Before the Whales Come Crashing Down by linziday (1st Quarterly Ficathon)

[linziday]

Title: Before the Whales Come Crashing Down

Author: linziday

Rating: PG13

Word count: about 2,200

Warnings: Mild language, traumatic hallucinations

Spoilers: Up to the second half of season 2.

Summary: One person. Awake five days. And this time it's not Rodney.

Prompt: Written for

Comments

[kriadydragon]

Awww. I loved it :D Especially that last line because, I think, Sheppard and Rodney are alike in a lot of ways that they don't realize, and it makes of part of why they're so good at being each other's friend.

[linziday]

Thank you! I think they're a lot alike, too, and I totally agree-- it's what makes them so good at being each other's friend. They know where the other one is coming from.

[michelel72]

Oh, boys! Poor tired, phantom-bug-plagued John! Poor, poor lonely pre-Atlantis Rodney. ::smishes them:: I love sleep-dep fics. This was great. Thank you!

[linziday]

I know, poor boys!

Thank you. :D

[imbecamiel]

Made. Of. Awesome.

*squee*

Oh, I just loved this. Mmm, everything - the detail you included of Shep's condition, the team dynamics, and an awesome writing style that totally made the story. Shep and McKay's interaction was just so very enjoyable.

*giggles madly* And of course Rodney would hallucinate tiny whales with sharp teeth. Poor guy. I doubt he actually enjoyed it any more than Shep did seeing the Iratus bugs, and yet... it's so funny. He.

Loved, loved, loved this. And really want to keep rambling on about how much I enjoyed it, but I've really got to get some sleep myself. (Haven't been doing that nearly enough lately - sleeping, that is - and it's getting reeeally late here, and I've got to get up early. To go to the dentist. And I don't even get to see my great niece, because she's sick. Hmph.)

Thanks for an awesome read! This is definitely getting bookmarked on my list of stories-to-be-re-read-many-times. :D

[linziday]

OMG, you've totally made my night! I completely wasn't in love with this fic, so it's great to hear such positive comments. I'm so glad you liked Shep and Rodney's interaction and the details and Rodney's tiny whales. . . and, well, everything. :D

Good luck at the dentist and I hope your great niece feels better. And I hope you get some sleep before *you* start seeing tiny whales!

(And thanks for putting this on your list of stories-to-be-re-read-many times. Just that makes me squee. :)

[alzarin_red]

Oh, very cool use of sleep deprivation. That was sweet, the way each team member took a turn to be there for him. Very nice, thank you.

[linziday]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. Sleep deprivation is fun. ;0)

[coolbreeze1]

Great story! I loved seeing this from Rodney's point of view, and how the team was all there for John. Oh, sleepy John! Awesome!!

[linziday]

Thank you! I know, I love sleepy!John. The world needs more of him. :)