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ramonathinks · 5 months

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5 Husbands by @kingkonoha review contains spoilers under the read more

playlist of a lot of songs that i think fit the vibe of my reading experience and what i felt matched up with the story

Playlist: crack rock by frank ocean, dreamer and valentine by laufey, when im in your arms by cleo sol, ophelia by pinkpatherress, daydream by Ariana Grande, miss romantic by cleo sol, fall in by Esperanza spalding, rain by fauna hues, slow motion by karina pasian, sunshine cleo sol, k by cigarettes after sex, used to love by chloe x Halle, sunset by the internet, pain is inevitable by daniel caesar (fawk him), cinnamon girl by lana del rey , let me know by winona oak, lost by frank ocean, butterfly by corinne bailey rae, piano song by eryn allen kane, float by fauna hues, how does it make you feel by Victoria monet, ivy by frank ocean, step on me by the cardigans, sad girl by lana del rey, wet by dazey and the scouts, frank’s ballad (wiseman) by Alex mankoo, who gets your love by margie joseph, what it is, between the cheats, will you still love me tomorrow, the girl from ipanema by amy winehouse the entirety of amy winehouse back to black album, take the box by amy winehouse

General Review:

Just wow. I did in fact spend like all day reading this and I do not regret it and even though it’s not done… this is literally a 5/5 read. Firstly the way that my baby Tay writes is so phenomenal and the depictions of the relationships and the amount of emotions and thought they she puts throughout the story makes everything so worth it. I really felt so attached to the characters and the overall story like i didn’t care how long the chapters were because i was so interested in the world she build and the CHARACTERS. Like it just keeps getting better and better; the amount of drama and messy that kept me on my toes every chapter. I cannot wait for the next chapter. The amount of stuff that went down in this fic and the route it’s going down idek how she got the life depicted in the first chapter because it’s shit happening every second like whew. I literally got so emotional reading this especially the more recent chapters because my heart hurtssss for reader so bad and it’s just so much strain on her and idgaf that’s my girl! I support women’s wrongs and she got a lot of them but that’s my baby like omg!

Now let’s delve in to my reactions ofc 🙈

CHAPTER 1: okay so obsessed with the fact that reader has a daughter firstly. The way you describe reader’s relationship and the dynamic she has with Armin and even the shift to his pov was very seamless and perfectoooo. The way you got in his head and i feel immersed inside of his thoughts about her and i just thought it was really well written and so beautifully executed. “Being with you but not truly being with you was like having an itch that begged to be scratched.” Like that line right there? It burneddd me and make me feel for him and overall i got invested. Can I add that Armin working in a bakery was very on par with his character lol? Like i love it. Your description of anything is very addicting as well let me add, im a sucker for details so i loved it. I was cheesing DOWN during their moments and when he took her to their childhood hangout place and the hold “date” bit came up and the “but even so, the implication of romance with him felt as natural as breathing.” Likeeee omg i was blushing. “I was always planning on leaving, but…not without you.” Oh that moved me like bad. I’m a sucker for childhood friends to lovers and hearing them reminiscing and just wanting to move out of where they are to make a lifeee was so good. “Since when was he ever so lucky? Since when did fate decide to show him a little bit of pity and mercy? The universe had taken everything from him before he was even old enough to know how to spell the word “universe.”” UGHH you’re killing meeee. And then armin’s backstory stop 😞😞😞. WHEN ARMIN SAID HE WANTED TK MARRY HERRRR OH MY HEART like 😭 crying omg!! Munch Armin Agenda >>>>

Mikasa Cameo yesss. Armin sending reader money 🥲🥲 even though he’s literally going through it ugh, my loveee. The proposal and reader finally getting her steak & lobster please love that for themmmm. Eren… pmo!! … “What they loved more, however, was the fact that he never took his eyes off of you the entire time.” 😄😄😁😁 oh okayyy, don’t know who im rooting for after eren two second cameo. “Nowadays, you had seen more of him than your own husband, and that broke your heart into pieces.” Naurrrrr 🥲 please… ““Is it ‘cause we’re all alone, baby?”” Eren… ERENNN R YOU KIDDING ME MOVEEE like moveee “Can’t control yourself when it’s just us, can you?” MOVEEE

“If you were with me, you’d only be making money for yourself. No one else, baby. It’ll take you wherever you wanna go, buy you whatever want, fuck you however you want. You’d like that, right?” OH FAUK YEWWW, but … omg that’s sexy like please don’t piss me off😭😭

OH FAWK HERR??? FAWK HER MY GODDESSS IS READER SERIOUS RN?? FAWK HER SO BAD FOR THIS IDC

CHAPTER 2: “It was an indisputable fact; scientists measured the elements of his face and declared the handsome man as the literal definition of physical perfection.” Oh that ate !

