Fic: The Mute Shepherd (McKay/Sheppard, R)

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Title: The Mute Shepherd
Author: auburnnothenna
Recipient: meansgirl
Story Length: 34417 words
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Rating: R/Mature
Disclaimer: Neither Stargate: Atlantis or Stargate SG-1 are mine. This story is written strictly for the entertainment. No profit is derived from anything herein.
Author's Notes: I have made free with SG-1 and with names from SGU, which I have never seen an episode of, and adapted things I've heard about it to fit my own idea of how the Stargate 'verse should develop. Do not expect this to conform to canon post SGA OR SG-1's final episodes. Set post-SGA Season Five, so everything before that is fair game. Rodney McKay and Jennifer Keller's canon relationship is referenced.
Betas: Anon until reveal.
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Jennifer Keller, Cameron Mitchell, Vala Mal Doran, Teal'c, Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, Jeannie Miller, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan, Richard Woolsey.

Summary: John's never been able to ask for what he wants, but sometimes silence itself is the sin.

( The Mute Shepherd )

Comments

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Okay, this is *really* good. You did a great job with characterization and plot. I honestly felt the most for John in this fic. Yes, a lot of people got hurt by his silence, but that would have happened *anyway*. It was a no-win situation. He was trying to be a friend to both parties and that rarely works.

I do hope Cam can forgive him someday. He was the one truely innocent person in the whole mess but probably the one who could most understand John's reasonings and see the situation with a bit more perspective than anyone else.

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, a lot of people got hurt by his silence, but that would have happened *anyway*.

If he'd said to Cam that Keller and Rodney were dating, a lot of people wouldn't have gotten hurt as badly. So he did make a serious mistake, one that wasn't necessary. Cam's the kind of guy who would forgive him eventually, though.