Time to put this to use

[beckyh2112]

Rating: PG-13, maybe R
Spoilers: Rising, but that was the series premiere so.... Kinda hard to write fic that doesn't spoil for it.
Tentatively Titled: Dark Mirror

Comments

[kerikeri]

Eep, McKay darkfic? Interesting. I thought it was understandable and well-handled-- the hint at the end that things might not be as they seem was nice, I love mind-benders like that. I think it might be a good idea to switch POVs at some point and give a clearer account of events, if you can work it into the story without interrupting things too much; I'm interested to see if Sheppard and Ford were really as heartless as he seems to think they were about his capture.

And randomly, this is the first time I've seen Weir's name shortened to "Beth" rather than "Liz" or some variation thereof. I'm not sure if I can see anyone calling her that, but it's a bit more believable than "Liz", I think (and certainly more so than "Lizzie"-- that's a bit of fanon that's already gotten out of control, IMO).

Good start. I'm intrigued.

[beckyh2112]

*grins* I'm glad you like it, and I do plan to spend some time tonight writing the next bit. (However, as that next bit is from Teyla's pov, it may be a while before I can post it. Darned not-clearly-defined characters.)

Did you think I handled his 'voice' well? That's one of the big things that bother me when I get into a new fandom- whether or not the character sounds like they should.

[kerikeri]

Yeah, I think so. It's hard to tell because we've never seen him in a situation anything like this one in canon, and anyone's going to act pretty differently after a good round of Wraith torture. But it seemed pretty believable to me; the balance between panic and rational thought was well-done, since Rodney's a smart guy but we all know he doesn't handle crisis well. So yeah, nicely done.