I had a thought on this and I wonder if because John and Rodney really didn't consider themselves in any kind of relationship that those around them didn't either. They didn't see themselves as gay and still showed interest in women whether they acted on it or not. In their minds they were just friends.
To those that know them and are around them, they appeared as heterosexual males in a 'bizarre' situation. One they were making the best of. Naturally their friendship would deepen as a result and any closeness they shared could be accounted for by the time they spent together. Yes, they lived together, but other than that they really didn't show any outward signs of there being any relationship. Only after they left Atlantis for Earth did they really pursue it and the story didn't go beyond that point so it didn't address the issue of what Atlantis personnel thought about it.
In my mind the story was about John and Rodney. While the reactions of others might have been interesting it really wasn't the focus of the story.
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Date: 2005-08-27 05:20 am (UTC)To those that know them and are around them, they appeared as heterosexual males in a 'bizarre' situation. One they were making the best of. Naturally their friendship would deepen as a result and any closeness they shared could be accounted for by the time they spent together. Yes, they lived together, but other than that they really didn't show any outward signs of there being any relationship. Only after they left Atlantis for Earth did they really pursue it and the story didn't go beyond that point so it didn't address the issue of what Atlantis personnel thought about it.
In my mind the story was about John and Rodney. While the reactions of others might have been interesting it really wasn't the focus of the story.