Heart and Soul by Mad Maudlin (PG)

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Show: SGA
Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney, Teyla
Pairing: light McKay/Keller
Het/Slash/Gen: mainly gen but het on side
Warning: none
Author on LJ: mad_maudlin
Author's Website: AO3
Link: Heart and Soul

Why this must be read:

Heart and Soul provides a look into a Rodney McKay that's a bit insecure and is showing the scars from his past. Rodney's reluctant to share his music with his friends due to being told in the past that's he's no good. Not being able to do something you love because someone else has ruined it for you has been a pain that everyone has experienced, I think, and to see the proud and strong McKay brought to it is just painful. Yet, Mad shows us how Teyla and others in Atlantis have started to show Rodney that you don't have to be perfect nor a prodigy to enjoy what you love and make beautiful music together. When Rodney starts showing Teyla how to read Earth music at the end, I had to smile as he's come a long way. This is a wonderful look at scars healing with the help of friends. You'll enjoy reading Rodney enjoying his music again just as much as he enjoys the playing. :)

Story Summary: "You think there's something going on with McKay?"


It began with simple scales, in keys that had become familiar to her after many years of hearing the Lanteans' music; rising and falling, fast and slow, only semi-audible down the corridor. There was no question it came from the same room Rodney had entered. Teyla stepped closer to listen; she did not quite recognize the instrument, though it had some of the same qualities as a harp or hand chime. Perhaps it was something built by the Ancestors?
The scales stopped abruptly, and Teyla prepared herself to hear Rodney talking to himself, as he so often did while at work. Instead, she heard only a few muffled and indistinct noises, and then a proper song began to play on the same instrument as before. Teyla shut her eyes and listened.