Rodney licked his ear. "You're losing your syntax." He felt very pleased with himself for that, especially when the next thing that came out of Radek's mouth wasn't English at all.
I love this pairing, and I really love this fic. From even one so goatless as yourself and Leave your livestock at home to the gorgeous turn at the end, the spreading mindfulness. Beautiful.
I like it! Write more of that anytime. Special kudos to a great Zelenka voice -- and not a word of Czech typed out, which so rarely works for me in a story. Thank you.
I've never really understood writing out the Czech -- I mean, if neither the writer nor the reader knows the language, then what's the point? (Plus, of course, in Rodney's world, words he can't understand aren't actually words at all.)
And I loved "even one so goatless as yourself," and how Rodney still has to try to one-up Radek, and that Rodney is spreading the viral sex-god meme. (And I'm really curious about the thumb webbing thing...)
Somehow, I just know Zelenka would be good. Rodney? Maybe, maybe not, depending on whether he found sex worthy of his attention. But Zelenka? Definitely.
(Alas, I just made up the thumb thing. Maybe someone else knows something?)
I was hooked from the dialogue alone in the first scene! You give fantastic voice to the characters. Zelenka is so much more complete from how you've drawn him. Very enjoyable read.
Oh, I'm so glad! We don't get to hear Zelenka talk very much (Rodney doesn't let him get a word in edgewise), but he's smart and witty and has a poetic streak, and what makes him the most fun to work with is that he's not intimidated by Rodney at all.
I LOVE SEX GOD RADEK! I hearts him like whoa, and now I want to write him some more. So hot, yet so real, and full of what I love about good Rodney/Radek stories--their easy companionability (if that's a word, and I don't think it is), the way they fit together and reflect off each other, perfect foils. You give good companionability. Love this.
I hearts him like whoa, and now I want to write him some more.
Oh yay yay yay! I would be very much in favor of this, yes.
And I'm glad you liked this one; it was fun for me, too, that they're not in love but they're friends, and that matters. There's more than one kind of affection.
That is sooooo sweet and hot! I'm generally cautious about Zelenka in fic, but I find this rendition utterly credible and, yes, smouldering. I like that Rodney was completely wrong-footed by it, and the way he picked up the theory and ran, and the general self-congratulatory editorialising that he can't resist.
And it's *comfortable* between them. Which is delightful and warming.
And I *love* the idea of sex-god-ness being transmissable. Eventually everyone on Atlantis will be a sex-god, yay!
because I am still very much in love with John, I also squeaked at 'bizarre stage dressing' as encapsulation of his Own Personal Decor.
Oh, I'm so glad; I've never written Zelenka beyond a line or two of dialog before, though I love him deeply, so I'm really happy he seemed like himself to you.
Yes, Atlantis will be converted to 100% sex deities within, oh, six months. And then they'll start on earth.
Ah, this is wonderful! And hot! I too loved the lines about goatlessness and leaving livestock at home. & I very nearly woke up bearfairie to try & figure out the webbing thing - if you had something specific in mind, I hope you'll share. :)
I'm so glad you liked it. Alas, as for the thumb thing, I just made up the most unlikely thing I could imagine; if you two discover anything, you can let me know!
Radek most definitely has it right. This story was mindblowingly hot without so much lurid detail or going to all of the usual places an NC17 story goes. Simply brilliant.
Hee! Yes, for all we know, he COULD just spout off strings of zed-heavy sounds just for the cachet. *giggles* The introductory banter about goats is probably the most perfect thing EVER.
And then, of course, it gets hot (very hot indeed!). But then... it's contagious! For some reason, that strikes me as the best ending ever. *loves*
Your writing is always both funny and poetic, and it never fails to make me smile and catch my breath at the sheer sexiness of it all. Yay, and thank you!
I had to take off my McShep tinhat to read this, but I'm glad I did because CRAZY HOT SEX. Of course Zelenka's a dangerous sex god. Now I'm going to put my hat back on and imagine Rodney eventually bumping into Sheppard and totally rocking his world.
