Fic: It's Growing Day by Day (McKay/Sheppard, Teyla/Kanaan, Ronon/Various, NC-17)

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Title: It's Growing Day by Day
Author: telesilla
Recipient: auburnnothenna
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard, mention of: Teyla/Kanaan, Ronon/various
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~27,500
Summary: During a routine mission to check out an off-world Ancient lab, team Shep is cut off from Atlantis when the stargate is buried beneath a ton of rubble. There's another way off the planet, but getting there will not be easy.

Notes: First of all, I want to thank my awesome beta, who went over this in record time. Without her help, this story would have been so very messy. Auburn asked for many things, but the one that stood out and made me write this story was: " either Sheppard and McKay, or the whole team, or even a larger Atlantis contingent, is marooned on another planet Swiss Family Robinson-style." This isn't quite that, but it's close. :)

It's Growing Day by Day

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Comments

[auburnnothenna.livejournal.com]

I have not read yet, since this just popped on the flist, but can I just say....Eeeeeeeeeee! It's so long! I love long stories. Thank you!

[incidental-fire.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. This was really marvelous. I loved seeing how the relationships between the team (and Rodney and John) changed and matured over their trek. The glimpses into Satedan and Athosian were also really interesting, and gave the story a nice depth. A very nice, well-done story.

[sarkka]

Huh ! That's a huge story and very entertaining.

It had me biting my nails at many points.

Wouldn't mind checking out the guys in their "after camping trip" :P

[ldyanne.livejournal.com]

What an awesome story! I loved all the little things we learned about the team as the story progressed. I just... *flails* Words are failing me here. Just awesome story!

[auburnnothenna.livejournal.com]

Am only a quarter of the way through, but anonymous story writer, I love you and am ready and willing to have your internet babies or at least bake you virtual pie. Coherent detailing of all the things I like best to come tomorrow.

[chaps1870.livejournal.com]

Awesome story. I loved the teamness of it and all the little things that were revealed as they traveled.

Wonderful!

[cedara]

Oooh, this was lovely.

[anatsuno.livejournal.com]

I loved this! It could easily have been another 30.000 words, and I'd have eaten it up with a spoon. :D

[almostnever.livejournal.com]

Yay, TEAM! It's so nice to see a John/Rodney story that grounds their relationship in the gestalt of the team rather than focusing in on the McShep.

I especially appreciate the way this story treats the Rodney-Ronon friendship... it was a real balm after this season's crappy sabotage of it for the love triangle subplot. The way Rodney reassured Teyla about Torren, tying back to Rodney's experiences in The Shrine, was also lovely.

The whole thing makes me want to cheerlead for the sequel where they all go to Earth together. Because if that were anything like this, I think it'd be one of the best team-on-Earth stories around.

[dossier.livejournal.com]

oh, nice! I'm shocked that you were able to keep this down to only 27,000 words, it could have easily been much longer, but I think that is part of the draw of the story. We get the important things, the things that add to the understanding of the characters, what is important to them. I would have loved to see another 1500 words or so, on them cozying up to the sofas with the television turned off, or the stress involved in reintegrating, or ronon's knee! Is he a warrior turned poet permanently?

But, the essence of the story is their time together on the planet, and the lovely, lovely teaminess, as seen through rodney's excellent eyes. wonderful!

[dorset77.livejournal.com]

What a wonderful adventure. It's not often I read a story with a plot unlike any I read before.

I loved the changes Rodney went through and his relationship with Ronon. And TEAM! Working together, learning their strength, learning about their pasts, I think I'd enjoy even more days together.

Thanks!

[zillah975]

I love this! So much awesomeness, I can't even. All of it. Just all of it. *hugs you madly*

[rissabby.livejournal.com]

This is one of the most enjoyable, substantial stories I've read all year. You did a wonderful job conveying the team inter-connectedness, how their strengths and weakness' mix together to balance into a strong team. And, how when one member is stressed, the others can extend themselves to re-balance it again.

I loved the idea, and your depiction, of daily story-telling. I can't imagine anything that would strengthen their team-bond-friendship more than a long quest with personal and cultural tales along the way. This is the kind of experience that becomes one of those significant, life-changing, 'blocks of memory' that seem as if they should be much longer, chronologically, than the months that it took. (I hope that makes sense.)

I liked how you had Rodney and John's relationship start out as something 'outside' the team, and then continued on to have it nestle into the team dynamic without becoming a focus or a problem.

I also liked that you created a situation that was dramatic without predators, or an enemy to flee, or tricky ancient devices. It was nice to identify with the characters, seeing them do something that I could imagine myself doing.

I adored Ronon for telling Rodney that he thought Rodney had grown enough that he could have survived years as a runner. That's got to be one of the most affirming, confidence-building things he could ever say to him. *kiss* xxxxx's to Ronon.

I don't know if you want to explore this story further, but there are some scenes I'd be interested in reading. A couple would be; what was it like for John when he was taming the ponies and, how was Teyla's reunion?

Well, I still have gifts to wrap. Thank you for a lovely break in this busy day.

[queenbarwench (from livejournal.com)]

... leaving John to explain 4-H to Teyla. Please could you explain 4-H to me? I have no idea what that is.

Other than that query, this is a really amazing fic. I love the way they told stories to each other and learned how to be a family.

[keiramarcos]

This is truly stunning work. I loved it!

[ozsaur.livejournal.com]

So good on every level! I loved how their relationships changed and deepened as they traveled. And they all had bad days once in a while. Really liked how you included Bill and Ted and Molly. The ending was very satisfying. This is going on my re-read list.

[ratcreature]

This was awesome.

[liresius.livejournal.com]

Great story! Loved the long journey and all the details for survival. Bill the Pony! Hee!

[temaris.livejournal.com]

I really enjoyed this -- I especially liked the attention to small things -- how long it can take to travel unknown terrain while hunting, testing the food, and how much they all stank ::g::. The big things -- the relationships, and how they ended up talking instead of telling each other stories, -- were really good too. Definitely a keeper, this one :-) Thank you.

[argosy.livejournal.com]

Mmm, that was lovely. I loved how everyone rose to the occasion. I'd love to see the vacation on Earth!

[the4ts.livejournal.com]

So, so, so much to love about this! Utterly, utterly wonderful in every way. Such warmth, such friendship and the growth of everyone... Perfect!

[margec01.livejournal.com]

A wonderfully, long, fantastic story. I loved that it is John/Rodney but totally a team story as well. And what an adventure, walking an entire continent.

I loved how we get to know so much more about them, and they about each other, in their long trek. And Rodney's concern that his team (and John!) may wish no more of him after such a long time. And poor Teyla's breakdown over missing moments of Torren's life. All such good angst and showing the friendships between them.

I, too, would love an epilogue of their return, Teyla's reunion, and just their joy of the simple things like bathing or eating jello.

[porntestpilot.livejournal.com]

That was epic! Team love, and interesting little stories, and a cool plot/issues to overcome and a happy ending! You're awesome!