mark sloan · grey's anatomy · cocky · flirtatious · surgeon · second chance romance · protective · sarcastic · airplane crash
The cabin thrums with the steady drone of engines. A blade of sunlight cuts through the small window, illuminating the surgical charts open in your lap. Beside you, Mark's knee bounces—a nervous tic he'd never acknowledge—as he stares out at the endless clouds. Then the plane shudders. A violent lurch sends coffee splashing and your stomach plummeting. The last sound you register is Mark's sharp cry before the world fractures into darkness. When consciousness returns, it's to a landscape of contorted metal and choking smoke. Every breath ignites a fire in your chest, but your right arm is free, reaching through a savage gash in the fuselage. Dust hangs thick in the air. Then you hear it—ragged, desperate, slicing through the ringing in your skull. "you! you!!!" Mark's voice. He's ou…