[anteaterisland]

Okay, I finished it. Here it is in all it's glory: The Grey's Anatomy AU

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64475791

[stitchkiss]

every kingdon fic is like oh frank langdon? he's the Most Divorced Man Ever and he's a (recovering) DRUG ADDICT who's DIVORCED or GOING TO BE because he's IN LOVE with DOCTOR MEL KING and he has custody of a DOG who's name NO ONE can agree on that he bought WITHOUT ASKING his wife who probably isn't his wife and her name is abby and she is a BITCH but she DESERVES to be and he almost NEVER sees his kids of varying age but are super young and who's names are tanner and [insert any white girl name] because did i mention he's DIVORCED and a (recovering) DRUG ADDICT who's IN LOVE with DOCTOR MEL KING who he always CARPOOLS with and she's ALSO IN LOVE WITH DOCTOR FRANK LANGDON even though he has the Most Unmoanable Name Ever and he ALWAYS knows what she NEEDS because he FELL IN LOVE with her AUTISTIC SWAG and UNDERSTANDS HER and she visited him in REHAB and she treats him like NORMAL PERSON and when he's out they see each other at a PARK because apparently pittsburg has So Many of them and he learns dr king has a SISTER who's ALSO autistic and becca either lives at The Facility or DOESNT but no one can agree on which one and EVERY TIME mel and frank wanna almost-bone she's conveniently NOT THERE (and neither are his KIDS) but at some point becca has met frank and LIKES him and wants her sister to KISS HIM and maybe mel DOES or DOESNT kiss him BUT THEN Something Bad Happens at work and it's so OBVIOUS they're in love and ROBBY is UPSET because NOW he has to call HR and deal with PAPERWORK

[rylandgracie]

langdon and mel are SO howl and sophie coded. she even wears a braid!!!!!!!!

[kingdontruther]

howl telling sophie “there you are sweetheart, sorry i’m late, i was looking everywhere for you” IS SOOOOO LANGDON CODED

Howl/Langdon feeling empty and void after loosing their “heart” -> Langdon using drugs to fill out his emotions because he used to care so damn much and the ER took something from him

Sophie telling Howl that “A heart’s a heavy burden” -> Mel convincing Langdon that what he told her, that they needed sensitive people, was also true for him and that feeling emotions is good, even if they’re not all positive

War as a metaphor for substance abuse!!!!!

Sophie/Mel making Howl/Langdon feel alive for the first time in forever

[langdonmell]

Frank is so pathetic for Mel. YOU ARE MARRIED

[ghostlypawn]

#which could mean absolutely nothing at all

+bonus

[kingdontruther]

actually i need a “what was i made for?” for our er ken & er barbie

[kingdontruther]

can someone pls edit langdon to denial is a river? i need it just for the bit PLEASE

[kingdontruther]

idk if i believe the writers intended to make kingdon a definitive romantic pairing in season 1.

HOWEVER I believe in bullying the writers until they make it happen.

[cowboylikesmia]

kingdon has sydcarmy level chemistry for those with the eyes to see

[honorarybimbo-deactivated202601]

no because i just swear by it, mr and mrs langdon senior must have done something, you don't just become that fuckable and that pathetic and that desperate to be called good and that 'you literally have the clark kent chin dimple but lois lane would top you in a heartbeat' over night

[trishxtrix]

A playlist for our drug addicted senior resident doctor who just wants his back to stop hurting 🙂‍↕️🫩🤌

[trishxtrix]

Something I think our favorite cute 2nd year resident would listen to 🥰🥰

[sleevebuscemii]

i’m sick and tired of everyone beating around the bush as to why ships like melfrank or sydcarmy or even fucking. garcia and morgan from goddamn criminal minds and the like get the ‘why can’t two people just be friends/i think it’s important to highlight platonic male/female friendships/asexual representation!’ treatment. like ok sure yeah let’s get some asexuals in here lets let ppl be friends lets show a platonic friendship between a man and a woman. why this one though. what is it about this man. what is it about this woman. stop beating around the bush. say it out loud!

[langdonmell]

i love kingdon but yall have to start to admit yall only ship him with mel cause hes hot. otherwise you wouldnt even consider it.

I like his vibes with Mel. Being hot is a plus

[kingdontruther]

sorry i want my girl to pull the baddest bitch in the er. that's what she deserves actually!

[cowboys-only-deactivated2026070]

[cowboys-only-deactivated2026070]

[miracle-and-wonder]

A reason I think I've latched onto Kingdon and the idea of Mel and Langdon together so fast and hard is because they managed to take an already excellent trope of grumpy/sunshine and turn it into something better: brick wall vs open book.

Langdon is honest about nothing in his life. His whole persona is a way to shield himself from everyone around him by being a cynical, sardonic asshole. He doesn't want to have anyone see that he's sensitive, that the ER broke him and he's hiding something. He's also good at it. So good that no one around him realizes that something's off and it takes a day one intern to realize that something's fishy about him.

Enter Mel. Mel who can't tell when someone's joking. Who can't hide it when she's excited or sad or frustrated. She wears her heart on her sleeve and every emotion on her face, and suddenly Langdon can't wear his mask around her.

It's so telling to me that the person in the ER that Langdon is the most earnest with, the most kind to is Mel. He tries to joke with her, sure, but he goes out of his way to be sincere with her whenever he has the chance. When he actually confessed that he learned something from her with Terrance, I was blown away because I guarantee he's never admitted that out loud to any other resident or attending physician in his career.

But he has to admit it to Mel because that's the only way she's going to know. Mel is forcing him to lower his defenses, to be kind and complimentary, and I am eating up every second of it.