says it with the barest hint of a kind smile, then adds, “Listen, can I pray for you?”

Now it’s Alec’s turn to sigh. “Not sure I believe in it.”

“You don’t have to: I’m good at believing.”

“Alright then.” He watches as Paul bows his head and closes his eyes. He does not mirror the action, just studies the reverend with curiosity as he prays out loud, a supplication he’s clearly committed to memory.

“Almighty God, our heavenly Father, graciously comfort your servant Alec in his suffering, and bless the means used for his cure. Though at times he may be afraid, fill his heart with confidence that he may yet put his trust in you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.”

“Amen,” Alec repeats without really meaning to. He bobs his head in silent gratitude as Paul looks up at him. “I should be on my way,” he says, and tries again to rise.

“Absolutely not. If you won’t let me call an ambulance, the least you can do is rest here until daylight. Then I’ll drive you back. I can’t let you wander off, it will keep me from sleeping. And as you know, I’ve already got insomnia.”

Alec agrees to these terms. Paul fetches him a blanket and a glass of water. He says to give a shout if he needs anything. Left alone in the dark and silence, the words of the reverend’s prayer ricochet in his brain and make him uneasy. When he can’t lie still any longer he gets up and paces the floor like a caged animal as minutes tick into hours.

*

When Reverend Paul Coates awakens several hours later, he finds that Alec Hardy has already slipped out of the vicarage and towards whatever awaits him in the coming days. He sighs, lifts another prayer up to Heaven, and prepares to begin his day.

[ironasss]

See I didn't used to ship alec and paul but i do believe the fanfiction ive read in attempt to escape the heterosexuality of this fandom may have converted me to actually like them together. I am not immune to the power of gay people.

[theblueharlequin]

Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Broadchurch, Supernatural Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Alec Hardy/Sam Winchester, Alec Hardy & Ellie Miller, Castiel & Sam Winchester Characters: Alec Hardy, Sam Winchester, Paul Coates, Castiel, Ellie Miller (Broadchurch), Daisy Hardy Additional Tags: Never Repost My Work Anywhere, Linking is Fine, Sam Winchester Deserves to be Happy, Soulmates, Alternate Universe – Soulmates, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Timeline What Timeline, BAMF Sam Winchester, Crossover Pairings, Rare Pairings, dean negative, The Alexandria Organisation, May Be Expanded Upon, Sequel Series: Part 2 of SS Sam Snippets, Part 4 of Adventures of the Sailing Ship Sam Winchester Summary:

Sequel to The Book House. Alec continues to find out about his enigmatic soulmate. Meanwhile, Ellie thinks Sam might be connected to an ongoing case. Complicating everything, Castiel shows up after Sam performs an exorcism to save Paul Coates from a demon.

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Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Broadchurch Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Paul Coates/Original Character, Paul Coates & Alec Hardy, Alec Hardy/Ellie Miller Characters: Ellie Miller (Broadchurch), Original Characters (Broadchurch), Paul Coates (Broadchurch), Alec Hardy (Broadchurch) Additional Tags: Fix-It, Post-Canon, Friends to Lovers, Late Bloomer, Romance, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Easter Series: Part 8 of Meant To Be Summary:

Paul Coates hadn't been in a relationship with a woman for more than seven years. His work at Revive was fulfilling; the halfway house was his vocation, his destiny. It was enough. Or so he continually assured himself, until the day Holly Patel showed up at his office door.

[alec4hardy]

The psychic Steve Connelly really added a bit of mystical element to the show, I've seen many says "What's the point of that psychic guy?" Well, many fiction enjoy writing about overlooked prophets.

However, this character's main purpose seems to extend beyond that. Besides reinforcing the narrative themes of " the killer is among us" and " the truth will shatter relationships" he also indirectly reflects the other characters' states of mind—people often turn to the supernatural when they’re desperate.

