Proof by devildoll (R)

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Fandom: STARGATE: ATLANTIS
Pairing: John/Rodney
Author on LJ: devildoll
Author Website: Fan Fiction I Wrote Yay!
Why this must be read: Because devildoll is a fabulous writer, and you should read everything that she writes! She has a great style, with pitch-perfect characterizations and a terrific balance between comedy, angst and the absurd. This is one of my favorites of hers--and believe me, it was hard to pick just one. In this fic, which takes place on Earth (it's not an AU), John is drowning his sorrows in a local bar, because he's just been dumped by Rodney. The situation, however, is not quite what it seems...

Excerpt:

Someone jostled his drink as the girls moved as one, and suddenly Aimiee was standing between his knees. Her teeth were very, very white and she was probably way too young to be hitting on a guy his age. John felt himself wobble on the barstool a little.

There was some rule, though, about never asking a woman her age or her weight, and John knew he'd had too much alcohol to successfully navigate those conversational waters with any subtlety. He settled for asking her what she did for a living, and all his suspicions were confirmed when she said, "Oh, I'm still in college."

"Oh, God. I'm so old," he said, proving his lack of subtlety.

"You can't be that old," she replied, rolling her eyes a way that was eerily reminiscent of Rodney.

"I'm old." Old and dumped. And not nearly drunk enough to deal well with either.

"Well, I think you're cute," she said. Rodney thought he was cute, too, and John used it to get away with a lot of stuff. Had used it. Whatever.

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