Comments | waltzmatildah: fic: Been Away A While (Erica Hahn + Izzie Stevens)

waltzmatildah

fic: Been Away A While (Erica Hahn + Izzie Stevens)

Jul 24, 2011 21:49

Title: Been Away A While
Fandom: Grey's Anatomy
Character: Erica Hahn (+ Izzie Stevens)
Rating: PG
Word Count: 920
Summary: Written for the ga_fanfic Character Study Challenge. A chance meeting over liquor and high heels.

( Thousands of questions dip and swing on her tongue. They all start and end the same way... )

character: ga: erica, character: ga: izzie, fic: challenge, fic: one shot, television: grey's anatomy

Comments 8

mrsfjl66 July 24 2011, 15:05:02 UTC

Oh izzie. I miss you! Was this about Erica? I guess Izzie was more on my brain xp!

Also, bwhahaha at Columbia, SC. It's but 2 hours from here.

Beautiful bb!

waltzmatildah July 25 2011, 01:44:08 UTC

Was this about Erica? It was an Erica fic written by an Izzie lover so... I think it's as close as you get really! Haha!!

WOOT! You can go visit them in all their fabulous glory!! All you need is a beer and a sad story! I'll tell them to expect you, shall I?!

Thank you!

mrsfjl66 July 25 2011, 02:16:41 UTC

dudddddddddde, there is so much amazing izzie in the eps mammoth and I just watched. We *just* finished the quints episode. OH MAN. THIS SHOW WAS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

neolithicdream July 24 2011, 17:39:39 UTC

Firstly so glad someone else had a go at this...I was feeling a little lonely! And no I can't imagine writing Preston Burke even though I loved him ...can't imagine doing that man justice.
Secondly I think you got Erica to perfection...while I never liked her I used to feel sorry for her, she seemed lonely, and bitter and insecure(hidden well by massive arrogance.
You wrote this like an angel...and now I want to hear the rest of their story.

waltzmatildah July 25 2011, 01:47:00 UTC

So it was just the two of us that were brave enough, huh?! GO US!

My Burke feelings wavered depending on the episode, but you're right, writing him well enough to do him justice will be TOUGH. And I know he'll come around in this challenge because nursebadass is running it!!

I'm so glad you think I nailed Erica. In fact, the things that you pointed out about her, the facade of arrogance, the underlying lonliness and insecurity, that's exactly what I wanted to capture here. I wanted to show that the years have kind of worn her down and the false bravado that she used to live behind is harder for her to maintain now.

Thank you so much for reading, and to be honest, I really want to know the rest of their story too!

mammothluv July 25 2011, 20:50:34 UTC

This is awesome! I love the idea of all the characters who've left Seattle Grace meeting up in random places. (Last night mrsfjl66 and I decided Izzie and Burke needed to meet up somewhere too.) I think Seattle Grace makes such a mark on people who work there that even people who don't particularly like each other like Izzie and Erica would feel a connection which you illustrate perfectly here. You know I always love your Izzie but as one of the few (It seems!) who really likes Erica, I really appreciate you doing such justice to her character in this as well.

waltzmatildah August 30 2011, 11:07:07 UTC

Oh, hi!! I am the worst kind of ficcer right here! THANK YOU FOR READING!!!

I was just updating my fic masterlist and I found this and I sincerely apologise for not saying thanks before now! I am SO PLEASED that you appreciated my take on Erica here. It was actually a more enjoyable experience than I was expecting, and I just re-read this fic with a view to writing some kind of follow up. There is definitely a femslash vibe to this that I think I could work with! What do you reckon?

mammothluv August 30 2011, 14:09:06 UTC

WORK WITH THE FEMSLASH VIBE. OH MY GOODNESS. YES. DO IT.

I will beg and plead if needed. Seriously.