Fanart: Atlantis Advocate, vol. 3

[allir]

Square: Coffee
Title: Atlantis Advocate, vol. 3
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Pairing: John/Rodney heavily implied
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none

For the Just Write! Fluff Bingo, which I found due to esteefee

Also, many thanks to Deca and Jade on the SGA:mcshep discord, for helping me to brainstorm magazine titles and headlines.

Comments

[danceswithgary]

Cute!

[runpunkrun]

Love the coffee montage, and the free mug!

[brumeier]

::nods:: The all-important coffee issue. Very nice. LOL! Love the pics and the free mug! Sign me up!

A Well-Executed Plan

[esteefee]

hahaha scramble the search team for coffee! and OMG that mug.



John wasn't sure who started spreading the mugs around on Atlantis but they were kind of driving him crazy. Ha-ha, the joke was on him, except he wasn't dating anyone, not any of the hot scientists or marines who waved the mugs at him with a grin. John just smirked and waved back, because he was an easygoing guy who could take a joke, sure.

That was, until he got to Lab 3 and saw Rodney drinking from his own "Mentally Dating John Sheppard" mug.

John lost his shit.

"That's a nice mug you've got there," John said. Well, growled, maybe.

Rodney was so startled he spilled a little coffee on his lower lip. John immediately wanted to lick it off.

"Yes, well, ah. Um. Miko...that is, Dr. Kusanagi made a batch of them and gave them away to her friends...why are you looking...Sheppard! It's a joke."

"Yeah, very funny. See, I'm laughing." God, John was so tired. He pressed his lips together anyway and smiled.

"This really bothers you." Rodney's eyes narrowed and he clutched his mug to his chest.

"Yes, it fucking bothers me. Does it look like I'm dating anyone? I'd sure know it—"

Rodney's face turned pink. "I'm sorry if it blows your homophobic little mind, Sheppard, but some of us are allowed to have our fantasies. They aren't hurting anyone."

"—if I was...what? What fantasies? You have fantasies?" John smiled, disbelieving.

"What? Not mine. Not—wait." Rodney licked his lower lip. "Unless...you're interested?"

John leaned in. "Yeah, tell me more. Maybe you can cure my homophobia." He smirked.

"Excuse me." Dr. Kusanagi's voice piped at John's shoulder.

"Uh, hi, Miko."

"I just want to borrow this," Miko said, and took Rodney's mug. She had a big black Sharpie in her other hand, and she swiped it on the front of the mug. "There," she said smugly, and returned the cup to Rodney. "Fixed that for you."

Rodney blushed pink. "Get out of here," he said. "You still owe me those Oort numbers."

"Yes, Dr. McKay." She giggled her way back to her station.

Rodney showed John his mug, with its fat check mark next to "Mentally Dating John Sheppard."

"Nice mug," John said. "But you're out of coffee. C'mon, I'll take you out for a cup."

"You have a coffee maker in your quarters?" Rodney said, raising his eyebrows.

John flushed and guided Rodney out with one arm around his waist. "We'll worry about it first thing tomorrow."


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2019.07.16

[otherearths_outthere]

I’m sorry I haven’t commented on your previous art. They were excellent. But I couldn’t pass up commenting on this brilliant cover. The coffee mug is such a delightful addition.