Title: Dancing Queen (1/1)
Character: Mark; Pairing: Mark/Addison (Mark/Lexie)
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 261

Summary: See that girl, watch that scene, digging the Dancing Queen - ABBA. Set post cross-over.

A/N: started out as a comment fic written for addikat, inspired by mutual appreciation of the song.

( You always loved to watch Addie dance )

Title: Different Names For The Same Thing
Characters: Mark, Sloan
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 707
Written for: ga_lfas for the prompt "coloring book"

Summary: Mark and Sloan have an awkward discussion about family and find some common ground. Set between 6.10 and 6.11.

( So what are your mom and dad like? )

Title: Any Fragment More Than I Do (1/1)
Pairing: Mark/Lexie
Rating: PG
Word count: 1185
Spoilers for: 6.11 and 6.12

Summary: He's not apologizing; he's not asking her to forgive him; he's just asking her to understand. Set post 6.12.

A/N: written because I needed to work some things out and fic seemed the best way.

( Everything resonates all the time )

Title: Close to Nothing At All
Character, Pairing: Mark, Mark/Lexie
Rating: R
Word count: 1157
Spoilers: (sort of) for episodes post 6.10

Summary: Left-over feelings, break-up sex and connection. Set several months post 6.11.

A/N: actually, I haven’t yet seen the crossover (about to go and do that pretty much right now). But I had this in mind for a while, and the spoilers and a discussion yesterday with caer made it finally come together. (It's something of an ending to the beginning that takes place in Warmer Than Warm.)

( And that’s how it starts (or rather, ends) between you and her. One last time. )

Post 6.10 / pre crossover fic written by 12 different authors with varied character and shipping preferences taking turns to continue the story. Check it out!

Title: Take the Silver Lining (1/1)
Characters: Mark, Derek
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 1510
Spoilers: for 6.10

Written for: openended for the 2009 ga_fanfic Secret Santa

Summary: Mistakes, family, friendship and Santa Claus. (Set on New Year’s Day, immediately post episode 6.10.)

( Know there the light don't sleep )

Title: Winter Song (1/1)
Pairing: Mark/Addison (references to Derek/Addison)
Rating: Light R
Word count: 3700
Spoilers: for 6.10 and (with some license with the timeline) the promo/speculation for 6.11 and Private Practice 3.11

Written for: escapismrocks who wanted Mark/Addison and the prompts war zone, chestnuts and Coca Cola for xmasesmissed

Summary: Four Christmases -- 1994, 2005, 2007, 2010

( This is my winter song for you )

Title: Breaking To the Usual Chords (1/1)
Pairing: Mark/Addison (references to Mark/Lexie)
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 1025

Summary: You could do without the unexpected. (Especially when it comes in the form of Addison Montgomery.) Set season 6.

( You can feel your careful heart breaking to the usual chords )

I'm guessing that a high proportion of my flist has at least a passing interest in Mark. So I thought I would offer a selection of my all time favorite Mark-centric fics. These are all chapter fics or long one shots. (There are so many short Mark one shots that I am in love with, it would take me forever to list them. But I will attempt a selection at some point in the future.)

I'm just going with quoting the author's synopsis for each fic, because otherwise I'll ramble on. But all of these fics fit the category of great writing and great characterization; and all of them fit the category of those fics that leave such a massive impression on me I have found it hard to write reviews that do them justice.

Flaws In Science by literary_critic at alittlebitmad
"Maddison eventually, but Mark-centric dealing with Mark/Addison/Derek and all combinations thereof. An attempt to give him layers. Like an onion." (Mark/Addison)

Purgatory by caer
"If you could, would you do it differently?" (Mark/Lexie)

Almost There, Going Nowhere by xyliette
"Addison attempts to start her life over post Season 3 and runs into a barrel of trouble trying to get there." Well, yeah - breaking my own rule. This one is Addison-centric, but Mark is sufficiently prominent and well-drawn that it counts as Mark-centric for me. (Mark/Addison)

Brothers In Arms by hyacinthian (but this version is on fanfiction.net)
"They enlisted because they believed in honor and duty. They escaped because they believed in grace." Breaking my rule again - this is AU, set during the Vietnam war. Trust me, for this one, it doesn't matter if you usually don't like AU. (Mark and Derek friendship)

the road is calling by slybrunette
"Post 5.11, AU from there. This is a story about losing something you never meant to have in the first place, and then realizing that you needed it more than you knew." (Mark/Owen)


(Authors - I hope you won't but, since I didn't ask your permission first, just let me know if you don't want to be rec'd here.)

Title: And if you fell in love will you hold on to it?
Pairing/characters: Mark/Lexie (plus a very little Arizona)
Rating: PG
Word count: 500
Spoilers: for 6.10
Prompt: “What happened last night?” for ga_lfas

( Perhaps it was the wrong time to tell him ‘no more sex for you.’ )

This is just to say thank you to the three people who left comments for me at the Anonymous Writing Feedback Meme.

The comments honestly left me speechless and blown away, and I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate everything you said so much.

&hearts

Inspired (with an adaptation) by foibles_fables (it's nice to have an excuse ;) )

THE ANONYMOUS WRITING FEEDBACK MEME

Praise would (naturally) be awesome. But if you have criticism / things I could improve, feel free to let me have them - I can take it :)

Title: I try to climb your steps, I try to chase you down (1/1)
Character: Sloan Riley (references to Samantha Riley and Mark)
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: for 6.10
Word count: 590

Summary: An exploration of Sloan’s thoughts before going to find Mark. Set pre-6.10.

A/N: I don’t know why . . . well, I do: it all started with a discussion about how Sloan represented aspects of Mark. But I still feel like I should apologize for writing this character. (You know, at least it’s short; and now it's out of my system.) She grew on me . . .

( Sometimes, when she was really pissing you off, you kind of got why he didn't want to be with your mom. )

Title: Loving You From a Distance (1/1)
Character, pairing: Izzie, Alex/Izzie
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 380
Prompt: goldfish for ga_lfas

( He calls you all the time. )

Title: Didn’t Want to Say Goodbye (1/1)
Pairing: Mark/Addison (some Mark/Lexie)
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 2760
Warning: character death

Summary: A visit to New York, an accident, some realizations and having to be okay.

( You wish it was yesterday and you'd won the silly fight about transportation and taken a cab. )

Title: Lexie Grey Does Not Hold Your Heart In Her Hands (1/1)
Character, pairing: Mark, Mark/Lexie (references to Mark/Addison)
Rating: PG
Word count: 310

( You know how it feels and that's not how it goes with you and her. )