Weird Kid by NotTasha (G)

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Rec Category: Teyla & Rodney friendship
Pairing: none
Category: gen, Teyla Emmagan
Warning: none
Author on LJ: nottasha
Author's Website: NotTasha's Fictional Existence
Link: Weird Kid

Why This Must Be Read: Both in canon and in fic, the characters' lives sometimes seem like one crazy, life-threatening adventure after another -- which is why I cherish stories that depict the quiet, peaceful moments in between. Teyla is visiting friends in the Athosian settlement, expecting John to pick her up in the evening and shuttle her back to Atlantis, but Rodney shows up instead (for the flight practice) and soon gets roped into having dinner with the Athosians. It's a sweet, gentle story, funny in places and touching in others, unfolding softly like dusk settling on the mainland. I particularly enjoyed getting a glimpse of Teyla's life outside Atlantis, and the circle of friends that she maintains apart from her friends in the city.