stargateficrec | The World That We Live In (No, We Can't Go Back) by Kyuuketsukirui (PG)

Show: SGA
Rec Category: Horror
Characters: John, Rodney
Pairing: none (though the author says John/Rodney)
Het/Slash/Gen: gen in my eyes, but could be slash
Warning: character death
Author on LJ: kyuuketsukirui
Author's Website: SGA fic tag on DW
Link: The World That We Live In (No, We Can't Go Back)

Why this must be read:

Two words can best describe this: eerie and sad. Through very subtle foreshadowing and unparalleled emotional resonance, Kyuuketsukirui will draw you into this tale of lost innocence and gloomy manipulation. What's especially heart-breaking and creepy here in this gem is the fact that both John and Rodney are children, and yet where the story goes... Just wow... I swear you'll be sitting in your chair with your jaw on the keyboard, just as I was. Definitely have some tissues handy...

Story Summary: When his dad first said they were going to move, John yelled and called him a liar. He didn't tell Rodney for a long time, not until they were starting to pack and he couldn't not tell him anymore.

"I miss my mom," John says, and Rodney frowns at him. He always looks sad when John says stuff like that.

Rodney says, "It's just us now," and reaches for John's hand. They're sitting at the top of the stairs because they can sit wherever they want; there's no one to tell John he's in the way. He likes that, no one telling him what to do, but the house is so empty. It feels bigger with all the furniture gone.

It was big and empty like this when they moved in. Bigger, even, 'cause he was only four and now he is eight. Well, eight and a half, more like eight and three-quarters, really. In a few months, he could say nine, but he isn't counting anymore.