I'm always happy to interact with the author of a story I really like, so no complaints onthat subject.
On rereading I was better able to see this as a beginning, it's just that a story that ends with Rodney McKay, of all characters, mapping out his plan for world domination, feels more like a prelude (actually, in a way the whole story feels a little like an extended prologue, even though I know that's not the effect you intended).
The comparison to 'Freedom' comes from the way both stories address what Rodney would be like when he's on his own, but still with the maturity and strength that developed from his time on Atlantis. Sam and Daniel are in no position to appreciate that, of course, which is why they insist on seeing things from their own perspective (one of those situations when it's easy for the reader to feel unjustifiably smug because they know things the characters just *can't*).
And thing thing that strikes me about Portal is that it's a game where the protagonist is pretty much shafted by fate, regardless of their ability to survive, which for obvious reasons would resonate with Rodney.
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On rereading I was better able to see this as a beginning, it's just that a story that ends with Rodney McKay, of all characters, mapping out his plan for world domination, feels more like a prelude (actually, in a way the whole story feels a little like an extended prologue, even though I know that's not the effect you intended).
The comparison to 'Freedom' comes from the way both stories address what Rodney would be like when he's on his own, but still with the maturity and strength that developed from his time on Atlantis. Sam and Daniel are in no position to appreciate that, of course, which is why they insist on seeing things from their own perspective (one of those situations when it's easy for the reader to feel unjustifiably smug because they know things the characters just *can't*).
And thing thing that strikes me about Portal is that it's a game where the protagonist is pretty much shafted by fate, regardless of their ability to survive, which for obvious reasons would resonate with Rodney.