Comments | mckaysmonkey: SGA story for Ancient City Bingo prompt "After hours".

mckaysmonkey

SGA story for Ancient City Bingo prompt "After hours".

Jun 17, 2012 15:25

Title: Vincent Sheppard, Matchmaker.
Fandoms: SGA, character fusion with Dawson's Creek
Word count: 1874
Rating: PG 13. Some flirting between Rodney and Vince.
Characters: Vincent Sheppard , Evan Lorne, Rodney McKay and Radek Zelenka
Pairings: Rodney/Vincent, although it's not the main storyline, and one reference ( Read more... )

fan fiction - crossover and fusion, ancient city bingo

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adafrog June 18 2012, 02:49:43 UTC

Uh oh. Good luck, guys.

mckaysmonkey June 18 2012, 16:30:52 UTC

Thanks for reading.

There may be a sequel in which Vincent actually sets up the date, but I'm waiting for feedback to see what people think - did Vince's plan work or go horribly wrong?

adafrog June 18 2012, 16:42:00 UTC

Hmm....I'm not sure how I feel about John and Novak. Although they could bond over Hermiod. I think it worked, which, for everyone else, is horribly wrong. lol

mckaysmonkey June 18 2012, 17:11:27 UTC

I was having trouble picking a character for John from the season 5 cast I could picture him with, out of the people I haven't already paired up.

Any suggestions?

I did once read quite a good rare pairing story with John/Lindsey, although I don't have the link any more.

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helenkacan June 20 2012, 18:50:06 UTC

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the sheer concept of Vince and Rodney. ::giggles:: But not as much as pairing Brendan with Rodney, lol! OTOH, Rodney's very tactile (especially in that gimme-gimme way) and we certainly know that Vincent is VERY hedonistic. If Vince can keep Rodney happy with sex and food (and have the feedback that it's highly appreciated), then that should make him happy.

I'm not sure about making Lindsey John's new buddy/gf. For one thing, he'll only see her every couple of months. Considering how he and Rodney were in each other's back pockets on a regular basis (IS canon), I believe he needs a more regular gf. What about Lindsey introducing him to a scientist whom she's gotten to know on the voyage to Atlantis, a woman who is conveniently transferring to Atlantis. Then you get to invent an OFC ( ... )

wanted_a_pony March 7 2015, 11:07:54 UTC

I know this is absurdly behind the times. I was fortunate to be a beta-reader for "How Not to Die in the Pegasus Galaxy", the second fic in this story, but somehow I don't think I ever saw this first fic. ??

Anyway, I just wanted to say that your comment about Slavic language syntax was very informative, & also the clearest explanation I've read of that language phenomenon. I only know English so of course I don't have a clue about the rules of other languages. When I've been a beta-reader for fics with characters who speak Slavonic languages, I tried to guess at speech patterns & how those characters might speak English. Your sentences above will make that task much easier!

helenkacan March 7 2015, 14:50:23 UTC

Hee - minds and memories are strange things. I just looked at the time lag (light years???) between my comment and your reply. Ooooookay.

But I'm thrilled that you had your own up-close-and-personal experience dealing with the idiosyncrasy of a Slavic language and learning from it. Personally, I feel that spoken language is the last obstacle for writers, especially when following an established canon. I often have Rodney's speech patterns (and flailing hands!) in my head when I write him. And then I try to recall some of the more nuanced characters if I'm also using them.

And now I have to read the sequel to be sure I did read it before. Thanks for my Saturday morning mystery!

wanted_a_pony March 7 2015, 11:44:40 UTC

How is it that I never left a comment on this fic?? I guess it's possible I didn't read it--that, or I was a bad fanfic reader. /o\

In any case, I got an urge to re-read "How Not to Die in the Pegasus Galaxy" & found the link to this in your index post. I really like Vince sassing Evan a bit here, trying to get him to loosen up & get involved in the matchmaking scheme. It would certainly have a higher chance of success if Evan was involved! In fact, 'sassing people' seems to be a big part of Vince's social interactions; I can see how that would be attractive to both Rodney & John, for different reasons.

It's great fun to see Radek teasing Rodney too. Your Rodney seems more relaxed & adaptable, & probably more rested--having a hot young boyfriend seems to agree with him. ;-) I'm just a little concerned about the possible girlfriends for John this group may come up with, & a lot concerned how John is going to react to the scheme. It's difficult to come up with a plausible girlfriend for John; that's one reason why McShep makes ( ... )

mckaysmonkey March 8 2015, 00:21:53 UTC

For some reason I ended up posting this one first, which with the benefit of hindsight was probably a mistake. All the back story that explains why Rodney is with Vince and not John is in the Pegasus 101 story. Also I thought this would stand on it's own, but I think it's incomplete at the moment ( ... )