I was thinking about a story artaxastra wrote about the aftermath of "Remnants" and how she related that to what we saw of John's relationship with Captain Holland in "Phantoms," and the way John hallucinated that Teyla was Holland. I mean, like I said, I'm not even that interested in what John/Teyla fic I've seen, but I was totally fascinated by what was going on in John's head during "Phantoms." I would totally read more Sheppard/Holland backstory (John/Teyla optional but weirdly interesting in this context!) if only people would write it! Sheppard/Holland certainly goes above and beyond any given minimum requirements for slash, what with John's devotion and sacrifice and the enduring consequences (plus the tragic ending, sigh).
Argh. A week of angry Rodney in a jumper. I imagine that eventually she and John would have just taken the front compartment and locked the door. (Meanwhile, of course, Ronon is secretly laughing at all of them, because he elected to stay behind on the planet and take an easier job - say, fending off an army. Sometimes having no degrees or magic genes - Wraith or Ancient - comes in handy!)
Yes, exactly! Hee. (Heh, I'd been wondering where Ronon was that week!) John and Teyla probably spent the time playing cards, cleaning their guns, and wincing periodically when Rodney's voice surpassed the usual (impressive) decibel levels he hits when deeply aggravated.
Your explanation for expense rather than expansiveness makes sense. (Plus it fits what I ended up concluding after turning the word over in my mind after I commented and before you replied, so I'm doubly satisfied in that respect? Hee.)
I like it when stories end in a way that doesn't necessarily close off future possibilities of happiness, even if that happiness doesn't take the shape the story's protagonist might now desire or think she desires, whether the ending itself is sad or happy or somewhere in between. And in a more general sense, I like ambiguous endings when I both really don't know what's going to happen next (though I might speculate about the different possibilities) and am satisfied with that concluding ambiguity! So on both counts, I enjoyed your story.
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Date: 2009-08-21 10:45 pm (UTC)Argh. A week of angry Rodney in a jumper. I imagine that eventually she and John would have just taken the front compartment and locked the door. (Meanwhile, of course, Ronon is secretly laughing at all of them, because he elected to stay behind on the planet and take an easier job - say, fending off an army. Sometimes having no degrees or magic genes - Wraith or Ancient - comes in handy!)
Yes, exactly! Hee. (Heh, I'd been wondering where Ronon was that week!) John and Teyla probably spent the time playing cards, cleaning their guns, and wincing periodically when Rodney's voice surpassed the usual (impressive) decibel levels he hits when deeply aggravated.
Your explanation for expense rather than expansiveness makes sense. (Plus it fits what I ended up concluding after turning the word over in my mind after I commented and before you replied, so I'm doubly satisfied in that respect? Hee.)
I like it when stories end in a way that doesn't necessarily close off future possibilities of happiness, even if that happiness doesn't take the shape the story's protagonist might now desire or think she desires, whether the ending itself is sad or happy or somewhere in between. And in a more general sense, I like ambiguous endings when I both really don't know what's going to happen next (though I might speculate about the different possibilities) and am satisfied with that concluding ambiguity! So on both counts, I enjoyed your story.