Fic: Gambling Man (McKay/Sheppard, R)

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Title: Gambling Man
Author: tarlanx
Recipient: scarlettandblue
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Rating: R
Disclaimer: Not Mine!
Word Count: ~5300
Summary: Tag to Vegas.
Author's Note: For scarlettandblue who wanted lots of things but I chose... John and Rodney slash, any type, any place, any where, AU, Canon (hope you like Canon AU!), first time, angst. Special turn-ons for Xmas... handcuffed

Comments

[taste_is_sweet]

Great, fun story. This was definitely a much more satisfying ending than canon. :D

Re: Gambling Man

[tarlanx]

Thank you :) I couldn't leave John dying on the desert floor! Rodney had to go save him :)

Re: Gambling Man

[tarlanx]

Thank you :) I had a lot of fun with this story. Liked the idea of John signing up to the program--but having to deal with old debts first! Poor Rodney probably felt safer in the Pegasus galaxy after this!

[joran]

This is fabulous. A thrilling way to kick off sga_santa. Atmospheric and desert-y and fun.

Re: Gambling Man

[tarlanx]

Thank you! It was a great episode but it ended too soon :) It was fun writing my version of what happened next :)

[goddess47]

Losing the sky was the hardest part of the past five years; the part that cut into his soul.

That would be why Vegas!John is so dark. He's not only lost his friend, his career and his family.... he's lost his flying.

Very nicely done!

Re: Gambling Man

[tarlanx]

Thank you :) I loved the slight differences between the characters in Vegas, and loved the idea of finding a way to give John back the sky...eventually! So pleased you liked this one :)

[mezzo_cammin]

Oh, I really enjoyed this! Nicely satisfying end (with new beginnings!) for Vegas. Plotty and in-character for that 'verse, and sexy as hell.

Re: Gambling Man

[tarlanx]

Thank you :) It was a great episode and I wish there had been more of that caliber in Season 5! I didn't like the idea of John being left in the desert dying so it was fun adding a tag to the episode. Glad you enjoyed the story :)