Bleh! Okay, as of right now, I'm taking a break from being grumpy. Let's do something fun to celebrate the end of SGA, huh? Let's do some squee
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After the volcano, Richard/Ronon (pt 1/2)fish_echoJanuary 11 2009, 09:18:36 UTC
This is perhaps not what you wanted. I highly doubt it's what you were expecting. Frankly, it's not what I was expecting. The story kind of went its own way. I also evidently completely fail at the idea of comment-fic. Sorry? I do promise that there's kissing at the end! I will note that I chose the composition of the off-world party solely to amuse me, rather than according to any actual logic.
(It's also entirely un-beta'ed, which has me fearful. So if anyone has any concrit that they'd rather leave on my journal instead of thingswithwings's, here's the link to my journal entry for this storyThe treaty renewal was going along very well (there was the mutual vying for more favourable terms, the expected long meals where nothing of substance was said, the beautiful live quartet-- music was felt by the Dartantians to be conducive to diplomacy) until everything went to hell. The long-dead volcano north of Caros City had decided that really, it was feeling quite better and it's magma wanted to go for a walk. The Stargate was buried in the first lava
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After the volcano, Richard/Ronon (pt 2/2)fish_echoJanuary 11 2009, 09:19:29 UTC
Ten weeks after the eruption (a month after moving to the New Old City) he gives no-longer-Sergeant Bates a carved child's cup on the occasion of Bennif Ostik-Bates's one year birthday. Daranya Ostik-Bates gives him her thanks and a swift peck on the cheek. Later that night when the children are all in bed and the adults are softened by alcohol she gives her husband a scorching kiss to the deafening applause of a city celebrating new life (hope
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Re: After the volcano, Richard/Ronon (pt 2/2)thingswithwingsJanuary 11 2009, 15:39:21 UTC
this is really lovely - I adore this kind of post-apocalypticy, cut-off-from-Atlantis story. And Richard handles it all in such a Richard-y way, right up until the end when it all comes crashing down on him. Nice.
Re: After the volcano, Richard/Ronon (pt 2/2)fish_echoJune 21 2009, 07:32:38 UTC
Thank you! That is wonderful to hear!
I assume you are here via [the discussion] at Suaine's DW, so might I ask if you read this as gen or shippy or something in between or even other? (My original intent was that Ronon represented Atlantis and home to Richard and thus the kiss was a kiss of oh-my-goodness-home! and not my-boyfriend-whom-I-never-expected-to-see-again. But after writing it I am verging more toward the latter interpretation. But I am still up in the air!)
Re: After the volcano, Richard/Ronon (pt 2/2)livrelibreJune 21 2009, 11:09:38 UTC
Yes, I am. And my take on it was influenced by that so I was waiting for shippiness to come in, so to speak (also Richard/Ronon instead of Richard, Ronon or Richard & Ronon indicates slash to me anyway). Given that though, I actually saw it as gen up until the bit where Richard was drinking w/Cadman and she was dressing down Ronon. After that, I was defnitely waiting for the ship (and I totally took the kiss at the end as confirmation of the shippiness). But every reader brings their own interpretation:)
Re: After the volcano, Richard/Ronon (pt 2/2)fish_echoJune 22 2009, 01:39:41 UTC
Thanks for letting me know. It's fascinating to see how different people interpret the same story. :)
I had intended Cadman to be dressing down some nameless ex from the planet, not Ronon, but since I actually never named the guy or clarified things, I cannot fault your interpretation.
ETA - I'm pretty sure Bates' first name is actually Sergeant.
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LOL ILU
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(It's also entirely un-beta'ed, which has me fearful. So if anyone has any concrit that they'd rather leave on my journal instead of thingswithwings's, here's the link to my journal entry for this storyThe treaty renewal was going along very well (there was the mutual vying for more favourable terms, the expected long meals where nothing of substance was said, the beautiful live quartet-- music was felt by the Dartantians to be conducive to diplomacy) until everything went to hell. The long-dead volcano north of Caros City had decided that really, it was feeling quite better and it's magma wanted to go for a walk. The Stargate was buried in the first lava ( ... )
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I assume you are here via [the discussion] at Suaine's DW, so might I ask if you read this as gen or shippy or something in between or even other? (My original intent was that Ronon represented Atlantis and home to Richard and thus the kiss was a kiss of oh-my-goodness-home! and not my-boyfriend-whom-I-never-expected-to-see-again. But after writing it I am verging more toward the latter interpretation. But I am still up in the air!)
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I had intended Cadman to be dressing down some nameless ex from the planet, not Ronon, but since I actually never named the guy or clarified things, I cannot fault your interpretation.
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I do like the edited version more, although it's still only self-edited. I did at least fix the really confusing large parenthetical statement!
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