Fic - Evolution (Mark, Mark/Lexie) R, 1/1

[abvj]

Title: Evolution
Summary: It is an evolutionary process, he muses. These things are bound to happen.
Rating: R
Author's Notes: 642 words. For citron-presse. Set mid-season five. General series spoilers. All mistakes are mine. These characters, however, are not.

Comments

[halo_jess]

*Without words* =) No wonder I love your writing.........

[abvj]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, bb! Thank you for reading :)

[lexiesloan]

Everything that comes out of you is absolute perfection. Everyone is always telling you how amazing you are and I hope you believe them because you truly are. I wish I could write like you. Thank you so much for writing this. It was a fabulous way to start my day.

[abvj]

You are too good to me. And you are definitely no slouch yourself so it means something coming from you. Thank you for taking the time to review, bb! I'm glad that you liked it.

[citron_presse]

Oh, what an awesome thing to have written for me! You're wonderful.

One of the aspects of your writing that I love is how you break down the characters' experience into tiny nuances of thought and feeling that sort of recombine to make to make a wonderful, flowing whole. This (among other things) makes you a perfect writer for Mark because there's always so much under the surface, so many little reactions and you capture them all.

I love watching his transition here and watching him watch it! I love how you kept a balance between 'Mark Sloan' and the gentleness that seems envelop him when he's around Lexie. The lovely scene in the on-call room is delicate but down-to-earth-sexy at the same time and I can imagine them just like this.

Also, the Mark and Derek scene and your characterization of Derek (“Happy,” he says, an odd smile playing on his lips and Mark isn’t really sure how to take it - whether it is an accusation or a mere observation. He never has been able to tell with Derek. - so spot on!) is perfect; and awesome

[abvj]

Have I ever mentioned how much I adore your feedback? I'm so glad you enjoyed this -- especially considering it was Mark and you do him so well, and I was just hoping to have done him justice. Thank you so much for reading. I'm extremely glad that you enjoyed it!

[caer]

citron_presse literally took the words straight out of my mouth with her review. And she quoted all my favourite parts, too! =O

Anyways, there isn't much left to say except how much I want to stress that I *love* how everything in your stories just flow. By which I mean, not only do the sentences and words flow into each other, but also the ideas and concepts. All these tiny little things just come together and you get hit with a "whoa" feeling at the end of it when you realize how it all fits together perfectly.

(Does that make sense?)

But, yeah. In addition to what CP quoted, I also quite liked “You’re resistance to the subject is giving you away,” Derek says, laughter falling between them but Mark is already walking in the other direction. LOL, I dunno why, but I always think of the phrase RESISTANCE IS FUTILE and I crack up over this scene =D (You might want to fix the type of "you're" at the beginning of that sentence ;) )

It’s an evolutionary process, he muses. These things are bound to happen. I thought about this for a good while (

[abvj]

First of all, thanks for pointing out the mistake. I've been missing my beta A LOT lately. Second of all, you are awesome for saying all those wonderful things. I'm glad you like the evolutionary process line because it was the line that this whole story was built upon! I think it describes their relationship to a T because there is so much growing and shifting - both individually and separately -- and it is such a remarkable thing to watch.

Thank you for reading! I'm glad you liked it.

[rinslet]

Yes, Derek. He is happy~~~ Drill that in your thick skull! Use your neurosurgeon tools if you have to!!!

But anyway~ This is lovely. A lot of your ML fics are from Lexie's perspective, so it's nice to see you write from Mark's, and, again, I love how you pretty much describe what's happening to him in such a clear and beautiful manner.

[abvj]

Derek is SO the guy who keeps his best friend around just to make him seem like less of a screw up. It irritates me to know end, but it's also human, so...

Glad you enjoyed this. It was a nice change of pace to write Mark's POV, but I feel more at home writing Lexie...

Thank you for reading, bb!