Eren defending reader yesss #RealMan . “Still though, it’s Eren. Same man who took you away from the person you’re writing about. There’s no way he’d be okay with this.” Jean clocked her im sorry LMAOO??

“You were more than just a pretty face. You were more than just a lovely voice. You were a distraction.” Real… so real.

“You’re such a damn jerk,” Jean snapped. “You can’t take everything you want like you rule the goddamn world, Eren. You stole her away from her ex-husband, but no one’s allowed to steal her away from you, right? Not until you get tired of her and move on to someone else?” CLOCKED LMAKDKA CAUSE WHY WAS I LITERALLY THINKING THE SAME THING LIKE PLEASE MOVE LMAOOO

“Is it true that your ex-husband pushed for your success? And you left him for Eren Yeager?” JEAN MIGHT AS WELL THAT BEEN THE ONE TO ASK THAT BECAUSE INTREEVIEWER CLOCKEDSD HER ! Marriage 😞 please move 👎🏾 why they just pissed me off. J-JEAN ! SIR!!

“Well now, Sarah, there is the possibility that she could have been having an affair! She did leave her first husband for Eren. Who’s to say that she wouldn’t leave Eren for someone else?” THEY CLOCKING HER 😭😭😭😭😭😭 back to back!

Reader locking down all the munches like that’s queen right there! “It was the first time you had ever slept next to him without his arms wrapped around you.” 😞😞 and Jean leaving the band omg… Levi so real lmaoooo

JEAN SO MESSY??? EREN COMING OMG?? EREN ACTUALLY BEING THEREEE OH MY GOSH PLEASE MOVE!!! “But, apparently, all of it was stupid. He felt stupid as he stood there, watching his best friend kiss and touch you. He felt stupid as he thought about the day he proposed to you. He felt stupid as he thought about how much he loved you.” Naur… MY GOSH READER SO ??? she done pissed me off!

CHAPTER 3:

Mikasa clocking her 😁😁🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️ karma x3 and “i want him back” and “that’s not the same thing” LMAOO CLOCKED! LIKE GOT HER

“I didn’t even know that Eren was there! He was avoiding me for weeks a-and said he wasn’t gonna show up. I fucked up, I know that, but he stopped speaking to me. Stopped looking at me. He acted like I didn’t exist…and I was fucking lonely.” She kinda ate idk she back to winning me over. FAWK EREN 😭😭😭

Levi…is he crazy telling her to come with him?? 😭😭😭 like he finna get fucked up about her too is he MAD? “You’ve fooled around with three guys back to back. It’s a little hard to tell which one of them you like the most.” FUCK CLOCKED HER SKSJSK ?? “You’re a homeless woman who’s sleeping at her manager’s house because she cheated on a famous rockstar with his bandmate.” Levi it’s 10am in the morning 😭😭😭😭 please chill. “Last thing I need is for the public to start making rumors about us.” He so damn funny lmaoo

“Yes. Men like Eren and Jean took pure advantage of your naiveness. If you ask me, you should have been the one doing the punching. Don’t sit back and let them walk all over you.” Okayy Annie period queen.

“The singer with more failed relationships than original songs.” 😭😭😭 i be giggling down like the industry is clocking herrrrr bad

Annie and Sasha correct actually 🤷🏽‍♀️ coming from the uno champ myself. “Did I just make you laugh? And smile?” 👀 he better relaxxx he see the reader effect !

Not even divorced and literally got a meeting and kissing on Reiner like 😭 is she mad??

CONNIEEEE??? I AINT EVEN PWEP

“Gonna punch me too? Try it. Go ahead. Do it, and let’s see what fucking happens.” CLOCKED! Lmaoooo

Hickey… why i already knew something like that was gonna go down. Broke my baby heart omg 😞!

“If you loved him, you wouldn’t have cheated on him. If you loved me, you wouldn’t have left me. So you’re still fucking lying.” Armin just came back and clocking her lmaoooooo “I think it’s easier for you to act like you’ve never cared about anyone than it is to take responsibility for your actions. It’s less painful to pretend that you’re completely the victim in this situation than it is to accept that you broke my heart. Eren and Jean’s heart as well. I’m not saying that anyone is in the right or wrong, but I know you. I know you loved me, even if it was just a little bit.” Tea… like girl it’s okay.

CHAPTER 4:

Connie is crazyyy 😭😭? “You know your life is in my hands” & “don’t make me do some easy shit” OHH he crazy

Marco…. Yo?? And they wondering why Connie went mad like be serious.

