SGA fic: Flinch

[maisierita]

So, okay.  Last story I published was practically a year ago.  And after months and months of opening up the monster story, staring miserably at it, and not writing a word, I decided I'd better force myself into doing something or I'd never write again.  Thus my 200 word a day challenge to myself, which has netted me almost 24,000 words of new fic

Comments

[thefourthvine]

This is so good - every word of it is right (and oh my god so painful). I spent the whole thing desperately afraid you'd take the happy but unrealistic road (and also secretly kind of hoping you would, because - well, it's the happy road!), and I am so thrilled that you didn't.

I am incredibly impressed by this story. (And also sad for both of them. Ow.)

*snuffles*

[maisierita]

Thank you so much! That is absolutely lovely feedback.

I just couldn't take the happy road with this. The whole point was that it was the unhappy road. I've seen so many rosy fics where they work it out, and I just wanted, I don't know, for once, for Rodney to really be straight. Because I think that probably happens a lot more than the other way. Not that I don't love a good happy ending, because I do. But I'm not so good at writing them. ;)

OW

[yellowvalley]

Ok. I'm gonna go hide in a corder and cry my little heart out for poor John. I can't even imagine...
Wow.

You packed quite the emotional punch there!

Re: OW

[maisierita]

Thank you so much. :D

[scififreak]

Oh, ouch. The pain, man. The pain. Goddamn the 'verse for being heartless and cruel. And damn Rodney for not being a better friend. And I totally know how John feels. I just want to crush his head to my chest and hug him and tell him to let it all out.

[maisierita]

I don't think Rodney's being a bad friend ... I wasn't trying to write him being a bad friend. I was trying to write him being a realistic straight guy ... one who wouldn't say, "oh, what the heck, for you I'll try gay sex". Because in my experience (which is limited, because I haven't actually had the opportunity to actually ask any guy this question except for my hubby), straight guys just wouldn't do that, no matter how much they liked their friend.

However, John would appreciate the hugs. :)

Thanks for commenting.

[scififreak]

I didn't mean to imply that Rodney was being a bad friend because he didn't jump on the gay sex wagon, but because he wasn't handling it as well (or faking it as well) as he should have been. Instead he's avoiding John and acting, well, homophobic. And while he doesn't mean to be hurtful, he's nonetheless doing it. And yeah, John needs all the hugs he can get now. lol

[aesc]

Oh, this hurt in the most wonderful way.

Rodney's like the air - anywhere and everywhere, all at once, and when he's not around, John feels a little like he's suffocating.

What a great description of Rodney. Lovely work.

[maisierita]

Thank you so much! You picked one of my absolute favorite lines in the piece to comment on, so now I'm all bouncy. :)

[tassosss]

Oh. Oh oh oh. This is so painful but rings so very true.

[maisierita]

::bouncy::

That is exactly the reaction I was hoping for. :)

Thanks for commenting.