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stargateficrecRec Category: John Sheppard
Character: John Sheppard, Lorne
Category: Character study, gen
Warning: none
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tigs
Author's Website: Sarah's Story Page
Link: her site or on LJ
Why This Must Be Read: Sarah has written several lovely Sheppard pieces, so I had a hard time choosing just one. *g* But in the end I picked this story because it's a look at Sheppard we haven't read a bazillion times already.
When we first meet Major Lorne on SG-1, Daniel Jackson's already driving him pretty crazy, so how in the world is he going to deal with the misfits who run Atlantis? We know that he fits into the Atlantis hierarchy fairly quickly and easily after his trial-by-Rodney in "Runner," so one has to wonder what he observed--before boarding the Daedalus and heading out to serve in another galaxy under a very non-regulation commander--that made him give everybody there--especially Sheppard--a chance.
Sarah's story posits a Lorne who's smart and open-minded enough to do more than just listen to base gossip about the newly-minted lieutenant colonel now officially in charge of the Atlantis garrison. She does a beautiful job showing us Sheppard through Lorne's eyes, effortlessly showing the ease with which Sheppard bounces between his laid-back Mr. Nice Guy persona and the soldier who took down nearly seventy Genii in one day. And she makes me believe that these two men will eventually be comfortable enough working together that they can mock each other in tense situations, as we see them do late in season two.
Don't let the fact that she didn't bother to title the story or missed a few typos while editing steer you away from this hidden gem.
Character: John Sheppard, Lorne
Category: Character study, gen
Warning: none
Author on LJ:
tigsAuthor's Website: Sarah's Story Page
Link: her site or on LJ
Why This Must Be Read: Sarah has written several lovely Sheppard pieces, so I had a hard time choosing just one. *g* But in the end I picked this story because it's a look at Sheppard we haven't read a bazillion times already.
When we first meet Major Lorne on SG-1, Daniel Jackson's already driving him pretty crazy, so how in the world is he going to deal with the misfits who run Atlantis? We know that he fits into the Atlantis hierarchy fairly quickly and easily after his trial-by-Rodney in "Runner," so one has to wonder what he observed--before boarding the Daedalus and heading out to serve in another galaxy under a very non-regulation commander--that made him give everybody there--especially Sheppard--a chance.
Sarah's story posits a Lorne who's smart and open-minded enough to do more than just listen to base gossip about the newly-minted lieutenant colonel now officially in charge of the Atlantis garrison. She does a beautiful job showing us Sheppard through Lorne's eyes, effortlessly showing the ease with which Sheppard bounces between his laid-back Mr. Nice Guy persona and the soldier who took down nearly seventy Genii in one day. And she makes me believe that these two men will eventually be comfortable enough working together that they can mock each other in tense situations, as we see them do late in season two.
Don't let the fact that she didn't bother to title the story or missed a few typos while editing steer you away from this hidden gem.
