This is just terrific! I think what I like best about it is that it shows life outside the episodes, if you know what I mean. I like to think that there's a lot that goes on outside of canon, and I love stories that delve into that sort of thing. You show Teyla as the rounded person canon tells us she is--one who is clearly devoted to her teammates, but who has a larger and more complex life than her place on the team. You also manage to highlight her alien-ness, while still keeping her very in character. It's easy to forget that she probably doesn't really understand a lot of the cultural references used around her, because she's so smart and polite and reserved.
I also have to admit that the pairing pushes one of my personal buttons, which is to see someone attractive and popular paired with someone less conventionally attractive and popular.
Anyway, thank you for sharing this--it's really lovely!
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I also have to admit that the pairing pushes one of my personal buttons, which is to see someone attractive and popular paired with someone less conventionally attractive and popular.
Anyway, thank you for sharing this--it's really lovely!