I didn't see Sheppard as being that passive at all. Actually, I saw him being -- inadvertantly -- rather manipulative, because he was leading McKay on knowing full well that what McKay thought was the case actually wasn't. And still the development of the relationship happened at Sheppard's pace, not McKay's. It was a rather twisted case of 'she let him chase her and chase her until she caught him.'

Seeing McKay's POV would have to be a whole other story, and personally, I don't think we need to see how McKay has changed because we do get to see how he hasn't which, for me, was more important.

I guess what it comes down to is that, for me, in non-collaborative WIP world, I rather like being able to imagine some of the things myself instead of having situations happen that I don't see or don't work or me. That can throw me out of the story.

I found that rageprufrock skated along that line perfectly for me.