19 Works in Touch-Starved Alec Hardy
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One day in the police station of Broadchurch Alec sees the man who changed his life and left some memories, along with the unkept promises. Little did he know that this same man will manage to change his life again, this time it will last forever.
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A disgraced Dublin DI arrives in Broadchurch (Back at it with an Irish self-insert) and brings chaos with him. Alec Hardy and him can't seem to figure out what their relationship soon becomes, but everyone else seems to be able to. They can solve murders, but apparently can't solve their feelings for each other.
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The detective Alec Hardy its recently struggling with the new case in Broadchurch. Even if he is the best of the best, sometimes its a lot to caring for a one person.... Even if the detective Ellie Miller is by his side helping to...
Making the things even harder a new mortician is moved in the case, that would put everything upside down in Alec's words. -
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“You didn’t go back on suppressants, then.” It’s not a question, just a disappointed statement of fact.
Alec finds it hard to answer. His teeth are grinding together, all his bones rattling as the fever builds.
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A bad heat surprises Alec at work, of all places. Ellie makes it her job to take care of him.Series
- Part 2 of it comes down to you & i
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Evie Hardy was undeniably a product of the love of his parents, Alec and Tess. However, after an irrevocable incident in their marriage, divorce ensued, in hopes of avoiding further pain and protecting their child from things she wouldn't understand yet. The kid remained with her mother in Sandbrook, since both parents believed the process of moving and changing schools would be damaging and hard to process for her. Since then, the few contact Evie had with her father were the silly birthday cards he never failed to send her, and diverse idle voice messages he left for her the few times a year he found a moment for it, outside of his work.
However, the 11th of August of 2014 at around 20:33 Alec found a text message on his phone. It was from Tess, and contained the following fragment:
"I'm sending you Evelyn. She's on the bus to Broadchurch with a suitcase. You know I wouldn't ask you this if we didn't need it but you need to put some sense into her. Her depression must be worsening so bad she now believes she's a boy."
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hopefully you’ll tell me if there are feelings (hopefully you feel it too) by alechqrdy
Fandoms: Broadchurch
17 Jul 2025
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Alec Hardy finds a man under the cliffs and notices that he’s troubled. Against his better judgment, he sits with him—like what any decent person would do. He thought that he wouldn’t meet him again, that is until he had an injury while preparing Daisy’s favorite meal and ended up in the ER.
Set post-Broadchurch s3. Updates may be slow.
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When Danny Latimer's body is found on the beach that July morning, Ryan Coates becomes a convenient suspect: he tutored the boy, he lives alone, and he doesn’t have an alibi.
In a town that doesn't forget, suspicion spreads fast, and DI Hardy has no interest in being gentle about it.
What starts as a murder investigation spirals into something else entirely. Along the way, he’s forced to reckon with everything he’s buried: the town’s lies, the detectives' doubts, and the truth about his own past.A slow-burn, character-driven fic about guilt, grief, and the ways people survive each other.
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As far as I am aware, you could probably read this without actually ever watching Broadchurch as it is close third person POV and for anything not covered here, that is just put down to Ryan's lack of an omniscient view of the overall case(s) within the show. But don't hold me to that!
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What if Becca Fisher changed her mind about "relaxing" with Hardy?
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What a Privilege It Is To Love (A Great Honor To Hold You Up) by MoonlitTeaByTrainTracks
Fandoms: Broadchurch
01 Jan 2025
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Her mind then went to the late nights spent at each other’s houses: the amount of bodily contact as they hunched over a coffee table covered in files, the tired cuddles that happened when they could barely keep their eyes open or had had one too many glasses, the playful shoves and her light, annoyed smacks to his shoulder when he was being a bit of a nuisance that he took with a fond smile. Why she hadn’t clocked until now that he was a physically affectionate person with the people he cared about was beyond her. She felt like a bit of an idiot for taking so long to notice.
Ellie reflects on how her and Alec's friendship has changed over the years after she begins noticing how comfortable they've both grown with physical touch between them.
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- Part 4 of Broadchurch Missing Scenes
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It takes three solved cases and a failed date of Hardy before they finally go to the pub together. To talk.
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Broadchurch nick takes Bob's tea, adds some tequila and starts a party.
This fic takes place immediately after the events of Apples, Birds and Dreams. We recommend you read that first as it is 'Day 1'.
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"Would you marry again?" Hardy asks her during their shared lunch break.
Ellie investigates the source of the question. Turns out she likes that grumpy bastard.(Now with a follow-up chapter featuring Bob :))
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Set after that cringe date of Hardy in s3e4.
Hardy bumps into Ellie on his way home. He doesn't expect to bump into his smouldering feelings for her THIS hard.
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Alec has reverted to some old habits. Ellie confronts him about his recent behaviour.
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Someone sends Alec Hardy a package with a sinister message. It’s a… uhhh… a strap-on. Oh whatever is he going to do with it?
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A complicated case brings DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller together. What at first seemed like a platonic friendship develops into something else neither of them is brave enough to acknowledge.
(A fictitious season 4 and how I would've liked the show to continue)
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A collection of one-shots, each based on a different Whumptober 2023 prompt. Mainly Alec-centric whump, because he's my poor, miserable baby. (No characters were permanently harmed in the writing of these fics.)
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Final Chapter - No. 15: “I don't need you to help me, I can handle things myself.” | Suppressed Suffering | “I’m fine.”
(Part 2) Alec has agreed to undergo treatment. Daisy and Ellie - and all of Broadchurch - are there to support him through the highs and lows.
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- Part 1 of Whumptober 2023
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You’re my Warmth by TheoThrone
Fandoms: Masters of Sex, Broadchurch, Good Omens Extended Universe
21 Feb 2022
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Touch starved and needy Alec Hardy with an equally loving and caring Bill Masters.
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Alec and Bill's first time together.