Fic: How Was I To Know (For the left behind challenge)

[theladyofshadow]

Title: How Was I To Know (For the left behind challenge)

Author: The Lady of Shadows

Pairings: McShep, past Rodney/Other

Rating: Pg-13

Disclaimer: I own nothing! SGA and the song this is based off of belongs to their respective owners!

Comments

[anonymous]

Wow. This is really sweet. My first reaction is that I think your characterization of Rodney could really use some work; he has never been even remotely "hopeless romantic" and the entire fic suffers as a result because it feels like you're writing about someone other than the person you claim to be writing about.

I like that you think all relationships are building points for when we find the right person. But I don't think Rodney would have been "destroyed" by the ending of a relationship. He wasn't destroyed when Sam basically called him stupid and got him sent to Siberia, and we know canonically that Rodney's self confidence is based primarily on his intelligence; the idea that Rodney McKay's self-confidence could be so wrapped up in someone else as to have their leaving destroy him is not really comprehensible when compared to the Rodney McKay we know.

Your mention of Brad being another astrophysicist seems very on character for Rodney. He likes people with brains, definitely. Unfortunately, for the rest of the story it seems like you lost touch with who Rodney is--he's not the type to muse happily about true partnership, this is the guy who said roughly "let's make our move on the Athosian women before they figure out we're not cool!" in one of the first episodes.

It's cool that you get inspiration from a song! It is worth a mention at the end of the fic, but posting the entire song's lyrics felt like overkill.