I kind of find it super adorable that he did that. It's such an Alex thing to do, I don't think he sees anything wrong in it, so I'm not irritated, hahaha.
And wow, this was harder than I expected it to be. If the characterizations are totally off, I apologise in advance. It's a coda to the episode, though, rather than a proposal per se. ;)
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"So," Mark begins, pretty awkwardly, "we should-think? About getting married?"
"What?" Lexie frowns before she processes what Mark's said. Then she smiles, amused. "What a random thing to ponder."
"Oh, come on. Impromptu wedding, walk back home: elephant in the-" He looks around. "-city, I don't know, one of us had to bring it up."
"Not necessarily," Lexie says. "I'm twenty-four. I haven't been picturing myself in a wedding dress as we walked or anything." She takes a deep breath. "Well, maybe once. Or twice. But not like that."
Mark chuckles. "Like what?"
"You know," says Lexie, signaling at the narrow space between them. "Like that."
"Right."
Lexie suddenly turns toward Mark and stops on her tracks. She looks up at him, all wide-eyed in something like outrage, and says, "Unless you're looking for an excuse to run."
Mark raises an eyebrow.
Lexie laughs and turns to walk. "I'm not really the paranoid type," she says, and leans against Mark, who puts his arm around her shoulders. "Speculation is fun, though. Like, who's to say you didn't bring it up first so you could chicken out of this and blame it all on me?"
Mark doesn't bother to say he wouldn't do that, because, heck, he probably would. Not to Lexie, not now, but it's not much of an outlandish idea. Instead, he says, not very convincingly, "So we're definitely not getting married."
"Definitely not," Lexie says. "Unless you feel too old to wait. I could make an exception. For the little girl in you who always dreamed of a big fat American wedding."
"Wait, let me get this straight: you just called me old, and a girl."
Lexie shrugs under his arm. "Your words, not mine."
"I'm pretty sure those words were yours."
"See, you're already turning things on me."
Mark takes the high way and doesn't answer, just places a soft kiss on the top of her head.
"But I think you should know I'm not completely opposed to marriage," Lexie says, pointedly elbowing Mark in the ribs. "For the record. Just not anytime soon."
LOL, yeah. When I was watching the finale, I was like, "I worried so much about Mark being OOC and now he's trying to move in with her? Oh, for fuck's sake". Made me realise how much I just do not get Mark's character.
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(Sorry for the double comment, was logged into my personal journal and checked 'anonymous' instead of 'post as different account'.)
And wow, this was harder than I expected it to be. If the characterizations are totally off, I apologise in advance. It's a coda to the episode, though, rather than a proposal per se. ;)
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"So," Mark begins, pretty awkwardly, "we should-think? About getting married?"
"What?" Lexie frowns before she processes what Mark's said. Then she smiles, amused. "What a random thing to ponder."
"Oh, come on. Impromptu wedding, walk back home: elephant in the-" He looks around. "-city, I don't know, one of us had to bring it up."
"Not necessarily," Lexie says. "I'm twenty-four. I haven't been picturing myself in a wedding dress as we walked or anything." She takes a deep breath. "Well, maybe once. Or twice. But not like that."
Mark chuckles. "Like what?"
"You know," says Lexie, signaling at the narrow space between them. "Like that."
"Right."
Lexie suddenly turns toward Mark and stops on her tracks. She looks up at him, all wide-eyed in something like outrage, and says, "Unless you're looking for an excuse to run."
Mark raises an eyebrow.
Lexie laughs and turns to walk. "I'm not really the paranoid type," she says, and leans against Mark, who puts his arm around her shoulders. "Speculation is fun, though. Like, who's to say you didn't bring it up first so you could chicken out of this and blame it all on me?"
Mark doesn't bother to say he wouldn't do that, because, heck, he probably would. Not to Lexie, not now, but it's not much of an outlandish idea. Instead, he says, not very convincingly, "So we're definitely not getting married."
"Definitely not," Lexie says. "Unless you feel too old to wait. I could make an exception. For the little girl in you who always dreamed of a big fat American wedding."
"Wait, let me get this straight: you just called me old, and a girl."
Lexie shrugs under his arm. "Your words, not mine."
"I'm pretty sure those words were yours."
"See, you're already turning things on me."
Mark takes the high way and doesn't answer, just places a soft kiss on the top of her head.
"But I think you should know I'm not completely opposed to marriage," Lexie says, pointedly elbowing Mark in the ribs. "For the record. Just not anytime soon."
"I'll keep that in mind," says Mark.
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