grapevine fires {alex/izzie; burke/cristina}

[slybrunette]

Title: Grapevine Fires
Fandom: Grey's Anatomy
Characters/Pairings: Alex/Izzie; Burke/Cristina.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 3,157.
Author's Note: This is inspired by -- with the latter part for -- nursebadass. Both parts can serve as standalones, since they are essentially variations on the same idea. The headers for both parts come from "Grapevine Fires" by

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[nursebadass]

Oh, this is just perfection. I love how it all works out and it's the perfect setup for them to come back, very in character I think.

Alex stares at her for too long, through half-lidded eyes, and there’s a point where she wonders if he’s gone back to sleep. Then he swallows, pulls his hand back from her grasp. She chases it. “Crap. I told Sloan not to kill me.”

There’s almost a laugh that slips through her lips. If anything, she thinks that might prove it’s really her, laughing at the most inopportune times. There’s still a hint of amusement as she says, “You’re not dead. Mark didn’t…he didn’t kill you, although I can only imagine it was a struggle to stop himself. It’s really me.”

He still looks doubtful, but it’s just hinting at the emotion; the rest of him is back on the edge of unconsciousness. He’ll be out in a matter of minutes, she knows. They’ll probably have to have this conversation again.

Maybe a few times.

“Don’t leave,” he murmurs, apparently deciding that, whoever she is, she can stay, and she smiles as he stops trying to resist contact, lets her tangle her fingers with his. The words are a strong contrast from the last ones he said to her, marked with a confused sort of desperation that a completely aware version of Alex would hate himself for.

This. This killed me right here. As much as I hated Izzie, I did like Alex and Izzie a lot. Except for when she was being a selfish, self righteous bitch.

“I heard there was a shooting.”

She laughs. It’s not a pleasant sound, and her shoulders shake as she leans back against the cold metal wall.

He presses the emergency stop button when the laughter dissolves into tears. He was expecting that. Just like he’s expecting the curl of her hands into his shirt as he moves closer to her, as she anchors herself to him. His hand cradles the back of her head, holds her body flush with his, and her sobs mix with curses, muffled against his clothes.

It’s his best decision in years.

Guh. This killed me so much. I can see it. I love how he expects her to start crying- he still knows her after so many years. I love you. So much.

[slybrunette]

Yeah, I was always...not the Izzie fan but loved Alex/Izzie interaction, you know? When she wasn't being...what you said, lol. I kind of learned to get around those moments.

As for the B/C, Cristina doesn't cry a lot. But there's very distinct times when she does and Burke knows her so, of anyone, he would know what was coming.

All I can say is thank fuck you liked this because WOW was I nervous. Long day and this was alternately written in the wee hours of the morning and, well, half an hour ago. So. Yeah. Thank you so much. I love you and your ideas more than you will ever know.