stargateficrec | An Introduction to the Grapevine by Layton Colt (aka nixa

Show: SGA
Rec Category: Ronon Dex
Characters:: Ronon Dex
Pairing: sort of McKay/Sheppard
Het/Slash/Gen: Slash
Warnings/Spoilers: none
Author on LJ:

nixa_jane
Author's Website: none that I know of besides this lj
Link: An Introduction to the Grapevine

Why This Must Be Read: I love Ronon's POV in this. It's both hilarious and a little naïve, lol. He discovers "gossip" but doesn't understand it, and doesn't need it to see that Sheppard and McKay are in love (even if they aren't... to begin with). His loyalty to Sheppard is awesome and so in character, and the fact that he takes it that extra step just makes me grin big. Seriously. This fic is hilariously in character.

Excerpt:

Ronon mostly found the strange little man amusing, and while he talked almost as much as McKay he wasn't near as loud. "Why do they lie?" Ronon asked, leaning forward. "What is the point?"

"To amuse themselves," Zelenka said. "We do not have TV here, so it is even worse."

"TV?" Ronon asked.

"Oh, you had better ask Colonel Sheppard," Zelenka said quickly. "I cannot get into that now."

"They said I was sleeping with Sheppard," Ronon said. "I'm not."

"Yes," Zelenka said, patiently. "We've been over this. They make it all up."

"I would remember if I'd slept with him," Ronon insisted, "but Dr. Vogler seemed very certain."

Zelenka placed his head in his hands and muttered something in a language he did not recognize. "If I told you I once met a talking polar bear, would you believe me?"

"I'm not sure. What did he say?" Ronon asked.

"That is not...oh, never mind," Zelenka said. "Colonel Sheppard sleeps with everyone, Atlantis is one big orgy, believe what you like."

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