Graveyard Dogs by Khriskin (Missing Persons)

[khriskin]

TITLE: Graveyard Dogs
LENGTH: 152 words
RAITING: PG
WARNINGS/PAIRINGS: None
TIMELINE/VERSE: Second Season AU (Hushed and White With Snow 'verse)
SUMMARY: Atlantis knows...

They're not coming back.

The stargate will not open. John and Ronon will not come walking/sauntering/running through the event horizon just like they always/never/always have before.

Atlantis knows this because Rodney has told her so, and he never/always/sometimes lies to her. He's shown her the jumper's recordings of the explosion; shown her Carson's best/worst/best case scenarios; shown her the math in shaky handwriting on a whiteboard smudged with tears and blood and soot that proved the Wraith attack on Atlantis had forced them to keep the gate closed too long for rescue/survival/life to be possible. It's there in black and white and red; proof of a negative.

So she knows. And they know.

And she watches them as the months roll by, still waiting/watching/hoping for the thing that will never happen. And she waits with them.

Because sometimes Rodney lies.


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Comments

[midvacent.livejournal.com]

Lovely, sad, sweet fic. I like the way you've captured Atlantis's thoughts, so to speak. I love the imagery in this, well done.

[khriskin]

I'm glad you liked it! ^_^ I was working on the main fic for the AU and this prompt came up and fit in so perfectly... without any spoilers even! *grin*

Bawl

[wolfdancer.livejournal.com]

OK this passed the one hanky test.
Just the right tast of .... empty.

Re: Bawl

[khriskin]

I'm glad you-- err, liked it? ^_^;; *hands you another hanky*

(I blame my Angst!Muse, really I do! The AU isn't as bad as this makes it sound, promise! ^_^;;;)

[jonesandashes.livejournal.com]

Aw, this was pretty! The last line made the whole piece, which is exactly what's necessary when it's so short. *claps* ~Jones

[khriskin]

I'm glad you liked it! ^_^ Half the time when I do drabbles I start with the last line and then I have to figure out how to get there. *grin*

[khriskin]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! ^_^

Sorry the reply was so late, I haven't been getting LJ notification emails. ^_^;;

[saphanibaal.livejournal.com]

Ooh. I like this.

(I went hunting the main fic after reading this -- I love that, too. Will you be working on it again this month, do you think?)

[khriskin]

I'm glad you liked it! (As well as the longer WIP, of course! ^_~)

I am planning on setting aside Tuesday and Thursday nights starting this week to work on HaWWS. I'm trying to train myself to finish things on a schedule instead of willy-nilly. ^_^;; If all goes well I should be finishing off a Part a month. *crosses fingers*