Dangerous Evolutions

[keiramarcos]

Title: Dangerous Evolutions (https://keiramarcos.com/2022/02/dangerous-evolutions/)

Author: Keira Marcos

Series: The Vanguard

Series Order: 5

Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis, Stargate: SG1

Relationship: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Jack O’Neill/Daniel Jackson

Genre: Time Travel, Romance, First Time, Alternate Universe

Warnings: Canon Level Violence, Temporary Character Death, Discussion-Cheating (not within my pairings)

Word Count: 11,622

Summary: John faces unexpected changes in his career due to the actions of others, and Oma makes a play Jack didn't see coming.

Comments

[slvrbld47]

Well, this is amazing. Grins, I love John being a marine, and the witness protection aspect of it, is hilarious, brilliant. Oma, that lady is sneaky, chuckles. Hehehehe, when I thought Sam was going to hit on Rodney, I was all like oh Nooooo! And Sam is a cat person, laughs. I love your writing. Part of me wishes we shared more fandoms, but really any fandom you write becomes at least somewhat understandable on a visceral level because of your talent. Thank you for that. Grins wickedly that is not to say that I didn't wish you liked Teen Wolf, or Supernatural. I bet you could do some smashing things with Sam/Gabriel, a Hunter, and an Archangel walk into bar... smirks. Or TW now the first two seasons were interesting as hell, and the Stiles/Derek dynamic was hot as hell, A werewolf and a Spark make the world go round. But you have convinced me to read in the Harry Potter fandom, and that right there is a miracle. Even when the kids were so excited, and the movies were coming out... just no connection.
But that thing you do where the characters just reach right out and grab you. I love that you write in the Hobbit. Every one of those EAD fics is startling, wrenching, and amazing, and I adored your Marvel fic. So writing what you want to write is not only following your heart but expanding your readers horizons. Can't ask for more than that. Best Wishes, Health, Happiness and Love. :D. Oh, DomsticGoddess on A03 has a hilarious Hobbit fic call Legends. Just roll on the ground funny, if you're interested. Smiles.

[keiramarcos]

I can't even read in the Supernatural fandom. I have read some Teen Wolf (mostly Jilly's stuff and some recs) and I started a fic once it just never felt right as a fit for me.

I'm honestly more comfortable in science fiction and fantasy worlds. My dip into contemporary procedural has been interesting to say the least but that's all about the characters and not their setting.

[slvrbld47]

Hmm, I think the attraction to the Teen Wolf was actually seeing the series, both Tyler Heochlin, and Dylan O'Brien are talented actors. If you've ever seen either of them in something else.... TH is in Superman and Lois, DO was in American Assassin and the Maze Movies, both of them are really good separately but when they were together on screen, they just clicked. Some gorgeous tension that my slash brain immediately translated into hot sex. Grins. Jilly's TW stories are really good. I love them but she hasn't actually gotten to the Derek/Stiles thing yet so I don't think you have an example of the sizzle. The closest I can come is John/Rodney. Thanks for taking the time to reply. :D

[keiramarcos]

I've gotten some great recs for Stiles/Derek. In fact, my own aborted attempt at writing it was for that pairing. In the end, supernatural elements like shifters are real stumbling block for me in fandom. In truth, I barely managed in it original.

[slvrbld47]

I totally believe it. I have no idea if I could handle a procedural show. I think a person would have to be very invested in the show to pick up enough information to write one without a lot of research. Though I suppose that's sort of true for most fandoms. I totally agree about sci-fi and fantasy. My favorite wheelhouses. :D. Luck. And Good Wishes. :D

[danceswithgary]

Really enjoying this! :-D

[keiramarcos]

I'm glad! How are you?

[danceswithgary]

I'm hanging on by my fingernails, hoping people will be kind and remember there are others who are vulnerable to this damn plague and wear a fucking mask.

Sorry, I haven't left the house since a trip to a local garden center in October. I guess fibro fog has one advantage by fuzzing out some of the frustration. Then I lose my words, so I'm quiet.

I hope you've been well and thank you for sharing your stories.

[keiramarcos]

Fibro fog is awful. Mine tends to manifest around immediate activities and, well, I have to make more explicit plans for my writing projects. Thank fuck I've always been a plotter and zero drafting/outlining is an immense comfort across the board on that front.

I'm triple vaxed but leaving my house with all those assholes running around without masks on makes me so furious that I'm afraid I'll go to jail if I'm over exposed to that bullshit behavior on the regular. So, I only leave when required.

Sometimes, I just see no end in sight even though I know, historically, that such situations work themselves out (one awful way or another) and have without modern medical advancements that we have today. It's just other people's fucked up politics and ignorance makes it hard to see any sort of light going forward.