And I Say, It's Alright (SGA, McKay/Sheppard)

[thedeadparrot]

Title: And I Say, It's Alright
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Rating: PG
Word count: 1,204
Summary: Atlantis shines on sunny days, the light catching and reflecting on glass and metal, sometimes bright enough to blind, and when he presses his hand against the surfaces, he knows the residual heat he feels is all absorbed sunlight

Comments

[clear_as_blood]

This was just lovely. Poetic, even.

[thedeadparrot]

Thank you!

[panisdead]

Mmmmmmmm. :)

[thedeadparrot]

Hee. Glad you enjoyed!

[incidental_fire]

That is simply lovely. You really managed to evoke each of those weather systems/associated emotions for me. I generally have a fondness for the anthropomorphization of Atlantis, and it worked so perfectly here, especially with Rodney's reluctance to admit it. I'm not often one for "mood" pieces, but I really enjoyed this. Self-indulgent weather stories FTW! :)

When it rains like that, he likes to leave a window cracked open so he can hear the steady pit-pat of the rain against Atlantis, a counterpoint to the thu-thump of John's heart in his chest.
Oh. That is a beautiful piece of imagery.

(The time they went outside together when he was eight to see his first real rainbow, not refracted through the prism his mother gave him, and the rainbow in front of him, bright against the darker clouds, had been exactly what he was expecting and not what he'd expected at all.)
I know the feeling that Rodney's talking about, and I can imagine him being frustrated with it, but not understanding why.

[thedeadparrot]

Thanks! Yeah, I am all about anthropomorphic!Atlantis and how pretty the weather is. :)

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[bramble_rose]

Sun showers, I like that :-) Weather is my hobby, so the descriptions in this story will be held close to my heart. Thank you for writing this!

[thedeadparrot]

You're welcome. And thanks for the comment! I do very much enjoy describing the weather. :)

[reen212000]

That was gorgeous. Weather effects us humans so much and it's comforting to see it in Atlantis.

[thedeadparrot]

Thank you! I love the way weather intertwines so nicely with mood and emotion.