Arminnn, glad to see he okayish. “You never thought he’d use it on you.” Welllll?? The love of his life fucked him over 😭😭😭 um be serious.

“I love you, and I understand what money and influence can do to a person, but I just miss you. I miss the old you, the person who made everyone laugh during card games and didn’t treat everyone like garbage.” 🙂🙂🙂 ohhh he clocked her this like one of the worst ones.

“No ordinary human being enjoyed the realization that they had changed for the worse. It felt like your insides were twisting up, as if the old version of yourself was begging to come out, buried underneath this new, shallow, perfect celebrity.” ☹️☹️☹️ nooo queenie.

“You’re so in love with Hollywood now, I didn’t think you’d come at all if I told you the truth.” 😟😟 oh um! this is crazy to say ?? why even invite her at all lmaoo??

Reiner’s place is so lived in and loved around like your description really got me cause I can feel it all around and buzzing so lively whew i felt home! Reiner is EXACTLY the type of man who would bring you to meet the family and to propose so i smiledddd because yes just yes!

Jean messy as HELL! THE BREAK IN IS CRAZY AND HER JUST ASSUMING ITS ARMIN

HER SUCKING LEVI IS CRAZY???? MARRIED FOR HALF A SECOND IS SHE MAD?? LEAKED PHOTOS AND ALL THAT IS CRAZY AFTER THE BREAK IN OMG??? 😭😭😭 she cannot catch a break, she been famous for like maybe 2 years what is her problem.

CHAPTER 5:

ARMIN AND EREN GETTING JUMOED BY CONNIE MEN IS SO INSANEEEE. Levi OKAYYY king shitttt yesss. Why is Connie so messy?? Why is he trying to ruin her like omg…

“Y/N’s the only client you give a damn about now. You don’t even give a damn about yourself. Your life is ruined, and yet, here you are, worrying about her.” CLOCKED LMAOO?? JEAN BE CLOCKING EVERYONE LIKE LMAOOO

Album called Heartbreaker, she kinda mother for that 😹😹 like literal queen shit. The story… my eyes almost popped out my head like okay.. Not jean and eren popping out yo! Um Connie and Flint is so…messy for all this. They really getting a personal fuck you.

😹😹 Eren just clocked Flint like I hope he don’t get beat up later but he ate. OH MY GOSH?? What the fuck is wrong with Connie yo?? He can’t hate eren this bad like he’s literally a monster….

NAH READER STFU?? BEFORE HE GET SOMEONE TO WHOOP YOUR ASS TOO LIKE OMG?? BUT WHY SHE VERY MUCH SO CLOCKED HIM LIKE IM GIGGLINGGG 😭😭😹😹 GET HIM AGAIN!

Someone gotta kill Connie like wtf is his problem and to even threaten Levi and the way he doing reader, not even letting her see Reiner… like i feel for her so bad omg. Why is he ruining her lifeeee omg ?? Like im finna cry ??? And then to do that to Reiner :((( omg i feel for everyone in here omg

NAH CAUSE LEVI RIGHT ACTUALLY?? LIKE CONNIE IS LITERALLY OBSESSED WITH HER!

Them being worried about who she gonna end up with is kinda crazy like she being held hostage 😭😭? Thank you Levi for getting them back in order. WHY REINER JUST CLOCKED ALL OF THEM LIKE LITERALLY ALL OF THEM LMAOOOO

CHAPTER 6:

ERWIN JUST FUCKED EVERYTHING UP ??? YO??

“She doesn’t have any loved ones, just a bunch of stupid guys hoping to crawl into bed with her. That’s all she’s good for.” Alright?? Fuck you??

CONNIE SHOOTHIM HIM IS MADDDD OMG

The car ride having me on the edge of my seat just paragraphs in. Connie trying to do small talk like please move…

“Because that would mean leaving, and you knew better.” I’m crying like idgaf she don’t deserve none of this 😭😵‍💫😵‍💫???

“Really? You’re working on your eighty-seventh marriage and you wanna lecture me about being a good person? You cheat and get remarried every season, so shut the hell up.” He tried to clock her but it’s tired at this point so 😭😭😭 please gtfo. Connie trying to be lonely too he can get out like i really dgaf.

Nah Reiner clocked it… I wasn’t even seeing Mikasa fr until he just said that because yes I can see it fr! Like wowww. This Mikasa and Reiner conversation is >>> like i love it.

