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A Beautiful Lifetime Event by shallot
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astolat. Nearly 30,000 words of John, Rodney, and their kid. Eventually, they have sex.
The thing I appreciate about this story is that it does for me what the show has not done, which is put McShep in a situation that is fraught and only experienced directly by the two of them, so they are forced to uniquely rely on each other and, in the fullness (very, very full) become lovers because they mean more to each other than anyone else in the world. Also, since they are de facto married, most ladies won't want to sleep with them.
To my mind, John and Rodney on the show don't exhibit anything like the particular relationship that would lead to them becoming lovers. Half the time, I'm not entirely convinced they're friends. I'm sure they like each other, but is it any more than someone cool at the office?
In this story, because John and Rodney live together and have to relate to each other over the daughter they love to pieces, the story brings the heightened emotional life that allows them to eventually get with the getting on.
The thing I can't figure out though is whether or not I think it takes too long to get to that sexual place. Like, on the one hand, people don't switch sexual orientation on a whim that much. And the John and Rodney in this story are pretty clearly straight. Like, even after they have sex with each other, still basically straight, just monogamous with a person who happens to be male. On the other hand, hello, slash story presented in slash fandom, that hand has been dealt before.
No actual conclusion here, just thought I'd throw that out and see what people thought.
astolat. Nearly 30,000 words of John, Rodney, and their kid. Eventually, they have sex.The thing I appreciate about this story is that it does for me what the show has not done, which is put McShep in a situation that is fraught and only experienced directly by the two of them, so they are forced to uniquely rely on each other and, in the fullness (very, very full) become lovers because they mean more to each other than anyone else in the world. Also, since they are de facto married, most ladies won't want to sleep with them.
To my mind, John and Rodney on the show don't exhibit anything like the particular relationship that would lead to them becoming lovers. Half the time, I'm not entirely convinced they're friends. I'm sure they like each other, but is it any more than someone cool at the office?
In this story, because John and Rodney live together and have to relate to each other over the daughter they love to pieces, the story brings the heightened emotional life that allows them to eventually get with the getting on.
The thing I can't figure out though is whether or not I think it takes too long to get to that sexual place. Like, on the one hand, people don't switch sexual orientation on a whim that much. And the John and Rodney in this story are pretty clearly straight. Like, even after they have sex with each other, still basically straight, just monogamous with a person who happens to be male. On the other hand, hello, slash story presented in slash fandom, that hand has been dealt before.
No actual conclusion here, just thought I'd throw that out and see what people thought.
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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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Well, yes, that too. I think I must have taken it for granted that everyone knew that this was an arrangement based solely on raising the child, that others wouldn't assume a romantic relationship, at first, or even wonder, much, any more than the guys did. They might joke, though, tease, or be snide (Kavanagh.) But we could see hints of their growing closeness over time, and that might cause people to start to wonder--if we could, maybe they could. Or maybe they'd be so used to the idea by then that it wouldn't ever occur to them to wonder. Elizabeth's or Radek's or Carson's reactions would be more relevant, plot-wise, than reactions from characters we/they don't know well, and might add another flavor, but I didn't need to see it to enjoy the story.