SGA Fic: Flying With a Broken Wing - Part 2 of 2

[tridget]

Title: Flying With a Broken Wing
Author: tridget
Recipient: kriadydragon
Rating: T (for mild language)
Word Count: ~22,000
Spoilers: Spoilers for "Enemy at the Gate."
Warnings: Brief references to an AU character death.
Prompt: Learning to Fly (Sheppard has wings, Sheppard rides something with wings, Sheppard turns into a dragon, something else entirely).

Comments

[admiralandrea]

Wow, what an amazing story! I love what you did with it and the last part, with John finally flying was very moving.

Thank you!

[tridget]

Thank you. It was a cool prompt to work with. I'm glad the final flying scene had a good impact.

[saphirablue]

This is fantastic!

♥__♥ winged!John ♥__♥

I love the idea of travelling between ARs and that Rodney is looking for John's and how they do in other universes!

I love the John POV and the H/C you put him through? Excellent!

Thank you very much for this fic! :)

[tridget]

I am glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you for the rec, too.

[gaffsie]

I'm really happy that John finally got to fly, but I feel so bad for all the mutants left behind in John's own universe. ;_; It's amazingly sad to consider those who survived being cut off from their friends and family for ever.

[tridget]

It was kind of a sad situation, but since they inidicated they were content at Gateways, I think they might not have had much in the way of family or friends to begin with.

[cimmerdeux]

That was absolutely beautiful. It was very visual and this would have made such a great graphic novel. It was a mystery and a great scifi story all rolled into one. What a wonderful AU, and hey extra points for excellent use of Lorne. Thanks.

[tridget]

Thank you. I had very clear pictures in my mind when I wrote this and now that you mention it, some were actually visualized in a sort of graphic novel sketch style. I wish I could have actually drawn a couple of winged!John images.

I like to give Lorne an honorable mention in a story whenever possible.

[cimmerdeux]

Yes, graphic novel sketch style or pen and ink changing to color in Atlantis! I could 'see' the scene of John lying in his cage and the rain; I could see Teyla and Ronan and Rodney gathered around him; I could see John on the grounds, chained so he couldn't fly and I can 'see' the final scene, in color of course, perhaps water colors, of John leaping from the balcony and flying. Thanks again.

[wpadmirer]

Very, very cool. I really enjoyed this story!

[tridget]

Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed it.