new fic: Satisfaction (SGA, Rodney/Ronon)

[hth]

Satisfaction
by Hth and linabean
Rodney/Ronon

Summary:
THE BEST DAMN 18,000 WORD NC-17 ROMANTIC COMEDY ABOUT IMPOTENCE YOU WILL READ ALL YEAR! (And by "best," we mean "only.")

From the Credit Where Credit is Due Department:
So basically, it works like this. The plot and all the really funny lines came from Caroline. Most of the sex and the talking about their feelings came from me. Rodney, Ronon, Sheppard, and everyone else in the story came from, I don't know, Cooper and Wright and some committee at Paramount. I don't even wanna know where Flesh Gordon 2: Flesh Gordon and the Cosmic Cheerleaders came from. liviapenn came from heaven above and delivered an excellent beta.

WARNINGS:
Mild s3 spoilers, including the usual for "Sunday." Swearing. Sex. Alcohol. Talking about feelings. Talking about Rodney's weight. Many, many italics. Sheppard using the word "penis" a lot. Manly tears -- no, just kidding about that one! There's no crying this time.

Comments

[dodificus.livejournal.com]

That was funny and painful and awkward all at the same time. And isn't it horrible how people don't know they've got something to be ashamed/embarassed of until someone else tells them:(

[northern]

That's so sweet. Not true about the no tears - *I* almost cried around the end.

[ratcreature]

I liked this. The funny parts better than the awkward impotence talks though.

[swanswan.livejournal.com]

Once I got over the lack of manly tears, I enjoyed this story MADSTYLE. I loved Rodney's view of Ronon - appreciative and horny and amazed and then weirdly tender. And your Sheppard was so good - the idea that there'll only be one "us" for him being both perfect and terribly sad (and hee to his platonic teyla obsession - don't we all have one of those?) And finally yay for not having Ronon get a huge ole boner in the final paragraph - superior storytelling! Thank you both!!

[grey853.livejournal.com]

Wow, it's an amazing story, one that I didn't expect, one that makes a lot of sense when on thinks about all the things Ronon went through over those 7 years. Excellent.

[crimsonclad.livejournal.com]

OMGGGG, I have been waiting for some good R/R, and this is excellent.

(I do, of course, hope that there will someday be a sequel? You know, when Ronon is feeling, shall we say, better?)

[justbreathe80.livejournal.com]

Oh! I LOVED this! Honestly, when I saw "ROMANTIC COMEDY ABOUT IMPOTENCE," I just assumed it would be Rodney who was impotent. But no! And it was such a PLEASANT surprise, and hot and funny and I just adored it. What a lovely early morning read! *g*

[not-sally.livejournal.com]

You are amazing. Best SGA fic I've read in oh so long.
Seriously, loved it.

yes, yes

[solvent90.livejournal.com]

I assumed this would be more funny and sweet than gut-wrenching, but oh, this Ronon, and Rodney, and their vulnerability to each other. That's not to say this isn't funny and sweet - so many great lines and aww moments and the plot is a thing of genius - but I was blindsided by the more intense moments. I love this Ronon, so much - his voice is just perfect and the bits of backstory made me ache.

[spike21.livejournal.com]

so sweet and sad and happy. *g*

[mecurtin.livejournal.com]

There's no crying this time.

Ha! *I* cried -- with laughter, and then with tears, and then with "awww, woobie!" I do want the followup story, though, the one with Mutual Satisfaction And Also Fireworks.

do you mean to imply that Sheppard knows about Ronon's impotence? Because that's sort of what I gathered ... and I wondered *how* he knew. Not that Sheppard would be the guy I'd want to be with if there were sexual issues, because *he can't talk*.

Oh man, there are so many good lines -- it's like hearing both of you do ep recaps for 18K words.

