Different, by Tielan (PG-13)

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Rec Category: Het

Pairing: Radek/Teyla
Category: Atlantis, het, romance, Radek Zelenka, Teyla Emmagan.
Warning: N/A
Author on LJ: tielan
Author's Website: N/A
Link: Different

Why This Must Be Read: Since I'm reccing het stories this month, I thought that I'd start out with something of a rare pairing.

Radek/Teyla is one of those pairings that shouldn't work, but tielan manages to make it fit seemlessly into the cracks left by canon. She shows how a relationship between them grows and changes, beginning with friendship and turning into something more. Both Radek and Teyla, as well as the other characters that make small guest appearances, are perfectly in character, and I've considered this story to be a treat since the very first time I read it.


"You have never been out of Atlantis?"

"There is yet no reason for me to go with the outgoing teams," he says, with a little regret. It seems an exciting thing to go off-world, although his mindset may change after. Rodney brings back dramatic stories of his experiences with Sheppard's team.

Right now, the military teams are the only ones who go through the Stargate - they are sometimes accompanied by the scientists, but not often. Not yet.

Her touch is unexpected and warm. Radek stares at her, surprised by the contact. Her formality suggests she is not a tactile person, but her fingertips rest on his knuckles with the lightest of touches as she looks him in the eye and speaks. "Your knowledge is better used in Atlantis."

Looking at her, he realises Teyla really believes that.