SGA: Carson Beckett/Laura Cadman, Elements: Air
Title: Galileo (1/5)
Author/Artist: chasingkerouac
Theme: Elements(Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Spirit)
Pairing: Carson Beckett/Laura Cadman (Stargate Atlantis)
Rating: G
Summary: She’d get her job done quickly, and Carson was always efficient with his, and they’d have the afternoon off on the sunny mainland to spend lazing in the sun. But no, it's never that easy.
Galileo
I. Air
Laura sat down tiredly on a stump and briefly considered how much trouble she would get in if she curled up into the latest house and took a nap. Athosian populations were rising, much to Teyla’s approval, and new, more permanent houses were being constructed monthly. This build day happened to coincide with the latest ‘Athosian medical check-up day’ so she figured why not volunteer for the build? Carson’s ‘bad things happen when I go off world’ excuse hadn’t morphed into a ‘bad things happen when I leave the city’ excuse, but it didn’t hurt to keep an eye out for… things. Paint a door, plant a few flowers in a box on the window, Laura figured this would be pretty similar to the summer she spend volunteering with Habitat. She’d get her job done quickly, and Carson was always efficient with his, and they’d have the afternoon off on the sunny mainland to spend lazing in the sun.
Oh no. It’s never that easy. Five hours, two new houses, one accidental fall which thankfully Carson didn’t see, and Laura’s group was done for the day. She stretched her arms up, working the kinks from her shoulders from her place on the stump as she watched Carson sitting in the middle of a group of Athosian children. He was fiddling with something, but she couldn’t see it from this angle. Couldn’t be the vaccines, they always administered those in the community hut… thing.
“Dr. Beckett told Jinto that if he convinced the children to cooperate with the doctors, he would teach them to make a toy called a kite.”
Laura turned at the voice and smiled at Halling. “Ah, gotcha. It’s a good day for a kite. They’re flying things. I had a blue one when I was a kid. Busted it in a tree,” she chuckled as Carson stood up in the middle of the group and held up his creation. He took off running, throwing the kite up into the air and leading it higher and higher as the children ran after him. “Looks like Carson had one as a kid too,” she mumbled.
“He is talented with the children,” Halling continued. “They do not fear him as they do some of the other doctors from the city.”
“There’s just something about him that you can’t help but love,” Laura replied quietly, watching him laugh and show one of the smaller girls how to hold the strings.
Halling nodded. “He will be a good father. Teyla says that he and you…”
“Oh Jesus, no,” Laura choked, knowing where this train of thought was going. “We’re just… you know, one step at a time and all that. Nothing like… that.”
Halling smiled, amused by her fluster. “Of course. Forgive me for intruding on your rest, Lieutenant. We thank you for your work.”
“No problem,” Laura answered as he walked away. Carson did look like he was having a blast as he guided one of the boys on how to keep the kite away from the trees. A gust of wind shot up, taking the kite up with it and blowing it out of the child’s hands. As the children ran to fetch the toy, Carson shook his head and caught sight of Laura sitting on the stump. He waved her over to come play with them, and Laura couldn’t resist an invitation like that. Maybe if she asked nicely, he’d make her a kite all of her own. With private flying lessons, of course.
Author/Artist: chasingkerouac
Theme: Elements(Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Spirit)
Pairing: Carson Beckett/Laura Cadman (Stargate Atlantis)
Rating: G
Summary: She’d get her job done quickly, and Carson was always efficient with his, and they’d have the afternoon off on the sunny mainland to spend lazing in the sun. But no, it's never that easy.
Galileo
I. Air
Laura sat down tiredly on a stump and briefly considered how much trouble she would get in if she curled up into the latest house and took a nap. Athosian populations were rising, much to Teyla’s approval, and new, more permanent houses were being constructed monthly. This build day happened to coincide with the latest ‘Athosian medical check-up day’ so she figured why not volunteer for the build? Carson’s ‘bad things happen when I go off world’ excuse hadn’t morphed into a ‘bad things happen when I leave the city’ excuse, but it didn’t hurt to keep an eye out for… things. Paint a door, plant a few flowers in a box on the window, Laura figured this would be pretty similar to the summer she spend volunteering with Habitat. She’d get her job done quickly, and Carson was always efficient with his, and they’d have the afternoon off on the sunny mainland to spend lazing in the sun.
Oh no. It’s never that easy. Five hours, two new houses, one accidental fall which thankfully Carson didn’t see, and Laura’s group was done for the day. She stretched her arms up, working the kinks from her shoulders from her place on the stump as she watched Carson sitting in the middle of a group of Athosian children. He was fiddling with something, but she couldn’t see it from this angle. Couldn’t be the vaccines, they always administered those in the community hut… thing.
“Dr. Beckett told Jinto that if he convinced the children to cooperate with the doctors, he would teach them to make a toy called a kite.”
Laura turned at the voice and smiled at Halling. “Ah, gotcha. It’s a good day for a kite. They’re flying things. I had a blue one when I was a kid. Busted it in a tree,” she chuckled as Carson stood up in the middle of the group and held up his creation. He took off running, throwing the kite up into the air and leading it higher and higher as the children ran after him. “Looks like Carson had one as a kid too,” she mumbled.
“He is talented with the children,” Halling continued. “They do not fear him as they do some of the other doctors from the city.”
“There’s just something about him that you can’t help but love,” Laura replied quietly, watching him laugh and show one of the smaller girls how to hold the strings.
Halling nodded. “He will be a good father. Teyla says that he and you…”
“Oh Jesus, no,” Laura choked, knowing where this train of thought was going. “We’re just… you know, one step at a time and all that. Nothing like… that.”
Halling smiled, amused by her fluster. “Of course. Forgive me for intruding on your rest, Lieutenant. We thank you for your work.”
“No problem,” Laura answered as he walked away. Carson did look like he was having a blast as he guided one of the boys on how to keep the kite away from the trees. A gust of wind shot up, taking the kite up with it and blowing it out of the child’s hands. As the children ran to fetch the toy, Carson shook his head and caught sight of Laura sitting on the stump. He waved her over to come play with them, and Laura couldn’t resist an invitation like that. Maybe if she asked nicely, he’d make her a kite all of her own. With private flying lessons, of course.