Fic: Fly Wishes to the Sky (McKay/Sheppard, NC-17)

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Title: Fly Wishes to the Sky
Author: cathalin
Recipient: ca_pierson She said she loves aus and McShep, and likes stories with the Team and Zelenka (she also likes Carson, but he just didn't quite make it into this story, sorry!). I loved writing this, and I really hope she enjoys it.
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Rating: NC-17
Summary: John Sheppard owns a kite shop on the Oregon coast. He's had enough drama in his life, and has created a safe, if limited, life for himself. One day, Rodney McKay, a college professor in town for a conference, comes looking for a last-minute purchase before he has to leave town, and things start to change for both of them.
Spoilers: None-AU
Words: ~25K

Fly Wishes to the Sky

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Comments

[cathalin.livejournal.com]

Oh, your comment meant so much to me when I saw it go up (and still does :)). I'm thrilled that you appreciated John's back story here; I was a little surprised when John revealed this to me, actually, but then realized, yes. It's unfortunately the kind of thing that happens all too often in war, and for someone like John, well, it would be pretty terrible.

And I'm so thrilled you mentioned the competition and playful competition, yay! Yes, I wanted to show that part of their friendship, because that is so big a part of their canon relationship; I wanted to translate that to an au 'verse. I had a blast writing that, though it was sometimes hard work.

Finally, I'm so pleased that image worked, the two kites in the air with the already-set sun shining off them. I don't know quite why that image came to me, but it did, strongly, near the beginning of conceiving of this fic, and in many ways that's the seminal thing driving the whole fic.

Thanks so much for your comment (and the rec)!