I am *definitely* not disappointed! You did a great job of capturing both Rodney as he *is* (loves complaining, annoyingly difficult Rodney) and also Rodney as he ... uhm. Also is, when the chips are down. :) I remember I asked for John to give in willingly and let Rodney lead - and dude! You did it here so plausibly! I am very impressed. And laughing a bit that you half-killed him to get him to that point. Again, very very plausible.
And, it is plotty! That can be really tough when you're given a random plot, but this story is complete in itself, while leaving enough things open ended that readers are left thinking about it. Excellent.
While I liked everything, a couple of parts stood out for me:
1. John musing about how the hell Rodney's able to heave him around... is it the biceps, or the shoulders? Two of my favourite of Rodney's - uh - attributes. :)
2. As the other posters mentioned, Badass!Rodney is awesome, and I love seeing him here.
Thank you, thank you Secret Santa, for my present!! *hugs tightly*
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I am *definitely* not disappointed! You did a great job of capturing both Rodney as he *is* (loves complaining, annoyingly difficult Rodney) and also Rodney as he ... uhm. Also is, when the chips are down. :) I remember I asked for John to give in willingly and let Rodney lead - and dude! You did it here so plausibly! I am very impressed. And laughing a bit that you half-killed him to get him to that point. Again, very very plausible.
And, it is plotty! That can be really tough when you're given a random plot, but this story is complete in itself, while leaving enough things open ended that readers are left thinking about it. Excellent.
While I liked everything, a couple of parts stood out for me:
1. John musing about how the hell Rodney's able to heave him around... is it the biceps, or the shoulders? Two of my favourite of Rodney's - uh - attributes. :)
2. As the other posters mentioned, Badass!Rodney is awesome, and I love seeing him here.
Thank you, thank you Secret Santa, for my present!! *hugs tightly*