Paper Hearts, a ga_fanfic big bang story
Title: Paper Hearts
Rating: PG-13/R for part 4/5 (sexual content)
Characters: Burke, Addison, George, Cristina, Richard Webber, brief mentions of others.
Summary: Preston Burke was the best. He went to the best school, snagged the best residency, boasted the best fellowship. Preston Burke was the best. Now? Now he's the biggest disappointment to Cardiothoracic surgery ever and dragging Seattle Grace Hospital's reputation down with him. Boasting a record of more complications, longer post-operative stays and numbers that just don't add up, Burke has put his career and himself on the line. Under pressure from the hospital's medical review board, Dr. Richard Webber must take steps to ensure that his surgical department remains at the top. Webber hires Dr. Cristina Yang, an up and coming, ambitious surgeon from a local rival hospital to investigate exactly what is going on in his ORs.
Unafraid to step on a few people on her way to the top, Cristina accepts the job. What she expected to find was a struggling and mediocre surgeon. What she didn't expect was to find herself caught between Webber, who hired her to put a stop to the disaster that is Preston Burke, and Burke himself, who's patients and practice aren't exactly routine.
Author's note: This AU fic is based loosely on an amalgamation of The X-Files. Think Scully investigating Mulder to debunk the X-Files type of stuff with homage here and there tossed in by lines/scenes.
Special thanks to my beta, openended, whom managed to keep her sanity despite my gender switches, run-on sentences and tendency of overusing the same phrase. ♥ you! Thank you to my awesome media contributors as well- you've really helped to bring this story to life.
Enhanced content:
art provided by hookedupforfun
fanmix provided by openended
video provided by hopelessly_lazy
-Navigation-
The Beginning
Invocation
Revelations
Detour
The Truth
Rating: PG-13/R for part 4/5 (sexual content)
Characters: Burke, Addison, George, Cristina, Richard Webber, brief mentions of others.
Summary: Preston Burke was the best. He went to the best school, snagged the best residency, boasted the best fellowship. Preston Burke was the best. Now? Now he's the biggest disappointment to Cardiothoracic surgery ever and dragging Seattle Grace Hospital's reputation down with him. Boasting a record of more complications, longer post-operative stays and numbers that just don't add up, Burke has put his career and himself on the line. Under pressure from the hospital's medical review board, Dr. Richard Webber must take steps to ensure that his surgical department remains at the top. Webber hires Dr. Cristina Yang, an up and coming, ambitious surgeon from a local rival hospital to investigate exactly what is going on in his ORs.
Unafraid to step on a few people on her way to the top, Cristina accepts the job. What she expected to find was a struggling and mediocre surgeon. What she didn't expect was to find herself caught between Webber, who hired her to put a stop to the disaster that is Preston Burke, and Burke himself, who's patients and practice aren't exactly routine.
Author's note: This AU fic is based loosely on an amalgamation of The X-Files. Think Scully investigating Mulder to debunk the X-Files type of stuff with homage here and there tossed in by lines/scenes.
Special thanks to my beta, openended, whom managed to keep her sanity despite my gender switches, run-on sentences and tendency of overusing the same phrase. ♥ you! Thank you to my awesome media contributors as well- you've really helped to bring this story to life.
Enhanced content:
art provided by hookedupforfun
fanmix provided by openended
video provided by hopelessly_lazy
-Navigation-
The Beginning
Invocation
Revelations
Detour
The Truth