SGA rec and babbling

[dragojustine]

First, a flailingly fangirly rec: Clear Daylight, by nym777 (SGA John/Rodney NC-17)

I have no words for how gorgeous that is. The narrative voice is stunning, lyrical and poetic and full of unexpected connections and startling insights and gems of thought processes that are so perfect for the characters. She hits emotional notes of incredible complexity and intensity with an amazing, subtle touch. Most of all, though, there is this incredible sense of watching the birth of something so very fragile- this incredibly intimate connection between two men who are both so very bad at intimacy or connection, are simply too broken to possibly nurture this thing between them. The understated beauty and simplicity and fragility and emotional richness of the understanding they reach is just breathtaking.

I want to write like that when I grow up.

(Side note: I find myself drawn to Jack/Daniel angst because I am stunned by how inevitable and unshakable their bond seems to me; by how they are so inexorably tied together that absolutely no level of horribleness can possibly destroy that. And on the flip side, I am incredibly drawn to John/Rodney romance because of how beautifully unlikely and fragile and astonishing any possible connection between them seems to be. This is another way in which I love the intersections and overlaps and contrasts between these two pairings. I am truly in love with them as a pair of mirrors and parallels and complements, in a way I would never be for one of them alone. Even if Jack/Daniel does sort of have my heart and my muse right now)

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I think possibly I have written enough to bother making an index sticky post. Y/N? Hmm. I suspect that this thought is just another way of procrastinating my damn spn_nostalgia.

I haven't worked out in two weeks, and this week isn't looking good either. Obviously, of my four Major Life Goals right now (teaching, real estate, writing, and working out) I can only keep on three. Prioritization sucks.

I am buying a couple of tshirts (a SPN shirt, because I still don't own one, an "I'm with Genius" Rodney McKay shirt. I still haven't picked an SG1 shirt. Hmm. Help?). Anyway, I always do a general check of fanfic/slash shirts, just because they amuse me. I have never actually bought one, because wearing "if you don't get it, I'm not going to tell you" sort of joke tshirts is a bit smarmy. But I remember seeing somebody with this one at Wincon last year, and I think it avoids that problem. Hmm.

Of course, what I REALLY want is the one that says "I like my MEN like I like my SLASH: filthy, depraved, and spread all over my desk," but I would never wear it anywhere. *tragic sigh*

Comments

[synecdochic]

ivorygates pointed me at this shirt last night. I'm thinking it might be a critical addition to my wardrobe.

[dragojustine.livejournal.com]

DUDE. It's perfect. *loves*

[wendy.livejournal.com]

"I like my MEN like I like my SLASH: filthy, depraved, and spread all over my desk,"

*snorfle* I sort of love that.

[dragojustine.livejournal.com]

*g* only sort of? I REALLY love it.

[wendy.livejournal.com]

I was trying to be DEMURE. *big grin*

[dragojustine.livejournal.com]

I am pretty sure that if you like to be DEMURE, you will not be able to wear the shirt with us at Wincon. hehe.

[wendy.livejournal.com]

Hahaha! BOO! I'm always more gutsy in a group, try me!!

[dragojustine.livejournal.com]

If I can convince anybody who can make a simple graphic to do it for me, then totally.

[sid]

Thanks for that rec - what a lovely story! They're both so absolutely hopeless that nobody else would have them... and that's just perfect. :-)

[dragojustine.livejournal.com]

I think it was miriad who called them two broken puzzle pieces that somehow fit together anyway. *loves*

[miriad.livejournal.com]

Of course, what I REALLY want is the one that says "I like my MEN like I like my SLASH: filthy, depraved, and spread all over my desk," but I would never wear it anywhere. *tragic sigh*

Ummm.... I can't technically SPEAK for als_wonderland but if you designed this shirt and made it available on cafe press, I'D wear it with you at Wincon.

For serious, yo. I LOVE IT.

[dragojustine.livejournal.com]

You are tempting me *so bad*. And it turns out that the one I remember actually says yaoi instead of slash, so we would have to make it.

Do we have any people with graphics programs in the house? Cause I sure don't.