what i'm trying to say {mark/owen}

[slybrunette]

Title: What I'm Trying To Say
Fandom: Grey's Anatomy
Characters/Pairings: Mark/Owen, mentions of Mark/Lexie, Owen/Cristina. Minor OC's.
Rating: R
Word Count: 4,975
Author's Note: Written for crickets. Long overdue. Also, the place described in this fic really does exist. If you're interested, take a look for yourself.
Summary: Post S5 finale. It started

Comments

[slybrunette]

If you knew how many times I changed that last line, lol.

I'm very glad you liked this! Thanks for reading and reviewing!

[raachel2008]

Oh, this is so so so good! Fabulous, really. Makes me ashamed of the things I't trying to write, hehehe. What I enjoyed the most is Mark's characterization, he is such an underdeveloped character on the show, yet the way you write him seems perfectly in sync with the little Shonda gives us. It's deeper, but it is still Mark, you know?

Everybody else already said what I wanted to say but this "man who says so few and manages to communicate the rest of it in his actions" is one of the best definitions of Owen that I've ever seen.

Love the small talk with Derek and how Mark is kind of uncounsciously looking for some sort of approval? Guidence?

I wish I could write my crackships like this. :)

Take care.

[slybrunette]

Mark was a bit of a struggle -- I never know if I'm staying close to the character or not. I often feel as if I'm making him too...soft. So that does make me feel better :)

I'm glad you liked this! Thanks for reading and reviewing!

[gigglemonster]

First of all OMGGGGG!!
Second of all, I apologize for how long it's taken me to comment on this. Shame on me because I freaking LOVED it!
I cannot believe how completely plausible this situation seems now. I totally bought every second of it, so major kudos for that.
I love how you go back and forth between them being there and the events that led up to them choosing to go there. That's a really interesting style and I think it made the fic flow really well.
I also love the way you see their relationship progress and see them become closer. This line especially kinda kills me

But it’s not the same for Owen. It’s why he doesn’t need a set deadline, a plan for making a move. There’s nothing waiting for him back there. No one waiting for him.

Mark just has to decide which life he can stand to miss more and for how long. Because aww Owen! But that's SO true, he really doesn't have anyone waiting for him. And I love that Mark has to decide - that such a good representation of their relationship

[slybrunette]

I'm behind on commenting as well (I still have something of yours to r/r), so believe me I'm not playing any blame games.

Regarding that style, I've used that once or twice before, probably best in a GA Christmas fic I wrote two or three years ago, and I've always wanted to go back to that. For this it just seemed to fit.

I'm very glad that you liked this! Thanks so much for reading and reviewing!

[haltlos]

You are a hell of a writer! Nothing left to say!

[slybrunette]

Thank you! I'm glad you think so :)

[tyhyin]

ok first of
the pairing is sex on four legs
and secondly you write them as if this is gospel
you write with insight and eloquence
and maybe i am sleep deprived but this is amazing literature anyway
:D
*fave*