Unbetaed SGA Fic: A Matter of Faith. Actorverse AU. John/Rodney. 8/?. PG.
I'm speeding through watching the Atlantis episodes at the moment and actually I wanted to wait with this chapter until I've actually watched an episode with Laura, but this is first draft and I wanted to get this down now (especially the pre-party preparation).
And now a poll, because I'd like to see how/if these work. The preview sure didn't :/
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A Matter of Faith 8/?
John/Rodney. Actorverse AU. PG.
Disclaimer: They are not mine.
"Oh. My. God. Have we been invaded? Was there an earth quake or any other reason that would require us to store food for the next months?"
"You can never have too much food for a party," John pointed out, carrying the second load of assorted snacks.
"Party being the operative word. I wasn't planning on inviting them to live here."
"Relax. Most of this stuff won't expire until next year or later."
John went back out and came back one more time, kicking the door closed behind him.
"What? That is all?" Rodney said when John dropped the packs on the table.
"I don't know your friends, so I guess you can pick what we should open for them, while I get started on the dip."
Rodney went through the packs and sorted them, putting some into the kitchen cupboards until there was no more space. He took the rest to the little storage room next to John's room.
When he came back, John had opened some chips and was testing out his dips. "Hmm, not bad. Wanna try?"
Rodney came closer and John dipped a chip into the red sauce and held it up to Rodney's face. Rodney opened his mouth and John pushed it in, until the whole chip was inside Rodney's mouth as well as the tip of John's index finger.
Rodney looked at him with wide eyes, until he cracked the chip in his mouth and let his tongue run over the tip of John's finger. Then he pulled back. "It's good."
"Wanna try the rest?"
Rodney just looked at him for a moment before he stepped back and looked at the different bowls that John had prepared. He took a chip and started dipping it into the second bowl.
"I'll take a shower, then. You'll be good without me?" John asked, putting a hand on Rodney's arm.
Rodney hesitated for a moment before nodding. Then he watched as John retreated to his room. Rodney sighed.
~~
John didn't often dress up to go out. I was probably vain of him to think so, but it simply wasn't necessary to pick up guys. He only did it when he had a bad day or a really good day and wanted to step into a room and have every person stop what they were doing and start thinking about what they wanted to do to him.
But he did want to show off for Rodney's friends a bit. He knew that Rodney wasn't lying. He'd actually heard him calling John hot when he was on the phone with Elizabeth. It was followed by an insult, but still.
He put on a tight, short, sleeve-less black shirt, that was so thin that you could see his nipples and the shaven chest. Then he selected low-riding dark blue jeans that only just didn't slip off his bare hips. He put gel in his hair and applied a bit of eyeliner. He decided against sparkles for either hair, face or chest, because he wasn't actually planning on having sex. Unless Rodney changed his mind.
He hesitated for a second before stepping out of the bathroom. Rodney was in the kitchenette fighting with a pack of chips. When he looked up and saw John, he just ripped open the pack in his hands and spilled almost everything on the kitchen floor.
"Shit," he cursed and got out the bin and got on his knees to throw the ruined food away.
John stepped closer, smiling.
Rodney looked carefully up, his eyes moving up and down John's body until they stuck on the strip of skin visible between the jeans and the shirt. "God, are you even wearing anything underneath that?"
"Why don't you check," John said, coming another step closer and thrusting out his crotch just a bit towards where Rodney was crouching.
To John's surprise, Rodney actually lifted his hand. The smile slipped off John's lips and his heart started beating as Rodney put his hand on John's thigh. "Rodney?"
Then the door bell rang and Rodney got up, hand still on John's thigh. He slid it up to John's waist and then left to open the door. John stared after him, then crouched down to pick up the rest of the chips to dispose of them.
~~
"Ah, Elizabeth." Rodney kissed her in greeting.
"I hope we're not early?"
"No, perfect timing as always," Rodney said, trying not to look back towards the kitchenette.
She stepped in, followed by Radek, who greeted him with a simple "Rodney".
Carson hugged and kissed him and held out a plate. "From my mum. She knows how you love these."
"It wasn't necessary. Definitely not today, but I still appreciate it," Rodney said, sniffing and making a satisfied sound.
After Carson, Laura stepped in, grinning.
"What are you doing here?" Rodney said, just a bit annoyed.
"You're throwing a party for your friends."
"Exactly. My friends."
She pinched his cheek, hard.
"Ouch," Rodney complained.
