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stargateficrecRec Category: Sheppard/McKay
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Category: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Pre-slash, First Time
Warning: Slash
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lavvyan, taste_is_sweet
Author's Website:
Link: Logopetria Series
Why This Must Be Read:
In the first story,lavvyan sets the reader up for heartbreak with a Rodney that has run afoul of Ancient technology and ended up permanently changed for the worst. When you consider how much Rodney's speech defines his character, his inability to communicate via speech hits hard, as does his retreat from Atlantis. Thankfully, in the companion story, taste_is_sweet returns Rodney to a pining John, although he hasn't been magically restored to his former glory.
Both stories are short, but the descriptive passages are eloquently powerful.
Excerpt:
John watched in horrified fascination as Rodney literally choked on his words, strangely-shaped objects spilling from his mouth in utter silence except for his coughing and ragged breath. The first thing was something green and slimy-looking that landed on the floor with a wet splat and what sounded like an indistinct mumble. Something roughly the shape of a sea urchin and apparently made out of wood followed, then a red uneven plastic ball, and a distorted, spiky lump of charred metal. They clattered to the floor in a cacophony of whispers, each uttering its secret over and over until it lay still. The red ball wobbled across the floor until it bounced off Ronon's boot with a faintly murmured, "incompetence," in Rodney's voice. Then there was no sound except for the blips and beeps of the infirmary and Rodney's wheezing breath.
"Okay." John bit on his bottom lip and rested his hands on his hips, looking for words as he tore his gaze from the ones that lay on the floor. "We'll figure this out."
Rodney threw him a disgusted look and crossed his arms. 'You better,' that look said.
...
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Category: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Pre-slash, First Time
Warning: Slash
Author on LJ:
lavvyan, taste_is_sweetAuthor's Website:
Link: Logopetria Series
Why This Must Be Read:
In the first story,
lavvyan sets the reader up for heartbreak with a Rodney that has run afoul of Ancient technology and ended up permanently changed for the worst. When you consider how much Rodney's speech defines his character, his inability to communicate via speech hits hard, as does his retreat from Atlantis. Thankfully, in the companion story, taste_is_sweet returns Rodney to a pining John, although he hasn't been magically restored to his former glory. Both stories are short, but the descriptive passages are eloquently powerful.
Excerpt:
John watched in horrified fascination as Rodney literally choked on his words, strangely-shaped objects spilling from his mouth in utter silence except for his coughing and ragged breath. The first thing was something green and slimy-looking that landed on the floor with a wet splat and what sounded like an indistinct mumble. Something roughly the shape of a sea urchin and apparently made out of wood followed, then a red uneven plastic ball, and a distorted, spiky lump of charred metal. They clattered to the floor in a cacophony of whispers, each uttering its secret over and over until it lay still. The red ball wobbled across the floor until it bounced off Ronon's boot with a faintly murmured, "incompetence," in Rodney's voice. Then there was no sound except for the blips and beeps of the infirmary and Rodney's wheezing breath.
"Okay." John bit on his bottom lip and rested his hands on his hips, looking for words as he tore his gaze from the ones that lay on the floor. "We'll figure this out."
Rodney threw him a disgusted look and crossed his arms. 'You better,' that look said.
...
