Hydrosphere (by LtLj) (G)
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stargateficrecShow: SGA
Rec Category: AU (specifically, ocean-themed AUs)
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Aiden Ford
Categories: Gen
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: The LtLjverse, and see the AO3
Link: Hydrosphere on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: An interesting story about one of the cooler aspects of being a first contact team. It's a short, easy read, in contrast to my other recs this month, which are longfics. As ever with LtLj, the writing's clear and flows well, and the alien place described is interesting. John and the team, exploring and being explored.
It's -- she's -- floating in the water, inches from the glass. Her skin is a translucent green, blending with the color of the water, a narrow crest of hair drifting out in a blue cloud behind her. She's not as human as she looks at first shocked glance. Her head is too long, the wrong shape. Her eyes are big and almond-shaped but she doesn't have a nose, and her mouth is a thin line. She has fins instead of feet and there are some sort of jellyfish-like tendrils growing out from her arms and legs. She's definitely female; her breasts are small but they're in the right spot and there's no concealing hair at her groin.
John clicks his radio and manages to say evenly, "Ford, McKay, Teyla. You might want to see this."
He barely hears the acknowledgement. She's staring at him and he's staring at her. It's like that long enough for John to feel the unused adrenaline run cold down his back, for his heart rate to slow from fight-or-flight to wary tension. Then she lifts one long hand, each of the six fingers topped by an opalescent claw, and makes a "come closer" gesture.
John falls back a step instinctively, scanning the floor, scanning the ceiling, flicking a look behind him to make sure the nearest door hasn't sealed itself, because seriously. If there's an SGC how-to manual, there's a picture of this beautiful chamber and this beautiful creature, and a caption that basically says "don't fall for this."
Rec Category: AU (specifically, ocean-themed AUs)
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Aiden Ford
Categories: Gen
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: The LtLjverse, and see the AO3
Link: Hydrosphere on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: An interesting story about one of the cooler aspects of being a first contact team. It's a short, easy read, in contrast to my other recs this month, which are longfics. As ever with LtLj, the writing's clear and flows well, and the alien place described is interesting. John and the team, exploring and being explored.
It's -- she's -- floating in the water, inches from the glass. Her skin is a translucent green, blending with the color of the water, a narrow crest of hair drifting out in a blue cloud behind her. She's not as human as she looks at first shocked glance. Her head is too long, the wrong shape. Her eyes are big and almond-shaped but she doesn't have a nose, and her mouth is a thin line. She has fins instead of feet and there are some sort of jellyfish-like tendrils growing out from her arms and legs. She's definitely female; her breasts are small but they're in the right spot and there's no concealing hair at her groin.
John clicks his radio and manages to say evenly, "Ford, McKay, Teyla. You might want to see this."
He barely hears the acknowledgement. She's staring at him and he's staring at her. It's like that long enough for John to feel the unused adrenaline run cold down his back, for his heart rate to slow from fight-or-flight to wary tension. Then she lifts one long hand, each of the six fingers topped by an opalescent claw, and makes a "come closer" gesture.
John falls back a step instinctively, scanning the floor, scanning the ceiling, flicking a look behind him to make sure the nearest door hasn't sealed itself, because seriously. If there's an SGC how-to manual, there's a picture of this beautiful chamber and this beautiful creature, and a caption that basically says "don't fall for this."
