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coprime_recs) wrote2007-08-25 07:41 pm
coprime_recs) wrote2007-08-25 07:41 pm
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Stargate Atlantis: The Botanist and His Major by Ryann Blackwood
The Botanist and His Major (Lorne/Parrish | R | 16,536 words): Lorne originally refused to have Parrish as the scientist permanently assigned to his team. I love and adore this. It's a nice romance without making either Lorne or Parrish dumb because of love. And there's offworld adventures!
Excerpt:
Lieutenant Reid spoke up first, his eyes fixed at some point over Lorne's shoulder. "I take full responsibility, sir. I should have anticipated this."
"Anticipated what?"
"Parrish's crap aim," Cadman chuckled, slinging an arm around the botanist's neck.
"Excuse me?"
"We thought Parrish could use some firearm instruction," Reid said, looking down. "He hit a control panel."
Lorne blinked. "It's 0200 hours. You couldn't wait till morning?"
"We didn't want him to feel pressured by the other Marines," Cadman explained.
Lorne frowned and turned to Parrish. "I guess they pulled you out of bed too?"
"I'm really sorry, Major," Parrish said. "I wasn't even aiming for the dumb thing. If I was I probably wouldn't have hit it."
Despite himself, Lorne smiled at the earnest expression on Parrish's face. "All right, Cadman, Reid, get back to bed. I'm putting you both on early shifts tomorrow. Parrish, stay where you are."
Cadman and Reid both gave Parrish encouraging looks, which just amused Lorne all the more. He knew he had a reputation as being tough, but he wasn't exactly a hardass.
Excerpt:
Lieutenant Reid spoke up first, his eyes fixed at some point over Lorne's shoulder. "I take full responsibility, sir. I should have anticipated this."
"Anticipated what?"
"Parrish's crap aim," Cadman chuckled, slinging an arm around the botanist's neck.
"Excuse me?"
"We thought Parrish could use some firearm instruction," Reid said, looking down. "He hit a control panel."
Lorne blinked. "It's 0200 hours. You couldn't wait till morning?"
"We didn't want him to feel pressured by the other Marines," Cadman explained.
Lorne frowned and turned to Parrish. "I guess they pulled you out of bed too?"
"I'm really sorry, Major," Parrish said. "I wasn't even aiming for the dumb thing. If I was I probably wouldn't have hit it."
Despite himself, Lorne smiled at the earnest expression on Parrish's face. "All right, Cadman, Reid, get back to bed. I'm putting you both on early shifts tomorrow. Parrish, stay where you are."
Cadman and Reid both gave Parrish encouraging looks, which just amused Lorne all the more. He knew he had a reputation as being tough, but he wasn't exactly a hardass.