Something More (Stargate Atlantis story)
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| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Something More |
| Author(s): | Seperis |
| Date(s): | 23 October 2005 |
| Length: | 81K |
| Genre: | slash fanfiction |
| Fandom: | Stargate Atlantis |
| External Links: | Something More (Indulgence) Something More (1/2), (2/2) (LJ) |
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Something More is a John/Rodney story by Jenn.
Summary: He's out of practice with dealing with John, and it shows.
fatuorum made a fanfic cover and Oscar the Cat podficced the story.[1]
Reactions and Reviews
John left for two weeks leave and never came back -- and 3 years later Rodney finally tracks him down and confronts him for some answers.
- He's only a few feet away when he stops, and the speeches are gone. John cocks his head, then pulls off the sunglasses, and it's like the last time they spoke, the first, or anywhere in between. No one does ironic distance like John Sheppard.
- "Rodney." John pushes off the granite, bare feet balancing easily on treacherous sand, starting toward the path leading up to the house, still expecting Rodney to follow wherever he led. A lot has changed, Rodney thinks, a little resentfully, a little lightheaded with the shock of seeing, but not that.
- "That's all I get?" He's sweaty and hot and tired, too many hours in a plane to cross two countries since the last time he slept, customs, *questions* he couldn't answer at the SGC and Elizabeth's hopeful eyes when he walked through the gate. It's like it's hitting him all at once, here and now, with the peace of the surf in his ears, sand in his boots, and this annoying man walking away like they're practically strangers when they're anything but.
This is typical of Jenn's prose: it's very well written, the reader has to gradually decipher what is going on with the characters, and there is a tension between the two men that is palpable. VERY nicely done. There is an epilogue to this story that was written separately that describes John's return to Atlantis. [2]
- John turns on a heel, walking backwards, and that smile, Christ, it's been too long. Rodney hadn't known he'd been in withdrawal, starving for that look, soaking it in like a flower in the sun. It's a shock to still be that vulnerable. "Yeah."
For unknown (to Rodney) reasons, John left Atlantis three years ago and hasn’t been seen since. Rodney tracks him down to a secluded beach house in Mexico and tries to get him to come back. What I really love about this one is how it unfolds, slowly but surely and you get these glimpses of where the time apart has taken both of them, and then it hits this absolutely perfect emotional crescendo once you’re all wound up, and, yes. Good stuff.
Minor note: if, like me, you are finicky about formatting, you may want to give up when encountering the use of asterisks instead of italics, and I say to you: keep going, it is worth it.[3]
References
- ^ Seperis. Indulgence: Stargate Atlantis page, via Wayback: 16 July 2009.(Accessed 05 June 2016)
- ^ Madrigal's Stargate Atlantis Recs, Archived version (2006)
- ^ "more mcshep fic recs". Archived from the original on 2023-06-09.