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About John Sheppard - Stargate Atlantis (PG)
Character: John Sheppard
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Theme set: Gamma
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Also on AO3.
01 - snow
It rarely snowed in Virginia, but John had fond memories of him and David creating a 'snow' man out of slush one cold winter.
02 - child
John's mom died when he was a young child, his memories of War and Peace come from her reading passages as bedtime stories.
03 - brick
The Lanteans built a brick 'house' on the mainland that they used as a 'vacation' home - it took Rodney months to get John to take a turn.
04 - judgment
The black mark made others rush to judgment but it seemed to be a challenge to Elizabeth to get him to go on her Expedition.
05 - powder
One winter, in better times, John's dad took them to the Rockies for skiing; it was the first time John had skied on fresh power snow.
06 - grim
There was a grim satisfaction in beating the Wraith even if he shied away from the word 'genocide.'
07 - trap
Fucking Ancients was often used when a promising solution to their energy problems turned into a trap that he needed to free himself or Rodney from.
08 - star
The voice that said Major, think of where we are in the solar system would quickly become his personal North Star.
09 - possession
Everyone had more than one personal possession; in addition to War and Peace and his foot ball tape, John had a small book of photos -- mostly of his mom.
10 - bandage
As John watched Rodney be bandaged up in the infirmary, he realized they should have brought a case of bandages with them.
11 - pearl
John's favorite portrait of his mom likely still hung in his dad's study; she wore a red dress and a pearl necklace, looking forever young.
12 - glass
The stained glass windows of Atlantis were a welcome sight after a difficult mission where trading partners had turned into Wraith worshippers; the gentle people they had planned to meet had likely died.
13 - classified
Wandering the underground base in Antartica made John realize that while there was classified, and then there was classified.
14 - buttons
John's hand shook slightly as he fastened the buttons on his dress uniform, getting ready for his wedding and marrying Rodney.
15 - closet
Years of keeping his sexuality in the closet made him painfully awkward in approaching Rodney about having a relationship.
16 - ash
They ducked for cover as ash floated in the air; the Wraith had already been to this planet, and they were too late.
17 - definition
John suspected the actual definition of insanity was stepping through the Stargate to an unknown galaxy without a firm exit plan.
18 - staircase
John followed Rodney up the staircase to the control center; to watch Rodney's ass in more than one way.
19 - nail
John thought his worst bad habit was pulling at a hangnail, making the skin bleed; he couldn't afford open wounds that might affect his flight readiness status.
20 - prey
John refused to think of himself as prey as he battled the Wraith; that had been the downfall of the Ancients and he refused to make that mistake.
21 - backwards
Doranda was a step backwards in his plan to seduce Rodney; they had both fucked up that day.
22 - trouble
He should have known McKay would be trouble, with those bright blue eyes and that hideous orange fleece.
23 - little
John had few memories of being a little kid; his father always treated him like a small adult and it wasn't until John was older that he understood what he had lost.
24 - collar
Rodney's hands were steady as he affixed the star of General on John's uniform collar.
25 - circle
It took John too long to realize this circle of team and new friends that he had met in Pegasus had become his family.
26 - hands
John never tired of watching Rodney's hands fly about the air as he explained something.
27 - freedom
Flying a Jumper just for fun was as close to pure freedom as John could get.
28 - last
John's -- thankfully brief -- time as the last man had taught him to appreciate the friends he had even more.
29 - scab
By the time the last blue scab came off, John needed the comfort and closeness of another human being -- luckily, Rodney was there.
30 - crown
Giggling tweens placed a crown of flowers on John's head at the Athosian Harvest festival.
31 - time
Twenty-seven and a half hour days, moving between planets, and living under different suns had made precise time an illusion; the middle of the day was no longer 'noon,' it was simply 'lunch.'
32 - rice
John learned that rice was too labor intensive to grow in Pegasus, which is why root vegetables were such a staple.
33 - worn
Worn clothing was used as rags or made into quilts; John had a quilt made from a stealthily-taken collection of Rodney's old t-shirts.
34 - paint
The Athosian ritual was important to Teyla, which is why John allowed her to paint his face with runes that would, hopefully, bring them good fortune in the future.
35 - ache
There was a welcome ache in his body after a night spent making love to Rodney.
36 - cherry
The fruit from P34-298 was much sweeter than earth cherries, and lime green in color, but were a welcome addition to their meals.
37 - library
His father's library became darker, stifling, after the death of his mother.
38 - win
John let Rodney talk him into 'stealing' Atlantis and going back to Pegasus; neither were willing to let the Wraith win this war.
39 - loss
Every death, whether soldier or scientist, felt like a personal loss to John, one he would never be able to atone for.
40 - fold
John had learned to fold clothes in a precise, efficient manner at home, long before he joined the military.
41 - music
Rodney's snoring was like a musical lullaby that assured John that there were good things in the world and he had one of them.
42 - bell
The final bell of high school rang as John packed up his books and prepared himself for the coming argument with his father about where he went to college.
43 - sleep
John always slept better next to Rodney.
44 - contact
He was so grateful that Teyla was so good at 'first contact' missions, otherwise they would have starved that first year on Atlantis.
45 - electricity
John was grateful that Rodney and his scientists had finally discovered the solar power plant, allowing for an endless supply of electricity on the city.
46 - milk
The 'copter flight to the 'secret' base in Antactica was supposed to be a milk-run, not a life-changing experience.
47 - wild
The hair was always wild, full of cowlicks; when John retired, he grew it longer, to tame some of the wildness.
48 - expectation
During that first year, John had no expectation about being able to ever get back to Earth; surviving was the only goal.
49 - mechanism
John watched carefully as Rodney worked in the organic lock mechanism of the Wraith ship.
50 - finale
At the very end, their grand finale, John put an arm around Rodney and they ascended, together.
