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Fic: Maternity Leave

Feb 14, 2007 23:30

Title: Maternity Leave
Author: Melyanna
Rating: Older kid-friendly
Summary: After leaving Atlantis for good, Elizabeth Weir finds herself passing new milestones on Earth.
Notes: This one refers to the events of Ordinary Nations several times, so I'd recommend reading that one first. Also, this is babyfic. Run while you still can. (And I can't ( Read more... )

Comments 17

miera_c February 15 2007, 05:49:08 UTC

*puddle*

He looked back down. "I hope you're not boring," he said, addressing the baby again. "And I hope you don't take too long to get here."

That was the cutest thing ever. And weirdly made him sound like Rodney. ;)

stexgirl2000 February 15 2007, 06:12:11 UTC

That was wonderfully cute and it made me melt in happiness. (And you did a good job with the Jon Stewart bit.)

tater_mae February 15 2007, 06:32:09 UTC

This was so great. Some parts (most parts) were so sweet they almost made me cry. Well done!

ice_wolf_loki February 15 2007, 11:56:19 UTC

The things we experienced were terrifying and wonderful all at once, she wrote in her introduction. We made friends and enemies, in the galaxy outside us and in the city around us. But the thing which made the most difference was the power of the human voice - the ability to reason and express and debate. In the end, war can only go so far. At some point, peace has to prevail, or mankind as we know it will dwindle into nothingness.

Yet it is wars that define mankind's history - we mark our past by blood shed on this day and in this place. In much the same way, I find my time in Atlantis defines itself through periods of conflict. At each juncture, however, words stand out in my mind, whether they were spoken by me to rally the troops or spoken by others to frighten and persuade. When the time comes to go once more into the breach, we turn to words.

And it is remarkable how often a life can be taken or saved with a single word.This part reminds me of what Garibaldi (i think it was Garibaldi, could have been Sheridan) once said in ( ... )

angelqueen04 February 15 2007, 13:13:44 UTC

*melts* Oh good lord, such wonderful fluff! And baby Jill! *squeaks and cuddles* She's here, she's adorable, and she's got Daddy wrapped around her finger.

Then quietly, almost to himself, he added, "I have a daughter."

See?! *coos*

That part with Siah telling baby Jill that soccer is better than football had me in hysterics! Kids are so adorable about that! *laughs* I wonder just who will win that debate with her when she's older, her brothers or her father.

And the John Stewart part was great!

"Did you think I was faking?"

"Nah, I thought you'd made that up to get people to stop calling you," he teased.

Hee! Very cute!

Lovely bout of fluff, Mel! *pets fic* Fluff rocks my world, especially when it involves John Sheppard and a baby!

She was also somewhat disturbed by how much she wanted to jump her husband in a closet just at the thought of him with a baby. She was so easy.*fans self* We hear you, Lizzie. And there's nothing wrong with being easy. If I had that man in front of me holding a baby, I'd pass the kid ( ... )