WOW. That was incredible - both heartbreaking (Rodney as we know him now separated from all that is important to him) and uplifting (because Rodney really has grown a lot since '48 Hours'). I was glued to the screen while reading this. It was so hard to tear myself away even long enough to let the dog outside.
I think I love the part where Rodney goes back to his apartment and sees his cat best. That part made me get a little teary, because Rodney was so clearly such a lonely person at this point in his life, and now coming back to it after the intervening years in Atlantis, he's even more lonely.
You caught all the characters spot on, especially Sam's reactions to McKay, because even in canon she was both legitimately and unreasonably upset with him; and Daniel's penchant for eternally trying to understand and empathize, which you achieved without giving him virtual sainthood, common trap that fic writers fall into.
And your Rodney is so very believable and in character. I just love this story.
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I think I love the part where Rodney goes back to his apartment and sees his cat best. That part made me get a little teary, because Rodney was so clearly such a lonely person at this point in his life, and now coming back to it after the intervening years in Atlantis, he's even more lonely.
You caught all the characters spot on, especially Sam's reactions to McKay, because even in canon she was both legitimately and unreasonably upset with him; and Daniel's penchant for eternally trying to understand and empathize, which you achieved without giving him virtual sainthood, common trap that fic writers fall into.
And your Rodney is so very believable and in character. I just love this story.