ext_28606 ([identity profile] annieb1955.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2011-03-09 01:42 pm

Last Minute Shopping by [livejournal.com profile] kisahawklin

Fandom: STARGATE ATLANTIS
Pairing: John Sheppard/RodneyMcKay
Length: 5, 371 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kisahawklin
Author Website: http://archiveofourown.org/works/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query[text]=KisaHawklin
Why this must be read: This story starts out lighthearted and funny and then begins to introduce some pathos and angst. It's so delicately done that it takes a moment before you realize it's happened. I love her Rodney in this. He's a little different from canon Rodney but in the best possible way.

Excerpt:
The stalls go on for miles.

"The stalls go on for miles," Rodney whines. "Do we really have to stop at every one?"

Ronon claps him on the shoulder so hard he sinks six inches deeper into the muck they call a road on this planet, and Sheppard stops at the next stall dutifully. There are rows of prizes in the back, clear jars filled with pink, yellow, purple, orange, green, and blue liquid.

"What do we have to do to win those?" Sheppard asks, pointing at the jars. The woman at the stall smiles up at him and bats her eyelashes. Rodney rolls his eyes. Maybe it's a flirting contest and they'll end up with a full collection.

Last Minute Shopping

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