Five things John Sheppard envied Cam Mitchell
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1. There's a moment after SG-1 shows up in Atlantis where John considers asking Mitchell if he'd swap Colonel Carter for Rodney. Just because it'd be nice, on occasion, to get the information he needed without the scathing editorial commentary. But he's not sure he'd know what to do with someone who actually listened to him, and besides, she's a more experienced field officer than him and Mitchell put together, and it's pretty apparent she lets Mitchell be in charge because she's a good soldier. He's pretty sure Mitchell knows it, too, and John doesn't envy Mitchell that.
2. Mitchell's enthusiasm. John's not been excited about his job in a long time. The whole intergalactic hero thing is pretty sweet, but it's still the job, and yeah, maybe he's still bitter about being fucked over for stepping over a line that he had to cross to live with himself. But Mitchell, he eats it up. Not just the adventure, but the job. It's a little creepy in a way, but as John watches Mitchell bull his way through everything in his path with sheer glee writ across his face, he thinks it's got potential.
3. TV. Damn, but John misses watching football live. The guy who announced the chevrons at the SGC has been sending him recordings of all the NFL games (except the Lions, because that's just embarrassing to see) since they got back in contact with Earth, and that was great until John overheard Mitchell talking about the upcoming season and how he was trying to figure out how to convince General Landry to adjust SG-1's mission schedule so he could catch the opening game.
4. When he hears the story of how Mitchell got command of SG-1, John's less than charitable in his opinion of the man. "Golden boy" is the nicest thing that goes through his head. John's not quite willing to admit to himself that he's jealous Mitchell's transition to the SGC was so easy - command on a silver platter handed over by General O'Neill is pretty much the sweetest deal he can imagine. It burns, like the bile on the back of his tongue when he'd put that bullet into Sumner.
When Mitchell stands there with that goofy smile and his hand out, flanked by an indulgent SG-1, John smiles back and shakes his hand. It won't always be that easy, John knows, and while he might resent Mitchell's good fortune, he's not so much of an ass that he'll wish the man ill. The universe has enough ill will to go around.
5. Mitchell's hair. It's so manageable, and no one teases him about it.
1. There's a moment after SG-1 shows up in Atlantis where John considers asking Mitchell if he'd swap Colonel Carter for Rodney. Just because it'd be nice, on occasion, to get the information he needed without the scathing editorial commentary. But he's not sure he'd know what to do with someone who actually listened to him, and besides, she's a more experienced field officer than him and Mitchell put together, and it's pretty apparent she lets Mitchell be in charge because she's a good soldier. He's pretty sure Mitchell knows it, too, and John doesn't envy Mitchell that.
2. Mitchell's enthusiasm. John's not been excited about his job in a long time. The whole intergalactic hero thing is pretty sweet, but it's still the job, and yeah, maybe he's still bitter about being fucked over for stepping over a line that he had to cross to live with himself. But Mitchell, he eats it up. Not just the adventure, but the job. It's a little creepy in a way, but as John watches Mitchell bull his way through everything in his path with sheer glee writ across his face, he thinks it's got potential.
3. TV. Damn, but John misses watching football live. The guy who announced the chevrons at the SGC has been sending him recordings of all the NFL games (except the Lions, because that's just embarrassing to see) since they got back in contact with Earth, and that was great until John overheard Mitchell talking about the upcoming season and how he was trying to figure out how to convince General Landry to adjust SG-1's mission schedule so he could catch the opening game.
4. When he hears the story of how Mitchell got command of SG-1, John's less than charitable in his opinion of the man. "Golden boy" is the nicest thing that goes through his head. John's not quite willing to admit to himself that he's jealous Mitchell's transition to the SGC was so easy - command on a silver platter handed over by General O'Neill is pretty much the sweetest deal he can imagine. It burns, like the bile on the back of his tongue when he'd put that bullet into Sumner.
When Mitchell stands there with that goofy smile and his hand out, flanked by an indulgent SG-1, John smiles back and shakes his hand. It won't always be that easy, John knows, and while he might resent Mitchell's good fortune, he's not so much of an ass that he'll wish the man ill. The universe has enough ill will to go around.
5. Mitchell's hair. It's so manageable, and no one teases him about it.