unedited, at 9 AM

[xparrot]

The 9 AM is my bedtime, you see. (oops?) And the unedited is because I don't really want to think about this again, so I'm just putting it up raw, as is...I might read it over for typos later, but I might not. This isn't a real story, it's just something I had to get out of my system. Which I'm posting publicly because I have no shame, also, 9 AM (9:30 now!)

Umm. So I'm an OTPer, and very, very sensitive. Which means I really shouldn't have read friendshipper's recent flashfic, but I did anyway, because I'm also a masochist of the sort who always has to poke a bruise to make sure it still hurts (ow!)

So this is an entirely unauthorized sequel to her story. It's not what she meant her story to be, not by a long shot. Among other things, I pretty much totally sidestep the central threesome of her fic in favor of John and Rodney. It's a fix-it for a fic that isn't supposed to be fixed, that's not intended to be broken.

This story not actually McShep; it's not about destroying what she wrote. But it is changing things, making the chars go my way instead of hers. This still isn't a future I want to see, this is not how I want it to go. And yet I couldn't let it go. So. This. With all my sincere apologies to friendshipper, because it's not her fault I'm an oversensitive OTPing lunatic. Also to gnine and naye (please don't kill me tomorrow? Or today rather?)

nor let it be fearful
PG-13 for language, ~3,400 words
a fic response to Peace I Leave With You by Sholio/Friendshipper

Read it on AO3

Comments

[absenceofmind.livejournal.com]

i don't know SGA, i don't even know the previous story, but reading this i can guess why you felt the need for fix-it fic. and i heartily approve. plus, i think the appeal of mcshep is that they're both really proud, intelligent, stubborn people, and that leads to MORE room for miscommunication than you'd think possible.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Oh, if you don't know SGA that well - it's not just that they're proud jerks, they're also both COMPLETE SOCIAL RETARDS (it's part of their charm) - which is sometimes a relief, as it makes fixing things like this, or certain problematic things in canon, rather easier!

...An OTPer's job is never done...! <3

[absenceofmind.livejournal.com]

it's like all you need is that basic moment of epiphany XDDDD since everything is always just a matter of giant misunderstandings! though, i'll have you know, in real fix-it fic there is always happyending!sex ::looks at you pointedly::

parrot-chan you know i love you for your OTPishness ::smooshes::