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kat_lairTitle: Five Things Carson and Rodney Share (and never thought they would)
Author: Mistress Kat / kat_lair
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Category/Pairing: Five Things, McKay/Beckett
Rating: PG-13
Word count: ~ 970
Disclaimer: Not mine, only playing
Summary: Title says it all.
nausica2 (Warning: written under the influence of too little sleep and too much homemade wine. Yeah. *blinks* Enjoy.)
1. Two weeks after moving together, Rodney staggers to the bathroom, enjoying the rare pre-caffeine silence inside his head. He grapples for the toothbrush, firmly avoiding the mirror.
Thirty seconds later
Rodney blinks, toothbrush hanging from his mouth, and watches
It should be gross and all kinds of wrong, but somehow it’s not.
Rodney spits into the sink, white whorls of toothpaste disappearing sluggishly, and sniffs his armpits. He could get away with not showering today but
2. “You gave me alien mono?”
“Keep your voice down, Rodney!”
“Do I look like I care?” Rodney’s hands wrap themselves around the lapels of
“Hey! She was not under-aged. Besides, it’s not like I did something wrong. She kissed me. Apparently it was a show of respect and gratitude.” And despite the alien mo… bacterial infection,
Rodney’s face is turning an alarming shade of red so
“Swelling?”
3. “Dammit, dammit, Rodney, come on.” Sheppard pushes down hard, one hand on top of the other, “One-two-three” counting it out loud “four-five. Go.”
He’s not thinking about the minutes ticking by, blood growing darker from lack of oxygen. He’s not thinking about the two-mile trek to the gate or how long it would take if they have to carry… He is not thinking.
One and hold – lips meeting lips – two and hold – and his chest hurts from the strain.
How ironic that this kiss should make him as dizzy as all the others before it.
4. “God, that’s disgusting.”
Beside him, Rodney keeps shovelling food into his mouth at a steady pace – not that it does anything to keep him quiet. “I mean, what do they see in him?”
From the cover of his juice glass
“I mean, sure, he’s pretty.” His attention switches back to Rodney who is still talking, barely pausing to chew his dinner. “But so clearly aware of it that I wouldn’t fuck him if he was the last man on-- uh.”
“Aye, I have to agree with you there,” he murmurs, aiming for nonchalance and probably missing by a mile.
“You…what?” Rodney gawps at him like a startled owl.
“Personally, I like my men with a bit more substance. And brains.” He hesitates for a moment then, unsure whether to push things that one step further. “Someone I can be friends with. Good friends.” He holds Rodney’s eyes, determined not to back down now.
For a few seconds Rodney’s mouth opens and closes but no sound comes out. Then he visibly shakes himself, returning
5. Pale dawn creeps in through the kitchen curtains, half open and billowing in the morning breeze. Rodney reaches over and extracts the arts and science section from the back of the newspaper, leaving the rest for
The house is silent this early on a Sunday, the hum of air conditioning filling in the empty places between the seconds. Rodney gets up to pour himself another cup of coffee and then returns to the table. There’s a science fair at the local high school that might be worth a look. It’s never too early to start recruiting.
Rodney glances at the clock and estimates they have at least another half an hour of peace and quiet left to themselves. There’s a rustle of paper as
Fin.
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on 2006-09-16 09:15 am (UTC)#3 was my personal favourite as well, but I thought it best finish with something more positive...
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on 2006-09-16 06:29 am (UTC)There isn't enough Carson/Rodney around.
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on 2006-09-16 09:21 am (UTC)But! Your prompt was very inspirational and I enjoyed writing these. I'm very glad you liked the end result.
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on 2006-09-16 08:59 pm (UTC)no subject
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on 2006-09-17 02:10 am (UTC)3 made me meep
I adore 4 oh so much
and I love all the rest :)
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on 2006-09-19 03:26 pm (UTC)You know what I love the most about all of these? The little details. The minutiae that capture, in all their simplicity, very vivid images and make the scene come alive. Like, "He slaps Rodney’s ass absentmindedly" or "the dusting of silver in his hair catching the sun".
I have to say, #1 was definitely by favourite, mostly because of the picture of the toothbrush hanging from Rodney's mouth as he stares in surprise but also because of the quiet realisation and acceptance of Carson in his life, which was all so very sweet and made me smile like there's no tomorrow. #2 was also great; I love the bit about Rodney shaking Carson. Heh. The rest were all lovely, as well, but I just wanted to point out these two.
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on 2006-09-19 04:05 pm (UTC)Thank you so very much. Your commentary makes me sound far cleverer than I am, you know with the little details you point out and just *flails*
Thank you.
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on 2006-09-19 05:03 pm (UTC)And you're very, very welcome. I do love the stuff you write, so no, I'm not just making you sound better than you are; you are as good as I make you sound.
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on 2006-09-19 05:22 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2006-09-24 04:53 pm (UTC)Number 3 stood out because it was so striking and so possible within their lives at Atlantis. That last line is killer.
Number 4 might be my fave because of how true it seems to their characters. Rodney blurting out accidentally that he's gay while having a snark at a hot guy? Soooo Rodney. And Carson braving it forward? Totally.
These totally made my day. Thank you!
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on 2006-09-24 08:09 pm (UTC)Anyway. What I'm trying to say is: thank you for the lovely insightful and detailed comment, it was an absolute pleasure to receive.
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on 2006-10-16 06:29 pm (UTC)I'm particularly fond of #3 myself so am very pleased it had an impact.
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