Missing Breath by perspi (PG-13)

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Show: Stargate Atlantis
Rec Category: Ronon & Teyla friendship
Characters: Ronon, Teyla, John, Rodney
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warning: Character death, violence, mentions of slavery and torture
Author on LJ: perspi
Author's Website: by tag on LJ, on the AO3
Link: Missing Breath

Why this must be read:
Teyla is lost on a quest for revenge, while her teammates wait for her to come home. The whole team's loyalty and caring for each other is shown beautifully. I loved Ronon's voice here and how the parallels between his own story and what's happening to Teyla help him help her.

Summary:
Teyla helped make a home for Ronon, once. In the face of loss and grief, Ronon returns the favor.

Ronon recites the Song for the Dead as he carries stones. When he began, Teyla had looked at him with surprise before nodding her thanks. She doesn't watch his progress, focusing instead on the cloth-wrapped bundle in her arms.

It doesn't take long to gather enough stones for a child-sized cairn.