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Theme set: Gamma
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Also on AO3.
01 - snow
It rarely snowed in Virginia, but John had fond memories of him and David creating a 'snow' man out of slush one cold winter.
02 - child
John's mom died when he was a young child, his memories of War and Peace come from her reading passages as bedtime stories.
03 - brick
The Lanteans built a brick 'house' on the mainland that they used as a 'vacation' home - it took Rodney months to get John to take a turn.
04 - judgment
The black mark made others rush to judgment but it seemed to be a challenge to Elizabeth to get him to go on her Expedition.
05 - powder
One winter, in better times, John's dad took them to the Rockies for skiing; it was the first time John had skied on fresh power snow.
06 - grim
There was a grim satisfaction in beating the Wraith even if he shied away from the word 'genocide.'
07 - trap
Fucking Ancients was often used when a promising solution to their energy problems turned into a trap that he needed to free himself or Rodney from.
08 - star
The voice that said Major, think of where we are in the solar system would quickly become his personal North Star.
09 - possession
Everyone had more than one personal possession; in addition to War and Peace and his foot ball tape, John had a small book of photos -- mostly of his mom.
10 - bandage
As John watched Rodney be bandaged up in the infirmary, he realized they should have brought a case of bandages with them.
11 - pearl
John's favorite portrait of his mom likely still hung in his dad's study; she wore a red dress and a pearl necklace, looking forever young.
12 - glass
The stained glass windows of Atlantis were a welcome sight after a difficult mission where trading partners had turned into Wraith worshippers; the gentle people they had planned to meet had likely died.
13 - classified
Wandering the underground base in Antartica made John realize that while there was classified, and then there was classified.
14 - buttons
John's hand shook slightly as he fastened the buttons on his dress uniform, getting ready for his wedding and marrying Rodney.
15 - closet
Years of keeping his sexuality in the closet made him painfully awkward in approaching Rodney about having a relationship.
16 - ash
They ducked for cover as ash floated in the air; the Wraith had already been to this planet, and they were too late.
17 - definition
John suspected the actual definition of insanity was stepping through the Stargate to an unknown galaxy without a firm exit plan.
18 - staircase
John followed Rodney up the staircase to the control center; to watch Rodney's ass in more than one way.
19 - nail
John thought his worst bad habit was pulling at a hangnail, making the skin bleed; he couldn't afford open wounds that might affect his flight readiness status.
20 - prey
John refused to think of himself as prey as he battled the Wraith; that had been the downfall of the Ancients and he refused to make that mistake.
21 - backwards
Doranda was a step backwards in his plan to seduce Rodney; they had both fucked up that day.
22 - trouble
He should have known McKay would be trouble, with those bright blue eyes and that hideous orange fleece.
23 - little
John had few memories of being a little kid; his father always treated him like a small adult and it wasn't until John was older that he understood what he had lost.
24 - collar
Rodney's hands were steady as he affixed the star of General on John's uniform collar.
25 - circle
It took John too long to realize this circle of team and new friends that he had met in Pegasus had become his family.
26 - hands
John never tired of watching Rodney's hands fly about the air as he explained something.
27 - freedom
Flying a Jumper just for fun was as close to pure freedom as John could get.
28 - last
John's -- thankfully brief -- time as the last man had taught him to appreciate the friends he had even more.
29 - scab
By the time the last blue scab came off, John needed the comfort and closeness of another human being -- luckily, Rodney was there.
30 - crown
Giggling tweens placed a crown of flowers on John's head at the Athosian Harvest festival.
31 - time
Twenty-seven and a half hour days, moving between planets, and living under different suns had made precise time an illusion; the middle of the day was no longer 'noon,' it was simply 'lunch.'
32 - rice
John learned that rice was too labor intensive to grow in Pegasus, which is why root vegetables were such a staple.
33 - worn
Worn clothing was used as rags or made into quilts; John had a quilt made from a stealthily-taken collection of Rodney's old t-shirts.
34 - paint
The Athosian ritual was important to Teyla, which is why John allowed her to paint his face with runes that would, hopefully, bring them good fortune in the future.
35 - ache
There was a welcome ache in his body after a night spent making love to Rodney.
36 - cherry
The fruit from P34-298 was much sweeter than earth cherries, and lime green in color, but were a welcome addition to their meals.
37 - library
His father's library became darker, stifling, after the death of his mother.
38 - win
John let Rodney talk him into 'stealing' Atlantis and going back to Pegasus; neither were willing to let the Wraith win this war.
39 - loss
Every death, whether soldier or scientist, felt like a personal loss to John, one he would never be able to atone for.
40 - fold
John had learned to fold clothes in a precise, efficient manner at home, long before he joined the military.
41 - music
Rodney's snoring was like a musical lullaby that assured John that there were good things in the world and he had one of them.
42 - bell
The final bell of high school rang as John packed up his books and prepared himself for the coming argument with his father about where he went to college.
43 - sleep
John always slept better next to Rodney.
44 - contact
He was so grateful that Teyla was so good at 'first contact' missions, otherwise they would have starved that first year on Atlantis.
45 - electricity
John was grateful that Rodney and his scientists had finally discovered the solar power plant, allowing for an endless supply of electricity on the city.
46 - milk
The 'copter flight to the 'secret' base in Antactica was supposed to be a milk-run, not a life-changing experience.
47 - wild
The hair was always wild, full of cowlicks; when John retired, he grew it longer, to tame some of the wildness.
48 - expectation
During that first year, John had no expectation about being able to ever get back to Earth; surviving was the only goal.
49 - mechanism
John watched carefully as Rodney worked in the organic lock mechanism of the Wraith ship.
50 - finale
At the very end, their grand finale, John put an arm around Rodney and they ascended, together.
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