Oh! OH! I've had this open in a tab since you've posted it, and finally had a day at work when I could read it all, this and the codas.
LOVE IT. It's a bumpy road for them, and so real-feeling, and so THEM. I love the kids (I just about want to trade in my kindergartner for PJ right now), especially the way they bonded differently to John and Rodney. (If I'd been Nora, I would have been crushing so hard on Rodney, too!) I know it's a nervous road with OCs, and even more with kids, so I wanted you to know how amazing they are, and how much richness they bring to your characterizations of John and Rodney. And team! Go Teyla and Ronon! They'd certainly be experts on dealing with orphaned kids. And everyone else - bless that wily Czech and Jeannie for beating Rodney with the clue-by-four.
There are a ton of things I could point at and squee about, but it would be super long and rambly. This was an absorbing rollercoaster - laughing to sniffling and back to laughing again. And your codas are a delight. Can I borrow Rodney to give my son the birds and bees talk? *grin*
*happy sigh* This goes on the read again list, for sure.
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LOVE IT. It's a bumpy road for them, and so real-feeling, and so THEM. I love the kids (I just about want to trade in my kindergartner for PJ right now), especially the way they bonded differently to John and Rodney. (If I'd been Nora, I would have been crushing so hard on Rodney, too!) I know it's a nervous road with OCs, and even more with kids, so I wanted you to know how amazing they are, and how much richness they bring to your characterizations of John and Rodney. And team! Go Teyla and Ronon! They'd certainly be experts on dealing with orphaned kids. And everyone else - bless that wily Czech and Jeannie for beating Rodney with the clue-by-four.
There are a ton of things I could point at and squee about, but it would be super long and rambly. This was an absorbing rollercoaster - laughing to sniffling and back to laughing again. And your codas are a delight. Can I borrow Rodney to give my son the birds and bees talk? *grin*
*happy sigh* This goes on the read again list, for sure.