I think it is important to think about it too much during hiatus, because I fully expect that anything we see of Alex's recovery next season will be underwritten to allow Derek to have the harder time of it, whereas I firmly believe that the opposite would be true (given Derek's almost instant medical attention versus Alex not being either found or evacuated quickly enough). So indulgence ahead of the fact is crucial to cushion any future disappointment!

I'd never explored GA fanfic before now. Yours is definitely my favourite of what I've found so far. :)