Class of 2005
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Claim: Stargate Atlantis: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Title: Class of 2005
Author: coreopsis (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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Characters: Sheppard/McKay, Grodin/Zelenka, Elizabeth, Teyla, and others
Prompt: 10 - Fandom Cliche
Rating: Mature
Length: epic
Brief summary: Ah, the High School AU. There's just something about teenage Atlantis that draws authors to write it. Whether it's the chance for first love/true love, coming of age/coming out or 'the geek and the jock' big gay love story archetype, the end result is often a feeling of affectionate nostalgia and wistful longing which makes for a pretty heady read to me.
Plus it's really kinda cool to see what the authors do with the other characters, if the story is long enough to support it -- which this one is. It was posted as a WIP, so some things are not necessarily as smooth as they could be, but it is a very solid relationship-driven story.
After several days of thinking about John even more than he had been before--not that he was obsessed or anything--Rodney decided he'd finally worked up his nerve to say something, ask John out or whatever people did after unexpectedly making out with someone. He walked into BC Calculus and took his usual seat, front row center. As he flipped open his notebook to the previous night's homework, he looked over his shoulder to find John watching him from his seat in the back corner. Since it was such a small class, there was nobody in between to get in the way of Rodney and John staring at each other. Rodney only turned around when Peter Grodin came in and sat down behind Rodney. Some boy Rodney had never seen came in next and took the seat on Rodney's right.
Rodney looked over at him. "Who are you?"
The boy looked over at him with a startled expression. "Radek Zelenka. I just transferred here. Who are you?"
"Rodney McKay." Rodney studied Radek carefully. "What'd you get kicked out of your old school for? Hacking?"
Radek's eyes widened and then narrowed. "Lizzie told you."
"No, I just guessed." The t-shirt with binary on the front was the first giveaway. No wonder he got caught. "You look like the type."
"And what is that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing. You should join Algebra Club. We have a meeting this afternoon after school."
"Maybe," Radek said and turned to face forward as the teacher came into the room.
Rodney glanced over his shoulder again, but instead of catching John's eye, he caught Peter's smirk. Rodney turned back and paid attention to the lesson for the rest of the hour.
As soon as the bell rang, he shot out the door and lurked around the corner until John came out of the classroom alone. Rodney fell into step with him as they walked down the hall. "I have a thing after school," he said, "but--"
"Algebra Club," said John with undisguised amusement in his voice.
"Yes, yes, I'm the president and king of geeks. Could we move on?" Rodney huffed out a breath and the nervousness he'd been feeling before annoyance drove it away came back in full force. John kept looking at him and Rodney couldn't stop thinking about kissing him and how it had felt. He kept replaying the whole thing in his mind and wondering if he'd dreamed it because it was too perfect--almost--to happen in his real life.
"What do you want, Rodney?" John stopped in front of his locker, but didn't open it.
"Oh, ummm...yeah. I wondered if you wanted to...do something...together. With me." Rodney hitched his shoulders up around his ears and added, "Not math related."
"Well, as long as it's not math related, then sure." John looked at Rodney perfectly seriously but Rodney knew that inside he was laughing at him. This realization did not bother Rodney nearly as much as it might have because John had not turned him down. "Want to meet me by the gym around four?"
Rodney nodded and said, "I should go and get my books."
"Might be a good idea." John arched an eyebrow and Rodney nearly forgot where he was supposed to go. He'd be happy standing here all day.
"Get a room, McKay," Kavanagh said snidely from behind Rodney's back.
Rodney moved out of the way. "Bite me." He didn't look back at John as he turned to go to his own locker.
Link to the story: Class of 2005
Claim: Stargate Atlantis: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Title: Class of 2005
Author: coreopsis (
coreopsis)Characters: Sheppard/McKay, Grodin/Zelenka, Elizabeth, Teyla, and others
Prompt: 10 - Fandom Cliche
Rating: Mature
Length: epic
Brief summary: Ah, the High School AU. There's just something about teenage Atlantis that draws authors to write it. Whether it's the chance for first love/true love, coming of age/coming out or 'the geek and the jock' big gay love story archetype, the end result is often a feeling of affectionate nostalgia and wistful longing which makes for a pretty heady read to me.
Plus it's really kinda cool to see what the authors do with the other characters, if the story is long enough to support it -- which this one is. It was posted as a WIP, so some things are not necessarily as smooth as they could be, but it is a very solid relationship-driven story.
After several days of thinking about John even more than he had been before--not that he was obsessed or anything--Rodney decided he'd finally worked up his nerve to say something, ask John out or whatever people did after unexpectedly making out with someone. He walked into BC Calculus and took his usual seat, front row center. As he flipped open his notebook to the previous night's homework, he looked over his shoulder to find John watching him from his seat in the back corner. Since it was such a small class, there was nobody in between to get in the way of Rodney and John staring at each other. Rodney only turned around when Peter Grodin came in and sat down behind Rodney. Some boy Rodney had never seen came in next and took the seat on Rodney's right.
Rodney looked over at him. "Who are you?"
The boy looked over at him with a startled expression. "Radek Zelenka. I just transferred here. Who are you?"
"Rodney McKay." Rodney studied Radek carefully. "What'd you get kicked out of your old school for? Hacking?"
Radek's eyes widened and then narrowed. "Lizzie told you."
"No, I just guessed." The t-shirt with binary on the front was the first giveaway. No wonder he got caught. "You look like the type."
"And what is that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing. You should join Algebra Club. We have a meeting this afternoon after school."
"Maybe," Radek said and turned to face forward as the teacher came into the room.
Rodney glanced over his shoulder again, but instead of catching John's eye, he caught Peter's smirk. Rodney turned back and paid attention to the lesson for the rest of the hour.
As soon as the bell rang, he shot out the door and lurked around the corner until John came out of the classroom alone. Rodney fell into step with him as they walked down the hall. "I have a thing after school," he said, "but--"
"Algebra Club," said John with undisguised amusement in his voice.
"Yes, yes, I'm the president and king of geeks. Could we move on?" Rodney huffed out a breath and the nervousness he'd been feeling before annoyance drove it away came back in full force. John kept looking at him and Rodney couldn't stop thinking about kissing him and how it had felt. He kept replaying the whole thing in his mind and wondering if he'd dreamed it because it was too perfect--almost--to happen in his real life.
"What do you want, Rodney?" John stopped in front of his locker, but didn't open it.
"Oh, ummm...yeah. I wondered if you wanted to...do something...together. With me." Rodney hitched his shoulders up around his ears and added, "Not math related."
"Well, as long as it's not math related, then sure." John looked at Rodney perfectly seriously but Rodney knew that inside he was laughing at him. This realization did not bother Rodney nearly as much as it might have because John had not turned him down. "Want to meet me by the gym around four?"
Rodney nodded and said, "I should go and get my books."
"Might be a good idea." John arched an eyebrow and Rodney nearly forgot where he was supposed to go. He'd be happy standing here all day.
"Get a room, McKay," Kavanagh said snidely from behind Rodney's back.
Rodney moved out of the way. "Bite me." He didn't look back at John as he turned to go to his own locker.
Link to the story: Class of 2005