Poor reader like idgaf, she did that to keep them safe obviously! Why would Jean just say that to eren tb licking connie’s boots like his mom’s life was at risk please ??😭😭😭

THE ENDINGGGG OMG??? I canttttt

#໒꒰ྀི⸝⸝ɞ̴̶̷ ·̫ ɞ̴̶̷⸝⸝꒱ྀི১ tea time

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Targs fancast the OG trio. But also Margot because I have a little crush on him

Reblog to ruin a ‘Henry Cavill as Aegon’ fan’s day because this is 15-lizards we do Callum Turner as Aegon in this bitch! There are three meat-head Targaryens and Aegon I isn’t any of them. I like my Aegon Is to be androgynous I want them to look like possible he/theys three years on T

I can’t find that many good stills of her in Domina but Bailey Spalding as Rhaenys is such a good choice I have decided. She’s young, she’s pretty, she’s having fun, she has a face that men would go to war for. And in the end, isn’t that what Rhaenys is all about when u think ab it? (I also like Georgia Hirst, who plays Torvi in Vikings, as a younger version possibly, and Maude Hirst, her older sister who plays Helga, as an older version)

And not to do another Domina actress but Joelle as Vipsania really is my Visenya idk something ab the lack of eyebrows does it for me. Something about her looks very ethereal and thus targ like to meeee. I also frequently think about Alyssa Sutherland (Aslaug from Vikings) but she’s more of an older Visenya

And this last one isn’t even a question, Alexander Ludwig in Vikings is MY Maegor he always has been. Especially in the later seasons (not pictured here, I think this is season 2) when he has a shaved head and a beard and a big fur cloak around him at all times and a crazy look in his eyes like yeah Visenya is both his mother and his father that is all her right there

#asoiaf #it’s me and my five rotating period dramas that I pick fancasts out of against the world #also everyone go watch Domina the character switch is kinda jarring but it’s a good show #and Vikings is kind of mid on a couple levels but it is also The Best Television Ever and near and dear to my heart

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shoesofthefishermanswife · 7 months

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JAZZ SINGERS SHOWDOWN!

Matches were randomly assigned. If your fave isn't on the list, sorry :(

Look below for matches, check for updates after each round.

WINNER: NINA SIMONE

Round 1A:

Blossom Dearie vs Helen Merrill Winner: Helen Merrill Mildred Bailey vs Lena Horne Winner: Mildred Bailey Nat King Cole vs Chet Baker Winner: Nat King Cole Julie London vs Dean Martin Winner: Julie London Etta Jones vs Caity Gyorgy Winner: Etta Jones Ella Fitzgerald vs Louis Armstrong Winner: Ella Fitzgerald Jazzmeia Horn vs Lorez Alexandria Winner (via coin flip): Jazzmeia Horn Rosemary Clooney vs Fats Waller Winner: Rosemary Clooney

Round 1B:

Frank Sinatra vs Samara Joy Winner: Samara Joy Nina Simone vs Sarah Vaughan Winner: Nina Simone Esperanza Spalding vs Billie Holiday Winner: Billie Holiday Eartha Kitt vs Jo Stafford Winner: Eartha Kitt Veronica Swift vs Carmen McRae Winner: Carmen McRae Nancy Wilson vs Irene Kral Winner: Nancy Wilson Dinah Washington vs Jeri Southern Winner: Dinah Washington Peggy Lee vs Bing Crosby Winner: Peggy Lee

Round 2:

Helen Merrill vs Mildred Bailey Winner: Mildred Bailey Nat King Cole vs Julie London Winner: Nat King Cole Etta Jones vs Ella Fitzgerald Winner: Ella Fitzgerald Jazzmeia Horn vs Rosemary Clooney Winner (via coin flip): Rosemary Clooney Samara Joy vs Nina Simone Winner: Nina Simone Billie Holiday vs Eartha Kitt Winner: Eartha Kitt Nancy Wilson vs Carmen McRae Winner: Nancy Wilson Dinah Washington vs Peggy Lee Winner: Dinah Washington

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Ella Fitzgerald vs Nina Simone

#jazz singers showdown #jazz

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amberthefantasy · 3 months

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Nitimur in Vetitum

cast of my fics

aka a reason to post pics of pretty people pt. 2

Tom Glynn-Carney as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus

Oliver Huntington as Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa

Nadia Parkes as Livia Drusilla

Alexandra Moloney as Octavia Minor

Bailey Spalding as Scribonia

Milly Alcock as Lucretia Julia Caesaris

Teressa Liane as Horatia Pulvillia

#fanfic #domina mgm+#domina2021 #livia drusilla #augustus #oc #ancient rome #marcus agrippa #octavia #scribonia

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docrotten · 4 months

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THE REPTILE (1966) – Episode 168 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era

“This has become an evil place. Corrupt and evil. Ignorant fools! Peasants! … Oh. Good evening sir. Ever so sorry ma’am. Beg your pardon.” So corrupt evil, ignorant, … and polite? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they dip again into the Hammer well with The Reptile (1966)!

