Burving

by Princip1914

Irving Bailiff keeps having a dream that he is loved.He cannot explain it. It is a feeling rather than a setting. The love is new but the setting is always the same, has been the same for years. Long white corridors which twist at impossible angles into other long white corridors. The severed floor

by Jennie_D

The severance procedure does not erase everything from the human mind. Innies still know how to speak, how to read, they retain general knowledge.Sometimes that knowledge proves revealing.

by makesomelove

Irving is getting ahead of himself. Lovemaking comes after kissing, or at least that’s what he believes in his heart. And kissing, of course, comes after dating. Irving lowers his cube wall again. "Did you notice if there were any vending machines in O&D?" "No," Dylan says shortly, clacking away at

by passingafternoon

Life finds a way, even on the severed floor. Seasons change and plants grow. Even Lumon can't stop flowers from blooming.(In which Dylan solves a mystery, Mark finds a leaf, Irving falls in love, Helly makes a list, and Petey dreams of spring.)

by ShowMeAHero

“You… like it?” Irving asks, vulnerable, pitched halfway between a statement and a question.And Burt thought he was a stranger.“Of course, I like it,” Burt replies, automatic, honest. “I love it, it’s— It’s me!”This time, there’s a touch of a laugh in Irving’s voice when he repeats, “Yes, it— it is.

by gutsandglitter

Seeing the other man was a surprise, as was the first response that came to Irv’s mind – Oh, there you are. But that didn’t make any sense; he had never laid eyes on the other man before.Three times Burt and Irving found each other.

by lamphouse

Some good things happen the night they activate the OTC protocol. Not a lot of them, but some.Or, one thing from each innies' trip outside (and inside, as it were) that didn't suck. As much.

by ShowMeAHero

“It’s silly,” Irving says, his voice smaller than the artwork. “Its own wall, when it’s that tiny and— and amateur. Ridiculous.”Burt’s thumb brushes the side of Irving’s.“Make me more, then,” he suggests. or: Irving feels an impulse and decides to make Post-It-and-pen art for Burt— who

by Meduseld

One of the best ways to say Fuck You Lumon is to fuck yourself on company time.

by Cousin Shelley (CousinShelley)

Jake gets an exclusive assignment to interview some severed Lumon employees and discovers that no people in the history of the world have ever been so god damned happy about spending every moment of their lives at work.

by sigrid_sloan

It still gives Irving a bit of a thrill, after all these years, to be picked up by the Volvo that’s been picking him up since he was first picked up all those decades ago.

by Oldflowers

Irving opens his eyes and immediately wonders how the hell he ended up in the arms of his old lover.

by Anonymous

Burt finds some interesting supplies. He finds Irving along the way.

by Klark412

Reunions with lost loved ones, polarizing shifts in Outie vs. Innie power dynamics, and the beginning of Lumon's true plans starting to take shape leads to endless celebrations and consequences for both severed and unsevered.OrA fan's version of what could be in store for season 3

by ShowMeAHero

If I ever see Burt again, this time, I’m going to kiss him. And there he is.“Good morning,” Irv murmurs, his hand finding the center of Burt’s back.

by ArwenKing

What if: episode 9, Irving comes to in his art studio, but what if someone is waiting for him? What if Burt wasn't married - to someone else that is? What if, instead, they could just be happy and Irving could finally get what he so desperately deserved?Basically- just something I needed to get out

by youtubepoop

On the severed floor, the calendar month and date are a strangely guarded secret. When Burt accidentally overhears this forbidden information, there’s only one person he can think to share it with.Alternatively: old men eat raisins and awkwardly flirt for like eight google docs pages

by Cousin Shelley (CousinShelley)

After Burt's retirement, something goes wrong.

by archersilverr

The ideal small talk might have begun with asking how he was doing. Then, a mention of the weather, and how his night went when he came home from work the night before. Did he have a nice dinner? Did he ever get to finish that book he had wanted to read? He wanted to know more about him, but when Bu

by deathconsciousness

On a late-night trip to a convenience store for cigarettes, Irving gets caught in a storm and ends up stuck there. He finds unexpected company in a beautiful stranger with striking eyes and a taste in music that’s completely different from his. Turns out, he’s an ex-Lumon worker.