Speech Deprived by X-parrot (First Aid challenge)

[xparrot]

Title: Speech Deprived (~5,300 words)
Author: xparrot
Pairing: John/Rodney
Rating: PG (13 for a few words)
Notes: Last minute and ridiculously indulgent. Yes, I've batted three for three for CPR in my last three fics. Oops? Thanks to gnine for the title and the latest bad-thing-to-do-to-Rodney, and naye for the usual marvelous cheerleading (I am so spoiled!)

Comments

[2ndary_author]

This is the best kind of hurt/comfort--the funny, well-written, not-at-all-saccharine kind. Also, Zelenka is the JOY OF MY HEART!

[xparrot]

Eeee, so glad it worked for you! I like all varieties of h/c, really, but the lighter approach serves these boys best, I think. And Zelenka is frizzy-haired Czech love!

[water_soter]

Interesting concept and the ending was a bit unexpected simply because I didn't think John would take the plunge.

[xparrot]

*laughs* To be honest, I wasn't sure if John would take the plunge myself, until I actually reached the end!

[alleonh]

awwww, I don't even like slash, but stories like these keep pulling me in!

it was adorable with all the little humorous lines that make me love these characters so much.

From:

John was pretty sure most of it was reasonable corrections, though the cross-eyed goblin with glasses, messy hair, and horns wasn't any mathematical notation he was familiar with.

to Rodney's high stakes pictionary match with Keller.

and of course the aww-ness ensued with tv night and the last scene. So adorable X3

[xparrot]

Heee - sorry to corrupt you! Well, not really...but I understand the feeling. I tried to resist the McShep myself for a time, but they're too adorable like this...so glad it worked for you!

[sholio]

Awww, nicely understated h/c, and I love the team taking care of Rodney, and Rodney's refusal to see it for what it is.

[xparrot]

Obviously Team Taking Care is pretty much my biggest button - and I do love the way Rodney can so easily misinterpret even the people he loves. Also it was good to shut him up for a bit, to force John to speak up and explain...don't know how long it would've taken him otherwise!

[sholio]

Oh, one thing I also forgot to mention (I was going to edit the comment, but you beat me to it with your answer) is how much I loved the truncated Rodneyspeak in the messages he was writing on the tablet. It was just so adorably him.

[xparrot]

*laughs* I kind of love Rodney limited to typing, and John having to talk twice as much to fill the silence. Really the entire fic was going to be just the beginning and that last 'conversation', but it kind of got away from me...

[mary_alice]

Adorably wonderful story. Poor Rodney -- first nearly strangled, involuntarily mute, and thinking his friends are making fun of him. The ending was very nicely done. (Happy sigh.) Thanks for posting!

[xparrot]

Thank you! Poor Rodney, if only his insecurities weren't so terribly fun to play with! But at least he got John out of the deal...