"Be nice, you two," Elizabeth said and when Rodney turned to her, he could see she was looking pointedly at John, who stood in the middle of the room.
John had a surprisingly harmless expression on his face that stood in contrast to his "Fuck me, I know you want to" outfit. He just smiled nicely.
Rodney watched his friends one by one. Elizabeth was looking John up and down with appreciation and a bit of a smirk. Radek just looked normal. Carson... oh great, Carson looked like he was falling in love, which granted was not a seldom occurrence, but Rodney could really, really do without having to listen to him pouring out his heart over John. Laura just had a really naughty grin as she looked from John to Rodney and back.
So far so expected.
"This as you undoubtedly have expected is John Sheppard, my new room mate."
John nodded at them.
"John, this is Elizabeth."
John came closer to shake her hand. "It's great to finally meet you."
Her gaze flitted to Rodney, before she smiled back at John. "Likewise."
"This is Radek Zelenka from my programming job."
"Hi," John said with just enough charm to make Rodney lean close and stage-whisper "He's straight."
"I was just being friendly."
"Right."
They shook hands and Radek said, "It's nice to meet you. Rodney mentions you often. He's even smuggled you into code."
"What? That's not... that was just for debugging." He turned to John. "It means nothing."
A smile played on John's face as he watched Rodney defend himself. Then he visibly pulled his charm back as he took the step to stand opposite Carson. "You must be Carson." John held out his hand and after staring for a second at John, Carson took it.
"Carson Beckett," he breathed. Rodney rolled his eyes.
Before it could become any more embarrassing, Laura squeezed between Carson and John.
"Laura Cadman," she said with a lascivious smile, holding out her hand and thrusting out her cleavage.
"He's gay, so save it," Rodney said, not even pretending to whisper.
"Now Rodney, maybe he just hasn't found the right woman yet." She grasped John's hand close and blinked up at him.
"No, Rodney's right, I'm really very gay."
Rodney snorted and Elizabeth and Radek snickered.
Laura loosened her grip and softened her smile into something more genuine. "I'm glad to meet the new man in Rodney's life," she said, with a half-smile in Rodney's direction.
Rodney glared at her. Then he pushed Carson's plate at her. "Take that to the kitchen."
"Aww, sweetheart. You know I'd do anything for you," she said sweetly, taking the plate from him. Then she deepened her voice and rubbed against Rodney and whispered, "Anything," before skipping away.
John raised his eyebrows and looked at Rodney, who just shook his head.
And now a poll, because I'd like to see how/if these work. The preview sure didn't :/
Poll
A Matter of Faith 8/?
John/Rodney. Actorverse AU. PG.
Disclaimer: They are not mine.
"Oh. My. God. Have we been invaded? Was there an earth quake or any other reason that would require us to store food for the next months?"
"You can never have too much food for a party," John pointed out, carrying the second load of assorted snacks.
"Party being the operative word. I wasn't planning on inviting them to live here."
"Relax. Most of this stuff won't expire until next year or later."
John went back out and came back one more time, kicking the door closed behind him.
"What? That is all?" Rodney said when John dropped the packs on the table.
"I don't know your friends, so I guess you can pick what we should open for them, while I get started on the dip."
Rodney went through the packs and sorted them, putting some into the kitchen cupboards until there was no more space. He took the rest to the little storage room next to John's room.
When he came back, John had opened some chips and was testing out his dips. "Hmm, not bad. Wanna try?"
Rodney came closer and John dipped a chip into the red sauce and held it up to Rodney's face. Rodney opened his mouth and John pushed it in, until the whole chip was inside Rodney's mouth as well as the tip of John's index finger.
Rodney looked at him with wide eyes, until he cracked the chip in his mouth and let his tongue run over the tip of John's finger. Then he pulled back. "It's good."
"Wanna try the rest?"
Rodney just looked at him for a moment before he stepped back and looked at the different bowls that John had prepared. He took a chip and started dipping it into the second bowl.
"I'll take a shower, then. You'll be good without me?" John asked, putting a hand on Rodney's arm.
Rodney hesitated for a moment before nodding. Then he watched as John retreated to his room. Rodney sighed.
~~
John didn't often dress up to go out. I was probably vain of him to think so, but it simply wasn't necessary to pick up guys. He only did it when he had a bad day or a really good day and wanted to step into a room and have every person stop what they were doing and start thinking about what they wanted to do to him.
But he did want to show off for Rodney's friends a bit. He knew that Rodney wasn't lying. He'd actually heard him calling John hot when he was on the phone with Elizabeth. It was followed by an insult, but still.
