Things to Do In Denver When You're Dead by Speranza

[cesperanza.livejournal.com]

Title: Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead (74k)
Author: Speranza
Pairing: McShep
Summary: The symphony. Football. Shopping. But not Mexican food.

Wherein I continue to not understand the "flashfiction" concept. Thanks to shalott, resonant, and Terri for beta!

Comments

[renenet.livejournal.com]

Wherein I continue to not understand the "flashfiction" concept.

Something you clearly understand about the "flashfiction" concept is where it ranks among your priorities given, well, other priorities. Thank God.

There has got to be no better way on the planet to top an evening of omg so much fannish multi-tasking than with a brand new fic from you! Sleep is for normal people, right? Right then. Here I go. To Denver.

[renenet.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, I am so delighted. That was [okay, this sentence was scheduled to end with "delightful," until, casting around for a replacement term, I conceived of "kickass-tastic," whereupon I determined to abandon the sentence entirely in shame.]

But they are *joy*. Thank you so, so much!

[lilac-way.livejournal.com]

He puts on the Boston Eagles t-shirt John bought him, and then frowns, goes to his laptop, and googles "Gerry Phelan number 20." He feels a lump rise in his throat at the first link that comes up: "Forever And Ever, The Pass: Flutie to Phelan still a miracle 15 years later," and when he clicks on the article, there's a picture with a caption: "Gerard Phelan, the kid who caught the most famous hail-mary in college football."

Excuse me while I bawl. This whole piece was lovely. Please continue to misunderstand the concept of "flashfiction" as often as possible.

[rokeon.livejournal.com]

Whatever value of "flashfiction" you're using, I love it. This... I want to paste 37 separate, numbered favorite quotes, but most especially number 18 because it's John. And I would say more, but I've already stayed up far too late reading and I have a test in the morning but I don't care, because this? Would be worth retaking the entire class as a summer course.

[ivadel.livejournal.com]

May you never, ever, ever understand the concept of "flashfiction."

Thank you for sharing.

[zortified.livejournal.com]

Clearly the next challenge should be "500 words or less". ;-)

[eleveninches.livejournal.com]

Really, really awesome. My favourite line:

There's the familiar rustling and coughing as people get comfortable and go silent, and then a single violin plays the tense opening notes of the Beethoven, and beside him, Sheppard drops his hands onto the armrests of his red velvet chair, and closes his eyes, and Rodney half-expects the theatre to light up.

[svmadelyn.livejournal.com]

*grins* Yeah, that was mine too. I was trying to use that as my quote in my del icio feed and sadly, too long. *grins* Still, perfect line.

[chaps1870.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! :)

[calijirl5150.livejournal.com]

Enjoyed very much ! Please do a epilouge on how they get the cat to Atlantis, I'm sure hilarity in-sues ;)

[reccea.livejournal.com]

I... *heart* this. This is now officially my favorite "on earth" story. The settings are crisp and vividly described. The relationship progresses at just the right speed and I love the steps they both take, the ways they're silently trying to understand each other and speak to each other.

Really a fantastic read. Thanks.

[fatuorum.livejournal.com]

Funny, sweet, insane and ridiculously enjoyable, because wow, John, and his and Rodney's friendship... *flails happily*

[cofax7]

Oh, that was sweet. And funny. Just marvelous. I also liked the bits with poor Elizabeth, desperately trying to salvage her relationship with Simon, poor thing.

Anyway, did you know that Phelan was also Doug Flutie's roommate? Heh.

Thanks for sharing this, it was just a wonderful pick-me-up.

[bluebrocade.livejournal.com]

Wonderful story! I love Rodney buying the football tickets and John asking Rodney if he wants to visit his cat. And how Rodney thinks he's being mocked, but then realizes John is sincere. Love John's excitement about and at the football game. And Rodney's joy at being reunited with his cat.

[svmadelyn.livejournal.com]

This was completely wonderful. I especially loved their reactions to just being around people, being closed in, the depth perception mentions, and oh, the symphony was lovely, I felt like I was there, so I threw on some Grieg to add a little ambience as I read. *grins*

Oh, and dear, dear little Kepler. *hearts*

[mutecornett.livejournal.com]

The symphony scenes were *gorgeous*, and wow, the part with Gerard Phelan was *amazing*, and the part where Rodney turns on the TV and falls asleep to ESPN, and really, everything; I am so in love with this story.

[eitheror.livejournal.com]

That was beyond awesome.

[dopeydora-67.livejournal.com]

That was just so wonderful :-)

[delurker.livejournal.com]

Oh, so much love! The concert, and the cat-grabbing, and Elizabeth in her dresses ("Well," Rodney says, ripping into the bread, "I guess it's going well, then." Sheppard lifts both eyebrows. "Do you think? I would have said it wasn't going well at all." ) and John being so excited about the football, but most of all I loved this bit:
He puts on the Boston Eagles t-shirt John bought him, and then frowns, goes to his laptop, and googles "Gerry Phelan number 20." He feels a lump rise in his throat at the first link that comes up: "Forever And Ever, The Pass: Flutie to Phelan still a miracle 15 years later," and when he clicks on the article, there's a picture with a caption: "Gerard Phelan, the kid who caught the most famous hail-mary in college football."
I melted into a happy puddle when I read that. ::happy sigh::

[thepurpledevil.livejournal.com]

This was fantastic! The whole thing left me with a smile on my face, especially the cat and the football shirt.

[sage]

Oh, wow. The music and shirts were one thing, but getting Kepler-approval and then suggesting they spring him! John wins at declarations. :D

*loves madly*

[fenris_wolf0]

Wonderful!

[fenris_wolf0]

But too short.

*sigh*

Your stories so often are.

*deep sigh*

[palebluebell.livejournal.com]

Most perfect 'home' story.

I so enjoyed this, and I will love you forever for getting Rodney's puss cat back to Atlantis, where it was always meant to be, in my opinion.

Another wonderful story - thank you.

[20thcenturyvole.livejournal.com]

I know nothing of American football. I mock American football. You nevertheless made it one of the best parts of a wonderful fic, along with the music and Rodney's bad-tempered cat and the lovely connections to everyone else, and most of all, a great look inside John's head without actually ever, you know, being in his head. Which is quite amazing.

[kitestringer.livejournal.com]

*sigh* There's just nothing I don't love about this. And as far as I'm concerned? The longer your flashfics are, the better. *g*

[saba1789.livejournal.com]

Oh honey, that was yet again absolutely fabulous and I enjoyed reading this story so much. Thanks a lot for writing and sharing it :-) .

[buddleia.livejournal.com]

Oh, that was just a big chewy plateful of good. Especially loved the football/Phelan thing. Even though it's not really football. /narkyBrit