fic: River Interlude - NC-17 [John/Teyla]

[tielan]

TITLE: River Interlude
SUMMARY: They dunked each other once before in the night, now there is no thought of water play.
CATEGORY: PWP, John/Teyla
RATING: NC-17
DISCLAIMER: Not mine, making no money.
NOTES: for the 3daychallenge, a sequel of sorts to Fire At Midnight, although it's only vaguely referenced at the start of the fic.

Skin-Swimming: River Interlude

Comments

[grav-ity.livejournal.com]

Hi.

I read your story, as I usually do, and I really liked it. I know I haven't been the best reviewer lately, but I do admire your writing for all we disagree on ship, and I am glad that you are on my f-list.

This makes me vaguely uncomfortable, because I don't like to be a pest about it, but I was wondering if you would consider finding another way to word the sentence with the phrase "and old, angry goddess" in it. Mostly it's the angry that gets me because I...well, it's my religion, and one of the precepts of it is that she's not angry.

Please understand, I love that you used the concept of sacrifice the way you did. So often in popular culture people think that the sacrifice means killing when it doesn't and I always appreciate it when people make the effort. It's a little thing, really, but it struck me this morning as I read. I am not going to defriend you or something stupid like that, but you are one of the poster people for tolerance and behaviour towards minorities on my f-list and so I decided to tell you something that I don't talk about to very many people. What you do is up to you, obviously, but I wanted to speak my piece.

[tielan]

Thanks for letting me know - I appreciate that you felt you could approach me on this.

In truth, I wasn't thinking of the earth-mother deity at all (which I presume is the goddess you're speaking of) when I wrote this, nor intended it as such.

Thinking back to when I was writing this, the goddess I imagined Teyla referring to was actually Kali of the Hindu religion - who, from most accounts, isn't exactly the nicest goddess on the block and does require sacrifice.

I'm sorry I wasn't more specific about the matter - it was simply a throwaway line in the story, and I truly didn't intend insult with the phrase.

[loveconquers14.livejournal.com]

This is very riveting! I just loved it. Really nice follow up to Fire At Midnight and oh so passionate and intense. *fans self* Thank you!!!

[skye1974.livejournal.com]

Just when I thought I was OK with the ending to "Fire at Midnight" you go and write this. You see, I usually have a two-part reaction to your stories. At first, I feel like badgering you into continuing so I can see where it goes. Eventually, though, after a second or third reading (and I'll admit to stalkerish tendencies, sometimes a fourth or fifth reading), I start to feel ok with the ending and I can let it go at that.

Anyway, a great and fitting ending to one of my favorites.

[grav-ity.livejournal.com]

Hi.

I read your story, as I usually do, and I really liked it. I know I haven't been the best reviewer lately, but I do admire your writing for all we disagree on ship, and I am glad that you are on my f-list.

This makes me vaguely uncomfortable, because I don't like to be a pest about it, but I was wondering if you would consider finding another way to word the sentence with the phrase "and old, angry goddess" in it. Mostly it's the angry that gets me because I...well, it's my religion, and one of the precepts of it is that she's not angry.

Please understand, I love that you used the concept of sacrifice the way you did. So often in popular culture people think that the sacrifice means killing when it doesn't and I always appreciate it when people make the effort. It's a little thing, really, but it struck me this morning as I read. I am not going to defriend you or something stupid like that, but you are one of the poster people for tolerance and behaviour towards minorities on my f-list and so I decided to tell you something that I don't talk about to very many people. What you do is up to you, obviously, but I wanted to speak my piece.

[tielan]

Thanks for letting me know - I appreciate that you felt you could approach me on this.

In truth, I wasn't thinking of the earth-mother deity at all (which I presume is the goddess you're speaking of) when I wrote this, nor intended it as such.

Thinking back to when I was writing this, the goddess I imagined Teyla referring to was actually Kali of the Hindu religion - who, from most accounts, isn't exactly the nicest goddess on the block and does require sacrifice.

I'm sorry I wasn't more specific about the matter - it was simply a throwaway line in the story, and I truly didn't intend insult with the phrase.

[loveconquers14.livejournal.com]

This is very riveting! I just loved it. Really nice follow up to Fire At Midnight and oh so passionate and intense. *fans self* Thank you!!!

[skye1974.livejournal.com]

Just when I thought I was OK with the ending to "Fire at Midnight" you go and write this. You see, I usually have a two-part reaction to your stories. At first, I feel like badgering you into continuing so I can see where it goes. Eventually, though, after a second or third reading (and I'll admit to stalkerish tendencies, sometimes a fourth or fifth reading), I start to feel ok with the ending and I can let it go at that.

Anyway, a great and fitting ending to one of my favorites.