TRUST BY titan5 [LFWS #1 ROUND 6]
Title: Trust
Author: titan5
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Stargate belongs to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., no infringements of any rights is intended.
Spoilers: None
Prompt for the Round: Write a whump fic using Teyla and any female character(s). Teyla POV.
TRUST by titan5
“We have to go back!”
Crouching down behind the cluster of stones scattered amongst the trees, Teyla shook her head as she glanced around at the expedition leader. “We cannot go back. John was very clear in his order for me to get you safely back to Atlantis.”
Elizabeth pushed a lock of stray hair behind her ear as she panted, trying to catch her breath. Scratches, sweat, and blood streaked her face, hands, and arms. “You should at least let me put a field bandage on that arm.”
Teyla glanced down at the open wound midway down her upper left arm and the trail of blood that led to her fingers. Sweat stung the open wound and she was finding it difficult to flex her fingers. Seeing no sign of their pursuers, she gave a quick nod. “Alright, but we must be quick.”
Elizabeth already had the bandage out, reaching for Teyla’s arm. “I still feel like we’re leaving them behind.”
“We are not,” Teyla said with a small smile. After all this time, she was good at evaluating the enemy and most of the situations they got themselves into. “John and Ronon will be fine. They will take care of each other and make sure they both get back. John has entrusted me with getting you back safely.” She grunted as Elizabeth tightened the strips and tied them off.
Elizabeth narrowed her eyes, studying her. “That trust is important to you, isn’t it?”
Teyla had no idea how to explain what she felt. “John does not give his trust easily. I have earned his trust as he has earned mine. I would not want to do anything to take away from that.”
“It’s that way with all of you, isn’t it? The mutual trust to take care of one another?”
Shoulders relaxing a bit, Teyla felt a strange warmth in her chest. “Yes, it is what we do. It is who we are. Sometimes, it is why we survive.”
“I understand,” said Elizabeth, her eyes showing comprehension beyond what Teyla would have expected. But then she remembered the way John and Elizabeth had worked together to see Atlantis and its people through so much, sometimes working through their own conflicts to do so. And then she realized that if anyone understood the trust amongst her team, it was Elizabeth.
Smiling, Teyla said with a nod, “Let's go home.”
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Author: titan5
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Stargate belongs to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., no infringements of any rights is intended.
Spoilers: None
Prompt for the Round: Write a whump fic using Teyla and any female character(s). Teyla POV.
TRUST by titan5
“We have to go back!”
Crouching down behind the cluster of stones scattered amongst the trees, Teyla shook her head as she glanced around at the expedition leader. “We cannot go back. John was very clear in his order for me to get you safely back to Atlantis.”
Elizabeth pushed a lock of stray hair behind her ear as she panted, trying to catch her breath. Scratches, sweat, and blood streaked her face, hands, and arms. “You should at least let me put a field bandage on that arm.”
Teyla glanced down at the open wound midway down her upper left arm and the trail of blood that led to her fingers. Sweat stung the open wound and she was finding it difficult to flex her fingers. Seeing no sign of their pursuers, she gave a quick nod. “Alright, but we must be quick.”
Elizabeth already had the bandage out, reaching for Teyla’s arm. “I still feel like we’re leaving them behind.”
“We are not,” Teyla said with a small smile. After all this time, she was good at evaluating the enemy and most of the situations they got themselves into. “John and Ronon will be fine. They will take care of each other and make sure they both get back. John has entrusted me with getting you back safely.” She grunted as Elizabeth tightened the strips and tied them off.
Elizabeth narrowed her eyes, studying her. “That trust is important to you, isn’t it?”
Teyla had no idea how to explain what she felt. “John does not give his trust easily. I have earned his trust as he has earned mine. I would not want to do anything to take away from that.”
“It’s that way with all of you, isn’t it? The mutual trust to take care of one another?”
Shoulders relaxing a bit, Teyla felt a strange warmth in her chest. “Yes, it is what we do. It is who we are. Sometimes, it is why we survive.”
“I understand,” said Elizabeth, her eyes showing comprehension beyond what Teyla would have expected. But then she remembered the way John and Elizabeth had worked together to see Atlantis and its people through so much, sometimes working through their own conflicts to do so. And then she realized that if anyone understood the trust amongst her team, it was Elizabeth.
Smiling, Teyla said with a nod, “Let's go home.”
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