Aces Over Eights
By: Sian 1359
For the SGA Flashfic Wish Fulfillment Challenge
Series: Vegas Verse #2 (follows Devil's In The House of the Rising Sun)
Rating: Everyone
Word Count: ~3,700
Pairing: None but you could squint
Genre: Episode Tag part 2; Drama; Pre-slash. Is it AU if the canon episode is AU?
Spoilers: Vegas and anything earlier
Warnings: None
Notes: To me this universe is much more rigid than the one we're used to seeing; certainly Rodney was much colder and harder. And so I've created a background for why, plus I've altered things for when I play here in the future with other stories.
Credits: The lyrics Rodney thinks about are from Donovan's Atlantis. The summary is from on on-line site about Wild Bill Hickok.
Disclaimer: Not mine and no offense is intended.
Summary: When Wild Bill lost his life at a Deadwood poker table he was holding a pair of aces and a pair of eights in his hand. 'Aces over eights' has since been known as the 'Dead Man's Hand.'
Aces Over Eights
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