Dating Alex Karev headcanons...
It's not a secret that Alex is a bit of a hot mess. One minute he's cold, next he's hot. It's a weird dynamic to get used to; it takes a long time for him to break those habits when around you.
You find him quite funny and you can't lie that his smile is so charming but you know that he's big into himself and won't accept any help from others so every time you think you're getting closer to him, he snaps and turns cold again.
He finds you one night after you've just lost a patient you tried your best to save. You expect him to walk away but he's the one who stays and holds you, offering quiet comfort.
"One bad day doesn't mean you're an awful surgeon. You're always gonna lose someone, death is inevitable but sometimes, just sometimes we can push death a little further backwards and save them. Sometimes. Not all the time."
After that, you and Alex become closer; a little bit at a time. You help him out with studying and help him with his reading up. He appreciates it a lot even if he doesn't vocalise it a lot.
It's a very slow burn. You think that you and Alex are just friends, you think he's pretty charming, funny and you're not blind you know that he's handsome but you never think that he'd like someone like you. Unbeknownst to you, Alex's crush forms first.
There may be a few secret kisses in stairwells, in empty rooms, in the on-call room. The two of you don't really speak about them.
It takes weeks, hell maybe even months, for the two of you to admit your feelings for each other and when you do, it's ramble-y and awkward and it ends with a teeth clashing kiss.
The two of you keep your relationship quiet for the first while because it's new and neither of you know where it's going so you keep it quiet.
Alex is coy about his feelings for you, he's never really let anyone in before so it's weird and strange but he's not scared; he's excited.
It's George that finds out first, accidentally walking in on the two of you half naked. Safe to say, George is traumatised.
The word spreads fast after that.
Cristina can't understand why you're with Karev and doesn't hold back in her judgements.
It's a few days later that Alex stays over at yours and asks you to be his girlfriend.
"I feel like a freaking schoolgirl... I want you to be mine. Will you be my girlfriend already?"
Every day, he opens up more and more to you and you see him opening up to everyone; your friends, the patients... You see him care more, see that softer side that he reserved only for your eyes. You love seeing it more and more; you love that other people are starting to see it.
He kisses your forehead a lot, pressing soft kisses to your hair, forehead and temple when you're hugging.
Alex is a massive teddybear. He loves to cuddle - not that he'd ever admit that - but he loves to cuddle. He loves holding you, pulling you close and feeling you against him.
He always pulls you back to bed under the guise of 'five more minutes' when actually it turns into sex in bed and you're both running late afterwards. Worth it though.
"I... I love you, (y/n). I'm sorry I've not said it sooner but yeah, I- I love you."
The sex is so good. At first, when the two of you didn't have a label, it was just sex for a while; just fast, hard sex when you needed it but now, with that added bonus of being in love, he has a tender side, a more passionate romantic side.
Alex loves to make out with you, you could make out for hours and he'd be so freaking happy with it.
Your friends see how happy the two of you are and they see that Alex is actually becoming more human so they tentatively approve of your relationship.
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