[amalthia]

i had a blast reading this story and I loved how Rodney and Ronon get together and that it works for them. :)

[gurrier.livejournal.com]

*flail*

This is hot and sweet and poignant and funny and so many other things, I don't know what to say. Except I really enjoyed it! Rodney's the perfect mix of confidence and insecurity, John is just so John I want to squeeze him (and watch the look of horror on his face) and Ronon... Ronon is wonderful.

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

I really liked this!

[zvi-likes-tv.livejournal.com]

I so should have gone to bed, I have two finals tomorrow, but I don't care! I loved this story because it was all very genuine and made sense at the end, and yet I could totally sympathize with Rodney's vague disturbance about Ronon never getting an erection because of him.

Oh, and also not expecting a porn movie plot to cause a relationship crisis. Because who pays attention to the plot? I'm sort of surprised they didn't fastforward through it, even for communal viewing.

Anyway, this was an awesome, awesome story and I loved it.

[brownbetty]

I said to thete1: So Hth! Hilarious impotence fic! I love fandom.

And then I came to a bit that made me cry. I don't know what do with this story, but thanks for writing it.

Love!

[(Anonymous)]

I really liked this - I love your long, plotty R/R stories and I'm so glad to see another! This is very funny, but with an edge, and it's interesting to see work that deals with the long term effects of Ronon's time as a Runner.

[friendshipper.livejournal.com]

Omigod, I love this like WOW! I love pretty much everything about it -- the incredible sweetness, Sheppard's stunningly awkward yet endearing attempts at being a supportive friend and the way he misses hanging out with Rodney now that Rodney's got a boyfriend, the Earth-Sateda cultural differences, Ronon's shy-yet-straightforward approach to life, the believable explanation for his impotence that both made perfect sense, and just hurt ... and I loved beyond BELIEF that you didn't whip out the magical healing cock at the end and make seven years of trauma go away with good lovin'. You would not believe how I've been craving slash where both partners don't jump immediately into mutually satisfying, mind-blowing sex, slash in which sex and even love are not a cure-all for everything that ails a person. Plus, there's something just unspeakably hot to me about a relationship in which the sexual issues are not easily curable, if at all, and yet the relationship is strong enough to endure. Um, have I mentioned how awesome this story is? *g*

[anatsuno.livejournal.com]

I LOVED IT AND GASPED AND GOT MOVED AND LOVED IT AND RECCED IT AND OH, MY HEART. i. just. yes.

[bibliotech.livejournal.com]

I. Love this. I love this. I love it. I love it a lot. I love it. I love it more than is healthy.

[dossier.livejournal.com]

I'll have to admit that I'm totally onboard with "THE BEST DAMN 18,000 WORD NC-17 ROMANTIC COMEDY ABOUT IMPOTENCE YOU WILL READ ALL YEAR! (And by "best," we mean "only.")"

Awesomely hilarious, tender, sweet and actually kind of thoughtful. The look on Sheppard's face during Rodney's Theoretical Penis conversation, and when he accuses Rodney of breaking Ronon--never described, god I can see them. I love the way that Rodney sees Ronon, all the parts that no one else gets to see or have.

Just wonderful!

[kaziwren.livejournal.com]

Best story EVAH! So well written and amazing to read. I'm just in love with this piece. Bravo! Brilliant!

[hth-the-first.livejournal.com]

Thank you! That was something Caroline and I talked about a lot as we worked on this -- that Ronon would be dealing with some sense of personal disappointment all along, but not really a sense of *shame* until he encountered Earth cultural issues about how Giant, Hard Dick=Manhood. One of the things that was so interesting to me about the story is that inside an intimate relationship, the issues about sex can be one thing and mean one thing, but then from a social/cultural perspective, they can take on a whole new set of meanings.

I feel like I'm babbling now, but anyway -- I'm glad you thought it was funny and interesting!

[hth-the-first.livejournal.com]

aww! Thank you! I'm glad you really felt something for their situation.

[hth-the-first.livejournal.com]

I kind of thought the awkward parts *were* the funny parts! But I'm glad you found things to enjoy about the story -- thank you!