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 168 – The Reptile (1966)

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ANNOUNCEMENT Decades of Horror The Classic Era is partnering with THE CLASSIC SCI-FI MOVIE CHANNEL, THE CLASSIC HORROR MOVIE CHANNEL, and WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL Which all now include video episodes of The Classic Era! Available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, Online Website. Across All OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop. https://classicscifichannel.com/; https://classichorrorchannel.com/; https://wickedhorrortv.com/

Harry Spalding and his wife Valerie inherit a cottage in a small country village after his brother mysteriously dies. The locals are unfriendly and his neighbor Dr. Franklyn (a doctor of theology) suggests they leave. They decide to stay only to find that a mysterious evil plagues the community.

Director: John Gilling

Writer: Anthony Hinds (screenplay) (as John Elder)

Music by: Don Banks

Cinematography by: Arthur Grant (director of photography)

Editing by: Roy Hyde

Production Design by: Bernard Robinson

Art Direction by: Don Mingaye

Makeup Department: Roy Ashton (makeup artist); Frieda Steiger (hair stylist)

Selected Cast:

Noel Willman as Dr. Franklyn

Jennifer Daniel as Valerie Spalding

Ray Barrett as Harry George Spalding

Jacqueline Pearce as Anna Franklyn

Michael Ripper as Tom Bailey

John Laurie as Mad Peter

Marne Maitland as The Malay

David Baron as Charles Edward Spalding

Charles Lloyd Pack as The Vicar

Harold Goldblatt as The Solicitor

George Woodbridge as Old Garnsey

The Classic Era podcast returns to Hammer for another monster movie gem. This is one of their far too infrequent original creations, The Reptile (1966), directed by John Gilling from an Anthony Hinds (writing as John Elder) script. The film features a stellar cast that includes Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Ray Barrett, Michael Ripper, John Laurie, Marne Maitlan, and Jacqueline Pearce as the titular character. Shot at the same time as Dracula: Prince of Darkness, The Plague of the Zombies, and Rasputin the Mad Monk – all four released in 1966 – The Reptile was featured on a double bill stateside with Rasputin: The Mad Monk. Are you a fan of The Reptile and if so, do the Grue Crew agree with you?

At the time of this writing, The Reptile is available on physical media as a Blu-ray from Scream Factory.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Doc, is Konga (1961)! You knew when they covered Gorgo (1961) in episode 157, Konga wouldn’t be far behind. Written by Aben Kandel and Herman Cohen and starring the inimitable Michael Gough, this one should be fun!

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wherewemightendup · 2 years

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Where We Might End Up - Lexie Grey x OC fanfic Chapter 7: Losing a Friend; Gaining Another

S5/E23 - S6/E1 ___________________________________________________

The conversation about Eric's nickname continued the next day at Izzie's room.

"I just did Spinal Osteomyelitis Surgery earlier, with Dr. Keaton," Meredith bragged.

"Badass!" Cristina answered.

"Mer, can you please try to focus and tell me how it tastes?" Izzie interrupted Meredith.

"What? The chicken? It tastes like chicken," Alex answered.

"NO – I know that..."

"McBadass?" Cristina pondered.

"Mcwhat?" Izzie asked, confused.

"We're thinking about what to call Eric... If Derek's Mcdreamy. Mark's Mcsteamy..."

"Mcbadass sounds right," George answered as he took a bite from the next plate Izzie gave him.

"Dude, don't," Alex said to George, shaking his head.

"No, it's not," Izzie said, "How about Mcsexy?"

"That's what I said, last night," Cristina said.

"McHotty?" Izzie added.

"Mmmm. Well, could be."

"Well, let's stick with McHotty," Izzie said.

"Ugh..." George put down the plate, cringing and added, "Now I remember why I don't join in this discussion."

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Bailey rallied all the residents with their interns for a case. At the patient's room, Arizona, Owen, Mark and Eric where there, explaining the treatment plan for the patient. Eric postured straight, his hands clasped behind his back, and chin propped up like a soldier. He glanced at the patient and smiled. Cristina watched his gestures and pulled Meredith to whisper.

"Mcdashing," Cristina whispered. Meredith looked at Eric and saw the patient swooning at him.

"What is she talking about?" Meagan asked Steve as she overheard Cristina.

"I don't know..."

"They're thinking about a nickname for Dr. Keaton," George answered, "Which is – I think – getting old now?"

