Fic: How Not to Fly

[toomuchplor]

Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Rating: NC-17
Length: 56 731 words

Summary:

And then the door chimed, and Woolsey came in looking mournful and anxious, and everything got derailed.

Death and life, hope and hopelessness, aren't just for the Pegasus galaxy.  Eventually, inevitably, it's going to happen on Earth.  John and Rodney, loss and family and what it means to be home.

Warning: Death of a minor canon character in a way integral to the plot; deals with bereavement and loss suffered by a major character.  No major characters die in this story, however.

How Not to Fly (on AO3)

How Not to Fly (on my site)

Comments

[ex_rustler489]

Beautiful. Just beautiful. I think the thing I love most about your work is how...I'm not sure how to put it except real you make these characters feel. A kind of roundness and well-reasoned-ness (that's probably not even close to an actual word, heh, but it's what I mean) to their motivations. It's a true talent. I felt for everyone here, could see everyone's point of view.

Also, I'm not sure I can describe the grin on my face the first time Nora used her hard-wheedled cell phone to contact Rodney. The timing and pacing of that twist was just perfect.

In short: I loved this! And I feel like it gave SGA a shot in the arm at a time when it really needed it. Thank you. :-)

[toomuchplor]

Also, I'm not sure I can describe the grin on my face the first time Nora used her hard-wheedled cell phone to contact Rodney.

Poor John had no idea that's what she had in mind. *g*

Thank you so much! (And I totally accept well-reasoned-ness as a word.)