Stormheller/Stormy/DuetPress ([info]stormheller) wrote,
@ 2007-08-01 20:38:00
Previous Entry  Add to memories!  Tell a Friend  Next Entry
Entry tags:mywriting

New SGA story posted
Hello, I Must be Going by Stormheller
McShep AU, 11,000 words
Originally published in Military/Intelligence from Red Shirt Press

Summary: "Dentist. Theoretical astrophysicist. It’s a fine line, really."


Page 1 of 2
<<[1] [2] >>

(70 comments) - (Post a new comment)


[info]adafrog
2007-08-02 03:19 am UTC (link)
Great story. Loved hearing John's anxiety.

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]stormheller
2007-08-02 07:22 pm UTC (link)
Thank you. So glad you enjoyed it.

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]jaekayelle
2007-08-02 03:56 am UTC (link)
That was a lot of fun! So easy-going and light, and the banter was great. I especially loved Jack knowing about John and Rodney and simply accepting it, probably because he's got a hot Daniel warming his bed. Oh yeah, the sex was hot too.

The best thing about AUs is that the boys always find each other no matter what lives they're living, and in this one Destiny rides again. :)

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]stormheller
2007-08-02 07:24 pm UTC (link)
Yes, they're destined to be together, aren't they? ;-)
Thank you for commenting.

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]blucola
2007-08-02 04:21 am UTC (link)
I love the spot on Rodney chatter. I found myself disappointed that the story was over, and wanting more. And it was totally hot. :)

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]stormheller
2007-08-02 07:24 pm UTC (link)
Thank you for saying so. I was going for hot. ;-)

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]red_ajah
2007-08-02 09:10 am UTC (link)
Oh this is good! It seems to fit quite easily into canon, it's that good ^^
Really enjoyed this...

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]stormheller
2007-08-02 07:27 pm UTC (link)
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for commenting.

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]raiining
2007-08-02 02:59 pm UTC (link)
Very well done! I love the slightly AU twist to it, and I adored the beginning, John's list of his first few days. I can only imagine what was happening there before Rodney stepped in, and if O'Neill had designs on him anyway. Also curious how Rodney got everyone intersted in John so quickly! I can only imagine that middle-of-the-night phone call. /grin

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]stormheller
2007-08-02 07:40 pm UTC (link)
A friend helped me with the first part; I do think it's the best part of the story. ;-)

Yes, the late night phone call. I thought it best to leave it up to the reader's imagination.

Thanks for commenting.

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]mangst
2007-08-02 03:19 pm UTC (link)
I loved this. Especially the scene in O'Neill's office.

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]stormheller
2007-08-02 07:42 pm UTC (link)
Can't you just see that happening? Rodney probably has a little more respect for the military chain of command in canon, but not much. ;-)

Thanks for commenting.

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]skeddy_kat
2007-08-02 03:41 pm UTC (link)
That was adorable. I loved John going crazy in the hotel and his instinctive rescue of Rodney in the bar. And *dentist*!

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]stormheller
2007-08-02 07:43 pm UTC (link)
Thank you for saying so. I'm not sure how I came up with dentist. ;-)

Cheers,
~ Stormy

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]yarnaddict
2007-08-02 04:14 pm UTC (link)
I've read, re-read, and re-re-read this in M/I - it's one of my favourites in the 'zine. Poor Rodney; at least John has better taste than those girls.

I think you have their voices down just perfectly - right down to O'Neill's, and IMO he can be hard to write.

Thanks for posting this. =)

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]stormheller
2007-08-02 07:45 pm UTC (link)
Glad you enjoyed it (hope you also have Surfacing).

Funny, but I never really watched much SG-1, so it even surprised me that I could write O'Neill.

Thanks for commenting.

(Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)
(no subject) - [info]yarnaddict, 2007-08-02 08:06 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]stormheller, 2007-08-02 08:27 pm UTC
fun with Rod and John
[info]kouros3
2007-08-02 05:29 pm UTC (link)
This was lots of fun to read, with a delightful feel of canon like behaviors. Really cool the way that it meshes so well with what we accept as the real deal with the show. I especially liked the take charge behavior from Rodney because that's exactly what he'd do if given the slightest chance.

Nice that you wrote the sex the way you did. It may be a small thing overall but I think it would be a huge thrill for John to be on the receiving end of some very intense Rodney focus. That's a subtle part of his personality that you really wrote beautifully without it being overblown. Very Nice.

I enjoyed this whole story and hope that you're busy writing more!

thanks,
Kouros.

