Fic: Two Sides to Every Story by skeddy_kat (Amnesty 2008, Family)

[skeddy_kat]

Title: Two Sides to Every Story
Author: skeddy_kat
Words: About 500
Rating: PG
Summary: Dave Sheppard thinks about his brother.

Notes: This is what happens after watching "Outcast" too many times. Many thanks to kimberlyfdr for her lovely beta. All remaining mistakes are because I’m a compulsive changer.

Comments

[kimberlyfdr]

Glad I could help :)

[skeddy_kat]

You always do. Thank you so much. This is better because of you.

[wildcat88]

Oh, I liked this. Nicely done. Terrific last line.

[skeddy_kat]

Thank you. When I watch it, I believe Dave has regrets, too. Especially the look on his face when he opens the door at the end.

[ccmom]

Interesting idea. Nice job with the other side.

[skeddy_kat]

Thank you very much.

[shaddyr]

That's really quite something.

It's nice to see Dave's POV. We know so little in canon about what really went on, and there is so much speculation in fanon about how things are - I like this. A lot.

[skeddy_kat]

My reaction the first time I saw it was that Dave was unreasonably mean to John. The more I watched it, the more I figured that Dave had no way to really know why John was unreachable or why a mere LTC had to go and save the world. I'm really glad you liked it. I keep hoping the brother could make a new start.

[x_erikah_x]

This is so lovely. *sighs* I'd love to have seen more of Dave in the show.

[skeddy_kat]

Me, too. I always feel shortchanged by the lack of Sheppard backstory (or sometimes the lack of Sheppard stories) in the show.

I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for letting me know.