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   Rules For (fake) Dating an Italian by poorlittlegreenie

   Fandoms: The Bear (TV 2022)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   29 Sep 2024

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Sydney Adamu/Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto
   • Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto & Richard "Richie" Jerimovich
   • Natalie "Sugar" Berzatto
   • Emmanuel Adamu
   • The Berzatto Family - Character
   • Fake/Pretend Relationship
   • Spoiler alert: Carmy did not write that sign
   • so much yearning it will make you sick
   • Miscommunication
   • miscommunication so bad it should be studied in psychology textbooks
   • Mutual Pining
   • Sydney being her awkward little self
   • Carmy acting in a way that is so strange...
   • Happy Ending
   • attempts at humor (with varying levels of success)
   • The Berzatto family is its own warning I think
   • Richie's a little bit confused but he's trying to be supportive
   • Discussions of Michael's death
   • Discussions of Suicide
   • Mental Health Issues
   • this is a silly story please don't take it too seriously
   • they're in-character to ME
   • remember when Carmy said 'i've never had a girlfriend' ? I took that very seriously
   • author has never actually been to chicago
   • so if chicago sounds suspiciously like manhattan in this story don't mind that
   • the masterworks of Mr. Billy Joel
   • movie references as plot points
   • Angst with a Happy Ending

   Summary

   WANTED: Female, aged 20-30, to be my date for Christmas eve dinner with my Italian-American family. Must be willing to eat my mom’s cooking. No physical intimacy required. No strings attached—I will drive you home after. 4pm-10pm, 12/24. Salary negotiable. Call Carmen: (773) 555-0901.

   OR: The one in which Sydney just needs a job, and Carmy will die before he proves Richie right.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Complete 'Rules For (fake) Dating an Italian' Collection

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   English

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   Chapters:

   10/10

   Comments:

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   Bookmarked by Blue_meme

   09 Mar 2026

   Bookmarker's Tags:

   • The Bear (TV 2022)

2. Public Bookmark 76

   (a long time ago) we used to be friends by piccadilly

   Fandoms: Challengers (Movie 2024)  

   • Explicit
   • Underage Sex
   • F/M, M/M
   • Complete Work

   31 May 2025

   Tags

   • Underage Sex
   • Art Donaldson/Patrick Zweig
   • Art Donaldson
   • Patrick Zweig
   • Tashi Duncan
   • Angst and Humor
   • Summer
   • Time Skips
   • 2000s
   • 2010s
   • Patrick Zweig Loves Art Donaldson
   • gratuitous references like i'm bret easton ellis
   • i love tennis and know nothing about it
   • Smut
   • Inspired by a very specific and haunting Letterboxd review for Mikey and Nicky (1976)
   • Pining
   • Art Donaldson Loves Patrick Zweig
   • Tashi Duncan's miraculous recovery

   Summary

   In the summer of 2006, Art and Patrick finally stop circling one another.

   In the summer of 2010, they finally figure out why.

   Or, Art can't explain the state that he's in; he was his best friend.

   Series

   • Part 1 of we laugh until our ribs get tough

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   49,848

   Chapters:

   3/3

   Comments:

   81

   Kudos:

   294

   Bookmarks:

   76

   Hits:

   8,105

   Bookmarked by Blue_meme

   27 Feb 2026

   Bookmarker's Tags:

   • Challengers (Movie 2024)