mibble and flail

[aesc]

Stupid week, not productive, headache-infested.

On the bright side, I just wanted to say how much I love this cap.




I used this for the cover to Ces's Te of John, and I have the feeling it might be a cap I revisit. On occasions I find myself returning to the same image (like the one of John's neck in The Price That Life Exacts), and while sometimes it seems like it's probably just a function of my laziness, there's just something about certain caps that hook me--not necessarily any given cap's prettiness, but the light, the symmetry, the slightest detail of head-turn or the way the eyes are (especially with Hewlett--it's so hard cutting out Rodney-caps, because they're all so subtly, beautifully different), and this one here is just... *flaps* Oh, lovely.

(Also, how awesome are those racing stripes on John's track pants? ♥)

I should do a proper picspam soon.

Comments

[kashmir1.livejournal.com]

The thing that hits me about that particular cap (not to mention that whole sequence of events in that ep) is the intimacy of it all.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

nnnnnf *strokes them*

And the mole on the inside of Rodney's arm :">

[kashmir1.livejournal.com]

*sighs happily*

I bet John loves to kiss that particular spot.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhh I bet he does!

[kashmir1.livejournal.com]

When they're all curled together (not cuddling, no sir, no cuddling here) after sex and they're both sort of soft and drowsy, he likes to press his lips to that spot on Rodney's skin. Smiles when Rodney shivers and presses closer, murmuring John's name softly into John's mussed hair.

*coff*

[aesc.livejournal.com]

*quiet, happy noises*

And also when he has Rodney's wrists pressed into the mattress, the strong, firm line of his bare shoulder running down to the muscle that rides just under his skin, warm and flushed, damp under John's lips and that one imperfection he licks again and again.

[kashmir1.livejournal.com]

Mmmm yesss.

Or, when they're off-world or just around the city and he has to tug Rodney somewhere, his thumb almost always unerringly finds that spot on Rodney's arm, whether he's in just his shirt sleeves or wearing a jacket. John can't help but stroke over that spot, slow and steady, smiling as he watches a flush rise from under Rodney's collar to his cheeks.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

And when they're hanging out, John on his bed reading and Rodney bent over his computer, just in his t-shirt and cargo shorts, arms extended, the desk light falls on the curve of Rodney's arm, and John has to put down his suddenly very boring book, get up, and walk over, and brace his hands on Rodney's shoulders a moment, bending close to breathe him in, closer and closer as his hands slide down, down, fingers pressing into that spot hard enough to make Rodney shiver and sigh.

[kashmir1.livejournal.com]

Oh boys!

I'm so ridiculously fond of them.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Me tooooo *hearts them!*

[let-fate-decide.livejournal.com]

Oh, boys. ♥

[aesc.livejournal.com]

*hearts them very gently*

[let-fate-decide.livejournal.com]

as;ldkfj! Hopefully we'll get more of the two of them this week. They overdosed us in The Shrine and then I suppose they let us have a week to recover, heh. Boyyysss!

[aesc.livejournal.com]

*anticipates!*

[dogeared.livejournal.com]

mmmmpf you're right, it's beautiful!

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Soooo lovely, Jenns! *gazes upon it*

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Nnngh. I really really want to nibble on that neck. Right where it meets his shoulders.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Where his t-shirt collar is a little bit loose? Yes, yes :D

[stillane.livejournal.com]

Oh. Oh, I love that picture. I've only gotten to watch the ep through once, which is not nearly enough for my slow brain to get to picking out the specific instances of softness from the general wow. Might have to get around to that this weekend, with inspiration like this on hand. Thanks. *g*

[aesc.livejournal.com]

*draws hearts around it and you!* Rewatching SGA is definitely a worthy weekend activity :D

[madeline871.livejournal.com]

I love how Rodney's face is in shadow, but you can still get an idea of the pain there too. I just want to cuddle him and tell him it's gonna be all right.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

I know! The lighting in that scene maddens me on one hand, because I can't get some caps to work, but it works so well for the scene's mood--Rodney's half-awake perplexity and fear *wibbles*

[argosy.livejournal.com]

Beautiful. The light, the pose. The intimacy is palpable.

[amberlynne.livejournal.com]

Oh, boys.

[pollitt.livejournal.com]

It's so casually intimate, and the lighting really is perfect. Just... boys


It's like John could turn around, and it could be any other time, and he'd see Rodney in that bit of light, part in shadow, and something funny happens right under his breastbone--like a quick tightening. And Rodney would turn the full way around, and he'd look confused because John stopped talking, isn't blinking. He'd say John's name, and John would shake his head and move toward Rodney and maybe they'd be able to get on their way like nothing happened, but more likely than not... John would slide his hand over Rodney's shirt, letting his fingers slip under the hem, and he'd have to lean in for a kiss.

[toft-froggy.livejournal.com]

Aw, oh, yes - Rodney's slouch, and his shoulders, and the way his eyelashes and hair and profile stand against the light. It's really beautiful.

[telesilla.livejournal.com]

What I like about this cap is that you can go so many places with it, put so many stories into that one moment.

[pennyplainknits.livejournal.com]

You can just see how confused and scared Rodney is, and how he's gone to the one person who can make it all better, it's beautiful!

[thisissirius.livejournal.com]

the cap seems so peaceful and i don't even have the words! ♥♥♥

i would have no objections to you revisting this cap. i think the slight vulnerability works and this should be the #1 cap of vulnerable!rodney caps *soft sigh*

[less-star.livejournal.com]

They look so close somehow. Even thought they're not looking directly at each other.

I should do a proper picspam soon. Yes, please;)