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waltzmatildah

Fic: Somebody's broken heart becomes your favourite song... (Alex/Lexie)

Mar 09, 2010 13:50

Title: Somebody's broken heart becomes your favourite song...
Characters/Pairing: Alex/Lexie (by consolation, not by choice - at least at first.)
Word Count: 1400
Rating: R (for sex and drug use)
Prompt: From citron_presse . No one's giving up quite yet, we've got too much to lose, from the song “Sweet and Low” by Augustana.
Spoilers: None.
Summary: “He sheds skin ( Read more... )

character: ga: lexie, fic: prompt me, fic: one shot, television: grey's anatomy, character: ga: alex

Comments 22

foibles_fables March 9 2010, 03:28:49 UTC

Is it sad that the first thing I thought of when I saw this was "OMG, IT'S THE COKE-ASSCHEEK STORY"??

so yeah, it didn't disappoint. Seriously, I don't even have words that I can use. Just...wow. You are simply amazing when it comes to Alex. It thrills and bewilders me. :D

He does lines of coke from the hollow above her collar bone and drinks tequila from between her thighs. Her knees are carpet burned, shiny red raw, and his eyes never quite make it all the way to open. He got married in a church and they both know it.

askldlaskdjakdsd OH, THIS LINE. NNGGHHH. (read as a pleasured moan).

Excellent, excellent stuff. You've got major guts and it paid off.

waltzmatildah March 9 2010, 03:41:54 UTC

"OMG, IT'S THE COKE-ASSCHEEK STORY"??
Haha! Sorry I changed out the ass cheek part. It didn't read as smoothly as I wanted it to so the hollow of her collar bone had to do. Hope it's just as visually stimulating!

It thrills and bewilders me. :D
This is a freakin' awesome compliment, so thank you!

(read as a pleasured moan).
Oh... it was written with a pleasured moan also!

You've got major guts and it paid off.
Yeah, coke snorting Alex and cold, distant Lexie. Wasn't too sure whether it would work... so, SO glad you (of all people!!!) thought that it did. Phew.

I just got a LJ account to tell you this... florsie1 March 9 2010, 05:37:06 UTC

Try reading your fic listening to this song on a loop:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLiPISVAwek

For some sad and dark reason it combines just like tequila and lime. I absolutely loved the story, now I like the Alex/Lexie pairing.

Re: I just got a LJ account to tell you this... waltzmatildah March 9 2010, 06:30:36 UTC

I just got a LJ account to tell you this...

Wow. Thank you! I will definitely check out your link.

I'm glad that you liked the fic and recruiting readers to Alex/Lexie is my one aim in life!

Thanks for reviewing and linking. I will check it out and let you know what I think...

heartsways March 9 2010, 08:47:08 UTC

I really liked this. It's dark and angsty and disturbing in all those good ways that happen when two people are lost like this.

Also? This: Poetic. Pathetic. Is the name of my LJ! I was like "What? WHAT?" heh. Brilliant.

waltzmatildah March 9 2010, 09:13:48 UTC

Thank you! I'm glad it was dark and disturbing in a good way because I'm a lot more tolerant of angst than the majority (at least, I think so!) and sometimes I wonder if I go a bit overboard!

Poetic. Pathetic. Is the name of my LJ!
Haha, well there you go! I'd say it was a shout out but... ahhh, I don't think I've ever visited your LJ! Maybe I should check it out, considering I've quoted it and all...!

heartsways March 10 2010, 13:38:10 UTC

Oh feel free to visit. I think most of it's fairly dullsville though. And there's a lot of fic about ladies lovin' ladies...heh.

addikat March 9 2010, 10:22:39 UTC

God, talk about angst!

Really enjoyed this, but was already in an angsty mood so I have no words to review.

My usual fallback - me likey :)

waltzmatildah March 9 2010, 10:55:27 UTC

God, talk about angst!
Ha. I know right?! It's caer's fault because she encouraged me to free-write the other day and that, without fail, always ends in angst!

It's my default apparently.

I'm glad you liked though! And at least it was a kind of hopeful ending? Yes? Hidden amongst all the dreariness!

citron_presse March 9 2010, 13:47:34 UTC

They have an air of the untouchable about them. Or maybe it's simply that no one bothers to care anymore, to look sideways at them, to notice the trail of crumbs they leave behind when they move from one room to the next, through hallways, down staircases.

Some heart here. A little piece of soul there.

To me, this is exactly how they are on Grey's right now and I've quoted this part for that reason, because it's an incredible piece of writing, and because I love how you've looked underneath this throughout this fic and given it so much depth and pain and an an odd kind of beauty.

But, seriously, I could have quoted the entire thing. There are so many beautiful lines here; so many insights; and I so admire you for having such an elegant touch with angst - it made it so real and layered.

It's awesome. And, actually, I think it conveyed the prompt perfectly. Thank you for writing this for me. You're brilliant.

waltzmatildah March 10 2010, 02:20:34 UTC

Oh phew. I am SO glad that you liked this. I know you're much more into Mark than these two, and I know the angst was... well, angsty (!!) but I'm super pleased that you enjoyed it and that it felt real.

And, actually, I think it conveyed the prompt perfectly. Oh good! Haha, actually the more I read it, the more I think it related to the prompt too. Which, by the way, was awesome. I LOVE THAT SONG!

and I so admire you for having such an elegant touch with angst. Thank you. I know it was really angsty (I do love angst!), but I did try to be lighthanded with it in that I didn't want it shoved in the reader's face, more... I dunno... played out with descriptions and insights. That's why there is no dialogue, it was more about the description than the script. If that even makes any sense...!

Anyway, thanks for the awesome prompt, and I'm glad you enjoyed the response.