MVP by Speranza

[cesperanza.livejournal.com]

Title: MVP (74k)
Author: Speranza
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Postcard: here
Summary: "All right, all right, nothing to see here," he heard Sheppard say. "You've seen one giant snake, you've seen 'em all."

Comments

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

Ooh, dysfunctional John. Kind of reminds me of Scrabble, the death-wish thing overcome by the love of a good man. And the Berkeley Planet cracked me up!

[kickthebeat.livejournal.com]

ooooooh. that was very enjoyable. :D oh, John.

[xanphibian.livejournal.com]

So very, very good. I love your Rodney here, and your John, and I found myself just as angry as Rodney in a lot of this.

[pentapus.livejournal.com]

I loved that so much. There was so much good, but if I had to pick one part that sticks in my mind, it would be Rodney shouting at Elizabeth because it really felt like he was so wrong and yet more than a little bit right at the same time.

[amalthia]

I loved this story a lot. :) I just got one question and it's probably going to be a dumb one, but what does MVP stand for????

Sequel?

[susan-wang.livejournal.com]

i am probably going to be know as the sequel chick soon, but i love sequels. Especially of good stories like yours. It was amazing.

[boggit.livejournal.com]

It's really a perfect day when Speranza writes Sheppard/McKay slash. With giant snakes, and spying into personnel files, and general OMGness. This was so good!!

[copracat]

You own my buttons. You just -- they're yours.

[raveninthewind.livejournal.com]

This was exactly what I needed to read tonight. It was serious, but satisfied my fannish soul, and it was angsty, but not depressing, and it was sexy and loving without being too happy/schmoopy/romantic for me at the moment.

Thank you.

I especially liked the way you used the review comments again at the end. A deft way of bringing the catalyzing event back into the story and into the crisis of their relationship.

[kimberlite.livejournal.com]

Terrific fic! Loved the progression of their relationship from John just falling into Rodney's lap to the really hot sex (handcuffs!) to the emotions behind Rodney's anger and the final very satisfying resolution. Fantastic. :)

[nova-bright.livejournal.com]

mmm....my brain is melty at the moment, so I apologise for the lack of coherency.

I'd just like to say that this was an awesome fic, emotive, and clever, and Rodney was perfect!

Excellent work!
...Now, back to sleep...

[kueble.livejournal.com]

OMG! That was brilliant. You have just made my day.

[reginabellatrix.livejournal.com]

Loved, loved, loved this story. It's too late, and I'm too tried to be much more coherent than that, but know that it made me happy.

[neery.livejournal.com]

There is a city called GEILENKIRCHEN? *goggles frantically* Oh my God, there is.

(UM, will write you real feedback as soon as I have actually read the story, but for now I had to stop and laugh hysterically for a bit. Because obviously I'm a thirteen-year-old, or something. Geilenkirchen.)

[grey-bard.livejournal.com]

There's only one thing to say to this story:

Dude! (hug)

I mean, yes, derivative, but completely the most appropriate response.

[wagacca.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, this was just so wonderful! I'm in love with the guys in this. Your John is just right and your Rodney truly is a genius for seeing the dark side of John's bravery. Great fic!

[tovalentin.livejournal.com]

Oh! You always just nail that basic thing in a character that defines him, and you always do it in an original and gobsmacking way. This was wonderful! Thank you!

[moxie-brown.livejournal.com]

I love Rodney getting peaved on the missions, and John completely thinking Rodney's problem was OMG!gay and not OMG!deathwish. And hurrah for making John a UT-Austin grad. *shakes pompoms* go team!

dude!

[meelie.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay! I really loved this, it was great!

[madwomanupthere.livejournal.com]

Dude! Excellent. :D

Dude!

[springwoof.livejournal.com]

Because of course this fic has more cool lines than you can shake a stick at, including:

"The ZPM," Rodney interrupted. "Your power source. How depleted is it?"

Kartus looked confused. "Which one?"

"Dude!" Rodney said, and hugged him.

Hee!

And of course, your characterization is awesome (how poignant was it that Rodney was all amazed that people had nice things to say about him? jeez), and the action scenes are thrilling (Giant. Fucking. Snakes.), and the sex is hot (the kissing scenes alone--whew! ::fans self::). But, wow, the pacing -- this story just wouldn't let me stop reading it. It felt like falling off the side of a cliff or getting strapped into some wild ride--no way off but through.

Woo Hoo! It was fun! Awesome! Thanks.

wags, springwoof

[renenet.livejournal.com]

I am in my happy place. The really, really good one.

[neery.livejournal.com]

I love this story so, so much, and it came at a time where I really desperately needed to read a good, long story in this very fandom. Thank you so very, very much.

I think the thing that got to me most was John's absolute delight at getting to have sex with Rodney: John was cupping Rodney's jaw and leaning in to kiss him, hard and sweet. "God, you're perfect." , which is really evident in all the sex scenes.

I don't know if that was your intention, but I got the feeling that John is very much in love with Rodney here, right from the start, but is a bit afraid that Rodney is only in this for the sex. His willingness to do whatever Rodney wants, "Tell me what you want," John murmured, hot against his face. "I want to make sure you're getting what you--" , and the attempts to distract him and apologize with sex whenever they are having an argument seem a little desperate to me, like he's really afraid of losing Rodney.

I can't even tell you how hot the sex scenes were, all of them - the image of Rodney lying on the sofa on the edge of a blowjob that lasted forever, and the wrestling/sex, and the hadcuffs - guh.

And I loved that Rodney was such a hero in the scene with the Cartum's DHD. That seems to get overlooked in fiction a lot, that Rodney is willing to risk his life for everyone else, quietly and without fuss, if it seems really neccessary, even if he doesn't have John's insane death wish.

And the Mingary made me laugh so much, with the "Dude!" and the hugging.

You made my week. Thank you.

[shoemaster.livejournal.com]

Glee. Utter. Glee. I was copying my favorite bits to a friend and ended up saying "just read it before I paste the whole damn thing in here" because I loved it a lot. Rodney reading John's file, John assuming gay! sex! Rodney's worry, John's WTF... it was all GRAND.