Outfoxed (by Cesare) (G)
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stargateficrecShow: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe - specifically, fairy-tale type AUs
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Elizabeth Weir, Radek Zelenka, Michael, Jeannie Miller, Lucius Lavin, Acastus Kolya
Categories: slash (John/Rodney). Also a little background Elizabeth/Zelenka.
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW/LJ:cesare
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Outfoxed on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a charming and engaging story, and what I love most is how wonderfully in-character everyone is, despite the fairy-tale AU format. Rodney, especially, is utterly himself, even transformed into a fox - as the excerpt below shows. A delightful read.
"Hi there," said John. "You have a name?"
The Fox blinked as if surprised by the question, and sat back on his hind legs, looking up at John quizzically. "Well," he said. "Yes."
"...Mind telling me your name?"
"Let's see how far you get first," said the Fox. "Follow me. We're going to arrive at a village soon, there're two inns, blah blah blah, just do what I say and go to the dark inn."
"Okay," John agreed amiably, and they walked along the path. Although the fox had, of course, much shorter legs, he never seemed to hurry to keep up with John; and as they walked, the countryside slid past them in a blur.
The miles melted away so rapidly that John was astonished. "Hey," he said, "are you using magic to make us faster?"
"What?! No, no, no! It's much more complicated than that," said the Fox, his tail waving wildly in agitation. "But... it takes a certain amount of concentration on my part, and I'd have to give you so much remedial background information, I can't explain it to you right now. So sure, whatever you need to tell yourself to keep from getting speed-sick, call it what you want. Minkowski space, witchcraft, voodoo, whatever."
"I guess it makes sense you'd be magical," John said, enjoying the Fox's exasperated growl and annoyed muttering about oversimplification. "Talking fox and all."
"Yes, I'm just bursting with pixie dust," said the Fox. "Shut up now."
Rec Category: Alternate Universe - specifically, fairy-tale type AUs
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Elizabeth Weir, Radek Zelenka, Michael, Jeannie Miller, Lucius Lavin, Acastus Kolya
Categories: slash (John/Rodney). Also a little background Elizabeth/Zelenka.
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW/LJ:
cesare Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Outfoxed on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a charming and engaging story, and what I love most is how wonderfully in-character everyone is, despite the fairy-tale AU format. Rodney, especially, is utterly himself, even transformed into a fox - as the excerpt below shows. A delightful read.
"Hi there," said John. "You have a name?"
The Fox blinked as if surprised by the question, and sat back on his hind legs, looking up at John quizzically. "Well," he said. "Yes."
"...Mind telling me your name?"
"Let's see how far you get first," said the Fox. "Follow me. We're going to arrive at a village soon, there're two inns, blah blah blah, just do what I say and go to the dark inn."
"Okay," John agreed amiably, and they walked along the path. Although the fox had, of course, much shorter legs, he never seemed to hurry to keep up with John; and as they walked, the countryside slid past them in a blur.
The miles melted away so rapidly that John was astonished. "Hey," he said, "are you using magic to make us faster?"
"What?! No, no, no! It's much more complicated than that," said the Fox, his tail waving wildly in agitation. "But... it takes a certain amount of concentration on my part, and I'd have to give you so much remedial background information, I can't explain it to you right now. So sure, whatever you need to tell yourself to keep from getting speed-sick, call it what you want. Minkowski space, witchcraft, voodoo, whatever."
"I guess it makes sense you'd be magical," John said, enjoying the Fox's exasperated growl and annoyed muttering about oversimplification. "Talking fox and all."
"Yes, I'm just bursting with pixie dust," said the Fox. "Shut up now."
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