He put on a tight, short, sleeve-less black shirt, that was so thin that you could see his nipples and the shaven chest. Then he selected low-riding dark blue jeans that only just didn't slip off his bare hips. He put gel in his hair and applied a bit of eyeliner. He decided against sparkles for either hair, face or chest, because he wasn't actually planning on having sex. Unless Rodney changed his mind.
He hesitated for a second before stepping out of the bathroom. Rodney was in the kitchenette fighting with a pack of chips. When he looked up and saw John, he just ripped open the pack in his hands and spilled almost everything on the kitchen floor.
"Shit," he cursed and got out the bin and got on his knees to throw the ruined food away.
John stepped closer, smiling.
Rodney looked carefully up, his eyes moving up and down John's body until they stuck on the strip of skin visible between the jeans and the shirt. "God, are you even wearing anything underneath that?"
"Why don't you check," John said, coming another step closer and thrusting out his crotch just a bit towards where Rodney was crouching.
To John's surprise, Rodney actually lifted his hand. The smile slipped off John's lips and his heart started beating as Rodney put his hand on John's thigh. "Rodney?"
Then the door bell rang and Rodney got up, hand still on John's thigh. He slid it up to John's waist and then left to open the door. John stared after him, then crouched down to pick up the rest of the chips to dispose of them.
~~
"Ah, Elizabeth." Rodney kissed her in greeting.
"I hope we're not early?"
"No, perfect timing as always," Rodney said, trying not to look back towards the kitchenette.
She stepped in, followed by Radek, who greeted him with a simple "Rodney".
Carson hugged and kissed him and held out a plate. "From my mum. She knows how you love these."
"It wasn't necessary. Definitely not today, but I still appreciate it," Rodney said, sniffing and making a satisfied sound.
After Carson, Laura stepped in, grinning.
"What are you doing here?" Rodney said, just a bit annoyed.
"You're throwing a party for your friends."
"Exactly. My friends."
She pinched his cheek, hard.
"Ouch," Rodney complained.
"Be nice, you two," Elizabeth said and when Rodney turned to her, he could see she was looking pointedly at John, who stood in the middle of the room.
John had a surprisingly harmless expression on his face that stood in contrast to his "Fuck me, I know you want to" outfit. He just smiled nicely.
Rodney watched his friends one by one. Elizabeth was looking John up and down with appreciation and a bit of a smirk. Radek just looked normal. Carson... oh great, Carson looked like he was falling in love, which granted was not a seldom occurrence, but Rodney could really, really do without having to listen to him pouring out his heart over John. Laura just had a really naughty grin as she looked from John to Rodney and back.
So far so expected.
"This as you undoubtedly have expected is John Sheppard, my new room mate."
John nodded at them.
"John, this is Elizabeth."
John came closer to shake her hand. "It's great to finally meet you."
Her gaze flitted to Rodney, before she smiled back at John. "Likewise."
"This is Radek Zelenka from my programming job."
"Hi," John said with just enough charm to make Rodney lean close and stage-whisper "He's straight."
"I was just being friendly."
"Right."
They shook hands and Radek said, "It's nice to meet you. Rodney mentions you often. He's even smuggled you into code."
"What? That's not... that was just for debugging." He turned to John. "It means nothing."
A smile played on John's face as he watched Rodney defend himself. Then he visibly pulled his charm back as he took the step to stand opposite Carson. "You must be Carson." John held out his hand and after staring for a second at John, Carson took it.
"Carson Beckett," he breathed. Rodney rolled his eyes.
Before it could become any more embarrassing, Laura squeezed between Carson and John.
"Laura Cadman," she said with a lascivious smile, holding out her hand and thrusting out her cleavage.
"He's gay, so save it," Rodney said, not even pretending to whisper.
"Now Rodney, maybe he just hasn't found the right woman yet." She grasped John's hand close and blinked up at him.
"No, Rodney's right, I'm really very gay."
Rodney snorted and Elizabeth and Radek snickered.
Laura loosened her grip and softened her smile into something more genuine. "I'm glad to meet the new man in Rodney's life," she said, with a half-smile in Rodney's direction.
Rodney glared at her. Then he pushed Carson's plate at her. "Take that to the kitchen."
"Aww, sweetheart. You know I'd do anything for you," she said sweetly, taking the plate from him. Then she deepened her voice and rubbed against Rodney and whispered, "Anything," before skipping away.
John raised his eyebrows and looked at Rodney, who just shook his head.