Remember Paul Van Riper, by paradise_city

[paradise-city.livejournal.com]

Title: Remember Paul Van Riper
Pairing: McKay/Brown, McKay/Sheppard
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 7700
Challenge: Sickness
Summary: There's more than one battlefield on which to play a war game.



And in much the same way John made most of his important decisions -- on the fly, from the gut, and not always the best idea ever -- he made a decision about himself. And Rodney.

Comments

[raiining.livejournal.com]

*Oh*

.... Oh ....

I must have missed this one the first time around. Absolutely heartwrenchingly beautiful. I loved every painful second of it. And the best thing was that it wasn't really that painful: nothing really 'worked out', but it didn't horribly combust in destruction, either. Plus the idea of Zelenka doing that well on a military challenge was hilarous. /grin

[kho.livejournal.com]

Oh god, this is so awesome. The humor, the verbal sparring, the Rodney dying and Carson dying and the accompanying sadness, the flirting, I just. This is just wonderful. I can't even textually render why I loved thisso much, just that I did, and I could have read it forever.

[korilian.livejournal.com]

Poor Katie. But this was so awesome! Geek wargames!

[raiining.livejournal.com]

Once again, a sweet well-written story with a wonderful A and B plot and no clear ending. Lovely to read again :)

[rasah.livejournal.com]

My favourite bits -

"Maybe we just ought to give the doc less paperwork."

John pressed him closer for a moment, then two, and drew away slowly. "We're not going to talk about this," he said quietly, lips brushing against Rodney's cheek. "I just wanted you to know."

This was really cool, i loved the little comic touches and rodney's version of 'team building' :)

[maisierita.livejournal.com]

Found my way by accident, after seeing the story listed on SGAStoryfinders. Very glad I read it!

This was adorable. I loved the feeling of it and the dialogue was spot-on. Excellently characterized. Plus I loved the hopelessness except that it didn't feel that way. And then it wasn't hopeless, in the end.

Also loved where you left it. You could have gone on, but really, it was perfect right where you stopped.

[mf_luder_xf]

Only he didn't die so much as pull a Dr. Jackson, Lorne explained. "That kind of stuff happened all the time at the SGC," he said, "usually near the end of the fiscal year. Word was, General O'Neill thought Jackson was doing it just to get out of the paperwork."

Quite possibly the strangest and most true summarization of Dr Jackson. That whole little bit, actually. Fiscal year. LOL

Loved your Lorne TO DEATH.

The game was adorable and fun and so well-crafted. And a touching and fairly unique look at McKay and Sheppard.

[sherrold.livejournal.com]

It would sure be cool if the link was not locked!

[ancientreader]

Hi -- I came across this fic in SGA Flashfic and then again in the 2007 McShep Awards nominations list, and I'd love to be able to read it. Would you mind friending each other for the purpose? I leave nice compliments! :^)