New Beginnings - Secret Santa vic

[emmer23]

Prompt: Canon, reaction to whatever happens in the midseason finale. What happens immediately after Callie and Arizona's final scene together?

“Well, that was unexpected,” Arizona remarked once she had caught up to her wife in the reception room

Comments

[i_fly_solo]

OMGSQUEEFLAIL

This is so, so, wonderful, I can't even. I honestly love every part of this, but when Arizona took off her dress, and then her prosthetic, and stood there in front of Callie, that was just...FEELS. I could so see that happening, too - as surprising as it was at first, it was totally in character. You nailed their dialogue, especially there. I love that both of them recognized in that moment that Callie needed some time to be able to answer Arizona's question the way she really wanted her answer to come across.

And then the Christmas morning scene...it was basically like when the Grinch's heart grows three sizes (although the last time I checked I was not green or stealing Christmas...whatevs). It makes so much sense that so much of Callie's motivation - the research, etc. - comes from guilt, and from the anxiety that she isn't enough for Arizona. I hadn't even realized that myself, funnily enough, but the fact that Callie was able to articulate it and that Arizona was able to understand it was perfect. I wonder whether

[emmer23]

Soooo yeah, I totally thought I'd replied to all of these and as it turns out, I haven't.

Thank you so much for reading and for your kind words! :) I could kind of see Arizona getting frustrated and basically having to do this big thing (like ripping off her dress at a wedding haha) to get Callie's attention, because Callie's been a bit oblivious and stuck in her own sadness...which is understandable, but not very productive for both of them.

I honestly hadn't thought of Callie's guilt until I was writing it and it suddenly occurred to me that it could be part of her insistence to do the brain mapping. I'm very excited (and nervous) to see what they DO have in store in February...

Happy really belated New Year to you, too!!

[captstarbuck]

Oh hell, I should just rename myself Capt Tardy, 'cause I'm always one of the last to comment. LOL

I loved this. I loved it so much I re-read it more than once. Loved vulnerable, yet still firm, Arizona as she finally laid it all out there for Callie (and kudos to April ("So, go! Communicate!”).

Thanks for sharing your xmas story with us.

[emmer23]

Haha well you're not as late as I am to reply to your comment! :-/

Thanks so much! I can only hope April yells at them on the show to get their asses out of their heads. :-P

[ingreenmts]

This was just beautiful. I hope Greys can do as well. Thanks.

[emmer23]

Thank you so much!

[neolithicdream]

That was really nice, I like the way they finally talked. I like to think, on the show, that the love is still all there and that all that's missing is that they don't know it's still there

Lovely fic!

[emmer23]

I agree with you. I think they're both wrapped up in their own shenanigans and need to just talk to each other and they'll realize the love is still there.

Thanks! :)

[ext_2355027]

another arizona loving idiot that thinks mcslutty is fault free. callie deserves better than the slut.

[emmer23]

I don't think either is fault free, but to each her own.