Fic: Adjustment Period by bluflamingo

[bluflamingo]

Title: Adjustment Period
Author: bluflamingo
Characters: Sam, Elizabeth (possible John/Cam)
Rating: PG
Word count: 4214
Summary: When John is forced to stay on Earth after the replicator attack, the SGC sends Sam Carter in his place.

Comments

[shinealightonme]

Oh, I like this AU. Very interesting premise, and I love how you wrote Sam and Weir together.

[bluflamingo]

Thank you!

[goddess47]

Oh. That is an interesting premise....

Oh, hell. No, I miss Sheppard so much.... this can't have happened.... ;-)

In spite of that, it's well done!

[bluflamingo]

Thank you...I think.

Sheppard banished from Atlantis is sad, but he does have Cam!

[adafrog]

Lovely.

[bluflamingo]

Thanks!

[vain_glorious]

I really enjoyed this. I like the depiction of the power relations between civilian and military commanders, an aspect that could have been so interesting and was never explored on the show. The interaction between Sam and Elizabeth, and Sam at team AR-1, ring very true and in-character.

I particularly love this line: Sam wants to tell her that Ronon only stayed because of Sheppard; that Rodney hates everyone, and he'll hit on her while he hates her; that Teyla is polite and welcoming to everyone, but don't read into it.

Also, big freaking kudos for writing mostly about the so often neglected female characters of SGA. Nice job!

[bluflamingo]

Thank you!

Also, big freaking kudos for writing mostly about the so often neglected female characters of SGA

Thanks :) I'm trying to get more of a balance between male and female centric fic this year - I've always written about the female characters, but it's been heavily weighted male.

[americanleaguer]

I like how well this works. It's hard sometimes to get a good working Atlantis without Sheppard, you know? But you definitely got one here.

[bluflamingo]

Thanks!

Yeah, Atlantis without Sheppard is always a bit strange, but I think Sam would do a good job in his place.