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bluespiritI've posted my SGA Big Bang story, 'Solitary man' over on my fic & art lj.
Due to the length I had to split it into seven parts, but I have added links at the beginning & end of each part for ease of navigation. (Hopefully they're all going to the right places - my eyes were going loopy with all that coding! *g*)
'Solitary man'
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Rating: NC-17
Summary: John Sheppard was used to being on his own. He'd been booted out of the Air Force, was estranged from his family and was haunted by the guilt of everyone he'd ever let down. Then a wrong turn on a snowy night changed his life forever.
Genre: AU, angst, first time
Warnings: death of a secondary character
Spoilers: none
Word count: ~ 40,700
He trudged forward, eyes straining to keep the light in view, but after awhile his steps began to slow and he realised that he’d lost track of how long he’d been walking. His head was pounding now and he felt sluggish and confused, but he forced himself on, one lurching foot in front of the other. He’d survived war zones, the Taliban, and supercilious, stuck-up-their-own-ass generals who didn’t know that you never left a man behind - he’d be damned if he was going to freeze to death because he got lost snow-boarding.
He battled on, head down as the blizzard gradually grew worse, the wind and snow howling and buffeting against him. Suddenly his foot collided with something solid and he fell to his knees, hands hitting a smooth surface as they pushed through the snow.
He raised his head, trying to focus through the grogginess, and was shocked to see a neat snow-covered porch in front of him. There was a light in the window, and he dragged himself to his feet and over to the door. He knocked as loudly as he could, but his arms felt like silly putty, and he hardly had the strength to keep his head up.
He had no idea how long he stood there, propped against the wall, before a welcoming rush of warm air hit him in the face. He managed to crack open his eyelids and found himself staring helplessly into a pair of shockingly beautiful blue eyes. He had a second to think ‘wow’ and ‘huh’ and then his vision greyed out, his legs folded under him, and he was out for the count.
Link to 'Solitary man'
There's also a soundtrack. ♥
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mcshep_awards have been announced!
\o/
A huge big congratulations to everyone who was nominated & to all the winners! And a heartfelt thank you to everyone who took the time to vote - & to the organisers for their incredible hard work & effort.
There are several people on my flist who have won - congrats to all! ♥
I'm absolutely thrilled & so grateful to say that I've been lucky enough to be recognised too!
*beams & blushes & generally falls over*
There are some technical issues with the banners at the moment, so I'll have to post them when they're available.
I'm so happy to say though that my story 'Mile marker thirty-six' was voted runner-up in the 'Romance' category, & my art 'Afterglow' was winner in the 'Manip' category!
Thank you so, so much to everybody who nominated & voted for my work! I'm so very grateful. ♥
*hugs*
I've been having a bit of a tough time writing mysga_santa story this year - I think I might have been distracted by a couple of pesky penguins! *g* But I've finally finished it & am actually kind of loving it now. I just hope my recipient does!
Okay - now I just need to get to work on mysga_art_santa piece & the rest of my advent gifts! No rest for the wicked, eh? LOL
Due to the length I had to split it into seven parts, but I have added links at the beginning & end of each part for ease of navigation. (Hopefully they're all going to the right places - my eyes were going loopy with all that coding! *g*)
'Solitary man'
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Rating: NC-17
Summary: John Sheppard was used to being on his own. He'd been booted out of the Air Force, was estranged from his family and was haunted by the guilt of everyone he'd ever let down. Then a wrong turn on a snowy night changed his life forever.
Genre: AU, angst, first time
Warnings: death of a secondary character
Spoilers: none
Word count: ~ 40,700
He trudged forward, eyes straining to keep the light in view, but after awhile his steps began to slow and he realised that he’d lost track of how long he’d been walking. His head was pounding now and he felt sluggish and confused, but he forced himself on, one lurching foot in front of the other. He’d survived war zones, the Taliban, and supercilious, stuck-up-their-own-ass generals who didn’t know that you never left a man behind - he’d be damned if he was going to freeze to death because he got lost snow-boarding.
He battled on, head down as the blizzard gradually grew worse, the wind and snow howling and buffeting against him. Suddenly his foot collided with something solid and he fell to his knees, hands hitting a smooth surface as they pushed through the snow.
He raised his head, trying to focus through the grogginess, and was shocked to see a neat snow-covered porch in front of him. There was a light in the window, and he dragged himself to his feet and over to the door. He knocked as loudly as he could, but his arms felt like silly putty, and he hardly had the strength to keep his head up.
He had no idea how long he stood there, propped against the wall, before a welcoming rush of warm air hit him in the face. He managed to crack open his eyelids and found himself staring helplessly into a pair of shockingly beautiful blue eyes. He had a second to think ‘wow’ and ‘huh’ and then his vision greyed out, his legs folded under him, and he was out for the count.
Link to 'Solitary man'
There's also a soundtrack. ♥
~*~
The
mcshep_awards have been announced!\o/
A huge big congratulations to everyone who was nominated & to all the winners! And a heartfelt thank you to everyone who took the time to vote - & to the organisers for their incredible hard work & effort.
There are several people on my flist who have won - congrats to all! ♥
I'm absolutely thrilled & so grateful to say that I've been lucky enough to be recognised too!
*beams & blushes & generally falls over*
There are some technical issues with the banners at the moment, so I'll have to post them when they're available.
I'm so happy to say though that my story 'Mile marker thirty-six' was voted runner-up in the 'Romance' category, & my art 'Afterglow' was winner in the 'Manip' category!
Thank you so, so much to everybody who nominated & voted for my work! I'm so very grateful. ♥
*hugs*
~*~
I've been having a bit of a tough time writing my
sga_santa story this year - I think I might have been distracted by a couple of pesky penguins! *g* But I've finally finished it & am actually kind of loving it now. I just hope my recipient does!Okay - now I just need to get to work on my
sga_art_santa piece & the rest of my advent gifts! No rest for the wicked, eh? LOL