SGA fic: If you want to kiss the sky, R

[siegeofangels]

If you want to kiss the sky
R, John/Various, ~8400 words
AU

Warning: John fucks a lot of people, willingly but not necessarily happily.
Warning: kind of meta.
[rather whiny note redacted. Story notes here.]

Comments

[bratfarrar]

It doesn't read like a dead story, or one that's been abandoned. There's a lovely sort of melancholy through it all (despite what, if I think about it objectively, should be skeeviness) that sort of fades away into contentment. John's found somewhere he can be happy, despite having to sacrifice his body to be able to fly.

The slow reveal of the premise is beautifully done.

[siegeofangels]

*blinks*

That's--pretty much what I was going for, that balance between the skeeviness of the universe and how John makes a space for himself in it. Thank you so very much!

[siegeofangels]

Also, note removed about this being a dead story. :) Thank you for validating me.

[bratfarrar]

My pleasure. ^_^

[melannen]

Okay, I don't remember what I said the last time we were talking about this, and yeah, it could have been a different story, but as it is? -- it works. It works great. I love the way you've arranged all the different relationships unfolding (including John's relationship with himself), the Ford stuff is exactly in balance with everything else, Lorne is great, and oh, Rodney. Oh, John.

[siegeofangels]

*hugs you*

You had raised some points that would have made the 40k version of this freakin' AWESOME had I implemented them, but I am glad to know that it at least works for what it is.

Thank you, and thank you again for your thoughts throughout the process.

Re: Wow, you've got a twisty mind

[siegeofangels]

Thank you! It's an odd universe to try to write in, because the one change affects everything, and it gets rather complicated. I'm glad that it came through as the universe changing the characters and dynamics rather than my own personal whims. :D

[emeraldsword]

I like this. Odd and thought-provoking. You got the total normality of it, that's what so clever.

[siegeofangels]

Thank you! I really tried for that--that the entire screwed-up system works, and the characters all think it's completely normal.

[stellar_dust]

Okay, see, this is absolutely wonderful as it is. Oh those boys.

[siegeofangels]

Oh, good, I'm so glad you think so. My fannish insecurity, let me show you it. Thank you.