I really liked this. At first, I was kind of getting a little annoyed at McKay as I thought this was going to be another of those stories where Rodney chews John out for being suicidal, playing down his injuries, almost getting killed and so on. But this time, it clicked for me where Rodney was coming from. His anger was plausible, taken out on Sheppard but fueld by a situation he'd never experienced. An accumulation of stress forcing him to react the only way he knew how. It was very realistic in terms of Rodney.
And I liked that Sheppard seemed to understand where Rodney was coming from, and instead of offering words of comfort or assurance, he offered a kind of solution.
And the back and forth between past and present was brilliant, showing how both characters have changed.
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Date: 2007-12-25 06:18 am (UTC)And I liked that Sheppard seemed to understand where Rodney was coming from, and instead of offering words of comfort or assurance, he offered a kind of solution.
And the back and forth between past and present was brilliant, showing how both characters have changed.
Over all, excellent story.