Pure Bodies and Clean Hearts by Speranza (Virgin Challenge)

[cesperanza]

Title: Pure Bodies and Clean Hearts (26k)
Author: Speranza
Pairing: McShep
Summary: John gets a do-over.

Thanks to shalott, giddy, and res for beta beyond the call of duty.

Comments

[nestra]

God, yes, the years had passed while Rodney had been working; the stream of time had dragged Rodney down and battered him against its own sort of rocks, and now it had brought him to John, gasping for breath and brand new.

*speechless with love*

[cesperanza]

Thank you--(actually, and also thank resonant: she helped a ton with that whole scene! Betas rule!)

[fairestcat]

GUH.

God, only you could make them all virgins and yet make it strangely believable.

[cesperanza]

Well, anything worth doing is worth doing well. *g* And I'm not one to skimp--hey, virginity for everybody, it's my party! So glad you liked.

[dogeared]

Oh oh oh, I love John's fierce and overwhelming joy, and the stream of time had dragged Rodney down and battered him against its own sort of rocks, and now it had brought him to John, gasping for breath and brand new is just so lovely.

[cesperanza]

Thank you!--and thank resonant, too: she helped a lot with that particular scene. Betas are wonderful things.

[mamadeb]

and God, Rodney loved him, Rodney would have sex with him and still give a damn about him tomorrow--and that thought drove him to lift his mouth off Rodney's and fumble blindly for his wrists.

It's as if he had a second moment of rebirth right then.

Yes.

[cesperanza]

Yep; John's having a first time of a different sort. Go John! (& thank you!)

[wickedwords]

The ending was absolutely adorable.

[cesperanza]

Thank you! It's very appreciated!