The show hinted that he is a fraud. (I know Chibnall once said this is an open plot, but hear me out ):

He speaks with uncertainty most of the time, relying on "cold reading" (commonly used by mediums). For example, he mentions "names with the letters R or S" (take a look at the characters list; everyone fits that description) and "playing the piano" (which he even got wrong). Hardy confronts him, this is a seaside town, there are boats everywhere; 'About boats' is just a lucky guess.

The only time he speaks with certainty is when he says, "She says she forgives you about the pendant."

But we later learn that Hardy didn't need to be "forgiven" at all, because it wasn't his fault. Connelly must have looked up news about Sandbrook beforehand, leading him to mistakenly believe this was a solid fact.

Interestingly, Hardy himself should know this deep down than anyone. Logically, he shouldn't just never believe these supernatural things from the start; after this line, he should feel very certain that Connelly is a fraud.

However, after Hardy falls at the end of S01E06, after Hardy collapses while chasing the suspect, his heart problem becomes apparent, and he is about to be reassigned. This is when he calls to meet the psychic.

Either he was genuinely so disoriented that he started to believe his own lie, that the pendant incident was actually his fault, or he was truly at his wit’s end...

I've always wanted to discuss faith in this show.

Although it's called Broadchurch and there is indeed a church, it seems that the only character who practices religion is Beth's mother, Liz, who wears a cross necklace and is a church deacon. There don't seem to be others.

In S01E04, Joe comments on Jack, saying, "I didn't know he was religious." to which Miller retorts, "Didn't know we were."

Later, in a conversation with Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller, we learn that people here might go to church for weddings and funerals, and attend Midnight Mass on Easter, primarily for Easter egg hunts. But people don't really believe in it, so it's a very fragile and easily broken thing.

Mark in his anger and sadness exclaim: "Your God left my son for dead!"

In a deleted scene, even Tom provocatively says to Paul, "Won't God protect you?"

Interestingly, in S01E04, one morning Joe suddenly says he wants to take the kids to church; if you think about it seriously, I find it definitely suspicious.

As for whether Alec Hardy believes, Ellie Miller once asked him, and he made a joke, clearly indicating he doesn't.

However, we can infer from what Alec Hardy's mother says, "God will put you in the right place." that she likely believes, so we can assume young Hardy was influenced by that.

I think he might have believed at one point, but at some moment that faith let him down, perhaps because of his mother's death.

In the official novel, there's a passage:

‘You have no concept of faith, do you?’ says Coates. ‘I didn’t muscle in. People turned to me. Straight away. People who wouldn’t normally even think about religion. They asked me to speak. They asked me to listen. They needed me. And you know why? Because there was a fear that you couldn’t address, a gap you couldn’t plug. Because all you have is suspicion, and an urge to blame whoever’s in closest proximity.’ Hardy folds his arms against the tirade. ‘Look, you can accuse me, you can take samples, you can belittle who I was in the past. But you don’t get to belittle my faith, just because you have none. People need hope right now, and they’re certainly not getting it from you.’

He waits for Hardy’s reaction like he’s expecting some kind of conversion. Hardy keeps his arms folded and his mouth closed. He will not give Coates the satisfaction of knowing how shaken he is.

The words echo in his head for the rest of the afternoon. It is not true that he has no concept of faith. He has always believed in evidence and procedure. But where do you go if they fail you, as they are now? What happens then?

If Hardy were a different sort of man, he would pray for a miracle.

Hardy actually has his beliefs, but some things just can't be undone.

We often say that Alec Hardy is emotional, while Ellie Miller is evidence-driven (like her keen awareness of the the wood floor in S2) (Millardy is the best team!)

Alec Hardy's investigative process is filled with intuition and emotion — he often perceives through feelings and drives the case forward with emotions, making suspects anxious until they slip up.

So to say he completely disbelieves such things isn't entirely accurate; he literally sought out a psychic for help.

Here's a little detail — he never outright says the psychic is a fraud — even though, as previously mentioned, he should be the one most aware of this.

