FIC: Stargate Atlantis; sga_santa; Country Roads for mad_maudlin; Part Two

[krabapple]

Title: Country Roads (Take Me Home)
Author: krabapple
Recipient: mad_maudlin
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Rating: R for language
Summary: I hear her voice / In the mornin' hour she calls me / Radio reminds me of my home far away / And drivin' down the road I get the feelin' / That I should have been home yesterday. John goes, and comes, home.
Author's Notes: Written for

Comments

[pocky_slash]

I haven't finished yet, but I have to pause to say that this:

John peered at the machine. "Is that a paper clip?" he asked.

"Shut up and put the TARDIS in the thing," Rodney said. "The area you pointed out is a transporter for radial electrical current." John looked at him. "Yes, and it's a paper clip," he added. "It's fucking 1976."

Made me laugh so hard that I can't even deal with it. I almost hurt myself laughing.

eta: If I had actually read the sga_santa stories when they were posted, I would have pegged this as yours from this alone:
books that ranged from romances to Crime and Punishment to Agatha Christie mysteries

:D

eta2: omg, Rodney in a BUCKET HAT. I totally just made an "awwww!" noise out loud!

eta3: Okay, I'm done now! And, oh! This story! I just want to hug it tight. I love how angry Rodney is at John. That scene in the conference room and then with the device? Oh oh oh. It felt so true. Everything about this Rodney feels so true, from his competative questioning with Patrick to his affection for Little John and Claire

[krabapple]

YAY!! I'm so glad you liked it!

I liked the paper clip thing myself. You know when you write something that cracks you up? Um, that was one of those things.

Please, Rodney would TOTALLY wear a bucket hat. Heck, I'm a little surprised he doesn't wear one on missions in Atlantis. Unless, of course, he did once and Sheppard teased the daylights out of him, so he doesn't anymore.

You know, it's interesting, because this was certainly a John-centric story, but I've gotten quite a few pieces of feedback on the quality of the Rodney in this story, including you, and I love that Rodney seemed, well, very Rodney. Because sometimes he's hard, and I was worried he'd sound too angry, but I'm glad it was right.

Plus, I think Rodney was also being polite with Patrick, though I'm glad that felt true, too. I'd *love* to see him really go at it, because in my conception of Patrick Sheppard, obviously, Rodney could go toe to toe with him and take him DOWN, man. And I would pay to see that. :)

But, mostly, YAY!

[bitter_crimson]

I was reading this over at sga_santa, but then I noticed the formatting had been messed up on some of the line breaks or something, so I hopped over to your journal to see if I could find it there instead, and lo, I did. :D

Anyway, I really adored this story. Very interesting, with the time travel, to ponder whether they were "really" there, and all that, but I suppose in the end it doesn't really matter.

I loved the way John was initially distracted by the whole thing, having it pull him away from Atlantis, until Rodney went with him and shared the experience, grounding him and making him realize what/where home really was.

Just yay!

[calaiskenobi]

Fantastic! I really enjoyed this- how it was time travel without the ramifications allowing John to see his Mom as a real person and not just as his memories projected her. And the insight into his father was good as well; that he would appreciate the new recruit attitude as a kid more than as a teenager or a young man. Thanks!