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[aesc]

John Sheppard has this tie. You must read the ad copy, because it's awesome.




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He picked it up at a small curio/junk shop when he was stationed out in the middle of nowhere and going insane from boredom, because hey, it was cool and when he thought about it, it was pretty swank.

Unfortunately, most women didn't see it that way and anti-tieness was one of the major strikes against Nancy when they got engaged--Nancy even went so far as to tell him that under no circumstances would he wear it around her, with "under no circumstances will you wear it ever" strongly implied. But the drink dumped in his lap, the drink thrown in his face, or Nancy's inclusion of the tie in the prenup failed to shake his faith in the essential swankness of his tie.

So that brings us to now, when the tie becomes a crucial element in his seduction of Rodney McKay. You know that's what happens.

.eta: This possibly gives new meaning to "glowy sex" *muses*

In other news: New Hewlett icon! \o/

And, for those of you still around or just tuned in, model!John and reporter!Rodney improv with siriaeve.

Comments

[siria]

... touched by the wand of darkness? Is that what Rodney's calling it now?

[clear-as-blood.livejournal.com]

I'm especially amused by Like a miracle of light there comes a pulsing, glowing question and Think of the surprise, the awe you will cause! I love how dorky John is.

[trobadora]

*giggles*

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Maybe only in his head :D

(My first thought was, disgracefully, BLUE STEEL. And then I couldn't stop snickering.)

[aesc.livejournal.com]

The ad copy is so unbelievably fabulous, partly because it's so over the top and partly because I'm twelve years old and things like "the wand of darkness" make me snicker.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Don't laugh! You're supposed to be helplessly attracted to it!!!

[siria]

I have never seen Zoolander, but I'm sure John would make a delightful male model. :> All... splayed.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Mmmmph. Splaying. And with the aesthetically pleasing slink.

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

I would totally kiss John if he were wearing that tie. ::nods::

[siria]

Which Rodney--who is apparently getting all the crappy lifestyle assignments for the next three months, because Elizabeth is still pissed off at him over that whole diplomatic incident thing, and really, this is unbelievable for someone who is this close to a Pulitzer--finds a little, um. Discomfiting. What with that too-thin, too-small bathrobe worn over a bare chest and a pair of tight jeans.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

What about one of those bowties (http://www.spinningbowties.com/?gclid=CKCp_aH9j5ICFQZ7IgodhWOt7g) where when you press a button it spins? Would you kiss him then?

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Absolutely.

You know, I'd even kiss him NAKED.

[siria]

You know, I'm pretty sure he wore one of those in First Monday...

[aesc.livejournal.com]

That is impressive :D

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

I know, I wouldn't do that for just anyone!! John is special. *g*

[aesc.livejournal.com]

He also finds it grossly unfair because Elizabeth had been explicit about "maintaining standards of professional behavior" while in the field--like following John around the side of the infinity-edge pool, listening to the waterfall in the background and watching the play of sun and muscle over and under John's skin counts as the "field"--and that means he can't make any of the cutting comments he wants to make, needs to make in order to cover up how very, very much he wants to lick the patch of sunlight and freckles on John's right shoulder.

[amberlynne.livejournal.com]

Oh, John.

[feanna.livejournal.com]

I think we would all kiss him if he were wearing that tie, even if it might be more a matter of "in spite of" than "because of" though it makes for a good excuse: He's asking for it! (Now we just have to find him before Rodney does.)

[aesc.livejournal.com]

:D You know you love him!

[aesc.livejournal.com]

(Now we just have to find him before Rodney does.)

I think Rodney would actually be very concerned about the radium that makes the tie glow in the dark :D Swank he might agree to, but radioactive isotopes just aren't sexy.

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

And he'd probably be all cute and smug about wearing it, making him even more irresistible.

Of course, Rodney would not let him out of his room in it. Especially since John likes to wear it tied around his waist. With nothing else on.

[siria]

And it's not helped by the fact that Radek--whom Rodney knows was sent by Elizabeth partly to take photos, but mostly to make sure that he stays in line--is smirking at him just a little. And when people smirk at Rodney, he gets snappy, and when he gets snappy, he's liable to come out with one of those questions that make politicians quail and make the writers on The Daily Show rejoice, but that are really just a product of his own constant low-grade irritation with the world--a question like "Why the hell would someone with a brain do this for a living?"

[aesc.livejournal.com]

John shrugs, light rolling golden down his back.

"It pays pretty good, and I get to travel." He uncaps his water bottle and tilts his head back to drink.

"Oh, excellent reason." Rodney keeps his eyes fixed on the flower garden that spills messily out of its borders to drop petals in the water. "One might say the same thing about diplomats and airplane pilots."

John goes tense for a moment, but then there's the lazy shrug again and he asks Radek what he wants to shoot next, and really, is it too much to ask that the guy get pissy or incoherent or do something that will make mocking him easier? Apparently not, because John slouches off to the outdoor kitchen, and Rodney follows, grinding his teeth, in his wake.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

He's a classy guy, that John Sheppard.

[ainsley.livejournal.com]

Does prolonged exposure to the wand of darkness when wearing this tie turn your wand permanently into a wand of light? Because a radioactive, glowing wand could be problematic, especially when the wand grows at inopportune times.