Comments | helen_halliwell: rounding up

helen_halliwell

rounding up

May 16, 2010 14:58

rounding up
grey's anatomy. lexie/alex; implied lexie/mark.
spoilers for all of season 6. words: 849. one-shot.

( She's never really ready for what she asks for. )

show: grey's anatomy, character: little grey, pairing: lexie/mark, pairing: lexie/alex, character: karev

Comments 14

lizzy29 May 16 2010, 19:43:31 UTC

That was amazing. And so how I imagine Lexie feeling totally confused and the duck comment lol. Please let her choose Mark.

helen_halliwell May 16 2010, 21:37:17 UTC

Thank you so much!

I agree, she should feel conflicted. And while my heart really will go out to Alex, I'm still 100% rooting for a Lexie/Mark reunion. I adore everything about those two :)

Thanks for reading!

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helen_halliwell May 16 2010, 21:38:06 UTC

Thanks! Me too! Fingers crossed!

Glad you enjoyed this :)

waltzmatildah May 17 2010, 11:45:35 UTC

Wow... I'm really confused about who you want together... here you say you're rooting for Alex/Lexie but to others you've said Mark/Lexie... not that it matters at all, you're allowed to change your mind... just... curious... I think the opinion polls are pretty split at this stage...

helen_halliwell May 17 2010, 13:23:54 UTC

*laughs* I've been torn between the two to be honest, at least up until the last episode. Mark won me over. I do really love Alex/Lexie and the potential they have together, but a huge piece of me always thought their relationship would end. I always expected Lexie to ultimately end up with Mark. I get the feeling that if she chooses Alex, her and Mark will be done for good. I think she's starting to realize that too, and it's quite clear she isn't over him, just as it would be impossible for Alex to fully be over Izzy yet ( ... )

lattelady6 May 16 2010, 21:42:30 UTC

I can see Lexie's thought process, but why is she still standing there. She knows who she should be with and it isn't with Alex. Send him back to Reed those to made a great pair, almost as good as Mark and Lexie.

helen_halliwell May 16 2010, 21:47:30 UTC

Haha! She's still sitting there, because while I'd love for nothing more than her to go rushing back into Mark's arms at the start of the episode, I have a feeling it's not going to happen so quickly.

My gut feeling is that the "disaster" at SGH will force Lexie to ultimately decide who she wants to be with. (Mark, obviously!)

lattelady6 May 16 2010, 22:38:27 UTC

I really hope so. I'm not looking forward to another summer of unrest between the two of them.

waltzmatildah May 17 2010, 11:43:00 UTC

You know, because I really, really want Alex and Lexie together and I was so convinced you were going to have her end up with Mark I ALMOST didn't click on the link to your fic.

But, I told myself I to need to prepare for all eventualities, no matter how painful they are, so I took a deep breath and clicked anyway.

Then I read the whole, fantastic, completely and utterly perfectly in character, thing with that deep breath held as I waited for her to break his heart (which he'll never admit to happening but will happen nonetheless) and when it didn't come I breathed this great sigh of relief.

I hardly EVER get as invested in the outcome of a fic like I just did then, in those 800 odd words.

Freakin' awesome. I'm seriously in awe of how in character you have them... and the uncertainty that underlies their relationship is so smoothly depicted here.

helen_halliwell May 17 2010, 13:30:23 UTC

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you read it even though you were tempted not to ( ... )

violet1979 May 17 2010, 18:06:58 UTC

That was so awesome. I can definitely see this happening (as much as I want Lexie to get a grip already! lol). Great insight into Alex/Lexie, as always. Their interaction sounds very believable to me, right down to the details like keeping track of time, or what the word "Lex" will do to her from now on. I was so holding my breath, bracing for worse ("if she ever really did at all" - come on! ;) ), right up to the saying about the duck - and wow, the last sentence left me so relieved as you wouldn't believe. This is such a perfect end, and just sums Alex/Lexie up so poignantly.

helen_halliwell May 17 2010, 23:46:40 UTC

Thank you so much! And yes, we all know Lexie loves Mark...but I don't think Lexie's let herself know that yet :)

I hate that I still love Lexie/Alex, because I really, really do. But Mark? That ending scene!? I could never want her with anyone else after that.

Really glad you enjoyed this!