Atlantis fic: De Profundis

[hth]

De Profundis
by Hth

My journey into OT4 continues. Not as porny as "Works and Plays Well With Others," not as musical as "Headbanger's Ball." This actually...didn't go at all where I expected it to.

There was no set of circumstances where that particular configuration of fire, electricity, cultists, gravity, and sociopolitical upheval was going to give anyone a good feeling, but worse this time than normal, because by that point Rodney had gotten used to all three of them and also kind of more or less fallen in love.

Comments

[shadowserenity.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, stunning. I love how you wrote the connection between them. That's the story. That's the beauty here.

Oh, Rodney, scifi!legend, you kill me here: "Nothing," Rodney said quickly. "Except – you know, what if – she’s your Edith Keeler? Only...alive?" Sheppard gave him as disbelieving and contemptuous a look as he could manage through the comfortable haze of medication. "Well, you know what I mean. The whole – side by side – once in a lifetime – you know, like your Scully, your Rose– or, wait, no!" he realized, snapping his fingers eagerly. "Delenn! She’d be your Delenn." I saw the name Edith Keeler and I thought, "Hmm, I know that from somewhere... oh! Could it be? ST: TOS reference for the win!". Also? *waves* Another B5 fan here.

Definitely reccing this one, thank you :).

[hth-the-first.livejournal.com]

I'm actually a second-generation fan; my dad has been a serious TOS fan since its first run, so I have an advantage when it comes to tossing out the references -- I was literally raised on that damn show! *g* And Sheppard and Teyla have reminded me of Sheridan and Delenn from day one; I've been storing that reference up for some time now, waiting for just the right story *g*

I'm so glad you liked the story.