In Few Words
John had always been a man of action, not words. So when he knew what he wanted he didn't make long, elaborate, and persuasive speeches. He just acted.
Elizabeth lifted her hand to her lips, wide-eyed. "What was that for?"
He shrugged. "I love you."
Apparently there were situations where Elizabeth also used few words.
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Without A Lifeline (Lifeline)
Atlantis gleams in the morning sun as Sam steps into the controlroom. And she stops, looking out onto the balcony. "He's out there again?"
The tech looks up and follows her eyes. "Again?" He shakes his head, eyes solemn. "He's been there all night."
John Sheppard stands on the balcony where she left him, alone.
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Glass Walls
He's never had to figure out a relationship in public view before. The walls have ears and eyes and there are no secrets in Atlantis's halls, where a snatched moment alone is a triumph.
This is the hardest relationship he's ever been in.
But Elizabeth smiles at him and John knows it's all worth it.
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Sunshine
Of all weathers, John likes sunshine best. He likes the way the light glitters on Atlantis's spires and towers, the way it sparkles on the water and leaps across the wave tops on sparkling feet, filling the air with bright warm light.
But mostly he likes the way it glimmers and dances in Elizabeth's hair.
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Sleepy
Her hair is fine and soft, tickling his neck, the scent of her sweet and familiar. Her head leaning on his shoulder is light, and the long, fine lashes of her sleep-closed eyes curve in smiles like the curve of her lips as she dreams. John's heart swells with pure love for her.
His daughter.
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Galileo
He told them the truths they didn't want to hear and so they dragged him out of the skies. He could have changed their world, widened their horizons, added to their existence, but they refused to listen.
And when he wouldn't recant they took his heart from him and buried him frozen in the white.