new story: "War of the roses", episode tag to The Return II, humour

[eretria]

re-posting with a proper link

Before I keel over and died last night,  murron's posted the story we seriously plotted and slaved over wrote after a phone call yesterday. 3800 words in under 5 hours. I haven't laughed this much in a long time.

Title: War of the roses
Authors: eretria and murron
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Disclaimer: Written for entertainment purposes, not profit.
Rating: PG-13
Category: pre-slash morphing into mild slash, humour
Word Count: 3.850
Spoilers: The Return, Part I & II (episode tag)
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Summary: After the events of Return II, John realises that some questions should better be left unasked.


He needed sleep. Sleep and the comfort of his own mattress, his own bed, his own mess around him.

“Yes, there, and that over there, and oh, you imbecile, will you be careful with that, that’s more valuable than --“

Rodney? Here? John groaned. Much as he liked Rodney, he really wasn’t in the mood now.
Not after the day he’d --

John stopped when he rounded the corner to his quarters. Blinked. Reached a shaking hand to brace himself against the wall. Scrubbed the other over his eyes. Pressed his eyes closed until he saw stars, then opened them again.

Still the same.

His stuff was lined up along the walls outside his quarters while several of the science team carried boxes into his rooms, zooming in, and coming back out with empty hands.

All the boxes were neatly labelled: Rodney M. McKay.

John tried to remember lunch and wondered if someone had managed to pick hallucinogenic mushrooms and put them in the stew.

War of the roses

Humour. And not a drop of angst.
Yes. We surprise ourselves, too. And expect our next stories to be loaded with angst.

Comments

[quiller77.livejournal.com]

As you know, the ending isn't my cuppa, but the story was funny. Enjoyed the banter. I can really see those two devolving into a childish (metaphoric) pissing contest.

[eretria.livejournal.com]

I could always write you a slash-free ending. Just for you. *smooch*

[quiller77.livejournal.com]

You'd do that for me? Awww. That's so sweet. Though not really necessary since I did kind of imagine an alternate ending on my own. ;-) (Something about one good turn gets most of the covers but lands you on the floor.)