Pure Bodies and Clean Hearts by Speranza (Virgin Challenge)

[cesperanza.livejournal.com]

Title: Pure Bodies and Clean Hearts (26k)
Author: Speranza
Pairing: McShep
Summary: John gets a do-over.

Thanks to shalott, giddy, and res for beta beyond the call of duty.

Comments

[lemonbella.livejournal.com]

This is lovely and brilliantly brief. This is the kind of story which could be dragged out for much longer and lose it's impact as a result.

I read what you've said about the number of comments you've received about your approach to virginity, and I agree with every one of them. If anything, I think it shows how negatively virginity, particularly past a certain age is viewed.

It's not just the fact you've made virginity seem a positive thing, that Rodney is the one who shows John things, but that it's a *normal* thing. I think that's what really came across.

For an awful lot of people (far more than society would have us believe)it's just how life turned out, for all sorts of reasons and it's not a huge deal. Rodney, Teyla and Ronon are all complete people without it, whereas it appears John understands he was incomplete with it.

I'm stopping the babbling now.

[lemonbella.livejournal.com]

I'm apologising for the misplaced apostrophe. I'm sorry, I can't rest knowing it's there...

[cesperanza.livejournal.com]

Rodney, Teyla and Ronon are all complete people without it, whereas it appears John understands he was incomplete with it.

YES YES YES--*jumps up and down!*--that's what I meant! Not that it HAS to be this way, many sexually active people are totally fine *g*, but it CAN be, yes, absolutely! Well done!