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

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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

[paradise-city.livejournal.com]

You have no idea how relieved I am this story fit in with the rest of the universe. I actually had one of the mods email you about it, because I was so terribly afraid of stepping on toes (particularly as it seems like so much of the universe is already outlined but unpublished). I never heard back (and I have no idea what happened there; I didn't follow up on it like I should have), so I just plunged ahead and hoped for the best.

It also cracks me up that people see Boston in these (Bookverse) stories; I have never actually been there.

That's hilarious. I did some flailing about to my flist on the Boston issue because I was there once, for a brief weekend, and all I learned about the city is that there's a Jewish deli somewhere near Brookline that's open on Thanksgiving. Not very helpful in this type of situation.

I did learn a bit about Simmons, though, as the friend I was visiting was a student. Thats where the original inspiration for Jenna came from. In my mind, Rodney and Jenna probably ran into each other at some sort of gay pride event and that's how she ended up working at the bookstore.

Anyway, I'm so glad you and ekaterinn enjoyed the story. It was a bit intimidating to take on a story that I think is pretty well-known in fandom. And while I'm glad other people liked the remix, all I really wanted was the seal of approval from you and ekaterinn, so thanks. :)

[the-acrobat.livejournal.com]

Hee. Still rereading and enjoying this. That's the mark of truly wonderful writing, I think, that you can read it a dozen times and still find more delicious details.

So Rodney does the only thing he can: he loves John the way no words ever will, his hands and mouth determined on John's body, fingers and lips quietly possessive. Mmm...

I didn't get an e-mail from the mods about this. I'm glad you forged ahead, though! The secret about this... Bookverse... is that it started out when Ekat and I were doing a lot of (academic) work on hypertext narrative and so it's designed to accomodate any number of possible worlds. "Something Like Flying," for instance, isn't part of the main storyline, but bits of it trickle in (the scarf, for instance; there is no Remus Lupin in the main Bookverse universe). This probably doesn't make any sense at all... A lot of the early brainstorming is here (http://beatrice.pbwiki.com/Boston%20to%20pick%20up%20some%20books). What you've created in this (wonderful, wonderful) story is now Bookverse canon.