*waves*

[skoosiepants]

For some reason, I've had a rash of new friends over the past couple days. So welcome! I'm not sure why you're here, but I hope you enjoy your stay. Things have been really hectic this past week, so my writing is completely backed up.

But! I got my wedding dress! I'm so excited. It's gorgeous, and if you promise to disregard my tired makeup-less face, I'll post some pics later on. Also, I think I picked out the bridesmaid dresses. I can't wait 'til next December!

And I know I haven't updated Start Where You Begin in forever, but I've been trying to map out a direction for it. It'll probably only have one more part.

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Nick Jackson wasn’t in either of his sections. He was a decent student, but tended to skate by without really trying. Felger, Rodney’s grade partner, almost always spent half his lunch bemoaning the kid’s wasted potential.

Rodney really didn’t care.

“All right, spit it out, why are you here?” he snapped irritably after Nick slid inside his room, closing the door behind him.

Nick cleared his throat, fidgeting in front of Rodney’s desk. “So, you’re, uh, dating Mr. Sheppard, right?”

Rodney sharpened a glare on him. “And that is any of your business how?”

He slid his hands into his pockets and shrugged. “I really like Daisy.”

Rodney stared at him blankly, waited a beat, then said, “Really, where are you going with this? Because as we speak, Jeremy Fitzhugh is having a spastic fit in the hall over the C I gave him on his horrendously ill-prepared paper on Euclidean dynamics.” He could see the student’s red face through the narrow pane of glass inset in the door.

“Mr. Sheppard, he.” Nick dipped his head, a move reminiscent of his father, but somehow he managed to make it look less affected and more sincere. “I think he’s gotten a bad impression of me.”

“I can’t see how,” Rodney said, widening his eyes in mock-wonder. Seriously, the teen was a pain in the ass, and dear god, he was using Jackson’s infamous pout. Jesus. “Fine, fine. I’ll try to,” he grimaced, “say something nice about you, but I can’t promise it’ll make any difference. Now get out of here and let Jeremy in before he hyperventilates himself into passing out.”

“Thanks, Dr. McKay,” Nick said brightly, and his smile was pretty much the only physical feature - other than his dark hair, of course, which Rodney still wasn’t sure why he’d gotten rid of - that he’d blatantly inherited from his mother. Try as he might, Rodney’d never been able to see any guile hidden in the way it lit up his entire face, and Vala had that same exact charm.

He grumbled, “Yes, of course,” and waved him off with a glower he actually had to force. It was all kinds of embarrassing.

Comments

[wildestranger.livejournal.com]

Hehehee. Lovely. *pines for more* The idea of Rodney dealing with Vala and Daniel is somehow utterly delicious. :)

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm sure Rodney hates Daniel so much because he keeps falling for his pouty charms :)

[irishdf]

Congrats on the wedding dress. I'm sure that it's beautiful. And I cannot *wait* to see more of your fic. When you have the chance. Yay. :)

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I knew as soon as I pulled it on that it was mine :)

[smalldiver.livejournal.com]

Love the fic snippet. Nick Jackson's so cute.

Can't wait to see your wedding dress!

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

Nick, like Vala, knows what buttons to push with Rodney... and probably his father :)

[argosy.livejournal.com]

I really love this series, as lately I am a big sucker for AUs where they have kids, so if you want to write MORE than one more part, feel free, but for god's sake, write it!

*g*

Looking forward to seeing the wedding dress. Lately I am just one pile of domestic goo. Clearly I need a boyfriend.

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

Sheppard as a father never fails to make me melt :)

[arglefraster.livejournal.com]

This series is totally fun, so I am eagerly awaiting more, and also pictures of your dress! I am always eager to see wedding dresses - they are so much fun. For most of the finicky parts I hated wedding planning, but picking out dresses was pretty much the most fun ever.

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I've gotten a pretty elaborate dress, but I'm tall and big-breasted, so I'm hoping I can pull it off *g*

[summertea.livejournal.com]

*grins* Yes, please post you in your wedding dress. I bet it's really really spectacular.

Rodney's not completely impervious to Vala's charm! x3

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

I don't think anyone's impervious to Vala's charm :)

[nunshavingfun.livejournal.com]

Yay! You are writing more! Yay! Wedding dress!

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

*DANCES*

[amori-maris.livejournal.com]

Oh, I would love to see a picture of your dress!!!

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

I have decided I look too horrible. Maybe if I chop off my head.

[wordsindreams.livejournal.com]

Yay! I want pics!

Do you feel the bridezilla descending upon you yet?

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

No bridezilla yet - I don't think! Do you think I'd be able to tell????

[wordsindreams.livejournal.com]

When you start demanding mini wedding cakes in the shape of all your animals, you have officially reached bridezilla status. ;)

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

.... but that would be SO COOL!

[idrinktea.livejournal.com]

heap lots new friends may be because you've been getting recced at thegoldenseeker. I've seen two of your stories up there already :)

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

Oh, awesome!!

[cpt-untouchable.livejournal.com]

How did I miss this post? *peers around, confusedly* Giant yay for wedding dresses! If you don't want to post a pic of yourself, maybe a link to just the dress? I'm such a girl, when it comes to wedding and bridesmaid coo-tur.

Also: how's J hanging in there?

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

I'll post a link if I can scrounge one up :)

J is doing good! Still playing the waiting game. He has to go to the cardiologist once a month to get rechecked. It sucks, but we're hoping for the best :)

[lovelokest.livejournal.com]

*begs for more*

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

I know, I"m so very behind in writing this! I'm hoping to get inspired :)

[nemesina77.livejournal.com]

I'm so envious that you already have your dress! I'm getting married next October and I don't even have a location yet (though we are using my last ever Spring Break to find one, next month). I definitely want to see the dress!

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

I found it and fell in love (http://www.morilee.com/DressDetail.aspx?C=1&D=2138&P=1). It's totally more elaborate than I thought I'd like, but it looks awesome on. My mom was a tryant and we had to get everything booked in the first week, but I'm glad it's over with!

[nemesina77.livejournal.com]

Very pretty! My Mom and sister are pretty much trying to take over the planning for me, as well! My sister (who's going to be my maid of honor) keeps on saying things like "I found the most perfect [whatever random wedding item she's gushing over at that exact moment] for your wedding!"

This is the dress I've been looking at (though I haven't tried it on yet, so who knows how how it'll look) http://moncheribridals.com/Bridals/Gallery.aspx?pid=40

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

Oooo, pretty! I like the lace.