Of course he will. But John will hear about it first -- from, like, half a dozen really unlikely people -- and he'll pout and feel left out and console himself with manly soldiering for a long time, because Rodney will save him for last.
I love that comradeship and liking roll up with Zelenka's mastery of technique and generosity in bed to result in mindblowing intense sex, with it still being companiable and relaxed afterwards. And, oh, yes, I adore the idea of Rodney initiating Ronon into the Way Of The Radek! (And as a side bonus, the non-OTP-ness of the encounter leaves my tin hat shiny.)
And I love the early irritation Rodney feels at what he sees as Zelenka's over-ostentatious presentation of his refugee status - especially the stuff under the bed - and also his view of John's room as stage dressing!
I'm so glad you liked it! I do like love stories, but sometimes it's fun to have good sex with a different kind of affection. (And of course Rodney figures everything, including Zelenka's nationality, exists only to the extent that it affects him.)
not even my fandom; here on a rec by paian, and i loved this. i loved the unexpected surprise; how it's not about teh hot movie star hotness, but about giving pleasure and above all paying attention, and i love the idea of radek's lover raising the bar for everyone, like the good kind of Thing Sexually Transmitted.
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Jesus FUCK.
That was gorgeous. :-)
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Date: 12/30/08 03:54 am (UTC)I love this pairing, and I really love this fic. From even one so goatless as yourself and Leave your livestock at home to the gorgeous turn at the end, the spreading mindfulness. Beautiful.
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Date: 12/30/08 04:43 am (UTC)Hahaha. Zelenka, what have you STARTED? :D
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Date: 12/30/08 04:46 am (UTC)And I loved "even one so goatless as yourself," and how Rodney still has to try to one-up Radek, and that Rodney is spreading the viral sex-god meme. (And I'm really curious about the thumb webbing thing...)
But mostly, GUH.
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Date: 1/12/09 03:39 am (UTC)(Alas, I just made up the thumb thing. Maybe someone else knows something?)
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Date: 12/30/08 05:19 am (UTC)He felt very pleased with himself for that, especially when the next thing that came out of Radek's mouth wasn't English at all.
Yesssssss. Also adored the sexual pay-it-forward at the end!
*loves on you so hard*
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Date: 12/30/08 06:07 am (UTC)It's Fuck it Forward.
*g*
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Date: 1/12/09 03:44 am (UTC)Oh yay yay yay! I would be very much in favor of this, yes.
And I'm glad you liked this one; it was fun for me, too, that they're not in love but they're friends, and that matters. There's more than one kind of affection.
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Date: 12/30/08 09:42 am (UTC)And it's *comfortable* between them. Which is delightful and warming.
And I *love* the idea of sex-god-ness being transmissable. Eventually everyone on Atlantis will be a sex-god, yay!
because I am still very much in love with John, I also squeaked at 'bizarre stage dressing' as encapsulation of his Own Personal Decor.
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Date: 1/12/09 03:47 am (UTC)Yes, Atlantis will be converted to 100% sex deities within, oh, six months. And then they'll start on earth.
John will pout because Rodney saves him for last.
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Date: 12/31/08 12:18 am (UTC)And then, of course, it gets hot (very hot indeed!). But then... it's contagious! For some reason, that strikes me as the best ending ever. *loves*
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Date: 1/12/09 03:59 am (UTC)I'm so glad you liked it! I figure Zelenka wants to do his part to improve the world, and a very find part it is.
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Date: 1/2/09 11:50 am (UTC)And I love the early irritation Rodney feels at what he sees as Zelenka's over-ostentatious presentation of his refugee status - especially the stuff under the bed - and also his view of John's room as stage dressing!
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Date: 2/1/09 01:44 am (UTC)thank you so much.
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Date: 2/15/09 04:43 am (UTC)And also the sex was incredibly hot. This is one of my favorite pairings. ♥
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