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Mensa AU Fic Exchange: "Two Roads, One Moment" for very_rotten

Apr 29, 2007 21:45

Title: Two Roads, One Moment
Author: Rachael Sabotini (wickedwords)
Characters: Mensa!John, Rod
SGA-verse or MENSA-verse: MENSA-verse
Rating: PG
Word count: 1650
Summary: Tag for 'Epiphany', only in the Mensa-verse, it took them longer than a day to go back.
A/N: Many thanks to elynross for the beta on this.
Recipient: very_rotten

( Two Roads, One Moment )

char: mensa!sheppard, char: 'rod' mckay, fic exchange, author: wickedwords, fic: gen, universe: mensa

Comments 22

reulann April 29 2007, 20:02:47 UTC

*sniff* moving and bittersweet. I loved the way you described the team and their connection to each other. And of course Rod isn't as selfconfident as he'd like people to think, he's just good at hiding it. A nice variation on 'Epiphany.'

I was afraid for a moment there, that John would chose to stay with the brothers. Glad he decided to go home with Rod. Very nicely done.

wickedwords May 2 2007, 01:04:45 UTC

Thanks! It was fun to take a look at the episode from a different angle, and see what I could do with it. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

very_rotten April 30 2007, 00:59:50 UTC

*glee* I have no idea who you are, because my problem solving skills suck, but thank you so much for this. It's short enough to keep a lot open to possibility but it contains enough detail to keep it interesting. Rod was wonderful, Ronon the ever-protective one, and I find the image of Teyla with small braids incredibly attractive. It would help to give her that more distant air that she's implied to have in this 'verse.

And thank goodness "Elan" went back with them; you nearly had me worried there. I was already plotting kidnapping/rescue missions in my head that involved Ronon, twenty Marines, and a potato sack.

Again, thank you! I love your images of them. This John fascinates me.

wickedwords May 2 2007, 01:06:43 UTC

It was really fun to step in and see your prompts; there was just something about the ep follow-on that spoke to me, and I had to run with it. I am so glad you like it. Feel free to follow on with this John if you want; the story's yours. *g* Thanks!

paradise_city April 30 2007, 05:26:36 UTC

Oh, wow. I felt like Fred Savage in The Princess Bride the further along I read.

Gorgeous prose here.

wickedwords May 2 2007, 01:03:38 UTC

Thanks! The prompt I got was great. It was a lot of fun to write John the descended in this.

seekergeek April 30 2007, 06:32:50 UTC

Ooof. It was worrying that "Elan" kept reading unhappy body language in the photos. Thank goodness Rod finally pointed out the one where they were both happy.

wickedwords May 2 2007, 01:16:46 UTC

The unhappy ones are the 'joke' ones, and for Rod, it's a lot easier to carry a walletful of joke photos than it is the ones he really cares about. He does care about his sister and her kids, but that's sort of to be expected. The one he does carry is more revealing than he's comfortable with, but he's not going to let it go.

Thanks!

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wickedwords May 2 2007, 01:07:42 UTC

Eeek! I will have to fix that when I repost it in my LJ. I have no ability to change anything here. I'm glad you liked it, even though it was a little painful. Thanks!

trobadora May 2 2007, 07:11:19 UTC

I can edit it when I get home tonight, no problem. :-)

wickedwords May 2 2007, 23:38:22 UTC

That's awesome, thanks!