A Little Bit Like Goldilocks, A Lot Like That Woody Allen Movie by tzzzz (NC-17)

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Rec Category

: John Sheppard/Samantha Carter

Pairing

: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, John Sheppard/Samantha Carter

Category

: John/Rodney, Sam/John, friendship, humour, romance, established relationship

Warning:

Slash, Sex

Author on LJ

: tzzzz

Link

: A Little Bit Like Goldilocks, A Lot Like That Woody Allen Movie

Author's Summary

: John and Sam used to know each other and Rodney wants to know how.

Why This Must Be Read

: I just love love love when two character have this hidden former established relationship. The author is able to establish a realistic and wonderfully drawned out backstory between Sheppard and Carter. Something that neither of them told Mckay. That brings a little histera to the fic, but it isn't overwhelming and it really turns out to be this incredible fic no matter who you ship.


Excerpt:
"Well, I

am

a genius."

He can practically hear Cameron rolling his eyes.

"So, how's it going, serving under those two?"

"Fine. Why wouldn't it be fine? Colonel Carter is beautiful and probably the second most brilliant mind in two galaxies and Sheppard is, Sheppard."

"Just, you know, they were pretty big tricksters back in the day. Shep and the Doc were practically a legend by the time I got out here to train. Apparently some enlisted guy tried to grab her ass and they reassembled half a helicopter in his bedroom. You can ask Colonel Bentley about it when we get back to base. He almost died laughing when he found out they were serving together out in another galaxy."

Rodney's mouth is hanging open in a way he knows can't possibly be attractive, but he doesn't care. "Wait, you're saying that Sheppard and Colonel Carter knew each other before Atlantis?"

"Yeah. You mean Shep never mentioned it? I thought you guys were supposed to be friends." Mitchell can't seem to keep the smug tone out of his voice, or his eyes on the goddamned road - not that there's anything to run into out here.

"We are friends," but why didn't he say anything. Not even the first times when Rodney was waxing poetic about Samantha Carter's brilliance and her hair and the sexual tension between them. "But why wouldn't he ..."