#we can go get ice cream after or somethinf

[anhonest-puck]

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE GO ON AN AQUARIUM DATE WITH ME I NEED THIS TO BE FULFILLED IN MY TEENAGE GIRL LIFE :(

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Crimewave.

Pairings: Detective!Meeks x (Gender Neutral) Detective!Reader

Warnings: Uhh crime and guns!

Summary: Detective Steven Meeks, an incredibly smart and driven detective, and Detective (Y/l/n) are one of the best detectives in Brooklyn. Unfortunately, they hate each other. But when they’re paired up for an undercover mission, they must put their rivalry besides and work together.

A/N: I’ve been watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine therefore delivering this jewel to you lovely readers <3 (Psst it’s rivals to lovers ;))

〰️

“Hey, Captain Brock wants to see you in his office.” The captain’s assistant notified me. I nod, standing up and walking to his office.

I knock on his door, “You wanted to see me, sir?”

“Yes, detective (y/l/n). Please take a seat. I have a special assignment for you.” Captain Brock pointed at the chair.

As I was about to sit down I heard another familiar voice, “Captain? May I come in?”

I turned around and there he was… Steven. Fucking. Meeks.

“What the hell is he doing here?” I cross my arms.

Meeks looks over at me and rolls his eyes, “Detective, sit down!” Captain Brock orders me. I groan and do as I do what he tells me.

“Now, I understand you both don’t like each other. But I have an important case for you both.” He pulls up a file, “William Nichols. He’s involved in arms trafficking.” He explains.

I lean and look at his photo, i’ve been tracking him for months! Looks like I finally have a chance to catch the dirtbag.

Captain Brock hands us a reservation card, “Now the mission is pretty simple. Steven will pose as the buyer and (y/n) as their partner. This is possibly our only chance to catch the perp, so please try not to screw it up.”

“We won’t let you down, sir.” Steven takes the card, “Right (y/n)? I know you have a tendency to let down the Captain a lot so I just want to make sure.”

I glare at him, “I’ll kill you.” I mouth at him. “Steven’s right, we won’t let you down.”

He nods, “Good, dismissed.”

I walk out of the office with the file in hand, only for it to be snatched out of my hands. “Alright listen up, just stay out of my way and it’ll get the mission done.”

I scoff, “That’s funny, Steven. This is MY perp, i’ve been tracking him for months so it’s only fair that I make this arrest.”

“I have the perfect arrest record, i’m not planning to lower it because of you.” He crosses his arm.

“Whatever, cry about it.”

I sit at my desk, huffing as I finish looking over at my paperwork.

I hated this. I actually liked Meeks, when we started working together we were inseparable. At some point, I could’ve sworn our friendship was blooming into something more.

That was until a drug bust went south and everyone pointed their fingers at me. Steven drifted away from me, he pretty much ignored me or when he needed to acknowledge me, we’d act rude and nasty towards each other.

〰️

Steven and I were dismissed early so we could get ready for this mission.

We had our backs turned to each other as we were changing. The silence was pretty much torturing, I wanted to say somethinf but didn’t know what.

I groan softly, trying to place the equipment on me.

“You need some help?”

I look over at Steven and silently nod. He walks over to me, helping me out. I simply stare at him, “Thanks.”

He nods, “Yeah sure. I mean, we still hate each other but, we’re a team going after the same scumbag.”

“I guess you’re right.” I give him a soft smile.

Steven can read my nervousness, he places a hand on my shoulder. “Hey, it’ll be okay. If we get out of this alive i’ll buy you an ice cream cone.”

I chuckle, “I don’t know if you’re being serious or not but, why are you being so nice to me?”

“(Y/n), when we walk into that place, it’s just gonna be you and I, I trust you with my life. You’re an amazing detective.” He admits.

I playfully nudge at him, “You’re not so bad yourself.”

〰️

We make our way over to the restaurant, it’s empty and there’s only one candle lit table.

I shakily take a deep breath and Meeks takes my hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze.

