The first pride was a riot, more specifically a riot against police violence. Trans women like Miss Major and other people of colour paved the way for the celebration of pride today. You cannot celebrate your pride this month, or any month if you aren’t also supporting Black Lives Matter and the riots going on against police violence right now. Us white LGBTQ+ need to stand up for our black siblings and their rights, their struggles. We need to amplify their voices and show any support we can. (Edited to add links and make the image clearer)
This is my submission for the APB - Artists Against Police Brutality book - with John Jennings and Bill Campbell. Please take the time to read about the victims in the subsequent posts.
Now that I’ve calmed down from that episode. I decided to write how Alex’s farewell episode could’ve been.
Alex received an e-mail from a hospital in another country to be their Chief of Surgery. He takes a few days off, away from Jo and his friends to think. It is an opportunity of a lifetime, but he doesn’t want to leave his home.
After those few days, he returns to Jo and tells her the news. Jo is ecstatic and wants him to take the opportunity, yes they will be apart, but they’ll make it work. He tells Meredith at the hospital regarding the news about the job, but she is against it.
Bailey gets involved too, telling him he must be dumb to give up an opportunity of a lifetime and reflects the days when he wasn’t a good intern. Queue scenes of him being the cocky intern.
Alex returns home to find Jo crying. Jo is happy for Alex, but is also sad. She doesn’t want her husband to go. She wants to go with him, but feels there is some unfinished business with her and Grey Sloan Memorial. So much is going right for her, and she wants to make an impact at the hospital. She wants to make an impact in Seattle.
Alex comforts her and says they’ll make the long-distance work. She smiles, and his phone rings– it’s Meredith. Alex answers, and is in another room.
THE CONVERSATION:
Alex: Hey–
Mer: We started at this hospital together. The five of us. Then, it was just you and I. Just like Christina, you’re going halfway across the world and leaving me. It can’t just be me!
Alex: Mer–
Mer: I’m not done! We’ve been through so much, and now…and now you’re leaving. I’m not angry at you, Alex. I’m sad. I know, I didn’t seem happy at first, but I truly am.
Alex: You have a weird way of showing it.
Mer: Stop interrupting!
Mer: I’m really happy for you. Go and be the greatest Chief of Surgery in __________. Don’t you dare come back because of me!
Alex chuckles: Meredith…
Mer: I mean it! Don’t come back, until ten years from now, and we can talk about all the lives you’ve saved and the people you’ve fired. Reminisce with Christina of our intern days–
Alex chuckles: I’ll miss you too, Mer. I’m going to miss Seattle, Grey Sloan, and you nagging me.
Mer holding back tears: I’m going to miss you, Alex. We’re all going to miss you.
Queue scenes from when Mer and Alex were interns and how much they’ve grown. The scene fades to Alex saying his goodbyes to everyone at Grey Sloan Memorial. He waves goodbye before entering the car with Jo. Jo is driving Alex to the airport and the show ends.
Let me know what you think? How would you write Alex’s farewell?
The fact that Minhyuk wasn’t happy about the TTG views during his VLive, Changkyun telling us to always support and stay with them, and that the boys know about the Billboard, adopting animals and stars for them shows that they know what’s going on in Monbebe land.
Which also means they probably know that some of the fandom was (or are) planning a boycott and Monbebes have turned against each other. That’s really sad.
