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• The Anatomy of Us by lm_montgomery

  Fandoms: Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  11 Apr 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Addison Montgomery/Derek Shepherd
  • Addison Montgomery
  • Derek Shepherd
  • Mark Sloan (Grey's Anatomy)
  • Naomi Bennett
  • Sam Bennett (Private Practice)
  • Savannah | Savvy (Grey's Anatomy)
  • Weiss (Grey's Anatomy)
  • Bizzy Forbes
  • "The Captain" Montgomery
  • Amelia Shepherd
  • Carolyn Shepherd
  • Nancy Shepherd
  • Kathleen Shepherd
  • Lizzie Shepherd
  • Archer Forbes Montgomery
  • Original Characters
  • Slow Burn
  • Ambition
  • 1990s
  • Romance
  • Trauma
  • Found Family
  • Intimacy
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • New York City
  • Medical School
  • Protective Derek Shepherd
  • Addison Montgomery Needs a Hug
  • Eventual Smut

  Summary

  Everyone knows them as the Mount Sinai power couple. But in 1990, they were just Addison and Derek. Told month by month, this is the anatomy of an epic love story.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  144,064

  Chapters:

  8/?

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