Fic: Ambitus (Cristina/Burke)

[severuslovesme]

Title: Ambitus
Rating: R for being creepy
Pairing: Cristina/Burke
Summary: You are a surgeon, even though Burke is trying to destroy you.
Warning: This fic is extremely dark, definitely not my usual fluffy angst. It also contains a little bit of self-injury, so consider yourselves warned.
Notes: Ambitus means 'edge' in Latin. At least according to

Comments

[liamere]

Yay darkfic. This pairing often seems to get more than its fair share of fluff, and you pulled this off so well. Sometimes the repetition seems trite/overused/tired, but not enough to really be a major drawback. I usually shy away from second person fics, but I really like this!

ps. 'ambitus' also means going round, circuit, revolution, circular course, circle. Which also works beautifully for the fic, I think.

[severuslovesme]

Thank you so much for reviewing! I was definitely feeling the need for some darkfic in the Grey's Anatomy fandom, so I figured I might as well try and start a trend. We'll see if it takes.

I'm glad you thought the second person narrative worked, I wasn't sure about it at first but it really seemed like the only way to tell the story I was trying to tell.

Haha I knew that online latin translator was going to be off, but I thought Ambitus was a pretty word anyway, and I'm glad the other definition sort of makes sense!

Thanks again! :)

[harrys_harlot]

Excellent. I read the summary, and thought perhaps the phrases "darkfic" and "Grey's Anatomy" were mutually exclusive...you proved me wrong.

Scary as hell, but beautifully written. I think there's definitely some truth to this scenario.

[severuslovesme]

Thanks so much for reading! I'm glad you found it believable. I wish there was more Grey's darkfic ;)

[harrys_harlot]

Wow.. I really liked this fic.. Didn't think it would sound too great.. but the realness of her character and her situation shined through! You did an excellent job.. Hope you write more BANG soon..

[stop_theworld]

I just read this for the first time and it just chilled me completely. It was beautifully written, probably the most disturbing fanfic I've ever read but in a really perfect way. This line here- "scalpels have edges, like you."- really got me. And the use of the second person was the best thing you could have done. Amazing job.

[severuslovesme]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you thought it was disturbing, that was definitely the point - I wanted to write something different from the fluff that characterizes GA fic.

Thanks again! :D