We slowly walk up to the table, “William Nichols?” Steven speaks up. The man looks up and nods, “Yeah, who the hell are you?”

“My name is Steven Meeks, this is my business partner, (y/n). We’re the interested buyers.” Steven responds.

“Take a seat.” He motions towards the two seats in front on front of him.

We take our seats, still holding each other’s hands. The deal goes by as planned, I look over at the window where our team is supposed to give us the signal.

I see three flashes of light and nod towards Steven. We take our guns and point them at William’s guards, “NYPD freeze!” We both exclaim.

William stands up, “Rats, get them!”

A shoot out starts but I manage to knock William unconscious.

Steven and I both take cover before I notice him groaning and wincing in pain. His arm is bleeding, he’s been shot.

I turn my radio on, “Officer down! We need back up, now!”

I rip a piece of cloth and wrap it around his arm, soon the door bursts open with the tactical unit ordering everyone to stay down.

“Hands up!” One of the men orders to us. “Relax! We’re detective Meeks and (y/l/n)!” I reply.

He nods before walking over to the unconscious William.

“Come on, Steven. We need to get you to a hospital now!” I exclaim before helping him up.

“Is there an ambulance nearby?” I ask one of the officers. “No, it’ll be better if you drive him yourself.” She replies.

I nod, “Meeks, where are your keys?” I ask. “I-in my right pocket- ow! Be gentle, please!” He answers.

“Of course.” I whisped, reaching into his pockets.

I set him down gently on the passenger seat before speeding off to the nearest hospital. “Steven stay awake! What’s 5x5?”

“25. That’s too easy, (y/n)! If you want to keep me awake ask me something more difficult!” He groans.

I pull over the emergency room and help him out, his arm swung around my shoulder as he limps with me towards the entrance. “We need help right here!” I exclaim to one of the paramedics outside.

“Oh shit, what happened?” He asks, taking over for me.

“We’re with the 72nd precint, he got caught in a crossfire and was injured.” I explain. When we walk inside, a group of nurses quickly take him away.

I explain what happen to one of the nurses, he assures me that they’ll do anything to help him and offers me clean clothes, which I accept.

I sat in the waiting room, I call the captain to make sure everything went well and our perp was caught and arrested. Everything went well, but I was extremely worried for Steven.

“Excuse me, are you here with Steven Meeks?” The doctor asks. I nod and stand up, “Is he okay?”

“Yes, fortunately the bullet didn’t do much damage apart from some bleeding. He’ll be okay, he’s asking for you.” He explains.

I nod, “What room is he in?” He points me to it and I walk inside.

Steven is sitting up on the bed, eating a chocolate pudding cup. “Hey Meeks.” I smile.

He looks over at me and smiles back, “Hey (y/n).”

I sit down next to him, “The doctor says you’ll be okay. And the captain told us we did a great job.” He sighs, “Thank fuck. My arm hurts like hell.”

I chuckle, “Steven, can we talk?”

“What’s up?” He asks.

“Why did we stop being friends? Was it because I fucked up that drug bust.”

He takes a deep breath, “No. I’m just- i’m an asshole, okay? The night before the bust, we went to the boardwalk.”

I nod, “Yeah, I remember. We ate a shit ton of cotton candy before that rollercoaster and almost puked.” We chuckle.

“Yeah, that night! It was- one of the best ones of my life. And then I realized,” he pauses, “I was- well still am deeply in love with you.”

My breath hitches and I sit up, “Steven… seriously? Please tell me this isn’t some kind of joke.”

He quickly shakes his head, “Why would I joke about it? I pushed you away and acted completely rude towards you because truth be told, I was scared of my feelings. So, I thought pushing you away was an option. But when you recklessly drove through traffic just to get me to this hospital, I realized there was nothing I should be afraid of. You’re the one for me.”

I can’t help but smile widely, I slowly cups his cheeks and lock our lips together in a kiss.

He pulls away and looks at me with bright red cheeks, placing a hand on my cheek. “Can we please start over?”

I nod, “I would love that.”