Title: Stand Down
Author: firesign10
Pairing(s): John Sheppard/Ronan Dex
Word Count: 2076
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: Not even close to real, folks

Summary: John comes back from a mission and can't relax. Ronan helps him unwind.

Notes: Written for milly_gal's birthday!! Hope you like it, bb :-D You're the best brain twin ever, and I love you!!


John sagged against the door panel of his room the moment it closed. He'd managed to conceal his fatigue while they'd returned to Atlantis, issuing the mission clean-up orders and congratulating everyone on a fine job. The debriefing wouldn't be until 0900, so now he had a few hours to clean up himself, catch some rest, try to unwind.

Ha! Unwind, right...

He scoffed quietly, rubbing a hand over his face. He was exhausted, but his nerves were tight as over-tuned guitar strings. His body didn't want to move, just lean here and maybe slide to the floor, but his mind was doing that churning thing, moments from the mission replaying on little loops over and over and over.

( Rodney shouting that he had the ZPM...Collapse )