The discussion on this story is just fantastic! I'm so glad you're enjoying it and not bothered or upset by it. :)
And more discussion...FWIW, I did see Rodney as being unwilling as far as the sex goes and I had no problem with consent, John pushing, etc. If Rodney hadn't wanted to do it, it was his responsibility to say so and leave, so while other people have a problem with that part, I really don't. I think my problem (and again, this is testament to your good writing) is that IMO John is being a jerk, treating his "friend" with contempt and disrespect, which is something I see all the time in canon and seems to be how their relationship works.
A lot of people say that this is the way male friends really treat each other, and I'm willing to take that on faith since I'm not really familiar with male friendship dynamics, but it's still a dynamic that bothers me in canon and something that I look to John/Rodney (or John and Rodney) fanfic to 'fix'. Other buddy dynamic canon that I've seen (such as Due South or Sentinel) doesn't seem to have this nasty edge to it -- there's teasing and mocking, but not so much of the overt contempt, you know? I guess that's the downside of Rodney being a comic relief character. :-/
Re: I'm enjoying this too. :)
And more discussion...FWIW, I did see Rodney as being unwilling as far as the sex goes and I had no problem with consent, John pushing, etc. If Rodney hadn't wanted to do it, it was his responsibility to say so and leave, so while other people have a problem with that part, I really don't. I think my problem (and again, this is testament to your good writing) is that IMO John is being a jerk, treating his "friend" with contempt and disrespect, which is something I see all the time in canon and seems to be how their relationship works.
A lot of people say that this is the way male friends really treat each other, and I'm willing to take that on faith since I'm not really familiar with male friendship dynamics, but it's still a dynamic that bothers me in canon and something that I look to John/Rodney (or John and Rodney) fanfic to 'fix'. Other buddy dynamic canon that I've seen (such as Due South or Sentinel) doesn't seem to have this nasty edge to it -- there's teasing and mocking, but not so much of the overt contempt, you know? I guess that's the downside of Rodney being a comic relief character. :-/