various stories that didn't get written for the gen ficathon

Apr 19, 2008 09:31

My prompt was AU, Endings and Beginnings. There would be italics here and there, but I didn't feel like doing all the coding. If any of these strike your fancy, please tell me. I'll be more likely to finish them at some point if I know someone wants to read them.

the one where John was an ancient Ancient )

fragments, sga au

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misskatieleigh April 19 2008, 14:06:38 UTC
*splutters*

but what if I want you to finish all of them?

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gentle_edgar April 19 2008, 14:31:37 UTC
*glares* That's not helpful.

Honestly, I want to finish all of them too--even the one where John dies (briefly), although I think I'd have to be in a very particular headspace to get through that one. The problem is that I have at least twelve other stories that I also want very much to write (and when I say "twelve", I really mean "at least twenty").

In order to get through everything, I'm going to have to be organized. Which is always a pain, but it looks like there's no help for it.

I have the feeling I'm going to do a lot of writing this summer.

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gentle_edgar April 20 2008, 03:21:08 UTC
*rueful* It does. It just turned into a story I couldn't bring myself to write at the moment. But it's the most complete of the stories, and will almost certainly get finished sometime this summer.

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gentle_edgar April 20 2008, 03:19:22 UTC
Yup! Aiden is a little more sure in himself, and doesn't go all-the-way crazy in the infirmary, or something like that. I just couldn't come up with what happened after that. But I definitely want to do more with this at some point, since crazy/addicted Ford really bugs me.

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anonymous April 22 2008, 18:05:18 UTC
A second vote for (D) all of the above!

Oh, but especially the one where John talks to Helia. I really like . . . everything about that conversation. Their right to be there. His choice to be human. His responsibility to his people. That last line. So good! Though I also enjoy your other AUs where he's something like three-quarters ancient and sleeps only a few hours a night. (The John Sheppard Ten Things ficlet you wrote a while back is a personal favorite!).

--Maria

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gentle_edgar April 23 2008, 00:11:01 UTC
A second vote for (D) all of the above!

Wait a little bit, and it will probably happen. My big project this summer (aside from work and figuring out how to function as something other than a student) is going to be clearing out my very full WIP file, which includes these even though they're technically not "in progress".

especially the one where John talks to Helia. I really like . . . everything about that conversation. Their right to be there. His choice to be human. His responsibility to his people. That last line. So good!

*looks shifty* There's actually a fair bit of bleed-through in that conversation, which is one reason why I wound up putting that story to the side--I couldn't tell whether it was John speaking, or me speaking through him. But yeah--at least one of us needed to talk about that stuff, and it's always bothered me how careless (and stupid) Helia & co. were, and how the expedition simply left without even an argument. I know they had reasons for doing so, but still.

Though I also enjoy your other AUs where he's ( ... )

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ratcreature April 27 2008, 03:18:17 UTC
I think I'd most like you to finish the one with John in stasis in Antarctica, or the one where he dies/ascends or something after being stabbed.

But really, I'd take any of them...

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gentle_edgar April 27 2008, 12:24:11 UTC
Well, the one where John gets stabbed is certainly going to get finished--probably some time in the next couple months. The one where he's in stasis will probably get written too, after I've bulked up on the appropriate seasons of SG-1. Mostly because I'm curious about how having a non-ascended, not-dying Ancient around who was pretty solidly on their side would affect the course of things.

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trishkafibble May 17 2008, 06:58:15 UTC
The one where John ascends. I like that one very muchly. ^^ Also, the tag for The Return, where he reveals his Ancientyness.

...Although the Rodney one would be good, too, if Shep were to come along and teach him a thing or two!

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gentle_edgar May 18 2008, 18:41:55 UTC
The one where John ascends is currently on the top of my (very long) to-write list. Actually, my plans for today are to finish answering all your comments (which is a lot of fun and good reminder of one reason why I love writing), read Prince Caspian (I saw the movie last night and it was excellent), and try to grind out the rest of the rough draft of the story (currently titled "Boojum").

The Rodney one might happen, simply because I need the practice at writing him, but I don't yet have a grasp on the world of that AU, which makes it hard to do more than sketch things out a little.

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trishkafibble May 18 2008, 18:57:32 UTC
^^ Sorry, and here I can't seem to stop commenting! *sheepish* But if it encourages you as well as taking up your time, then I guess it's all good!

I haven't seen the movie, but Caspian is a lovely book, like all the rest of the series--enjoy!

It's wonderful to know you're working on these stories, I'm looking forward to the results! ^^

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