Arm's Length, by Blade (PG)

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Rec Category: Episode Related
Pairing: -
Categories: gen, episode tag, Teyla Emmagen, Ronon Dex, Teyla/Ronon friendship, friendship
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: blade_girl
Author's Website: n/a

Summary: She doesn’t overtly shun him, doesn’t get up and leave the table when he comes to sit down in the mess, and when they’re all together, she treats him exactly as before. There is nothing that anyone else might witness and conclude from it that she is shutting him out.
Link: Arm's Length

Why This Must Be Read: An episode tag for "Missing", we get a glimpse into the friendship of Teyla and Ronon and how Teyla might have behaved after finding out the Athosians are missing. This version collides with canon by now, but don't let that stop you. It's a wonderful characterization of both Teyla and Ronon, beautifully written

Teyla doesn’t talk to him anymore.

It’s nothing anyone else would notice. She doesn’t overtly shun him, doesn’t get up and leave the table when he comes to sit down in the mess, and when they’re all together, she treats him exactly as before. There is nothing that anyone else might witness and conclude from it that she is shutting him out.

It’s just that now, she avoids being alone with him.

Used to be there were casual encounters in the hallways, sparring sessions, late night chance meetings in the mess when they were both unable to sleep. Teyla’s not sleeping well these days, he can tell, but she’s not spending those sleepless hours in any place where she might have company. His company, anyway.