Comments | velocitygrass: SGA RPS Fic: Complicated. G.

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SGA RPS Fic: Complicated. G.

Jul 04, 2008 11:42

Title: Complicated
Author: velocitygrass
Pairing/Characters: David/Jane, Baz, Joe/David implied
Rating: G
Disclaimer: None of this happened. It's all made up, fantasy, not real.
Warnings: Partner Betrayal, appearance of David's family
Word count: 296
Summary: His gaze flickered from the photo to Jane's face, which was amused and challenging, but not suspicious- ( Read more... )

shipping, joe/david rps, fanfics, ever fallen in love

Comments 13

ladyoflisquill July 4 2008, 11:30:48 UTC

I don't usually read RPS but that photo drew me in.

"It's nothing," David told his son quietly. But after a few more heartbeats he realized that he didn't want to lie to Baz. "It's complicated," he added.

I really like the fact that he couldn't lie to Baz, just seems right.

Nice fic. Would love to see where the 'art project' leads ;-)

velocitygrass July 4 2008, 21:41:03 UTC

I couldn't resist writing about David and that photo. Now that I think about I guess it could have been a lot less harmless ;)

I really like the fact that he couldn't lie to Baz, just seems right.
Yes, I know. I think that's my favorite part of the fic.

Thank you!

darsynia July 4 2008, 13:46:54 UTC

Ohhhh very nice. I like how he won't lie to his son, and he didn't really lie to Jane, either.

velocitygrass July 4 2008, 21:44:46 UTC

he didn't really lie to Jane, either.
I guess, if you're really technical he didn't although the "thinking about making copies" occurred a second or two before saying it ;)

Not lying to Baz is my favorite part of the fic. He doesn't want to lie. It's just really complicated. And that's what I love about this scenario.

Thank you!

darsynia July 4 2008, 23:53:18 UTC

I see your point, but I dunno, I tend to do things like that, too, where I skirt the truth and come up with reasonable motivations that are believable things I would do, but that aren't what I actually AM doing. So maybe my interpretation of it has more to do with the way I myself get out of tight spots than whether or not it's realistically lying or not.

So ends the crash course TMI in Darsy 101

adafrog July 4 2008, 14:08:57 UTC

Very nice.

velocitygrass July 4 2008, 21:44:58 UTC

Thank you :)

incidental_fire July 4 2008, 14:12:08 UTC

Ouch. But nice.

velocitygrass July 4 2008, 21:46:12 UTC

Yeah, it has the almost inevitable *ouch* factor of this universe. But for me it's really part of the attraction of writing this pairing.

Thank you!

indybaggins July 4 2008, 19:16:10 UTC

Oh... *feels a stab of emotion* I don't know what it is about RPS, but it always leaves me feeling so broken.

velocitygrass July 4 2008, 21:49:24 UTC

There's fluffy RPS, just not very much about them and not by me ;) (Actually, that's not true, bits and pieces in this universe from the future are really fluffy.)

This particular pairing lends itself to bittersweetness. And I like that about them.

Thanks for the feedback :)

indybaggins July 4 2008, 22:06:10 UTC

Oh, I agree, I love the bittersweetness. :)

I come from an RPS fandom before Stargate, and I think when a story happens in the dreamland of a city far, far away it's easier to believe it'll all turn out allright in the end. Because they're heroes, it's storytelling, it's supposed to be that way. But when a fic is set in "reality" we all know it's probably never going to be, or if it is there's going to be complications, which makes it that much more of an emotional read. Or well, to me anyway.

velocitygrass July 4 2008, 22:11:31 UTC

Yes, RPS to me also makes it harder to believe in a happy end, although in my mind there is one, even if the journey to get there is sometimes very dark.