"Mcyummy," Dani suggested.

Bailey glared at them as she noticed they are whispering. Eric became distracted as he continued to talk, his glance travelled to Cristina's interns and noticed Lexie staring. He thought she was staring at Mark. He looked back at his patient as he tried to listen to the question.

"Hey, Lexie. What do you think?" Dani asked, tapping her. Lexie stared at Eric, eyebrows furrowed.

"Uhm - what?" Lexie said.

"Any nickname for the youngest mcbrother?" Ryan said, noticing her staring at Eric.

Eric tried to continue the presentation, and became irritated as the interns continued to whisper. He then looked at the interns and stated, "... but setting aside what should be a crucial information for our esteemed doctors here, maybe we should just let them talk to each other..." He glared at the residents.

Bailey called on them, "Doctors?" Her eyes widened as she looked at them.

Cristina turned to the interns and blurted, "Shut it."

Eric then continued to talk to the patient after they became quiet.

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"Dr. Grey and Dr. Yang," Eric called, "Dr. Yang, have your interns do the pre-op and check with me once it's done," He said, he turned back at the group and added, "Oh, I forgot. Dr. Bailey said she needs two interns at the clinic. Little Grey and... Someone..." He paused and pointed at Ryan Spalding, "You two can go... Dr. Grey with me."

"You mean the better Grey..." Lexie blurted out in frustration, as she walked away with Ryan. Yang and the other interns went to prep the patient.

Meredith moved towards Eric and looked at him as they walk towards another room. Her interns followed.

"So I think – "

"Do you like Lexie?" Meredith interrupted.

'What?" Eric chuckled.

"I mean you seemed to be torturing her? And it's not about Mark anymore."

"She's an intern, Grey. Tell me, you haven't been stuck with scut work when you're an intern?"

"Just checking..." Meredith said, "I mean there are other interns and..." They stopped, and Eric looked at her, Meredith added, "You are always picking on Lexie."

"I do?" Eric asked.

"Oh, don't pretend that you don't know what I'm saying," Meredith huffed as she waved her hands dismissively.

Eric moved his head sideways, brow arched, lips pursed as he tried to think, "When did we become close to have a conversation like this..." He jest.

"She's my sister," Meredith added.

"... I mean? how?" Eric continued.

"Hey!" Meredith held both of his arms to get his attention, "She's my sister."

"Yeah?" Eric said, "I know..." He looked away.

"I just - I don't believe that you're doing it without any reason..." They stopped. Meredith stared at Eric, as he leered right back at her. Her eyebrows moved up as her eyes widened. Her face tilted as Meredith's face reflected her astonishment.

"No," Meredith reacted, "You can't possibly..."

"Well, I'm an ass," Eric answered, impassively.

"You're an ass," Meredith said, following him inside the patient's room.

The next day

The day started with George talking to Eric and Owen about joining the army. George informed them that he's off the next day. Cristina saw George hugged the both of them as they talk to each other.

"Dr. Keaton," George called him. Eric stopped and turned to George.

"Yes, Dr. O'Malley."

"I wanted to ask you something, I -" George paused, "I know you've been working with Dr. Grey for a while."

"Yes, Meredith?"

"No, Lexie Grey," George corrected, "You've been... you know..." George is trying to say something.

"What is it?"

"... a bully," George added.

"Oh, come on," Eric looked away, "Funny, you're not the only person who said that this week." He chuckled.

George looked at him, his brows knitted together. Eric knew that he's serious. So he straighten himself as George continued, "I don't get it. You - You're a great person. I just don't get it why you chose to act like an asshole."

"I don't. I'm not. It's just- easy," Eric admitted.

"I'm going to say this once, as a friend. You're not that dumb to know that what happened between Dr. Sloan and Dr. Shepherd is not Lexie's fault," He paused, "I'm her friend... Well was. I've never been a friend to her not after... And, she has no one..."

"Well, it seems to me that you're wrong. She has a village," Eric said, remembering the last conversation he had with Meredith, which seemed to be more of a reminder, a warning of sorts.

"I'm asking you as a friend. You're a good one but sometimes you act like a kid. Just don't care what she did... I need you to be her friend, when I'm gone."

Hospital Cafeteria

At the cafeteria, Eric thought about what George told him earlier. He needed someone to assist him on his craniotomy, he thought he could ask Lexie, proving George that he's not acting like a kid like he said. He looked around, looking for Lexie. He found her with the other interns, head slumped on the table, her arms just hanging off, exhausted from all the boils she lanced at the clinic. Meredith watched as Eric walked towards the interns' table. She smiled at him as Eric glanced at her.

