[fiction] Day 3: Glimpses of the Edge (PG)

[mardahin]

Title: Glimpses of the Edge
Rating: PG
Summary: (Stargate Atlantis) The aftermath of the Alliance of Atlantis, from the perspective of five very different women. Bridges universe, sequel to Bridges You Cross.

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[mardahin]

Miko is one of those who I think is most changed by her time in Atlantis, but in the subtlest ways. She went from having a mold to fit to being somewhere that there were no stereotypes to slot into - no proscribed behaviors. The Athosians and the Botanists and the Sociologists and the Marines all mingled interchangably because you never knew who might save your life. Teyla taught her to handle herself, and gave her a physical confidence that she'd never had before. This is a woman who, after 35 sheltered years, stepped onto an alien world under a double sun and shopped the open-air markets without fear.

Miko's story is sad, but that's partly because (IMO) it's so real. People give up dreams and opportunities all the time because something came up and they did the right thing instead of what they wanted for themselves.

To give you a touch of hope? Miko and Kate found a grass-roots organization for "survivors" of Atlantis - mutual support groups that meet every one to two months and exchange smuggled data and plan for the day when Atlantis makes contact again and Sheppard & Weir come back for them.