A Walk on the Dark Side by Eildon Rhymer (G)

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Show: SGA

Rec Category: SGA humour
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagen
Categories: gen, humour
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: rhymer23
Author's Website: Assorted Fanfic by Me
Link: A Walk on the Dark Side

Why This Must Be Read: A unabashed, unsubtle and gloriously gleeful sendup of purple prose :) by someone who has clearly read even more of it than me, and of 'Mirror Mirror' knockoffs by someone who recognises all too well how utterly ridiculous Evil for Evil's sake can be... especially with heroes that, to be honest, just aren't that good at the villainy involved... this is very much a "I wish I'd thought of that! - except that she did it so much better" piece, and I love it.

The man in black strode into the room. Tall, he was, with eyes that were lined with shadows that spoke of sleepless nights spent engaged in evil deeds, and a beard on his pale, drawn face. His presence filled the room like a dark cloud on a summer's day, and all who were near to him made themselves a little smaller, and wished that they had an umbrella to ward off the rain of his wrath. He was -

The smell of strawberries hung heavy in the air. "Uh…" The man in black cleared his throat. "McKay," he said, valiantly attempting to hiss the name.

McKay looked up from his sun lounger. "Still evil," he said, as he sipped at his pink cocktail, "it's just that it's always bothered me, you know, how supreme rulers of the universe always choose to live in such uncomfortable places. I mean, if you were the ultimate ruler of the entire imaginary country, would you live in a dark tower on the edge of a volcano, surrounded by hideous orcs, without even electricity or broadband internet access? Of course not! You'd live in a comfortable mansion surrounded by pretty girls, with…"

Comments

[morena-evensong.livejournal.com]

That was hilarious, thanks so much for the rec!

[mific.livejournal.com]

I love this so much - great to be prompted to read it again!