Earthside (by Penknife) (T)
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stargateficrecShow: SGA
Rec Category: John/Ronon
Characters: John Sheppard/Ronon Dex, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Vala Mal Doran, Cam Mitchell, Gen. Landry
Categories: M/M
Words: 4839
Warnings: No AO3 warnings apply
Author on DW:penknife
Author's Website: Penknife on AO3
Link: Earthside on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: I think this is my favourite of Penknife's John/Ronon stories. It's set a bit after the end of season 5 when they're stuck on Earth waiting for Atlantis to be repaired. Rodney's overseeing the repairs, Teyla decides to take her family to see Earth, and John and Ronon end up temporarily on SG14 at the SGC. The parts I love best are Ronon wanting to get an apartment in Colorado Springs and enjoying the domesticity, some good teamy feels with their new teammates, fun with Cam and Vala, a brief meet-up with Dave, and the relatively easy way, despite John being closeted, that they end up in bed and happy together. It's a feel-good story where even risking their lives on an SGC team feels a little like a vacation for the boys. The writing's excellent and there's enough realism and complexity to make it a great read.
"You really hated being stationed here before," Ronon says when they're actually in the elevator on the way down the day they arrive at the SGC.
"It wasn't that bad," John says.
"You're lying."
"My head was just in a bad place," John says. "It's not a bad place to work."
"Sure," Ronon says, but he looks suspicious.
The elevator doors open, and then the air is split by the sound of emergency sirens. John and Ronon back against the wall, trying to get out of the way of people who seem to know what they're doing.
In a few seconds, Cam and Vala Mal Doran come pelting down the hall, firing over their shoulders at -- John only gets a brief look at what seems to be a tangle of vines lashing tendrils menacingly at them, and then Vala grabs his arm and says "Run!"
"Hi, Sheppard, Dex," Cam says as they sprint down the hallway. "We've just got a little plant control problem here, hang tight."
"Can I shoot that thing?" Ronon says. John is trying to dig his sidearm out of his duffel bag as he runs.
"Feel free," Vala says, and Ronon starts firing over his shoulder as they retreat. There's the smell of burning underbrush, but the thing keeps coming.
"Welcome to the SGC," Cam says. "You wouldn't happen to have a grenade?"
John doesn't, but they get the plant menace taken care of anyway, by dint of some kind of weed killer whipped up by the botanists at great risk to life and limb, and the day eventually settles back down into an orientation tour. Ronon seems much more cheerful, as if any workplace where you get chased by killer plants can't be all that bad.
Rec Category: John/Ronon
Characters: John Sheppard/Ronon Dex, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Vala Mal Doran, Cam Mitchell, Gen. Landry
Categories: M/M
Words: 4839
Warnings: No AO3 warnings apply
Author on DW:
penknife Author's Website: Penknife on AO3
Link: Earthside on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: I think this is my favourite of Penknife's John/Ronon stories. It's set a bit after the end of season 5 when they're stuck on Earth waiting for Atlantis to be repaired. Rodney's overseeing the repairs, Teyla decides to take her family to see Earth, and John and Ronon end up temporarily on SG14 at the SGC. The parts I love best are Ronon wanting to get an apartment in Colorado Springs and enjoying the domesticity, some good teamy feels with their new teammates, fun with Cam and Vala, a brief meet-up with Dave, and the relatively easy way, despite John being closeted, that they end up in bed and happy together. It's a feel-good story where even risking their lives on an SGC team feels a little like a vacation for the boys. The writing's excellent and there's enough realism and complexity to make it a great read.
"You really hated being stationed here before," Ronon says when they're actually in the elevator on the way down the day they arrive at the SGC.
"It wasn't that bad," John says.
"You're lying."
"My head was just in a bad place," John says. "It's not a bad place to work."
"Sure," Ronon says, but he looks suspicious.
The elevator doors open, and then the air is split by the sound of emergency sirens. John and Ronon back against the wall, trying to get out of the way of people who seem to know what they're doing.
In a few seconds, Cam and Vala Mal Doran come pelting down the hall, firing over their shoulders at -- John only gets a brief look at what seems to be a tangle of vines lashing tendrils menacingly at them, and then Vala grabs his arm and says "Run!"
"Hi, Sheppard, Dex," Cam says as they sprint down the hallway. "We've just got a little plant control problem here, hang tight."
"Can I shoot that thing?" Ronon says. John is trying to dig his sidearm out of his duffel bag as he runs.
"Feel free," Vala says, and Ronon starts firing over his shoulder as they retreat. There's the smell of burning underbrush, but the thing keeps coming.
"Welcome to the SGC," Cam says. "You wouldn't happen to have a grenade?"
John doesn't, but they get the plant menace taken care of anyway, by dint of some kind of weed killer whipped up by the botanists at great risk to life and limb, and the day eventually settles back down into an orientation tour. Ronon seems much more cheerful, as if any workplace where you get chased by killer plants can't be all that bad.
