Pants on Fire AU
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Begins with episode 3x01. AU. Leslie Shay didn't die in the fire on West Walnut Street, but that day still changed the lives of nearly every member of Firehouse 51. Five weeks later, nobody has heard a word from Kelly Severide - not even his boyfriend. When he does come back, how will everyone cope with the fall-out?
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- Part 1 of Pants on Fire AU
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Begins with episode 3x02. AU. Coming home isn't always easy, but it is worth fighting for. Matt and Kelly try to find their new normal after the events of "Negotiation."
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- Part 2 of Pants on Fire AU
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Set during early Season 3. A little more than three months after Shay's injury and two months after Kelly Severide came home and reunited with Matthew Casey, Matt is more miserable than ever. Matt doesn't know exactly why he's having such a hard time, but he does have some thoughts about the solution.
“You know what we need?” Matt slammed his shot glass on the bar. “We need a weekend in Vegas.”
The idea hadn’t occurred to him until he said it, but now that he heard it out loud, it sounded like a pretty good plan.
Kelly looked skeptical. “Vegas? Really?”
Matt nodded, growing more determined by the second. “Yeah. You and me. Vegas.”Series
- Part 3 of Pants on Fire AU
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Matt gets tired of seeing Kelly's clothes all over the floor, so he decides to do something about it.
Alternate summary: Kelly is thrilled that he can finally stop leaving his clothes on the floor. Getting Matt to spank him for it took weeks.
One-shot. Can be read as a standalone fic, or between "Vegas" and "Hinge" in my AU.
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- Part 4 of Pants on Fire AU
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A few months after they first hooked up, Jeff Clarke and Kelly Severide are finally going on a date.
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- Part 5 of Pants on Fire AU
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Months after the fire that injured Leslie Shay and Peter Mills, Severide, Casey, and Dawson discover the first clues that it might have been arson. With everyone still struggling to recover from the trauma of the call, digging into what happened puts their fragile healing at risk. Despite that, none of them can let it go.
AU of Chicago Fire S3E11-13 & Chicago PD S2E13.
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- Part 6 of Pants on Fire AU
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Sometimes you have to be patient to get to the prize. Kelly understands that better than his boyfriends think.
AU. Roughly aligns with Chicago Fire S3E15-16.
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- Part 7 of Pants on Fire AU
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AU of Chicago Fire S3E19, "I Am the Apocalypse." A day that starts like any other can be the day that changes you forever. After a suicide bomber attacks the emergency room at Chicago Med, the survivors find that they want to do more than just pick up the pieces.
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- Part 8 of Pants on Fire AU
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Even the strongest people can hit rock bottom. Lieutenant Matthew Casey knows that better than most. After years of tragedy, loss, and trauma, everything he's ever wanted is within his reach - but shaking off the ghosts of the past might not be as straightforward as he thought. Eight months into his sobriety, those ghosts pull him back into old patterns that threaten everything he holds dear. Struggling to keep his head above water, Matt reflects on the tragedies, miracles, and choices that have shaped the man he is today.
Set during Chicago Fire season 3, episodes 22-23, with flashbacks to Matt's teenage years, the Fire Academy, and the early years of his relationship with Kelly.
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- Part 9 of Pants on Fire AU
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After hitting rock bottom, the only thing for a man like Matt Casey to do is start to climb his way back up. As his boyfriend, metamour, and firehouse family stand by him, they each begin to heal in ways they didn't know they needed, too.
Takes place during the gap between seasons 3 and 4 of Chicago Fire.
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- Part 10 of Pants on Fire AU
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An ode to stubble and grey sweatpants – specifically, Kelly Severide's.
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- Part 11 of Pants on Fire AU
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Every first responder knows a single shift can change their life. Combat veteran and rescue squad lieutenant Jeff Clarke thought he was prepared for anything that could happen – but in the span of less than 24 hours, his entire life is turned upside down. The loss of a limb and the end of his firefighting career would have been plenty to deal with, but an even bigger bombshell is dropped on him the very same day.
At times, it all feels like more than he can handle, but Kelly, Matt, and the rest of the family he's stumbled into are there to support him every step of the way.
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- Part 12 of Pants on Fire AU
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Kelly’s first day back at Firehouse 51 since his arrest and subsequent injury doesn’t exactly go as planned.
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- Part 13 of Pants on Fire AU
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It's Christmas Eve 2015, and Matthew Casey has a special holiday surprise planned for Kelly Severide... with a little bit of help from everyone's favorite Christmas elves, Shay and Clarke.
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- Part 14 of Pants on Fire AU
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After more than a decade together, Matthew Casey and Kelly Severide are finally getting married, and Kelly has the ring on his finger to prove it. Their boyfriend, Jeff Clarke, is home from the rehab hospital after his amputation, and the final custody hearings for Kelly’s ward and Jeff’s daughters are just days away. Meanwhile, an old friend reaches out to ask for help, leading to the possibility of their family expanding once again, and an old foe’s attempts to wiggle his way out of a life sentence put one of their family at risk. All of that leaves little time for planning a wedding, so their firehouse family steps in to help.
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- Part 15 of Pants on Fire AU