{ could it really be so wrong to let someone, someone see. }

[delga]

Twilight by mylittleredgirl.

Emily asks, "Elizabeth, will you help me with the crossword?" Mom remembers who won the gold medal for pairs' skating in 2002, but she forgets the last five, ten years, more. Asks Peter about university. Says she needs to get back to work, to the control room, to Atlantis. Then she asks Emily about her latest benefit work with the Red Cross that they told her about last month, like nothing at all is wrong.

Peter hears John's voice in the hallway, talking to doctors, tight, clipped, worried, angry. He doesn't come in, watches from the door, hovering. Peter wants to punch him. He's never tempted to violence, except with him.

I don't usually rec Sheppard/Weir even though it's possibly the one pairing for which I will trawl through mountains (and I mean mountains) of crap for. I don't even rec the good stuff which should tell you how brilliant this one is. (Um. I saw this on my fflist, so I didn't leave feedback myself but. Well. It's just SO GOOD. I can't even.)

I don't want to summarise it because I know people are going to balk BUT it's a future fic, from the perspective of John and Elizabeth's son (wait, please, TRUST ME), and it's about John and Elizabeth being all tragically dysfunctional and beautiful, whilst also about their respective relationships with their son. I love fic like this that takes an idea and stretches it, takes bad!fic and makes it work, and I love the way mylittleredgirl tells us so much about John and Elizabeth's life without actually telling us. It's really quite heartbreaking, and even if this is your anti-pairing, please read it, because I do think it's worth it.

--

UM. I'm watching Open Range? Man, cowboy flicks. I HAVE THIS THING, OKAY. Grouchy cowboys! Guns! Drawling accents! Look, I'm not kidding when I say I KNOW. But: !!! Can't help it.

ALSO, tangential to this, THIS SONG. It's summer sultry, not Ferrick's Drive which is more like 11pm, post/mid-party mind&bodyfuck in someone's car. This is shy, summer garden, just as the sun is coming down at around 8pm or something close, with white dresses and grass that's a little dry, turning a little on a heel and throwing glances over a shoulder. Or maybe pressing in too close and not touching. That kind of sultry.

Comments

[general-jinjur.livejournal.com]

this is so completely my anti-pairing it might as well be kryptonite. it is my pairing of really ill-considered ethics. but i totally believe you wouldn't be reccing it if it weren't gold, so here goes nothing.

[general-jinjur.livejournal.com]

and thank you for reccing it. the story was lovely, pitch-perfect.

[natushka.livejournal.com]

omfg that mylittleredgirl fic is love. seriously. i read it earlier in the week. and damn. i heart it so. its so tragically beautiful. not a happy ending, but an ending of sorts and its sucks but its awesome all at the same time.

/fangirls.

[wliberation.livejournal.com]

Ooh, your description makes that story sound so worth while. I have to remember to read it when my brain is made less of the whoozy. ...and I don't know what exactly that meant, so you know it must be bad.

Oh, damn. I left my copy of that song up North. Damn. But, I thought you might be interested to know that the Brother got pimped to. Sort of. Anyway, he liked it mucho. See? He does have taste after all.

[dreamer-86.livejournal.com]

Why is it that whenever you're really obsessed with something (in case a show; duh!) you discover people around you like it too and it makes you go into silly giggling attacks. ^^ Okay, so maybe that wasn't my real reaction but when I saw that Elizabeth Weir icon my heart skipped a beat. Partly the reason why I absolutley love SGA is because of Sheppard/Weir (McKay might also have something to do with it) - even though it might never happen, especially now with the 4th season. But like the true fangirl that I am, I refuse to give up hope just yet and put another awesome tv show in my "Has Been" pile.

[...] Okay, sorry for the mindless rambling. Just really nice to see someone else liking SGA besides myself. Never mind that you're not exactly a S/W fan. You're still my new best buddy! ♥

[delgaserasca.livejournal.com]

Zomg, you're an SGA fan too? Huzzah! And I am a S/W fan, lol. That's so awesome.

Naturally I have S4 reservations but I figure I'll watch before I judge.

[dreamer-86.livejournal.com]

OMG! You're really a S/W fan?! *___* I'm in heaven! *hugs*

Yes, even though I'm really worried about S4 I've decided to just watch a few eppies and see what happens. Fingers crossed for our favorite two people! :D

♥