I ♥ Boston (The Amanda Dillingham Young Remix) [SGA: McKay/Sheppard, PG]

[dr-who-dre.livejournal.com]

Title: I ♥ Boston (The Amanda Dillingham Young Remix)
Author: paradise_city
Summary: Rodney realizes he would sell his pocketwatch for John without being asked, and want nothing in return.
Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: The characters are property of the Sci-Fi Channel, etc. This is solely for entertainment purposes and no copyright infringement is intended.
Original story: I ♥ Boston (Five Things About John Sheppard, Librarian), by the_acrobat
Notes: Many thanks for miriam for the fantastic beta.


Rodney's not an epic adventure, broad and brave, or a beautiful tragedy, noble and honorable. He's just a man who pales in comparison to the fantasies John lives out on the page every day. But he loves him.

Comments

[ekaterinn.livejournal.com]

This is so amazing - I fell more in love with your remix with every word I read and then I had to go squee with the_acrobat a lot, because it's like you tapped into the Bookverse that largely existed in our heads, and incorporated bits of all the stories and made it all the more beautiful. There's so many things in here that I loved: the explanation of the heart, the many lists that Rodney makes for a theoretical kid, the John as a cityscape metaphor, inviting Rodney in. Thank you so much for writing this!

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks so much! As I said to the_acrobat, I wasn't sure how far I could push things and I was really afraid of stepping on any toes. I'm so glad you liked it and that it fit in with your vision of he characters. If the remix is any good, it's because I had great material to work with.

[ekaterinn.livejournal.com]

As the_acrobat said, this lovely fic is now part of Bookverse canon! I've been coming back to reread the story a lot and I really love how you show Rodney trying to unravel the mystery that is John (in any universe!):

That John is still a mystery to him is the worst. In the months they've been together Rodney's learned much about him, but it's little more than anyone else knows. John is an intensely private person who carries everything closely and leaves nothing behind. Rodney's afraid that one day he'll stop coming to the store and there'll be nothing to prove he was ever even there -- no note with his incongruously messy handwriting, no library newsletter with his byline on the children's column, no scarf that smells less like coffee and more like burnt wiring as the days grow colder.

Anyway, I just wanted to reiterate how much I loved your remix, and how now I'm totally inspired to write more Bookverse. *g*

[paradise-city.livejournal.com]

Yay for more Bookverse. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out. :)