Alone by somehowunbroken (G)

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Show: SGA
Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney
Pairing: none
Het/Slash/Gen: gen
Warning: none
Author on LJ: somehowunbroken
Author's Website: Masterlist of Fic on LJ
Link: Alone

Why this must be read:

An intriguing look at a phobia that would not be the first to come to mind when it comes to Rodney. A man who's so afraid to be alone that he fills the space around him with his voice and his presence. Just so the silence won't overwhelm him. My heart literally twinged the time he slept on John's couch, just to hear John's breathing and to know he wasn't alone in the world. Somehowunbroken has managed to take an unusual and unique phobia and just make it fit Rodney to a tee. You'll ache with Rodney and just want to give him some company after reading this.

Story Summary: hc_bingo: 'monophobia (fear of being alone).'


Rodney knows how the others see him. He’s the annoying guy, the sidekick, occasionally the plucky comic relief; he’s the one who’s always underfoot, always in the way, never quite where he’s supposed to be. He’s the one who fills silence with chatter, with endless noise and words, because the sound fills the space around him, connects him to the people near him in a way that keeps him breathing, keeps him sane.

It’s odd, he thinks, that he has no problem admitting to hypoglycemia and an allergy to citrus and a myriad of other ailments, but he refuses to bring this out in the open. Instead, he just makes his presence known and feels the people around him, keeping him stable and solid.