stargateficrec | "Intermission" by Little Red (PG)

Rec Category: Pairing: Sheppard/Weir
Pairing: Sheppard/Weir
Category: Friendship, UST
Warning: N/A
Author on LJ:

mylittleredgirl
Author's Website: Author's Site
Link: Intermission

Why This Must Be Read: This is a lovely little fic from Elizabeth's point of view and it shows just how sweet the dance between John and the Atlantean leader can be. It is a quiet story that takes place back in the beginning when John was still a Major.

It's not really polite for her to be watching him sleep, but that's exactly what she's doing. There's something adorably innocent in his features, something that makes her want to sit down next to him and cradle his head while he rests. She doesn't tend to think of his face as particularly kind or sweet or hopeful when he's being belligerent in a mission briefing, but then, she has long suspected he'd be quite a bit different around her if she wasn't standing in a role of authority.

That idea appeals to her. She likes him, either in spite of their professional differences or because of the effort they've both put into resolving them. She can't help but wish that there was a nice, easy way to take off the leader hat long enough to just be around him like this.

Or... maybe he's never like this, at least, not when he's awake. His defensiveness may come in different colors when he's with Teyla or Ford, with his peers or subordinates rather than authority figures... but she has observed him with other people and thinks that he's not completely open with them, either.

Intermission