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Scars, by Speranza

May 20, 2007 13:22

Title: Scars (1453 words)
Author: Speranza
Pairing: McShep
Excerpt: Rodney opened the door and didn't ask any stupid questions.

( Rodney's house was on Route 89 about forty miles north of Prescott, Arizona. )

challenge: scars, author: speranza

Comments 113

sageness May 20 2007, 18:15:01 UTC

Oh jesus, Ces. What a punch in the gut. This is brilliant and so, so painful. I'm so glad they have each other. And god, Rodney crying for Teyla -- and John sharing it -- broke me. I also love how short and sharp each section is. And John making Rodney's home his own. And Rodney shielding him because he rocks like that. *loves*

cesperanza May 21 2007, 04:15:30 UTC

Thank you; this is so not my usual thing, but it's what happened when I thought about the scars challenge. They're just--I just wanted them sort of healing together, lik e literally together, like grafting onto each other, you know? It's all about sharing and shielding and silence! I'm so glad it worked because, as I say--not my usual thing!

ratcreature May 20 2007, 18:17:15 UTC

This was kind of depressing. Also I'm now all curious what happened to bring them to this place.

cesperanza May 21 2007, 04:16:17 UTC

Oooh, I don't think I can tell! That's the thing about a scar--you never know exactly what the wound was, just the shape of how it healed! *g*

half_elf_lost May 20 2007, 18:23:37 UTC

Love the slow, languid sense of time progressing.

cesperanza May 21 2007, 04:16:50 UTC

Thanks! It's so weirdly NOT my usual thing, but I really enjoyed sort of LIVING in that house for a while!

runonmoonlight May 20 2007, 18:28:38 UTC

I don't normally go for John/Rodney but the line you posted for the summary/preview thing had me interested. I really liked how quiet it was, how quiet both of them were - that what they aren't saying and doing is telling you all you really do need to know. It helps that I really do love Rodney in the show more when he has those subdued moments, because with both of them, when they're at that point, it's when they're not pretending/hiding and being loud like they can be so they're just, themselves and what they're really feeling.

Anyways, I really liked it :)

cesperanza May 21 2007, 04:19:35 UTC

Thank you! It's--yeah--really weirdly quiet for me (I'm kind of a loudmouthed writer!) But it was a nice change. They were--it's very much a showing story, but that's why I was thinking about scars, because with scars, you just see the weird healing, not the underlying wound, if that makes sense (which it did in my head.)

Anyway, thanks thanks for the great comment!

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cesperanza May 21 2007, 04:22:13 UTC

Oh NOES--I would totally have asked if anyone was from Prescott if I thought anyone would be from Prescott! Now I have to know that I got Prescott wrong! (The pictures of Prescott still looked deserty to me! So I took a chance! I confess I mainly know the Phoenix-Sedona corridor, though I did once drive Phoenix to Vegas.)

Anyway, hope you weren't thrown out of it TOO badly! (And it can't be as hot as Phx otherwise John would have burned to a CRISP on the stoop reading all that sci fi! In Phx, I would sometimes walk inside and realize that I was dripping with all the sweat that had instantly evaporated outside!)