The Speed of Acceptance, by blade_girl

[blade_girl]

Title: The Speed of Acceptance
Author: Blade blade_girl
Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Category: Gen
Warnings: Major character death
Summary: John has plenty of experience in losing comrades. He knows how to handle it.

A/N: Like so many others, my assignment for the picfor1000 challenge managed to meet the criteria for the Missing Persons challenge as well. My picture

Comments

[angw]

*sniff* This is very touching - how would John deal with the loss?

Good insight from Rodney. “You know, it’s difficult having to mourn someone who didn’t die.”

[blade_girl]

That line went through several permutations. Glad I finally arrived at the right one! Thanks!

[spike21]

beautiful and heartbreaking.

[blade_girl]

Thank you. Glad you were moved by it.

[poetryfiend]

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderfully sad story. Maybe you should write the sequel. his new team maybe ;) I wonder if Rodney *would* be on it? Thanks for sharing :D

[blade_girl]

Thank you for your comments. Who knows... maybe I will write a sequel. :)

[seratonation]

(sorry double post, unending tag)

I liked this a lot, chilling and heartbreaking, I agree with what people said above, that John would go in to himself and although be in so much pain he just wouldn't want to talk about it, and I like how theres little things to show us how much its affecting him, the line about hearing the clack of sticks, and mourning someone who isn't dead, (but essentialy gone) and the last part about jumper 3, and all that stuff about being able to handel this, being able to get through it and all evidance to the contrary.

I think its good as is. I can't imagine what you would put in a sequel to make it better. (although I'd like to see Rodney's POV on all of this (The line about having only enough time to grab for John, about being sorry *clutches heart*) Because they were his team as well and I bet he's worse off than John, having lost all three of his team members and not even sure he'll be on the 'new' team.)

and I've rambled, but if you leave it like it is it'll still be awesome.

[blade_girl]

Thanks for your detailed comments!

I think its good as is. I can't imagine what you would put in a sequel to make it better.

Really, I hadn't intended a sequel. It was only after two readers mentioned a sequel that I thought, hmm... But I agree with you that a sequel from a different POV would probably be best, if I decide to do one.

[nonniemous]

Wonderfully done, though I think everyone has already said what could be said about it. It reads perfectly, as I could see John reacting to such an event. Excellent, excellent character piece!

[blade_girl]

Thank you very much!