Fic: Steady On (Sheppard/Mitchell) NC17

[idyll]

Title: Steady On
Rating: NC17
Pairing: John Sheppard/Cameron Mitchell
Written For: The John-Cam thing-a-thon over at sg_flyboys for omglawdork who asked for one of the following: back at the Academy; Sheppard stuck temporarily Earthside; or drunken shenanigans

Summary: "I've got it," John says into his mouth. "I've got it."

Comments

[raisintorte]

This is so great! Home repairs and sex! :-) I love that they just distract each other.

And the END. The hug and the kiss? ::loves::

[idyll]

Thanks! You know, home repairs are kind of hot. You know. In a sense. Or something. *ahem*

Glad you liked this, and thanks so much for running this thing-a-thon!

[flaming_muse]

I like this very much, particularly because it's clear that they're having trouble compartmentalizing all throughout. Life isn't as tidy as they'd like it to be, but they're doing their best to survive all of the challenges of their lives. Really nice, and really yummy!

[idyll]

You know, I really like the idea of messiness that is...manageable and acknowledged, but isn't so messy that it becomes a mess. Does that make sense? I don't think so. Suffice it to say that I find clear and precise compartmentalizing a little...too perfect.

Thanks, and I'm glad you liked this!

[flaming_muse]

No, it does make sense! These guys have to be able to compartmentalize, otherwise they couldn't kill people and still have relatively meaningful bonds with their friends/team-mates. Okay, maybe that their friends are pretty much only their team-mates shows that it's not an easy compartmentalization, but these guys still manage. John and Cam (and Jack and Ford and Ronon and everyone else military) are good guys as well as cold-blooded killers when they have to be. They're both ready to jump into battle at a moment's notice and also sometimes called upon not to jump at all but to charm the natives with a winning smile. They have to be able to separate parts of themselves. I think that's true of pretty much everyone who is career military (or police, for that matter), especially when they get into the higher, more grey-shaded levels of things

[idyll]

*nods* Exactly. And I think that they would recognize the spill over in each other, be able to recognize it and know it for what it is, without necessarily acknowledging it. It's par for the course, and they know it, and the most they can do is keep on trucking on.

[franklymydear]

This was nice! I really like how you started the rapport and understanding between them and built that up to the last scene, when it just leaves off with this sort of wistful exchange of affection. And I love the home improvement and sex angle. So them!

[idyll]

Thank you! Wistful affection is exactly what I was going for, and I'm glad it came through. Glad you enjoyed this! :)

[thepouncer]

Oh, yum. Especially Cam's attempts to distract himself with home repair, and the way John takes his mind off it.

[idyll]

Thanks, sweetie!

[burntcopper]

mmm. :stretches: Oh I needed that. Liked the line about them having twigged when they first met but not actually done anything about it.

:waves graciously: Do carry on.

[idyll]

Thank you muchly! Glad you liked it. :)