Breaking the Mold Part 3/3
“I’m so glad you’re not a woman.”
John burst out laughing. He shook so hard he slipped out of Rodney.
John leaned down and kissed him, “so am I.”
End note: I didn’t set out to make a point or a statement, but it ended up in there if you choose to look for it. If you enjoyed exploring the themes presented here I strongly recommend taking a ( Read more... )
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And yay for happy endings of course, my favorite thing!
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I'm getting a minor in Sociology and have taken a Soc of Gender class as well as Human Sexuality and Women's Studies so even though I didn't set out with that stuff in mind it was kind of hard for me to not include it. I'm glad you thought it poignent and relevent to the story, it was fun to explore gender issues on my own. Thanks for the comment!
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You're welcome :)
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I never thought of the gender/sex issues quite like that before but they certainly make sense.
I think its the first time I've read a gender swap story where the author actually dealt with menstruation and very well done too!
Wonderful story, thanks for writing and posting.
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I loved his anxieties and the physical disconnect and his awkwardness with showers and clothes. Honestly I loved all of this. And I'm very impressed that you made the intense bits and the hilarious bits all mix and mingle so realistically.
Rodney's confusion and distress was beautifully played out as well. *Flappyhands* I just love it.
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I can't tell you how glad I am that everything seems to have come across and worked well.
I've always gotten the impression that John has a huge amount of respect for women, how can he not with Elizabeth and Teyla in his life? But that he didn't really understand them or know much about them. I really loved playing with that. The shower scene was probably the funnest to write, trying to get the serious implications to John across while still looking at it from enough distance to be hilariously funny.
Thanks for the great feedback, I love getting comments from authors whom I've come to recognize and respect. It means a lot to me.
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I liked the fact that John and Keller had a relationship of necessity that resulted in them being very intimate with each other - it was sweet when he comforted her, when she washed his hair, when they were both excited about switching back - and as much as I am not a McKeller fan at all, I like that John didn't hate or resent her. She was just his doctor, his best friend's girlfriend and he wanted to do right by both of them.
Loved that he *had* to deal with all the not so attractive parts of being female - and I *adored* how you worked in the PTSD flashback! Good Lord! That was really fabulous, and unexpected and real, and believable. I love it when he talks to her about it. I love it that he decides to talk to Heightmeyer about it, too.
Great stuff!
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I like the way you put their relationship- I think John spends a lot of time worrying about doing right by people. He tries so hard. But at the same time, they're not close. There's mutual respect, even physical (though not sexual *shudder*) intimacy, but nothing too emotional going on between them. I'm glad I could convey that.
*cackles* I'm a little hard on the boys but I like giving them issues, there's no way John doesn't get a little PTSD-y sometimes.
Again, this was a wonderful comment and I'm so thrilled the fic was well received.
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Speaking of nothing sexual, I forgot to mention - I *adored* the way Keller figured it out, John got defensive, waiting for the other shoe and it was just... fine. Okay. No big deal. Keller didn't give a rat's ass that he was gay.
And hell yeah! John would *totally* have PTSD issues! You may be hard on them, but you gave the boys a happy ending, and that makes it all good.
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I'm so blown away by the responses I'm getting to this. I'm so glad it worked for you and that you appreciated the way I approached it. I've found that a lot of genderswap fics avoid certain issues, even when they don't it's obviously approached as something they've experienced second hand before or are just freaking out about, and I liked making this different. John panics but the reasons are more than simply 'omg the horror of being a woman'. Thanks for the wonderful comment.
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