#ellex

Oh, Ellen would handle it so well. There are so many moments between her and Alex that show how attentive and understanding she is of the way Alex thinks and feels, and she's great at slowing him down and guiding him through his emotions.

And Alex has a lot of very obvious "tells" when he's getting overwhelmed—he starts stammering and gets all out of breath, there's the rocking and the hand-wringing and just general jumpiness. Actually, this ask made me recall something from the Family Ties "Alex Gets the Business" book because there's a scene where Alex gets overwhelmed and nearly has a panic attack in the middle of the mall while he's there with Ellen (he's VERY stressed during the majority of the story lol). There's an inner monolgue where he's telling himself to calm down, a mention that it's hard for him to look Ellen in the eyes, and he has to step aside and do some deep breathing to calm down. Ellen knows something is wrong and tries to get him to talk to her, but he changes the topic to distract her.

Anyway, it's a lot like how I imagine the situation would actually go down. I think whatever they're currently doing would stop, and Ellen would get him somewhere quieter and then feel the rest of it out. Maybe she could get him to talk, but knowing Alex, he'd just need time and space to steady himself, and Ellen would know that. Later on, if she felt it was needed, she'd talk to him about whatever happened and help him break it down (because we know Alex is always utterly bewildered by his own emotions and reactions to things.)

Ugh, this is another reason why they needed to be endgame—and in my headcanons, they were. I can see in the long-term, Ellen really being able to help Alex learn more about himself and become better equipped to handle things that would otherwise overwhelm or upset him. Be more accepting of his emotions. There was a good deal of growth in the season he was with her, and it's a shame it couldn't continue.

Some background info: Post canon, fluff, reunion (sorta...?), and kind of a bit domestic.

Here's a snippet:

It wasn't possible.

He wasn't this lucky, even in the stock market.

The dancer's name glared at him from the page, forcing him to believe it was the truth. There was no way it could be a misprint when now that he looked closer her face and name matched up.

ELLEX [Alex/Ellen - Family Ties]

Shifter ‘Verse

- “What did you think...” (1 | 2)

Borrower ‘Verse

- The First Meeting

- “And you know I’d never hurt you...”

- Borrower!Ellen’s Backstory

- “If I could just hold you again...” (1 | 2)

- Drabble for @gr00vyr0se

Fantasy AU

- Aesthetic Board

Pred/Prey ‘Verse

- TBD

Miscellaneous/Multi-Purpose

- Pred!Alex Headcanons - Pred!Alex Tells

Coming Soon

- Fantasy AU Multi-Chapter Fic

NETHERGEM [Otto/Pearl - Netherbeast Incorporated]

Coming Soon

- Untitled Multi-Chapter Fic

REQUESTS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN

FANDOMS AND SHIPS

if you request something that isn’t on this list, i’ll probably just ignore it

WRITING

CURRENT WIP: MAYBE RAPUNZEL DIES IN THIS ONE

TOLKIEN

and i love you, irregardless - kili/tauriel

not to me - kili & fili

the fellowship of the hair dye

the distance between us - aragorn/seamstress!oc

FAMILY TIES

a little drop of fate - ellex

save your life - alex & jennifer

MERLIN

i’m alright - gwen/arthur

STAR WARS

[i don’t want you to leave] [i won’t] - han/leia

stay for me - han/leia

his hand was cold - han/leia *PTSD FLASBACKS

your rivalry was stuff of legend - han/leia

if the sun rises, you are home - rebelcaptain

THE LUNAR CHRONICLES

nothing at all - jacin/winter

tomorrow - cresswell

HARRY POTTER

you can run away with me - draco redemption

HEARTLESS

tell me how all this, and love too, will ruin us - jest/cath

FRIENDS

the one where joey and phoebe get together

the one after joey kisses phoebe

the one where phoebe really is pregnant

POETRY

mama, i want to wear hijab

DISCORDS

dark academia

lord of the rings

star wars

agents of shield

I was tagged by @incognitajones—thanks!

Favourite colour: red or deep blue. It’s really hard to choose.

Last song you listened to: I thiiink it was the instrumental version of “Descendant of the Sun” by Two Steps From Hell. Most of my playlists are some mix of TSFH/Audiomachine/Epic Score and that track is particularly suitable to my current project. :)

Favourite musicians: Queen!

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