I've been saving this one until I'd finished posting my own spare-time-destroying serial story, and turned eagerly to it the moment I was free. It was worth the wait! I've been totally converted to Ronon in general, and Ronon and Sheppard friendship in particular, in the last few weeks, and there were so many lovely touching character interaction moments in this story. I had tears in my eyes when Ronon offered up his necklace, and also when he painted the picture at the end.

I'm not normally that fond of present tense narrative, but it just seemed to work in this case. And, of course, the shallow part of me loved the whump...