Skin Deep by Lady Anne

[ldyanne]

Title:  Skin Deep
Author: Lady Anne
Rating: R, PreSlash (John/Rodney)
Words: 7,800
Summary:  When John doesn't seem to be quite himself, it's up to Rodney to figure out what's wrong.

There wasn’t a sound in the control room as Dr. Rodney McKay stood with his 9 mil leveled on Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard. Rodney stood with his back to the gate, which

Comments

[marginaliana]

Wow, I loved seeing Rodney's determination and the fact that he knew instantly that something was off. At the end, when Sheppard gave him the pudding again, I got serious goosebumps before I got to the last bit. Very well done!

[ldyanne]

Hehe! A determined Rodney is a beautiful thing to behold ;-) Glad you liked it!

[emeraldteal]

Ha! Of course Rodney would know! :D But poor guy, trying to convince the rest of Atlantis that he's not mad...

Then Sheppard smirked and pulled the pudding from Rodney’s unresisting fingers. “Get your own,” he said.

Rodney let himself breathe out then. Oh, yeah, this was definitely the superior model.

Yup, I can totally see this scene. *g*

Thanks for sharing :)

[ldyanne]

Thank you!! I had too much fun with the section where Rodney was trying to convince people that it wasn't really Sheppard. I had to work hard to keep it short and to the point.

[yuki_kokoro]

Lol, that's pretty much awesome. 'Only fake Sheppards give up butterscotch pudding!' Ridiculous yet lovable, very much SGA. ^^

[ldyanne]

No,no, no, it's because he was an android and HAD to give up.... *grins* Okay, yeah, maybe it was a little bit *holds up thumb and forefinger* ridiculous. Glad you liked it ;-)

[sholio]

Somehow I missed reading this when it was originally posted, but I really enjoyed it. :) I love that Rodney is able to tell the difference when no one else can, and his reaction after shooting the Sheppardbot, and that even as an android, Sheppard's still looking out for Rodney. And I liked that you didn't go and do the obvious thing -- with John having had the libido drug at the end, I was expecting, you know, the standard fic solution to that *g* and I thought the way you did it was very refreshing and much more believable than the usual "here, let me help you with that erection!"

[ldyanne]

Thanks! I'm so glad you liked it. I did think of going the obvious, 'here let me help you with that erection' route but it seemed wrong for the story with the Sheppardbot's death.

[unaccompanied_g]

Not-Sheppard smiled at him, and Rodney could see the light fading from his eyes. “John Sheppard always protects Rodney McKay.”
D: Is it bad that I wanted android John to stay in Atlantis even after they got real John back? Great story. :)

[ldyanne]

Not bad at all! I do have a second part planned, I just have to get around to writing it. Even then it still doesn't end well for android John.