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

[jssangel.livejournal.com]

Oh, that was great! It was such a long lovely read - my favorite kind.

I liked the journey that you sent the characters on. It was interesting the way the story was about John and Rodney and the different ways they come to terms with change and different kinds of love and commitment - rather than just about Ronon & Rodney as a couple.

Actually, you did a great job of leaving Ronon the gloss and shadow of his "otherness" that makes him so intriguing - partly from the pov choices you made, and partly by staying so true to his speach patterns from the show.

Thank you for sharing this story!

[hth-the-first.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Part of the reason I adore Ronon and haven't stopped writing about him for a whole year now (*g*) is that I have an irresistible attraction to that whole stranger-in-a-strange-land dynamic that creates his "otherness" -- not just because he literally is, but because of the way Jason plays him, so that while he says very little, he always *looks* really alertly interested in everything around him. You always get the sense that he's sorting constantly, trying to make sense out of this world that he's in, and while writing from his POV lets you delve into that (like your writing does so well), it's also fun to kind of take the show's perspective and let the other characters, and the audience, try to navigate him or crack him open. Because I often get the feeling that Ronon's having a lot more success figuring them out than they are with him. His inwardness keeps him "alien" to them, and with this story especially, I think it was fun to make Rodney take that leap of faith and let himself feel something for Ronon and trust him *without* understanding him. Anyway, I'm glad you liked it!