Comments | waltzmatildah: fic: blood dries up, like rain, like rain... (Cristina and Alex)

waltzmatildah

fic: blood dries up, like rain, like rain... (Cristina and Alex)

May 27, 2010 23:49

Title: Blood dries up, like rain, like rain...
Characters/Pairing: Cristina with an inanimate Alex guest starring...
Word Count: 1000
Rating PG
Spoilers: Season Six Finale
Summary: For step86 's prompt 'sparkle pager' over at the Grey's Drabble-A-Thon currently being hosted by abvj.
Author's Note: Title from the Crowded House classic, 'Four Seasons In One ( Read more... )

character: ga: cristina, fic: one shot, television: grey's anatomy, character: ga: alex

Comments 45

step86 May 27 2010, 14:08:32 UTC

I so love this!
Actually I have cried a little!

waltzmatildah May 27 2010, 14:19:31 UTC

Haha... well, that's good... I think!!

So glad that you loved this.

llywela13 May 27 2010, 14:09:06 UTC

Hi, I'm a complete newbie to GA fanfic, never having bothered to look for any back when I used to watch the show, but the S6 finale kinda dragged me back into it after 2 seasons of not watching any more, and by a roundabout browsing route I found myself here and just wanted to say that I'm really enjoying your Alex-focused coda fics. Thanks!

waltzmatildah May 27 2010, 14:20:40 UTC

Welcome newbie! I am very glad your browsing bought you here... and if it's Alex fic you're after, you've come to the right place because I have CRAP loads of it!

Thank you!!

llywela13 May 27 2010, 14:48:24 UTC

Aye, your journal does appear to be a mecca for anyone who always tended to favour Alex. :) This story in particular is beautifully written. The friendships on the show are such a strength and it's a pity the writers don't make more of them - even with my spotty knowledge of the last couple of seasons, I can trace how far the characters have come since we first met them. But where scriptwriters leave holes, fanfic writers move to plug 'em, right? So, thanks again for a good read. :)

waltzmatildah May 27 2010, 14:52:17 UTC

But where scriptwriters leave holes, fanfic writers move to plug 'em, right? We do our best!

Thanks so much for commenting, I'm glad you enjoyed this. I agree with you regarding the friendships, particularly between the original five interns. That 'relationship' will always be my favourite...

mammothluv May 27 2010, 14:58:22 UTC

Ask her later and she might admit that she threatened to kick his ass. For getting shot. For almost dying on them. For growing on her to such a degree that she actually cares about those things.

I love this. Cristina is about the last person I'd expect at Alex's bedside but it works so well and makes so much sense the way you write it.

waltzmatildah May 27 2010, 15:15:53 UTC

Thank you. I agree with you re. Cris being the last person to take up a vigil for him, so I was really conscious of selling it with even a modicum of realism.

I'm so glad that you think it works...

ice_whisper May 27 2010, 15:43:14 UTC

Aw!!! I love it!! No other words!! *thud*

waltzmatildah May 28 2010, 02:18:23 UTC

Thank you!!

*picks your heavy ass up*

NOW WRITE DAMNIT!

ice_whisper May 28 2010, 03:12:23 UTC

Heavy?! HEY!

*grumbles* You really know how to make a girl feel good about herself. =P This rate, you'll get Alex with an eating disorder instead of a bullet hole.

waltzmatildah May 28 2010, 03:34:22 UTC

Hahaha! Don't pretend like you haven't thought about doing THAT to him a gazillion times in the past!

Remember, I know how your Alex!brain works!

(and I was only joking... you knew what I meant!! ♥)

Thread 7

slybrunette May 27 2010, 18:09:21 UTC

*whimpers*

I think I chose not to think about the massive blood loss and possibility of coding sometime during surgery or in the ambulance. Damn if it doesn't make sense.

I love how, at first, she's just there because it would be what Meredith would want her to do. Except it's not just that. These guys have all been through so much together and they grew on each other. Which is what makes that last section killer. It's so perfect.

Amazing fic!

waltzmatildah May 28 2010, 02:22:06 UTC

Well, you know... thought I'd just take the knife (or bullet but, whatever!) and twist it just that little bit futher. As is my tendency it would seem.

I'm so glad you liked this. I was really conscious of making her staying with him seem realistic.

I actually have a second part to this fic eating what's left of my brain... Would you be interested or do you think I should just leave it alone... don't try and make something out of nothing (because this? The bit that's eating my brain? It's decidedly Alex/Cristina... though I guess it doesn't have to be)

slybrunette May 29 2010, 18:52:31 UTC

I AM VERY VERY INTERESTED YES PLEASE.

Um, what? Did you think I was going to say no?