In the Fire

by atlimbo

When your world burns down... A drabble for an LJ fan from her prompt "Mer/Der; Fire". Grey's Anatomy and its characters are not my property.

Title: In the Fire
Fandom/Pairing: Grey's Anatomy | Meredith/Derek
Rating/Warnings: None. Slightly Angsty.
Word Ct: 100
Summary: When your world burns down.
A/N: A drabble for an LJ fan from her prompt "Mer/Der; Fire". Grey's Anatomy and its characters are not my property.

Seattle Grace was burning down. She watched the confidence fall from his eyes, as her hand fell from his embrace.

He'd said the words, but somehow she felt she hadn't heard them. Surely, it was only the sound of a blaze burning their world asunder, not his tired voice, saying, "Going back to New York... Family... Obligations..."

Yes, that was the answer. The hospital must be on fire, must be crumbling, for him to leave like this. His eyes were black as charred coal, not reflecting his normal blue, and she knew he must have burnt in the fire, too.