Little Earthquakes (Chapter 16)

[fictitiouschick]

Title: Little Earthquakes (16/?)
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Rating: NC-17
Summary: When Arizona is attacked in the parking lot of Seattle Grace, everything changes...and her relationship with Callie is put to the test.

Content Warning

This story deals with the topic of rape and recovery. I am rating it a hard M for graphic

Comments

[fictitiouschick]

I hope you'll forgive that I didn't reply to your message on FF.net...I knew I was close to being able to post this next chapter and figured you'd rather I work on that than replying to queries about updates. The few messages I received over the past few days certainly gave me a push, and I thank you for that!

I promise I won't just stop writing this story. I've come too far to drop it now. If it reassures you at all, I'm good at following through with my writing--I've written five complete novels now, so I'm used to pushing through periods of writer's block and the like. And I've never, ever stopped writing a story I'd gotten this far into.

I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter. Yes, the last few chapters have represented a bit of a bump in the road, but I promise further progress and happier times are on the horizon. It's important to me to accurately represent that PTSD and recovery from sexual assault is not a linear, smoothly unfolding process, but one that has its setbacks and "little earthquakes".

I love Teddy, too. I've been happier with her character on Grey's this season--it feels like they're finally giving her a life of her own, and a personality even. Go Teddy!

Thanks for your very consistent support and comments--I appreciate them!