stargateficrec | Gin Rummy for Two by soft

Show: Stargate Atlantis

Rec Category: Slash
Characters: Clone!Carson Beckett, Evan Lorne
Pairings: past Carson Beckett/Evan Lorne,
Categories: Slash
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

soft_princess
Author's Website:

soft_princess
Link: Gin Rummy For Two

Why This Must Be Read: I am a sucker for rarepairs, especially ones I never considered and that on first glance don't seem like they'd work for me but work because of a particular author. This story explores the differences between Clone!Carson and the Carson who perished in Sunday and how he relates to the people who loved Carson-prime. I also love how Evan has the chance to come to terms with his grief without unreasonably assuming that Clone!Carson will want what the original Carson would have wanted. It's short and sweet and totally worth it.

"I have no idea what you want me to say, Evan. I can call you Evan, yes?"

Lorne bit the inside of his cheek to keep from... he wasn't sure what, but his heart ache at the sound of his first name said exactly like his lover used to. It was difficult to remember that this wasn't his Carson. "I don't need you to say anything; just figured you ought to know," he said, letting the other issue go without an answer.

"I am not the same man you remember, Evan," Carson said apologetically.

"I didn't think you were," Lorne replied. "I figured two years as a prisoner, then the whole cloning thing--you're bound to be different." Heart hanging in his throat, Lorne crossed his arms over his chest, and hung in head. "In any case, I'm not looking for a relationship, especially--Nah, I'm going to hang myself with that one, but just--"