Fic: When I Sorrow Most (McKay/Sheppard, NC-17)

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Title: When I Sorrow Most
Author: the_cephalopod
Recipient: sheafrotherdon
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~55,000 words
Warnings: Angst, but I can guarantee a happy ending.
Spoilers: Set early in season 3, so nothing for anything recent.
Author's notes: Happy Christmas Cate! Thank you for your lovely multi-optioned prompt; I tried to encompass as much as possible - I hope you enjoy! Many thanks to my amazing betas - you know who you are - and to moonlettuce and alyse for organising such a wonderful fic exchange!

Summary: "Hey," John said, trying to lighten the tone a little. "The IOA are getting better," he said, reaching across the bed to flick the little Canadian flag on Rodney's jacket before nodding his head towards Ronon and Teyla.

"Yes, well, I suppose so," Rodney sniffed. "It's not as if they could do without me, anyway."

"Or indeed any of us," Teyla added with a smile.

"Well, I hope you all realise that our success is entirely down to the exceptional talent and expertise of your team leader," John said.

"Oh, yes, of course," Rodney replied sarcastically. "We'd be nothing without you."

When I Sorrow Most

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Comments

[djinanna.livejournal.com]

It may just be my imagination after that quick course in particle physics, and I haven't yet finished the story (I'm at the point where Rodney figures out how to reverse the effects of the Big Ancient Artifact of Doom), but I am seeing little glimmerings of the story structure as, um, duplicating the actions of a particle reactor, slamming two different particles/story timelines together to create a new particle/story timeline ... and then my fuzzy understanding of particle physics breaks down as I see additional glimmerings of in-jokes involving meta-plots and strange timelines - or maybe meta-timelines and strange plots - and a new quantum stability.

Uh, maybe I'm just imagining it. Probably just imagining it. I'll go be quiet now and finish reading.

[the-cephalopod.livejournal.com]

Your comment really made me laugh as I have to say I had never thought about it quite like that! *g* I hope you enjoyed the rest of the story! cep xxx