Rec Category: Gen
Pairing: None
Category: Atlantis, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, humor
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Even Bonnie and Clyde Had Off Days Summary: Teyla is thrown in jail when she accidentally violates a local custom, and Ronon breaks her out, whether she wants him to or not.
Why This Must Be Read:
This was written for the
sga_genficathon", which produced a lot of awesome gen stories.
I love their interaction here, the banter and the humour. The characterization is very much to the point, they are so very them, like we see them in the better moments of the show.
And I love the ending. Fabulous.
Only one was awake, and she pressed herself against the bars as he drew nearer. A quick glance assured him that she wasn't hurt, beyond a split lip and a bruise darkening her forehead. He'd given her much worse at an average sparring match. Her hair was limp and plastered to her forehead. Athos, he'd heard, had been a cool world.
"Ronon," she sighed.
He folded his arms and grinned at her.
The look of relief melted into one of annoyance. "I assume that you have come to get me out," she said darkly.
"Eventually," Ronon said, and his grin widened. "Just gonna enjoy this for a little while first."
The look she gave him could have melted lead.
"So ... let me get this straight," Ronon said, and the grin was now so wide it almost hurt. "You insulted the Governor's daughter, for starters."
"I remarked upon her beauty, as a casual pleasantry," Teyla said between her teeth. "I did not know that among the Matawnee, compliments that do not come from one's close family and friends are a grave sin of pride."