I am trying to put these in some sort of groups, so John AND Rodney get to be featured in every single one of these.

Wait and Restaurant both involve character death, so if that's not your thing, skip ahead to Trap.

053. Wait
Words: 85
John/Rodney
When John died, the world did not end, and deep down, Rodney was surprised. He tried to explain to himself how he continued to go on, day after day, but his explanations lacked sense, lacked the logical order that typically dictated his life. He tried to explain why he wasn't mourning, and all he could come up with, over and over, was that John wasn't dead. He couldn't be, because the world was still here, and Rodney was still here, and that just didn't fit.

051. Restaurant
Words: 135
John, Rodney gen
After fighting wars and history and human errors, Rodney has grown tired. They’re back on earth, a leave of absence because Zelenka’s dead and Rodney’s breaking. John takes him out to dinner because deep down he knows that when he goes back, Rodney’s not coming with him.

Because it’s John, and because it’s Rodney, things go wrong immediately, and Rodney’s throat’s closing around his dinner; his eyes are going wide. John’s panicking, and Rodney’s panicking, and neither has an epi pen because earth is supposed to be safe after Atlantis. They’re supposed to be safe.
In the end, John was right, and Rodney doesn’t return with him, but that was out of Rodney’s control, and out of John’s control. That was too much, too little, and John will never go to a congratulatory dinner again.

092. Trap
Words: 119
Team gen
In hindsight, it was obvious. The natives were too friendly, all smiling plastic smiles. The chief scraped and bowed and offered them anything they could possibly want. Teyla went a little quiet then, a little thoughtful, but John grinned and accepted every offer, even once Rodney was shifting uncomfortably in his seat, looking somewhat wary.

In hindsight, this is probably John's fault, but no one says that. They sit in their cells, two to each, and Teyla smiles blandly at John from her cell, reassuringly, he thinks, and Ronon tries not glare, but Rodney does neither thing, just prods at John and whines about hating cells, and for some reason, it's Rodney who makes him feel the most guilty.

056. Choke
Words: 95
Rodney, John gen
When Rodney was comfortable, he was utterly silent. He tried to explain it to John one day, tried to explain how words stuck in his throat, all jagged edges, and he'd have to push them forwards. He explained how words didn't do anything, words were just there. He explained how words meant nothing to him. John didn't understand, tried to, but didn't, and he asked why it was that Rodney talked to much if words meant nothing to him.

For days he tried to forget the way Rodney smiled sadly and launched into inconsequential chatter.


038. Touch
Words: 103
John/Rodney
Rodney says 'I don't want this', but he's starved for touch. He closes his eyes when John runs a hand along his cheek, and he whimpers when John's inside him, and every look he gives, every sound he makes, it all broadcasts how much this mean to him, how much he hates himself for giving in, for letting this become more than it should. John should probably hate himself as well, but he doesn't care enough for that, so instead he just watches Rodney run himself ragged, and he slides his hands along Rodney's sides just to see Rodney crumple all over again.