He cleared his throat. Lexie seemed not to notice him. He fixed his coat as he cleared his throat again, feeling a little bit awkward as seconds passed, he then said, "Dr. Grey."

She didn't budge, head still resting on the table. The interns are starting to stare at Eric. He couldn't stand it anymore so he called out Lexie.

"Dr. Alexandra Grey," He emphasized. Lexie sat up, startled.

"I thought you're talking to Mere – "

"It seems that you're uhm - ," he paused, turning his head behind and back at Lexie, "... quite practiced now with... at... the clinic," He stammered looking at the interns who kept staring at him, "I digress." He shook his head.

Cristina, at the other table, looked where Meredith was watching. She stopped eating as she watched the unfurled neurosurgeon stammering as he talked with Lexie. Lexie looked at him confused at what he's saying.

He exhaled and continued with a stern voice, "I need someone to assist me on a tumor and since you've been quite adept after 'lancing so many boils'," He copied her earlier statement, "... you can scrub in with me... now," He said, turned around and walked out of the cafeteria.

As Eric walked by Meredith's table, he stated, "This is me being nice," He said. Meredith smiled and looked at Lexie who is still not sure what happened.

Lexie turned to her and shouted, "Did he just...?" Lexie paused and immediately followed Eric out of the cafeteria, grabbing her coat off her seat.

Bailey appeared at the Cafeteria with Callie and walked towards the residents' table, informing them that George is joining the military. She asked them to change his mind with anything they can.

Before leaving the cafeteria, Bailey asked, "Have you seen Dr. Keaton?" Her hands stayed on her waist as he looked around.

"He's just here, why?" Meredith asked.

Bailey interrupted her, "Where did he -" Meredith and Cristina pointed where Eric went out. Bailey and Callie stormed off the cafeteria.

- - - - -

Eric walked the hall with Lexie towards his patient's room when Bailey bellowed for him.

"Dr. Keaton!" Dr. Bailey called him. Her voice echoed at the hall. He felt a sudden pang of cold wind coming his way.

"I feel... cold all of a sudden," He said to himself. Lexie turned around and noticed Dr. Bailey and Callie stomping towards them.

"Dr. Eric Keaton!" Dr. Bailey called him again in her most stern voice. He turned around and greeted the two infuriated surgeons with his calm demeanor.

"Doctors?" He said.

"Oh, don't you doctor me," Callie reacted, "Where's George?"

"What? Why?" Eric asked.

"Dr. Keaton I know you're new here. But George... he..." Bailey, calmed herself down, "... I'm going to say this as respecting and as calmly as possible for me..." She said, warning Eric of what's awaiting him, "But you... oh... you and Owen Hunt, you put the idea on George O' Malley's mind to join the army?!" Bailey shouted.

"George joined the army?!" Lexie blurted out. Eric looked at her, looking at him.

"No, I -" Eric looked back at the scowling surgeons in front of them and added, "I didn't! Okay? We -" He paused, becoming more and more terrified at how Bailey looked at him.

Lexie tried to call George, "He's not answering his phone."

"He's in surgery with Dr. Webber," Callie answered her.

"- just thought that he has tremendous skills as a trauma surgeon. Owen thought that he could be trained more at the field, which I... agreed... I didn't know he would..." Eric said.

"eh-eh-eh" Bailey interrupted him to stop, "You and Dr. Owen Hunt are going to tell that idiotic boy to stop that idiotic idea of his. Or I'll put all of your idiotic be-hinds where it belongs!" Bailey said, "6 o clock!" as she and Callie walked away.

Lexie rolled her eyes at Eric, and he noticed it, "It's George..." She implied.

"Do the pre-op on the patient," He answered, giving her the chart. She went inside the room.

- - - - -

"I've been paging Keaton," Hunt said.

"He's in surgery. I'm here," Derek answered.

"John Doe, jumped in front of the bus," Hunt stated, "We need Ortho and Plastics, here."

- - - - -

OR 3

"Suction, here," Eric said as he positioned the scissors to cut the aneurysm. Lexie moved the suction closer, "...there, thank you. It's done. Ready for closing." He stated.

"Dr. Keaton," Lexie said, "You're doing this because Meredith asked you, is it?" He glanced at her and look back at the skull of the patient as he started to close. He didn't answer the question.

"Can I go now?" Lexie requested, frustrated as her question has been ignored.

"Yes, you can go talk to the family," He answered without looking at her. Lexie immediately removed her gown and gloves, and walked out of the room.

Eric finished the surgery and asked the nurse to put the patient in PACU. He saw Lexie at the reception room, talking at the family, who's hugging her. The family noticed Dr. Keaton and called him.

