SGA fic: A Rational Universe

Flist, I am torn. I want a John-Rodney hug. So badly I can taste it. I need it to screencap and iconize and build shrines to and rewatch until the avi burns out. On the other hand, I fear I may explode from squee if they actually do go that far. It's a conundrum! (but what a way to go...)

With the sga_genficathon closed, I turn back to sga_flashfic. Still failing as badly as ever at the actual flash part - well, I write them in a flash, this one took about twelve hours from idea to completion. I've been blocked of late, so started writing with the merest germ of an idea heading somewhere, which immediately darted off in a different direction the moment I began to type. I kind of love how stories can do that.

Also, I have slashed! Not pussy-footing masquerading-as-gen McShep, and not a teasing one-sided ficlet, but the real deal.
...Now everyone can tell me how I should never be doing it again, as I manage to hit not only my own lovingly overused cliches (I really need to stop putting Rodney on drugs, I know. But this is me, I can't help myself!), but many traditional fandom-wide ones as well. And skipped the smut to boot. Oops?

SGA: A Rational Universe {~7,000 words}
PG-13, slash, John/Rodney, must be dreaming challenge
"You're a lot more encouraging than my last friendly hallucination," Rodney says.