FIC: Tidings of Comfort and Joy (PG-13)

[dr_dredd]

Title: Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Author: dr_dredd
Genre: Gen. A little bit of angst, a little bit of humor, and a lot of friendship and team-y goodness.
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~4500
Spoilers: None

Summary: An accident forces Elizabeth to return to Earth permanently. Alone and depressed during the holidays, she receives some surprise visitors. AU, takes

Comments

[aelfgyfu_mead]

Oh, lovely!

Yes, Elizabeth does go into depressions like that; we've seen it twice, once when she thought she was back on Earth, and in "The Return." But they just won't let her!

The team moments are great. I love the conspiracy (and yes, Carson is the perfect ringleader--always seems so innocent); I pity the man who took over Atlantis! I wouldn't mind getting another story with the Atlantis side of these events! And a sequel would be nice....

Now that I've planned out your next two stories, I will just say, "Thanks for giving us Atlantis on Ice" and leave it there.

[dr_dredd]

Never trust an innocent-looking guy with eyes as blue as Beckett's. They've just got to be hiding something. ;-)

I was recently watching The Return, and there was a moment in Part 1 when I actually thought Weir was going to tear up. It was when she was talking to O'Neill about Helia's demand that they leave. I think Elizabeth is a very emotional person, and she sometimes doesn't hide it as well as she would like.

Atlantis on ice! *snort* Thanks for reviewing!

[aelfgyfu_mead]

Yes to the big blue eyes! I don't know if you're an SG-1 fan as well, but Daniel Jackson had the same thing going for him for the first few seasons.

redbyrd_sgfic has a great little story, "Training Exercises", that makes use of the innocent-seeming archaeologist.

Yes, Elizabeth feels things very deeply. And I think Torri got better and better at showing the tension between what Elizabeth felt and what she felt she could show, and then look what happened to her! But you've probably heard enough of my rants for one evening.

I also liked that Rodney doesn't fall in your story; he's not inept, he just has higher priorities than physical prowess.

[dr_dredd]

I know what you mean. I've been missing my Carson fix, and the only way I can remedy the situation is to write him myself! Elizabeth, too. Getting rid of both of them was pretty boneheaded.

Thanks for reviewing!

[emma_mage]

I really think Weir is one of the underappreciated characters, even before she was unfortunately bumped off.

Thank you for showing the team friendship and especially for the conversation between Carson and Elizabeth. Look at my icon, you see where I stand. :-)

[dr_dredd]

I love your icon. :-)

I miss both Elizabeth and Carson. Getting rid of them was definitely a boneheaded move. (Not to mention that I'm starting to get paranoid about them killing off doctors...)

Thanks for reading!

[ceitie]

Awesome! I love the new scene with Carson and Elizabeth, I think Elizabeth does have a problem with isolating herself from people when it would be better to accept their concern and help.

[wraithfodder]

Ah. I thought I left feedback. Anyway, I quite enjoyed this fic!

[dr_dredd]

Thanks! I've been asked to write a sequel, so I'm working on some ideas...