(Reply to this) (Thread)
Re: fun with Rod and John
[info]stormheller
2007-08-02 07:48 pm UTC (link)
hope that you're busy writing more!

I've actually moved over to the pro-writing side and have my first novel coming out at Christmas.
http://www.stormgrant.com/storm_work/gym_dandy_by_storm_grant.htm

Thanks for saying so.
~ Stormy

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]winter_elf
2007-08-02 07:37 pm UTC (link)
This was one of my favorite stories in Military/Intelligence, and I'm sorry I haven't managed to send feedback yet, even though I've read it over and over..... I even nominated it at MediaWest.

So, uhm, wonderful story. I like John's desperation and Rodney's 'in your face' seduction. I also liked this alternative view to how they meet, and Go Jack! And wonderfully hot sex too.

I hope there's another Military/Intelligence issue, and I hope you write a story for it.

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]stormheller
2007-08-02 07:51 pm UTC (link)
I'm not sure how T'pri feels about doing another issue. I know any number of zine publishers who are giving up on zines, including my own press, Duet Press. Surfacing was our last zine.

As I said, above, I've gone over to the pro side now, and have my firstr novel coming out at Christmas:
http://www.stormgrant.com/storm_work/gym_dandy_by_storm_grant.htm

Thanks for your wonderful comments.
Cheers,
~ Stormy

(Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)
(no subject) - [info]winter_elf, 2007-08-02 08:06 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]stormheller, 2007-08-02 08:30 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]redshirtpress, 2007-08-03 06:14 am UTC

[info]amothea
2007-08-02 09:36 pm UTC (link)
I had a blast reading your story. :)

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]stormheller
2007-08-04 02:28 pm UTC (link)
Thank you for saying so. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]dodificus
2007-08-02 10:37 pm UTC (link)
I loved the opening scenes with John's every spiralling anxiety, the scenarios he was cooking up getting more and more dire. I liked the physicality of your descriptions of what he was going through. How his emotions were translating into physical actions. Good story:)

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]stormheller
2007-08-04 02:29 pm UTC (link)
Thank you kindly. I had help with the opening.

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]emeraldteal
2007-08-03 03:41 am UTC (link)
I love pre-departure AUs, and John 'rescuing' Rodney in the bar is just delightful to read. Lovely John pov, thanks for sharing :)

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]stormheller
2007-08-04 02:29 pm UTC (link)
Me, too. ;-) Thank you for the kind words.

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]npetrenko
2007-08-03 06:37 pm UTC (link)
Excellent story.

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]stormheller
2007-08-04 02:30 pm UTC (link)
Thank you!

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]dine
2007-08-04 02:12 am UTC (link)
I just finished this, and wanted to tell you just how much I adored it. like John, I expected the axe to fall any moment while he hid at the hotel. you managed to make his meeting Rodney both totally in character and surprising - the dentist thing was brilliant (and their night together was hot).

poor John's bewilderment when the call finally came and all his dire expectations came apart before the juggernaut of O'Neill - and then it becoming quite clear O'Neill knew *exactly* how Rodney met John - the "touching things" comments made me roll.

yay! for funny, slightly angsty fic that contains the characters I know and love, just provides a slightly different backstory.

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]stormheller
2007-08-04 02:32 pm UTC (link)
"funny, slightly angsty" is me all over. ;-) Thanks for commenting. Good luck on the job front. Will we see you at ZCon?

(Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)
(no subject) - [info]dine, 2007-08-05 02:03 am UTC

[info]fanficfan
2007-08-05 05:48 pm UTC (link)
Really enjoyed this--the humor as well as the heat. I liked how you segued this into the canon timeline, too.

I will keep my eye out for more of your work--appreciated how you handled the mailing of my Surfacing zines (which were great, a compliment worth repeating).

NatalieR.

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]storm_grant
2007-08-05 11:00 pm UTC (link)
Wow! A double LoC for my story and my zines. Thank you kindly. (But in all honesty, my partner is shipper/receiver gal these days.)
Thanks for commenting.
~ Stormy (posting from my pro-writin' journal)

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]icarusancalion
2007-08-06 06:43 am UTC (link)
Loved it. The sex was hot but my favorite part was John plummeting from optimism to worst-case scenarios. And rescuing Rodney from those mean chicks.

Thankyouverymuch.

