"Major, think about where we are in the solar system."
John really wanted to say Oh. There you are! but he swallowed that instinctive reply and instead focused on the solar system that popped into his head from the chair.
What came out was "Did I do that?" instead.
Finally looking into blue eyes was a relief. And painful. He had learned the hard way to keep his emotions to himself and this was not the time to give in to what his heart wanted.
Blue Eyes was named Dr. Rodney McKay.
John feigned reluctance to ensure he wasn't separated from Rodney. O'Neill might or might not understand -- he saw the way O'Neill looked at Jackson -- but there were others that would not.
Then there were aliens, space ships, nuclear weapons, bugs, and Wraith. Problems came fast and furious but Rodney was a constant. Irascible, scared, brilliant but always there.
When Rodney lost his intelligence, he never lost his memory of John. John hung on to that like a lifeline. Without Rodney he would be lost.
Getting Rodney back was a relief. Even Jennifer Keller could not dampen his joy.
It turns out 'home' is relative. Jennifer thought of Earth as home. She left for Earth hoping to take Rodney with her. Like a prize she had won.
But Rodney considered Atlantis home now. John shouldn't have felt relieved when Jennifer left without a backward glance.
Then DADT was stricken from the books and John found himself with an armful of astrophysicist.
"Didn't think I could have you," Rodney murmured into John's skin.
"Yours. All yours," John replied. A lifetime of repression burbled up and out and over his lips.
For John, home was Rodney McKay and would always be.
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Fill -- All Yours
Date: 2021-12-03 06:02 pm (UTC)The voice sent a shiver down his spine.
"Major, think about where we are in the solar system."
John really wanted to say Oh. There you are! but he swallowed that instinctive reply and instead focused on the solar system that popped into his head from the chair.
What came out was "Did I do that?" instead.
Finally looking into blue eyes was a relief. And painful. He had learned the hard way to keep his emotions to himself and this was not the time to give in to what his heart wanted.
Blue Eyes was named Dr. Rodney McKay.
John feigned reluctance to ensure he wasn't separated from Rodney. O'Neill might or might not understand -- he saw the way O'Neill looked at Jackson -- but there were others that would not.
Then there were aliens, space ships, nuclear weapons, bugs, and Wraith. Problems came fast and furious but Rodney was a constant. Irascible, scared, brilliant but always there.
When Rodney lost his intelligence, he never lost his memory of John. John hung on to that like a lifeline. Without Rodney he would be lost.
Getting Rodney back was a relief. Even Jennifer Keller could not dampen his joy.
It turns out 'home' is relative. Jennifer thought of Earth as home. She left for Earth hoping to take Rodney with her. Like a prize she had won.
But Rodney considered Atlantis home now. John shouldn't have felt relieved when Jennifer left without a backward glance.
Then DADT was stricken from the books and John found himself with an armful of astrophysicist.
"Didn't think I could have you," Rodney murmured into John's skin.
"Yours. All yours," John replied. A lifetime of repression burbled up and out and over his lips.
For John, home was Rodney McKay and would always be.