And in the morning, Rodney can't quite meet his eyes over the briefing table. Oh, he says all the right things, like "good morning, Colonel," and "nice hair we're having today" and "give me that pen, no, no, that one, you idiot," but there’s a little hitch to it, like he’s thinking of John on his knees with his fingers curled around Rodney's ( Read more... )

And he can't keep from flashing back to John, sprawled on the bed and talking quietly, calmingly, like he stripped and spread for alien cultures every day, which he didn't because Rodney would know, and his eyes never leaving Rodney's face.
And John got Rodney through it, because John acted like it was all so normal. And John's still acting ( Read more... )

This started with a typo. I swear.

synecdochic (12:39:27 AM): god, that just kills me
synecdochic (12:39:30 AM): the whole funeral
frostfire_17 (12:39:33 AM): *nodnodnod*
frostfire_17 (12:39:36 AM): with the FLAG!
synecdochic (12:39:40 AM): AND THE WREATH
frostfire_17 (12:39:45 AM): DANIEL
synecdochic (12:39:46 AM): ...not wraith, fingers
synecdochic (12:39:53 AM): there was no Wraith at Daniel's funeral
frostfire_17 (12:39:57 AM): ...
frostfire_17 (12:39:59 ( Read more... )