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New SGA: Five Lies John Told

Aug 04, 2008 23:36

Title: Five Lies John Told (And Then A Whole Lotta Truth)
Author: Speranza
Fandom: SGA
Pairing: McShep
Excerpt: Man, he had to give up bullshitting like this.

Author's note: Yeah, this is a late entry for sga_flashfic's "five things" challenge, though this really isn't a typical five things anyway. Thank you lim! Thank you Terri!

( John lied to Rodney three times... )

Comments 208

incidental_fire August 5 2008, 04:39:56 UTC

Mmmm, perfect. I love seeing John go through these epiphanies, particularly when Rodney's not actually around. I liked how you worked Jeannie in, it seems relatively rare to have her around but not crucial to any major plot points.

cesperanza August 5 2008, 20:28:39 UTC

Thanks so much! Yeah, Jeannie was fun, just cause--I dunno, I guess I am still bugged by that whole, "best chance" thing from Miller's Crossing. I mean, her brother could be gay, in which case--actually, either way, she's being pretty insensitive. I don't know anyone, gay or straight, who'd appreciate at 40 being told that they better move or be left on the shelf. Grr.

Anyway, that makes me sound angrier than I am; mainly, it was fun to play John off her!

sheafrotherdon August 5 2008, 04:41:16 UTC

God - I think of all things? I loved Teyla going to John, making him breathe with her, slowing him down. It had such a ring of friendship to it, so much intimacy, both that she knew what he needed and he knew to take what she was offering, and his confession to her, his almost jubilant I know was fantastic.

And then the observation that lying was one thing, but when did you know how to stop? My heart cracked. Oh, boys.

cesperanza August 5 2008, 20:29:52 UTC

Oh, thank you, thank you; yeah, as much as this is a McShep, it's also totally about team, too. You can see why John's close to both Teyla and Ronon, I think!! (Really, those three are peas in a pod; it's Rodney who's the outsider, but I think that also makes him the love interest!)

clear_as_blood August 5 2008, 04:49:09 UTC

This was just absolutely lovely.

cesperanza August 5 2008, 20:30:13 UTC

Thank you so much!

crysothemis August 5 2008, 04:59:37 UTC

Eeee, this was exactly the sort of five things I was hoping for!

This is a great alter-Tao-of-Rodney, and I love John's declaration at the end. Because he would so say it that way. ♥

cesperanza August 5 2008, 20:31:29 UTC

I don't think it really is a five things! I mean, not technically! I feel like it's a five things that isn't a five things and a flashfic that isn't a flashfic. I FAIL AT RULZ, Crys! *facepalm*

I really do want to try a traditional five things, where it's five AUs or five totally different snippets! I just, I dunno, I don't think my brain works like that!

eleveninches August 5 2008, 04:59:50 UTC

Hee! I really like this. I especially like how you mix it all together instead of the usual "part 1, part 2, etc" five things stories usually do.

cesperanza August 5 2008, 20:32:44 UTC

I especially like how you mix it all together instead of the usual "part 1, part 2, etc" five things stories usually do.

I think its because I...don't really know what I'm doing. I mean, *cough* yes, that was CLEVER OF ME, isn't it? (I WANT to write a real five things, but my brain, she does not seem to want to work that way!!)

God, now I feel like I really have to figure the freaking thing out!