The phrasing is interesting; he tells the psychic, "I have to find this killer and prove my case in court. I deal with facts. All you're giving her is fantasy."

Because evidence is incredibly important. Sandbrook nearly failed because of the lost of the pendant, and in S2, evidence was deemed invalid one after another, reinforcing this point.

Ultimately, everyone did things that exceeded their beliefs: Paul threatened the psychic and participated in Joe's exile, removing his priest's collar;

Thus, the true Broad Church is revealed at this moment: it's the people, it's the community.

I know many viewers are deeply frustrated with the so-called courtroom plot in Season 2, which can be said to be completely fake; it is both important and unimportant. This courtroom is not real; it serves more of a dramatic purpose (the entire region exists within Thomas Hardy's fictional country).

The trial is not just about Joe; it's about the entire community. In the end, the result does not follow the court's decision — Joe is still expelled from the community regardless. This means that if you believe in "Broadchurch," you will find that what truly matters is not the court, but rather the "the wrathful God of Broadchurch."(There used to be a post, but it has been lost. Here is the screenshot:

Court result? The court's verdict will disappoint everyone, while people's connections and separations, love and hate, community and life, the past, present and future are what truly, truly matter.

At the end of S3, as Paul prepares to leave, the Broadchurch's church will be gone, but the broader "church" still exists among the people.

The last time they gathered like this was during the S2 trial.

I like seeing Hardy there too; the last time he came to church, he was filled with scepticism, sitting alone at the back, with his fake wife in front of him.

But this time, it's pure, with no agenda; people are just here to listen to Paul speak. Daisy sits beside Hardy, children are with their parents.

Paul quotes from Hebrews: "Let us consider how we may spur one another on, toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing. But encouraging one another."

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hey so I'm looking to get more back into writing. I think I have the actual fortitude now

my fellow broadchurch and goeu fans where are you? I will come looking for you but I would greatly appreciate it if you could like this post so I can see you exist.

I have many wips I want to finish.

ships I will write (not sorted by anything):

alec hardy/ellie

alec hardy/ray levine

alec hardy/bill masters

alec hardy/paul coates

lucian/alec hardy

I would love to have people to interact with, mayhaps even talk to either here or on discord. lemme know if you're up for that, I am shy

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9 people you want to know better tag

Tagged by @badbucky!! •°•

Three Ships: #1 Ineffable Husbands (Aziraphale/Crowley from Good Omens) they are just 😤 so good #2 Caphavers or Capulian (Captain/Havers or Julian from BBC Ghosts) I want that old man LOVED ok #3 Alec Hardy/Paul Coates (from Broadchurch) mmm when they don't get along at first?? Yes

First Ship: Maddy/Rhydian from Wolfblood OR Fluttershy/Discord from MLP

Last Song: THE SNAKE by Lana Lubany (so pretty)

Last Movie: The BFG :)

Currently Reading: Good Omens

Currently Watching: Kallmekris' ghost hunting videos

Currently eating: I had noodles not long ago

Currently craving: Sea salt caramel

Tagging @sharptoothsnail @disdainy @clintbeifong @the-wolfs-teeth @bog-body-in-training @soren1830 @all-the-bones-ever @macabre-hysteria @joeysjaskier 🤗🤗

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Alec Hardy is in a t4t relationship with Paul Coates as a transman Alec Hardy is in a lesbian queerplatonic relationship with Ellie Miller Alec Hardy is aroace

alec hardy is a lesbian he's a gay man he's trans he's bisexual. hope this helps

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"You were sent by God!"

Paul Coates and Alec Hardy 👀

I just the name of the ship if ya want to join : #osties!

(Please make more art of them)

[alana13131313]

Is anyone out there who ships Alec/Paul from the TV-show 'Broadchurch'? 'Cause... I guess the Broadchurch-fandom isn't that big but I know I'm not alone with this ship. So where are you guys? I need to talk with somebody about this pair, because damn, I really ship it. x3