stargateficrec | In Heaven and Earth by Sholio aka friendshipper (PG) (Reply)

Show: SGA
Rec Category: Horror
Characters: John, Rodney
Pairing: none
Het/Slash/Gen: gen
Warning: canon character death
Author on LJ: friendshipper
Author's Website: SGA Fanfic tag at LJ, City on the Ocean's Edge
Link: In Heaven and Earth

Why this must be read:

To end our bout of horror recs this month, I bring you a gentler take on the horror ideals. Instead of gruesome images and horrid fates, Sholio spins us a tale of gentle sorrow and ghostly shadows. Either way the reader takes, from Atlantis producing these shadows of her dead 'cause her people want to see them or her dead really coming home to rest, you will feel a twitch in the heart for the city's lost and those left behind. Still expect to feel the shivers, though, 'cause Sholio is as adept in writing chills as she is team-y goodness and action/adventure. From shadows out of the corner of the eye to silent stares to motionless gliding, this fic will leave you breathless and sad at the same time. A fitting end for horror recs, eh?

Story Summary: It gets bloody creepy here at night.

Rodney pauses, reluctantly, and looks over his shoulder. For a minute John thinks he's not going to answer, but, predictably unpredictable, he does. "You asked me a question, a long time ago." He breaks off, wets his lips. "I just figured, you know, after all we've been through and ... stuff, I owed you an honest answer. So, yeah, back when you asked me that ... that thing in the lounge -- The answer's yes."

John still wouldn't have the slightest clue what he's talking about, except then he notices that Rodney's not really looking at him, but rather, just off to his left -- looking directly at Elizabeth.

And Elizabeth, he sees in his peripheral vision, has raised her head and is looking back at Rodney with her blank, unreflective eyes.

Rodney drops his gaze, and, shoulders slumped in weariness, he leaves. After a moment, Elizabeth rises in perfect silence and glides after him.

It takes John some time to lower his watchful gaze from the doorway and return to his reports. After another little while, Carson comes to keep him company.