ok but imagine ellie buying alec this mug for a piss take and him actually making it the one he uses at the office
So i did write a fic for this. The story is below the cut. I think it’s spoiler free for Series 3, but if I missed anything….read at your own risk! This takes place shortly after the last episode. It could be shippy Alec x Ellie, or BROTP Alec and Ellie, whichever you prefer.
Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Broadchurch Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Alec Hardy/Ellie Miller Characters: Alec Hardy, Ellie Miller (Broadchurch) Additional Tags: Crack, inspired by a tumblr post, Humor, post s3 episode 8, possible spoilers for s3, Giftgiving, ellie is full of mischief Summary:
Ellie comes across a very silly gift for Hardy. How will he react?
ok but imagine ellie buying alec this mug for a piss take and him actually making it the one he uses at the office
So i did write a fic for this. The story is below the cut. I think it’s spoiler free for Series 3, but if I missed anything….read at your own risk! This takes place shortly after the last episode. It could be shippy Alec x Ellie, or BROTP Alec and Ellie, whichever you prefer.
Ellie found the mug in a small, newly opened gift shop on the High Street. It was one of those rare times she had a moment to spare, so she’d done the neighborly thing and popped in. The proprietor seemed nice enough, and as it turned out, Ellie had once babysat her cousin.
She laughed when she saw Mr. Grumpy, in his full, miserable glory, on the white mug. Tom and Fred had loved the Mr. Men series of books as toddlers, and it brought back fond memories. It also reminded her of someone she knew quite well.
She hesitated for a whole minute before she decided to buy it. After all, she’d never actually gotten him a “worst cop in Britain” t-shirt. Being in a bit of a giddy mood, she decided she could not be held responsible for what she did whilst in such a state.
She took the mug to the cash register.
*****
Hardy didn’t spare a glance her way as he charged towards his office. He was busy administering a bollocking over the phone, and from the couple of words she’d overheard, it was to the head of Daisy’s school.
Ellie peeked out of the kitchen, two steaming mugs of tea in hand. He was likely in a horrible mood. Probably now is not the best time to give him this, she thought, and she had taken two steps back to the sink to pour the tea into another mug when she heard “Miller!!” bellowed from Hardy’s office.
Well, carry on, then, Ellie mused, as she hurried to Hardy’s office.
“Where’s the paperwork on the cell phones?” Hardy barked. “I want this wrapped up today.”
“Right there. Corner of your desk. Brought some tea.”
“I have the bloody tape transcripts but not….” He paused as he got a good look at the mug. He let the sight sink in, then he glared at Ellie. It was the same expression he reserved for when she handed out her personal number to crime victims.
Ellie held his gaze and informed him, “It’s microwave safe. Anything else?”
Hardy gave her a curt shake of the head, dismissing her.
She held her giggle in until she left his office. The mug was an impulse buy, to be sure, but the look on his face had been worth it.
*****
Ellie dragged herself in the next morning, exhausted from a long conversation with Tom the night before. Things were improving at home, but it had surely taken a long time to get to that point. She was desperate for tea.
Hardy was already in the kitchen, making toast.
“Mornin’,” he mumbled.
“Good mornin’ to you. You’re chipper.”
He grunted noncommittally as the microwave dinged. He reached in and pulled out a mug of tea.
It was in a white mug decorated with a little grouch-faced cartoon character.
Mr. Grumpy.
Hardy noticed her noticing, and he raised an eyebrow, smirking slightly as he gathered his tea and toast. With a brief nod of his head he left her alone in the kitchen.
She was too shocked to attempt to steal a piece of his toast.
He didn’t mention it again. Every morning, however, he took his tea in that mug, paying no attention to the chuckles from the people in CID.
And at Christmas (due mainly to Daisy’s online shopping skills,) Ellie found a “Little Miss Sunshine” mug on her desk.
Dear Nonny, so sorry but this took me a while to answer (and truth be told – @thedeliriumtennants reminded me what the only scene was where we see Hardy looking at a phone). Maybe you figured it out by now yourself anyway. Hardy was looking at Trish’s phone (see pic below) which had many missed messages by Trish’s friends. I hope that solves the mystery… no secrete messages from Tess or anyone else…
Wait maybe this is what your anon was talking about??? Ellie was definitely texting Alec in that episode….
BWAHAHAAAAA… OMG… He better bring that bread home or else… I cried tears… this is awesome… read the texts…
Bring home the damn bread, Alec Hardy, or Ellie’s gonna piss in a cup and throw it in your face.
This is inspired by several posts going around, including that one about David Tennant playing Pokemom Go. Credits to @goodtobealunatic for the idea of Swadloon as Hardy’s spirit Pokemon.
Without further ado, I present one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever written.
Summary: A new smartphone game takes Broadchurch by storm and Alec Hardy is not too happy about it.
Rating: Teen (for swearing)
Paring: Alec Hardy/Ellie Miller (platonic or romantic, whichever one suit your fancy)
Alec Hardy is just a tiny bit miffed when he walks up to the station to find a crowd of adolescents crawling all over the parking lot. With a steaming hot cup of tea he’d just purchased for the local coffee shop (which was also swarming with kids for some odd reason) he marches across the lot, scowling at every child that passes. Alec spots the wiry figure of Tom Miller incessantly tapping at his smart phone not unlike his fellow teenage companions.
Ellie Miller learns one more of Alec Hardy’s horrific secrets when she discovers a ticket for the upcoming “One Dimension Boy Band Palooza” concert fest. When Alec sees her, ticket in hand, he says, “I have to go, Miller. Where else could I show off my dance moves?” as he then proceeds to show off his dance moves.
“Stop, sir,” she gasps in horror.
When Tom saw Alec wearing the sunglasses for the first time, he couldn’t contain himself. The urge to take the piss out of his stepdad was too compelling. “CSI Broadchurch, Mum! Let me know if he whips them off dramatically when he’s detecting,” he called.
“Oh, have a laugh,” Alec muttered. Ellie and Tom did.
When he returned to them a few minutes later, a Mr. Whippy in hand, Tom was the first to ask, “For me?”
Alec replied, “Here y’go, lad.” He handed it to Fred. “They can get their own ice cream while they’re busy laughin’, yeah?”
Fred nodded enthusiastically, ice cream already ringing his happy little smile.
Broadchurch Series 3 AU: there’s another body on the beach, and the Former Detectives Club is on the case. Alec tries to come to terms with the possibility of Nessie being real, as Miller makes endless X Files jokes and the Press has a field day
Possible Broadchurch Echo headline: “Nessie in the Bay: Is It Hardy’s Fault?- Scottish conspiracy suspected.”
Fangirling over Everything 
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