Fic: In the Hands of Yes

[hth]

In the Hands of Yes
by Hth

32,834 words of Aliens Made Them Get Married, and don't say I never gave you anything!

"There’s a ritual, Colonel! Do you know what *kind* of ritual? You have no idea! There could be – it could be dangerous, or, or – perverse!"

Comments

[kitestringer.livejournal.com]

Oooooh, I absolutely adored this! The whole thing was brilliant, but I think this might have been my favorite part:

– you fascinate me, all those odd layers, your wit and your anger and your passion under all that steadiness and silence, I can’t puzzle through you, which of course makes me desperate to keep trying – it’s irrational how safe I feel with you, because I know you can’t always protect me, I know you haven’t always been able to protect me, but something about you makes me think constantly about my future and never about my possible lack thereof – everything about you succeeds where everything else I’ve ever tried has always failed, you’re the perfect cure, you touch me and I don’t feel weak or vulnerable or allergic or frightened or alone, I feel as strong as I did on the enzyme and ten times happier –

I just think it says so much about Rodney and his vulnerability, in such a perfectly Rodney-like way. *sigh* I also think you did a great job of keeping John sympathetic throughout the story. Really, it was just amazing from start to finish! *loves*

[hth-the-first.livejournal.com]

Thank you! That was one of the challenges I set for myself with this story: to have a main character who *wasn't* completely supportive of the relationship, but that people could understand rather than just get mad at. Thanks for letting me know I hit the mark, as far as you were concerned.