Icarus

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]storm_grant
2007-08-06 02:18 pm UTC (link)
I think the brass let him stew. General Stephenson was not a nice man. Luckily General O'Neill is. 8-)

Thanks for commenting.
~ Stormy

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]bitter_crimson
2007-08-11 03:32 pm UTC (link)
I really liked the whole scene in the bar, and the misunderstanding about Rodney being a dentist. Tee-hee. I can never get enough of these pre-Atlantis John/Rodney stories. :)

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]storm_grant
2007-08-11 11:15 pm UTC (link)
Me, too. Thanks for your kind words,
~ Stormheller (posting from my other identity ;-)

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]marginaliana
2007-08-12 03:29 pm UTC (link)
Loved this - especially the subtle changes that make it AU but not so very far from what we know. And John's worst case scenarios were both hysterical and moving. Very hot and enjoyable.

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]storm_grant
2007-08-12 06:35 pm UTC (link)
Thank you for posting. I had some unsettling news today on the pro-writing front (the publisher I've contracted with just got bought out), so it's great to have got your LoC to cheer me up!

Thanks!
~ Stormheller (posting from my other journal)

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]emeraldsword
2007-08-14 09:30 am UTC (link)
:D This was really nice. Loved the way you built up the tension and made a slightly AU canon (um, if that makes sense). Hurricane Rodney *g*

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]storm_grant
2007-08-14 08:30 pm UTC (link)
slightly AU canon

I like that. Just left of canon as opposed to those AUs where Rodney's a dragon , and Teyla's a wizard shapeshifter, and John's a flying invisible prince... Although I like those too. ;-)

Thanks for taking the time to comment.
~ Stormy (posting from my other lj)

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]kyizi
2007-08-20 07:09 pm UTC (link)
This fic is awesome! Loved it to bits. Especially the maths bit! *g* fab!

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]storm_grant
2007-08-21 05:44 pm UTC (link)
So glad you liked it.
Thanks,
~ Stormy (posting from my other lj)

(Reply to this) (Parent)
Hello
(Anonymous)
2007-08-22 02:44 am UTC (link)
Oh, Fabulous. Two men with "talents," of many kinds.

Thanks for sharing,
Jaye

(Reply to this) (Thread)
Re: Hello
[info]storm_grant
2007-08-22 07:09 pm UTC (link)
Thank you for reading, and commenting.
I'm glad you enjoyed!
~ Stormy (posting from my other lj)

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]beth_green
2007-08-22 04:13 am UTC (link)
First, I must mention that Surfacing I - II are still sitting on the top of my zine stack. The pics alone are worth looking at again, and again, and again. After taking home the zines from MediaWest, I treated the stories like the finest chocolates, limiting myself to one or two at a time to make them last. The zines are definitely worth a reread from time to time.

Anyway, this evening I was indulging in one of my 'let Google find me some new stories' searches (I've stumbled across some very cool fics by typing 'SGA' 'John' 'Rodney' followed by descriptive words such as 'unconscious' 'shot' 'blood'. Today's descriptor was 'crash and burn,' and Voila! Here I am!

From the summary and author alone, I knew that this was going to be a good read. I love your Rodney, mouthy and confident and socially inept, and very much in character. For that matter, John/Rodney ought to be considered in character to those of us who have watched the episodes.

You made it so obvious that Rodney and John belong together, especially when you added the ATA bonus that the reader and Rodney were both privy to. It was fun mentally telling John, 'Ha! You can run, but you can't hide!' when he thought he'd run away from Rodney.

Thanks for providing hours of entertaining reading.

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]storm_grant
2007-08-22 07:11 pm UTC (link)
What a great review. Thank you, Beth.

I'm glad you enjoyed Surfacing and "Hello".

Will we be seeing you at ZCon?
Cheers,
~ Stormy (posting from my other lj)

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]aurora_84
2007-08-24 12:58 am UTC (link)
This was a wonderful story and I had a great time reading it, thanks!

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]storm_grant
2007-08-24 04:26 pm UTC (link)
I'm so glad you liked it. 8-)
Thanks for commenting.
~ Stormy (posting from my other lj)

(Reply to this) (Parent)

[info]mayoihumbert
2007-08-31 11:24 pm UTC (link)
This was utterly charming. Thanks for sharing.

(Reply to this) (Thread)

[info]storm_grant
2007-09-03 01:47 pm UTC (link)
Thank you for commenting. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
~ Stormy (posting from my other lj)

(Reply to this) (Parent)

(70 comments) - (Post a new comment)

Page 1 of 2
<<[1] [2] >>

Create an Account
Forgot your login or password?
Login w/ OpenID
English • Español • Deutsch • Русский…