Stargate Atlantis Drabble: Arrangement

[kat_lair]

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Title: Arrangement
Author: Mistress Kat /  kat_lair
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Pairing: McKay/Zelenka
Genre: AU
Rating: PG
Word count: 100
Disclaimer: Not mine, just playing.

Summary: Radek had arrived two weeks ago.

Author notes: Written as part of the broadstairsbacc writing challenge where we all wrote a drabble to same fandom, a randomly picked prompt (arranged marriage) and then individual Loveheart phrase which needed to be included. My Loveheart said ‘I’m shy’.



Rodney leaned against the lab door, surreptitiously watching his new husband build… Well, he had no idea what but it looked interesting.

Radek had arrived two weeks ago, as part of the War Obligation scheme marrying talented people from the losing states to individuals of considerable means, like himself. It was slavery dressed as philanthropy but Rodney had found no way of escaping his ‘duty’.

“You didn’t say you could do that,” he remarked.

Radek didn’t startle. “I’m shy,” he said drily, a raised eyebrow implying how useless he’d thought sharing that would’ve been.

“We’ll work on that,” Rodney laughed.



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Comments

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Radek would be uncertain at first of talking back, afraid that he'd be sent back. I bet the first time they have an argument about science he'll bet terrified afterwards of the consequences...

[margaret-r.livejournal.com]

You do realise this cannot be left unwritten, don’t you? Unlike Moth – I want to know how the pining two of them get it together … ;)

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps...