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fic: Hermit Shale

Dec 20, 2009 09:07

Title: Hermit Shale
Pairing: J/R, pre-slash
Rating: PG
Author: John Blonde
BetaBeaten into an actual story by: ivorygates and tesserae_
Warning: I don't warn
Summary: Set about 20 years after the final episode. John Sheppard drops off the radar, and Rodney finds him."You've got to tell me what happened to him ( Read more... )

sga, fic

Comments 80

wiley_nilly December 20 2009, 15:00:24 UTC

OMG. That was seriously great. It's been a long time, and a fandom long ago, since I read something you've written. I have to say - it was marvelous.

Rodney is such a dog with a bone and you captured it perfectly. And, poor John, stoic as he wastes away. And you treated Jennifer pragmatically and 3 dimensionally.

Very good. Thanks for posting.

filenotch December 20 2009, 17:13:00 UTC

Thank you. Sadly, I am much like Rodney, so he is easy for me to write. Jennifer was harder, but the story started in my head with the image of them sitting across the table from each other, having (then a slightly different) version of the conversation.

I'm glad you liked it. I keep saying that I'm not going to write any more fanfic, but at least once a year I get an image I can't shake.

wiley_nilly December 20 2009, 18:31:41 UTC

I wouldn't mind if you wrote more than once a year - do you still write on the train?

filenotch December 20 2009, 20:39:57 UTC

Trains, planes and automobiles. I've had an original novel almost ready to submit for a while now. If only RL would back off a bit.

mecurtin December 20 2009, 15:52:33 UTC

Part of me kind of wants the second half of this story, the rest of me doesn't want to CRY. As it is, moisture levels are suspicious.

filenotch December 20 2009, 17:34:05 UTC

Um, I'm sorry?

And thank you.

Prefer to imagine second half… rocketscnc May 9 2022, 02:12:54 UTC

…because then I can imagine they find a miracle cure for John - maybe he could go back to Atlantis? If anybody were to find a miracle cure, Atlantis would. Then John and Rodney could live happily ever after! (John/Rodney/Atlantis, maybe?)

Prefer to imagine second half… rcktscientist May 9 2022, 02:22:13 UTC

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elementalv December 20 2009, 16:59:25 UTC

Fantastic story. You did a phenomenal job showing the complexities of the individual relationships without making anyone a caricature. Thank you for sharing this.

filenotch December 20 2009, 17:35:33 UTC

Thank you. I struggled with Jennifer, but did not want to let her be a patsy or OMG evil. Thanks to my betas, tesserae_ and ivorygates for bashing me appropriately when I failed.

akaspeedo December 20 2009, 19:01:29 UTC

I miss your writing. It makes me want to write more. (Two separate things.) I don't know the fandom, but I loved reading it. Did you get my e-mail awhile back?

filenotch December 20 2009, 20:41:08 UTC

I think it had to do with reading the Lars and Brian revision for me, which I will want you to do when I finish revising it. RL has been an utter bitch, in terms of time, for the last year plus.

And I'm glad you liked it. Thank you.

mollya December 20 2009, 19:26:49 UTC

I feel just - cut through - by this piece. I cannot believe how spare and perfect it is.

filenotch December 20 2009, 20:43:09 UTC

Thank you. It wasn't my goal to cut, but it's how the story came out.