fic: i am folded, and unfolded, and unfolding... (alex, cristina, meredith, teddy, jackson, cast)

[waltzmatildah]

Title: i am folded, and unfolded, and unfolding...
Characters: Alex/Lexie, Meredith/Derek, Teddy, Cristina, Mark, Jackson, Bailey (mentions of Reed, Charles, April, Owen, Richard, Callie and Arizona).
Word Count: 4400
Rating: PG.
Prompt: From llywela13 . The cast reacting to Alex's injuries and post surgical complications | Post season six finale.
Summary:

Comments

[waltzmatildah]

Thank you, bb!

[llywela13]

That was fast! Thank you :)

I love how in shock everyone is here. As dramatic as the season finale was, focusing almost solely on the action and how the characters reacted to it and what it revealed...to me, aftermath is just as revealing and intriguing and I desperately want to see it (but suspect that we won't). How the characters react afterward, as the adrenaline wears off and reality sinks in, that reveals just as much - both to us and to them, learning more about themselves and each other, who they are.

Also, I just love ensemble, that mess of personalities and priorities all bouncing off each other. The show shines brightest when it plays to that strength.

Thanks for the story!

[waltzmatildah]

Pleasure! And yeah, this really was meant to focus on the really immediate 'shock' part so... yay!

Glad you liked this!

[truhekili]

This was awesome. Such a great read. I loved seeing how everyone was reacting, and the focus on insiders and outsiders. Cristina and Bailey responses seemed epsecially spot on, and Meredith's, and I really enjoyed Teddy's view as well. Thought that was very striking and realistic.

The whole story really just dragged me along, too. It was like being right in the middle of all the action. I agree that we're unlikely to see anything like this on the show, so I was so, so glad that you wrote it.

I also loved the group dynamic emphasis. The finale was so coupled off, and everyone was so separated; this is such a great contrast to that, and does a much better job of revealing the characters then Grey's obsession with its various two/three-somes.

Thank you so much for sharing this. Really, really enjoyed it. Amazing, awesome read. Just - wow.

[waltzmatildah]

Thank you!! Bailey was actually one of the last parts that I wrote and I wasn't convinced initially, but it grew on me...

I'm glad you liked the group dynamic, because damn was it hard to get kinda right. I was so worried it was gonna be as confusing as hell!

Thanks again, and I'm super pleased that you liked this.

[lving_darkness]

i, uhh. uhmm. wow.

just. jackson is perfect. and everything is perfect. and. wow.

[waltzmatildah]

thank you? (Sounds like a good wow! Yes?!!)

Glad you liked Jackson. I was a bit worried about making him too different, but I really wanted to focus on the 'shock' and the way he initially reacted when Derek told him what was going on indicated to me that he had the potential for collapse once it was all over...

I need a jackson icon, stat.

[liljan98]

I'm a sucker for ensemble fics and I know those are rather difficult to write. So thank you so so much for this incredibly awesome fic. I'm still in awe!

[waltzmatildah]

So, soooo difficult!! I'm glad you liked this!