"Dr. Keaton!" The sister called, "Thank you," The sister embraced him. Lexie stared at him, her smile disappeared. He smiled at the patient's sister.

"You're welcome," he added, "He's been sent to the PACU but you can visit him there."

Lexie stared at him as he watched the sister walked towards the elevator, going to the PACU. Lexie walked away as he was about to answer her question at the OR. He followed her.

"Dr. Grey," He called her.

As he followed Lexie, a woman approached Lexie and asked, "Who-Who's George?"

"What?" Lexie stopped as she listened to the stranger.

"John doe? The guy who threw me out of the way of the bus. The guy who saved my life." The stranger continued glancing at both Lexie and Eric, "Everyone's crying, and they keep saying, 'John Doe is George.' Who's George?" Lexie's face suddenly melted into complete desolation as she realized what the stranger is asking. She immediately ran, wiping her face as she made her way towards where John Doe is.

After George's funeral

The surgeons went back to the hospital to work. Lexie visited Clara Ferguson, a trauma patient she was ordered to befriend. Outside, she put back her charts at the nurses station. She paused, wiping the lose hair off her face, sighing heavily. Her eyebrows furrowed from time to time, as she tried to stop herself from crying. She focused herself and continued to move to her next patient. As she turned, she saw Eric.

She walked passed him and tried to ignore him. Eric was about to call her when she stopped and faced him, "I know being a jerk is kind of your thing... but could you not... not today? It's difficult for me today," She paused, "...especially today," She whispered, "Do you think you could give me a break?" She looked at him. Eric stood there quietly as Lexie walked away.

Night

Eric walked by the residents' lounge and noticed Lexie sitting down at the bench, in front of George's locker. She's staring at George's locker as tears fell down her face. He went inside the lounge, and slowly walked closer to Lexie.

"Dr. Grey," Eric said, cautiously, he knew the last person she wanted to see was him.

"Don't," She blurted out, "Just – I can't..," Lexie blurted out, "I know you and George are friends, I don't know how it happened but... please... don't," Lexie tried to articulate her words as she gasped, her tears started to stream down.

Eric remembered, at the funeral she was alone. Meredith was nowhere. He thought, she could be with her friends, with Alex, Izzie and Cristina. The last thing he wanted to do, he thought, his last act as George's friend, is to leave Lexie, his friend, alone again. So he stayed.

"I hope you're a good friend to him..." She continued, realizing he wasn't going anywhere, "I was a bad friend to George. I just... I... I abandoned him completely..."

Eric walked closer and sat at the end of the bench where Lexie was.

"I know I'm the last person you wanted to see... but... George, he's my friend," Eric said, "He's one of the first few people who talked to me... I've only known him for a brief time but, I know, he didn't consider you a bad friend. And if I know George, he wouldn't like you to be alone right now," He added. She cried harder as he talked.

"He... he died," She stated, "I... George died." She finally broke down. She bent down, pressing her palms on her knees and cried hard, her shoulders moved up as she sniffed.

Eric tried to move closer; he tried to reached her, and hesitated. He doesn't know what to do. He moved closer to Lexie. "You can uh..." He stopped himself. Looking at Lexie, he knew that he is the last person that can comfort her right now. He then just pulled his handkerchief from his jacket pocket and gave it to Lexie. Lexie reluctantly accepted. She wiped her tears with the handkerchief. Lexie gripped her knees as she cried harder.

He stayed until Lexie finished crying. Lexie realized that she's not alone. With puffy and bloodshot eyes, she looked at Eric who's still sitting beside her. He's looking forward at the lockers. his lips were pressed firm, not making a sound, respecting her space. Holding his handkerchief, Lexie wondered why he's still there.

"You're - you're still here?" She said, hiccupping every word. Eric exhaled. He looked at her and smiled, gently.

"You're in no condition to - drive. I can... I can give you a drive home," He added, "I'm not doing this for Meredith. I'm doing this for you."

Eric drove Lexie at Meredith and Derek's house. Lexie stayed silent for the duration of the ride, looking forward and at the handkerchief she's holding. As the car gently stopped in front of Meredith, Lexie stared at the handkerchief.

"Thank you," She said, as she opened the passenger door. Eric went out of the car and walked behind Lexie as she sluggishly walked towards the door. Eric kept his arms a few inches behind her, just in case she stumbled.

Lexie stood just outside the door. Eric pushed the doorbell. Meredith answered the door, shocked to see Eric and Lexie together. Lexie went inside without a word as Meredith opened the door.

"She's - alone. I drove her here. She needs a friend," Eric said as Meredith looked at him. She nodded.

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