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1. Ripe Is Near to Rot by Anonymous

   Fandoms: Grey's Anatomy  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   14 Aug 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Addison Montgomery/Mark Sloan
   • Addison Montgomery
   • Mark Sloan (Grey's Anatomy)
   • Infertility
   • Abortion
   • Established Relationship
   • ...and many exciting things to come!

   Summary

   Once bitten, twice shy. Twice bitten, in his case—the abortion and Sloan. But that was different. Sloan’s baby was Sloan’s, not theirs, not really, and the other time… was then. This is now.

   Or,

   Several years post-successful bet, Addison and Mark navigate infertility and reckon with the guilt they still carry over how their relationship began. Largely in response to and inspired by Addison's terrible 'karma' speech at the end of Private Practice 6x03.

   Language:

   English

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