Terrifying Plot Devices at 3AM -- a gen SGA fanfic

[eliyes]

Title: Terrifying Plot Devices at 3AM
Rating: Gen
Fandom: SGA
Wordcount: 248
Summary: The Wraith aren't the only thing that give Rodney McKay nightmares.
ETA: Special thanks to kiffie for inspiration, title, and a few tweaks with word choice.



"AAAAAYAAAAGH!"

John tensed into complete wakefulness as the shriek broke the quiet of an offworld night. And then a flailing hand smacked him in the head.

"Rodney," he said, smacking the hand back irritably. The only response was a sobbing inhalation of breath from the other half of the tent.

"Are you awake?" he asked. Rodney moaned in reply, and John risked turning over to look at him, just in time to get caught in the eyes with Teyla's flashlight as she ducked in through the tent flap. John squinted and tried to block it with his hand, half-falling back onto his bedroll in the process.

"Are you all right?" she inquired, sweeping the light towards Rodney, who was grinding the heels of his palms into his eyes.

"No," Rodney groused. "I had a nightmare." He flapped a hand. "I'll be fine. Go -- Just go. Thanks."

Teyla shot John one of her looks, he thought, but it was hard to tell.

"I will be right out here, if you cannot go back to sleep, Rodney," she said kindly, and left.

Rodney huffed out a breath, and sniffled.

John threw his arm over his eyes and counted to ten in his head, but by the end of it, he could tell Rodney was still awake.

"What was it?" he asked reluctantly.

"Oh, it was horrible," Rodney said. "I dreamt about the last episode of Enterprise."

John rolled his eyes and thudded his head against the ground.

"That sucks."

Comments

[kiffie.livejournal.com]

I love you. :D

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

And muppets?

[kiffie.livejournal.com]

I love Muppets, yes... But now I have a terrible train of thought that's going Frakes -> Muppets -> Ave. Q -> Trekkie Monster -> The Internet is For Frakes

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

Well, Lord knows that there's lots of R-rated Riker fanfic out there. XD

[naiveprophet.livejournal.com]

I may not know what SGA is (I'm leaning towards StarGate Atlantis, because I'm pretty sure you don't mean Student Government Association, which is what we have at my uni....) but I really didn't have to know for this little ficlet. It was totally giggleworthy all the same.

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

Stargate: Atlantis (aka geeeeks iiiiiin spaaaace) is indeed correct. :3 I'm glad you liked it! I laughed out loud when I got the idea, which is fairly rare for stuff I actually manage to write.

[naiveprophet.livejournal.com]

I watched Stargate Atlantis a couple times, and I recall enjoying it, but I can't really get into tv anymore. I have no time for it, really.

It's a laugh-out-loud kind of idea! I love those ideas. Where you just laugh and then write. And then laugh some more.

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't even have cable. I just have friends who get me hooked on stuff and then I end up renting or buying or buying DVDs and having marathons. It's not a bad way to go about things, really.