"The Chambers of the Sea" and "Ecdysis" by Shalott (PG)

[rigel-7.livejournal.com]

Rec Category: Gen

Pairing: None
Categories: Gen, John Sheppard, Point of View, SGA
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: astolat
Author's Website: intimations.org
Link: The Chambers of the Sea and Ecdysis

Why These Must Be Read:

I'm reccing two flashfics by Shalott this evening, as they work wonderfully as a pair, and as they are so short, reading only one would leave you wanting more :D These fics are inspiring, showing that you can convey a myriad of emotions and experience within a restricted format.

The Chambers of the Sea (595 words)
This was one of the very first Atlantis fics that I bookmarked. It's a lovely small snippet of Sheppard's first night in the Pegasus Galaxy. Not one word is wasted, it's absolutely amazing that in such a limited wordcount astolat can fit in so many glimpses of the other characters at Atlantis.

Ecdysis (431 words)
Summary: He is awake, he thinks. This doesn't feel like dreaming.
Another hauntingly beautiful Sheppard snippet. Every moment is worth savouring. The language flows effortlessly and the imagery is powerful.

Comments

[sulien.livejournal.com]

I owe you some serious cyber chocolate for these recs. Wow.

[rigel-7.livejournal.com]

They are most excellent aren't they.

I wish I could write like that :P

[sulien.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they definitely are, and yep, me too.:-/ I was happy to find this icon, so that I could at least give folks fair warning when I attempt to post fics. :-p I intend to keep slugging away at it though, until my work is at least readable.

But in the mean time, I'll be happy to read the goodies posted by others. :-) Thanks again for the recs!