fic: "Though Duty Keep Us Parted" by tielan [Harlequin Plot Challenge]

[tielan]

TITLE: Though Duty Keep Us Parted
AUTHOR: tielan
SUMMARY: A thrilling saga of forbidden love and unspeakable yearning set in the far-flung Pegasus galaxy against a backdrop of interplantary war!
PAIRING: Sheppard/Weir
RATING: PG-13
NOTES: I can't believe I wrote even this much. *dies laughing* It's more of a blurb than a story, but I hope you enjoy!

Though Duty Keep Us Parted

From the moment she looked into his hazel eyes and felt the air crackle between them, Elizabeth knew that she was deeply in trouble. Gone were the thoughts of her lover, Simon and her attention to duty and responsibility faded in the light of his smile. In spite of her best efforts to resist him, John Sheppard called to her with his soulful expressions, his voice of rough velvet, his unshaven jaw and his lingering streak of nobility and heroism.

Her soul trembled in the Atlantis night, longing for his touch. She yearned to feel the touch of his lips against her skin, and the caress of his hands on her body, longed for the sound of his voice calling for her - only for her.

Yet the harsh requirements of her role as expedition leader forced her to keep distant from him, she dared not give in to the desires of her heart. For, through his actions, John was responsible for destroying all hope of her people finding easy peace in the Pegasus galaxy...

Comments

[minnow1212.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, you can't *tease* us like that, not knowing if love conquers all!

Snerk.

[tielan]

*nails hand to forehead*

How will you bear the...well, unbearable suspense of it?

Ooh! Just thought of a new idea! *giggles evilly*

[eretria.livejournal.com]

*snort* That's so deliciously awful. :o)
And you know, it's scary how much ff.n Sheppard/Weir fic is actually similar if not the same as this. Hypothetically speaking. If I was masochistic enough to read it in moments of boredom. Hypotheteically speaking, because if I was reading it, my brain would have imploded and I wouldn't be here writing this.
Uhm.

[miera-c.livejournal.com]

I was thinking much the same thing. heh.

[tielan]

That's so deliciously awful. :o)

I know! *g*

And yeah, Pit of Voles fic? A lot of it is terrifying.

[sage]

Ok, you know how when you get an ice cream headache, your forehead scrunches up and your eyes cross and your back teeth hurt and you kind of want to stab your forehead hard with an icepick six or seven times fast? (Or is that just me? :P)

It's so bad, but so wonderfully horrid! *cringes happily*

[tielan]

I never thought I'd thank anyone for saying that a story of mine is horrid, but... Thanks! *g*

heh.

[kormantic.livejournal.com]

It sounds like the "Come To Atlantis; you probably won't die right away and the guys are way hot" brochure.

Re: heh.

[tielan]

*laughs*

That sounds like a Pratchett-ism. Is it?

Re: heh.

[kormantic.livejournal.com]

Nope. I'm sure it's indirectly inspired by him, but not consciously, anyway. (g)

Re: heh.

[mari4212.livejournal.com]

I think the original Pratchett quote was "city motto, you might not die." I'm pretty sure it was said by Vimes.

Re: heh.

[tielan]

A-ha! I thought it might be but wasn't sure.

The 'might not die' thing sounded very Pterry.

[justabi.livejournal.com]

*dies*

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

In spite of her best efforts to resist him, John Sheppard called to her with his soulful expressions, his voice of rough velvet, his unshaven jaw and his lingering streak of nobility and heroism.

Ah, it's so sadly realistic for a romance. :)

[celli]

*laughing*

[(Anonymous)]

You forgot his bed-hair!

it's me

[sjhw-tolerance.livejournal.com]

i thought i was logged in....

Re: it's me

[tielan]

Yes. I forgot the bed-hair. We might keep that for the NC-17 scenes...

[thepouncer.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

[monanotlisa.livejournal.com]

Heee!

Evil you. (Is there good Shep/Weir out there, too? I might just like it.)

[tielan]

I'm not much of a one for the pairing, but there would certainly have to be some that doesn't involve heaving bosoms, breathless moments, and swoons.

*g*

[monanotlisa.livejournal.com]

'specially since Weir, much as I think she's quite cool, doesn't have much of a bosom for any heaving...

[tielan]

Well, there's always the "thrill that runs through her when John touches her..."

[monanotlisa.livejournal.com]

We always have that, true.

*snerk*

I'm at 1.11 -- and really interested to see where the writers take this whole thing, the relationships. This is such an ensemble show with buddy-cop elements; I can't feel any romantic vibes -- even Angel, ensemblest of them all, had more sizzle, with Kate, and Darla, some forced Cordy, and hey, I'm babbling about shows you prolly don't even care for!

0 :-)

But I offer you a pretty, self-made Sheppard icon. Mmh. Sheppard.

[tielan]

Well, the second half of the show is better in some respects and worse in others.

It's my 'I like the characters, but the writers aren't doing them justice' show.