sga fic: His Dinner with Jeannie

[xparrot]

gnine had the original idea around which this story is built. I've read several "Miller's Crossing" tags with a similar premise, but none of them were quite what we wanted. Our interpretation of Jeannie is slightly different from others I've seen; we're maybe a bit more sympathetic to her than some, and this story reflects that take.

SGA: His Dinner with Jeannie {5,823 words}
PG, gen angst; "Miller's Crossing" tag, set between "This Mortal Coil" and "Be All My Sins Remember'd"
A little while after "Miller's Crossing," John has a conversation with Jeannie about what transpired.

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Comments

[deaka.livejournal.com]

Lovely - nice job handling the darker aspects without them overbalancing the story. Jeannie seemed perfect. I can absolutely believe that she idolised Rodney when she was younger - it explains so much about the amount of hurt he caused by more or less rejecting her because he didn't agree with her choices.

Wonderful fic, really enjoyed it.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

In my experience, most little sisters idolize their big brothers to a certain extent, so I have a hard time imagining Jeannie any other way. Especially because yes, it does explain how she was so hurt by Rodney, and why she's able to forgive him now that she's come to terms with his fallibility. (It's also an ironic bit of dysfunctionality, that I think Rodney felt just as betrayed and rejected when Jeannie turned away from their science to a new family of her own. But they're working it out now, awww... )