Or To Take Arms by scrollgirl (PG)

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Fandom: STARGATE ATLANTIS
Pairing: None (John Sheppard & Ronon Dex gen)
Length: 4560 words
Author on LJ: scrollgirl
Author Website: Fic index
Why this must be read:

Or To Take Arms starts with Ronon finding out what John did in Miller's Crossing, to save Jeannie, and goes from there into a fascinating exploration of how Ronon and John think about the Wraith, and the way Atlantis is working with them. The excerpt under the cut perfectly captures why this is hard for both of them: because for John, it's doing what he has to in order to keep people safe and everything still moving forward, but for Ronon, it's completely inconceivable to allow someone to feed themselves to the Wraith.

scrollgirl writes brilliant Ronon point of view, and does a lovely job of getting across how much he and John care for each other and want to be understood by each other, even if that involves dragging up stuff that really hurts, for both of them.



He fought to keep his tone even. "What happened to Wallace?"

"The Wraith got loose, just for a second." Sheppard gave a bleak laugh. "Wallace is dead."

Hearing it from Sheppard's own mouth was... obscene. Fury rose up like bile and threatened to choke him, and Ronon had to move, plant his palms flat against the cold concrete wall to keep himself under control. "You sent me to the airport so I couldn't stop you."

"Ronon..." He heard Sheppard stand, take a step forward, then stop. "I had to do something. The Wraith was dying and we needed him to finish reprogramming the nanites. It would have killed McKay to lose her, and Madison's just a little kid, she needs her mom, and Kaleb..." When Ronon still refused to face him, he made a noise of frustration and pounded his fist on the desk. "I didn't have a choice."

"So, what, you want me to forgive you?" Ronon demanded, breathing hard through his nose, his head dropped down between his shoulders, too heavy to raise up. "You want me to say you did the right thing?"


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