Handsome Johnny by Hth (G)
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stargateficrecShow: SGA
Rec Category: Aiden Ford
Characters: Aiden Ford, Aiden's grandparents
Categories: Gen (although as in the snippet, there's a hint of background McKay/Sheppard)
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: Hth's over on dreamwidth now, but the fic's on AO3.
Author's Website: see the AO3
Link: Handsome Johnny on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a lovely character study from Aiden's POV, when he's on leave back with his grandparents just before the expedition first goes to Atlantis. It's about his various loyalties - to his family, to the Marine Corps and Earth, and to the Atlantis expedition people he's come to know and be part of. It's mainly about his decision to go to another galaxy, but there are some great observations of the others, as in the snippet below. Interesting and, of course, very well-written.
Summary:
There's a war on, and his friends went because they're U.S. Marines – first on the ground and never leave a man behind. Aiden took a bunch of officer tests, and then a bunch of other tests, and got transferred to Antarctica, where he stands in the snow with really big guns and makes lab geeks feel safe.
He finally caught on the night that they binged on all three Matrix movies and then had to watch the first one over again to get the taste of sequels out of their mouths, the night they didn’t quit until they were all exhausted and pliant and drunk on companionable easiness. He watched the Major cant himself into the doorframe, just as much posed to show off the curve of his narrow waist as he was drooping from lack of sleep, and he thought to himself this is not a secret. Dr. McKay stepped up close to him, his head tucked down defensively, and muttered in a rush can’t very well sleep in the hallway, can you?, and the Major half-smiled and said in a low, sleepy-sexy voice, dunno, I’m really bummed about the popcorn, I may need a little time to get over it, and Aiden thought they know I can hear them, they don’t care if I can hear them, and the feeling of their trust in him.... It’s not something that Aiden can compare to anything else. He’s never had that anywhere else.
Rec Category: Aiden Ford
Characters: Aiden Ford, Aiden's grandparents
Categories: Gen (although as in the snippet, there's a hint of background McKay/Sheppard)
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: Hth's over on dreamwidth now, but the fic's on AO3.
Author's Website: see the AO3
Link: Handsome Johnny on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a lovely character study from Aiden's POV, when he's on leave back with his grandparents just before the expedition first goes to Atlantis. It's about his various loyalties - to his family, to the Marine Corps and Earth, and to the Atlantis expedition people he's come to know and be part of. It's mainly about his decision to go to another galaxy, but there are some great observations of the others, as in the snippet below. Interesting and, of course, very well-written.
Summary:
There's a war on, and his friends went because they're U.S. Marines – first on the ground and never leave a man behind. Aiden took a bunch of officer tests, and then a bunch of other tests, and got transferred to Antarctica, where he stands in the snow with really big guns and makes lab geeks feel safe.
He finally caught on the night that they binged on all three Matrix movies and then had to watch the first one over again to get the taste of sequels out of their mouths, the night they didn’t quit until they were all exhausted and pliant and drunk on companionable easiness. He watched the Major cant himself into the doorframe, just as much posed to show off the curve of his narrow waist as he was drooping from lack of sleep, and he thought to himself this is not a secret. Dr. McKay stepped up close to him, his head tucked down defensively, and muttered in a rush can’t very well sleep in the hallway, can you?, and the Major half-smiled and said in a low, sleepy-sexy voice, dunno, I’m really bummed about the popcorn, I may need a little time to get over it, and Aiden thought they know I can hear them, they don’t care if I can hear them, and the feeling of their trust in him.... It’s not something that Aiden can compare to anything else. He’s never had that anywhere else.
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