"The Sheppard Sipher" by maisierita (R)
Rec Category: Sheppard
Characters: John Sheppard, Dave Sheppard, OCs
Pairings: none
Categories: gen
Warnings: Language and violence
Author on LJ: maisierita
Author's Website: none
Link: "The Sheppard Sipher" by maisierita
Link to part 2 - epilogue - at the end of part 1
Summary by the author:
He almost misses the key words, because it's been years since he and John played this game, and maybe if the military hadn't come around knocking on his door three weeks ago he wouldn't have noticed the key words at all.
Why This Must Be Read:
Secrets! Suspense! Love to details!
This one is an old favorite of mine that never fails to give me goosebumps.
A compelling Dave-POV. Seeing John through his eyes while the mystery of the main story enfolds is fascinating and makes me think of what defines John. What is it, that makes John John? And so I can perfectly understand Dave's reaction in the end.
The e-mail is innocuous, or at least it looks that way, sent from a hotmail account with a generic subject line, printed out blandly on a piece of paper and shuffled neatly in the tedious pile of non-critical e-mails that Janet replenishes for him every hour. The time stamp on it is 11:13 a.m., but it's nearly eight at night before Dave gets to it, what with all the meetings and phone messages and actual work-related e-mail to answer.
He almost misses the key words, because it's been years since he and John played this game, and maybe if the military hadn't come around knocking on his door three weeks ago he wouldn't have noticed the key words at all. But there they are, neatly printed out in 10 point Arial, and he's so disconcerted that he just stares at the e-mail for a minute, blinking a few times, before he very carefully gets up and shuts his office door and sits back at his desk, both hands flat on the burnished wood surface.
Characters: John Sheppard, Dave Sheppard, OCs
Pairings: none
Categories: gen
Warnings: Language and violence
Author on LJ: maisierita
Author's Website: none
Link: "The Sheppard Sipher" by maisierita
Link to part 2 - epilogue - at the end of part 1
Summary by the author:
He almost misses the key words, because it's been years since he and John played this game, and maybe if the military hadn't come around knocking on his door three weeks ago he wouldn't have noticed the key words at all.
Why This Must Be Read:
Secrets! Suspense! Love to details!
This one is an old favorite of mine that never fails to give me goosebumps.
A compelling Dave-POV. Seeing John through his eyes while the mystery of the main story enfolds is fascinating and makes me think of what defines John. What is it, that makes John John? And so I can perfectly understand Dave's reaction in the end.
The e-mail is innocuous, or at least it looks that way, sent from a hotmail account with a generic subject line, printed out blandly on a piece of paper and shuffled neatly in the tedious pile of non-critical e-mails that Janet replenishes for him every hour. The time stamp on it is 11:13 a.m., but it's nearly eight at night before Dave gets to it, what with all the meetings and phone messages and actual work-related e-mail to answer.
He almost misses the key words, because it's been years since he and John played this game, and maybe if the military hadn't come around knocking on his door three weeks ago he wouldn't have noticed the key words at all. But there they are, neatly printed out in 10 point Arial, and he's so disconcerted that he just stares at the e-mail for a minute, blinking a few times, before he very carefully gets up and shuts his office door and sits back at his desk, both hands flat on the burnished wood surface.