fic: Tired of feeling nothing (Alex and Reed)

[waltzmatildah]

Title: Tired of feeling nothing
Characters: Alex and Reed.
Prompt: #17 – Loss, from the angst table at drabble123 .
Rating: R for implied violence.
Word Count: 100
Spoilers: Season Six Finale.
Summary: This is just a little something I like to call 'Post Finale Fic Number One of Four Hundred and Seventy Eight'.

They tell him stories.

The endless, winding stream of well meaning visitors who come with too many words in their heads and not enough people left standing to say them all to.

Stories of gun shots and screaming. Stories of more blood than you'd ever need to imagine.

Some of it was his blood. They tell him that story, too.

They all whisper her name. Like it's no longer proper to speak it with a regular cadence.

Reed.

They do not need to tell him her story.

Her story he remembers with a clarity that numbs his fingertips.

Comments

[lving-darkness.livejournal.com]

ouch. i'd forgotten that. how he was there, he saw that.
was that what he was thinking, laying in that elevator? how he was just going to end up like Reed, alone, dead, lying in his own blood.
poor Alex.

wonderfully written! (like always)

[waltzmatildah.livejournal.com]

I know. And, in my head, that's exactly what Alex was thinking when he was laying in the elevator.

Thank you so much for the review.

[slybrunette.livejournal.com]

You are the fucking angst queen. Seriously. How do you come up with the most beautifully heartbreaking stuff?

SO PERFECT.

[waltzmatildah.livejournal.com]

Angst Queen? Is it well paid? Do I at least get a crown? And an army of Alex clones to service my needs...?

Thank you! I'm super glad that you liked this. As for where it comes from? Dark and twisty? I have it down pat.

[wondernthestars.livejournal.com]

oooo so good- as chilling as that shot of Alex lookin' at Reed when the elevator doors closed.. ♥

[waltzmatildah.livejournal.com]

I KNOW! God, how freaky was that? It was the inspiration behind this really...

Thank you.

[truhekili.livejournal.com]

Awesome description of how he's hearing this stuff afterwards. Creepiest scene I can remember on Grey's, just chilling. Loved this.

[waltzmatildah.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

And yeah, freaking super creepy scene. Chilling. So damn effective.

[ice-whisper.livejournal.com]

Very nice. =)

[waltzmatildah.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

More coming... jsyk.

[lovelylytton.livejournal.com]

Ouch, that was one hell of a last line. Well done!

[waltzmatildah.livejournal.com]

Yeah. What a way for Reed to go, hey?

At least she got an ending that people will talk about...!

Thank you!

[darklight90.livejournal.com]

Wonderful work! You really managed to bring out Alex's innermost thoughts.

[waltzmatildah.livejournal.com]

Thank you! So glad that you enjoyed this.

[dariclone.livejournal.com]

Oh. *Wow.*

[waltzmatildah.livejournal.com]

Thank you!