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You can get caught up here: Out Of Bounds.


Title: Out Of Bounds
Author: Icarus
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: John/Rodney
Summary: Should've gotten a dog.
A/N: Thank you to [livejournal.com profile] perfica for playing OOB beta badminton with me. I know. This piece is too short and only serves to whet the appetite. I'm kicking this out the door before it's quite ready, just because I've been feeling crummy since Sunday. And, yes, [livejournal.com profile] monanotlisa, this is for you. You know why. ;)
Previously in Out Of Bounds: Known more for his jumps than his artistry, figure skater John Sheppard hired ex-skating champion and 'artiste' Rodney McKay to be his coach. After John's injures himself at the America Cup (and after), Rodney decides he'd better keep a closer eye on him. Like all of Rodney's students, John is tasked to pick out his own program music. This is harder than it seems.


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Out Of Bounds
by Icarus


The bags of groceries cut into Rodney's hand as he struggled to get his wallet out of his back pocket to pay the cab. It was nine pm, not his latest night at the rink, but certainly later than most. The cold had seeped into his bones, so deep that he could still feel it radiating from his skin as he adjusted to normal temperatures. As a skater, the cold was brisk and refreshing, especially by the end of a work out. But as coach he spent more time standing on the ice than skating over it.

All the lights in the house were off.

With a sigh, Rodney briefly wished John would greet him at the door like a pet. Or at least open it when he knocked. He set the groceries down, making a face as he stretched with his fist in his back. Through the window he saw that the house wasn't completely dark. The television flickered like a strobe light.

"No, no, don't get up, don't strain yourself," Rodney said as he stumbled through, shouldering the door open.

But John was draped on the couch, out cold, head slumped into a pillow, an arm across his stomach and the remote balanced on his chest. Based on his well-past-five-o'clock-shadow, it didn't look like he'd shaved. A few CDs were scattered on the coffee table, and the house, if possible, seemed messier than Rodney remembered, though he couldn't place how.

The television show was on mute. MTV. Oh, sure, "rap central" would help a lot with his music search. Rodney rolled his eyes, remorselessly flicking on the kitchen lights. The glare fell across the couch.

John didn't budge.

"No need to stir to help me with the groceries, I've got it," Rodney said, a little louder than before. "Although a simple 'hello, welcome home' wouldn't go amiss."

John sniffed, rolled over... and snuggled deeper into the couch. The remote thumped to the floor.

"Should've gotten a dog," Rodney muttered. He left the cans on the counter and put away the perishables.

Moments later, he retrieved a steaming plateful of spaghetti from the microwave. The noodles were still a little cold but good enough.

He heard a gulping sound from the living room as John downed some water, then the light clatter of the pill bottle being opened. Rodney stood in the kitchen doorway. John's hair had flattened to one side and stood almost straight on end over the part. It was quite a bizarre effect, reminding Rodney of Indian feathers. 'How,' his mind quipped, though he didn't think John was in the mood to get the joke.

John sat up, blinking at the kitchen light.

Holding up his plate to indicate dinner, Rodney said through a forkful, "Want some?"

John squinted at Rodney and shook his head. "S'alright," he said, then sighed back into the couch, the pill bottle still clutched in his hand.

Rodney stared at him a long moment, inwardly debating whether it was worth the effort to wake John and try to relocate him to the bedroom. Over the last week he'd learned the meaning of the phrase "immovable object."

Muttering, Rodney shook his shoulder. "Wakey, wakey, hands off snakey."

Normally that got a adolescent snort from John, but the sleepy pout remained -- his eyelids didn't even flicker.

"C'mon, junior...." Rodney's hand rocked him a little more firmly. John's eyes tightened and he pulled away, rolling into the couch with a childish sniff, arms curling in on himself. Rodney chuckled and he said in John's ear, sing-song, "It will get awfully cold out here...."

John's eyes slit open, not quite focusing. He groaned with a little hopeful note, "Hrmm... blanket?"

"No, no, no, not on your life, I'm not getting the quilt. But there's a nice soft down comforter in the bedroom. Just a few steps away...."

This percolated through John's sleepy mind, his eyes flicked to the side, puffy and resentful as he considered it.

He stretched up onto one elbow with a baleful, if vague, glare. He shook off the hand still resting on his arm and shambled to his feet, head bobbing like a new-born chick, seeking his crutches. He made an unintelligible noise that Rodney somehow understood as he answered, "Just use me. I'll bring them in later."

John nodded, accepting, and put far more weight than he normally would on Rodney as he wrapped an arm clumsily over his shoulder. Rodney grunted and staggered back a step, righting them both. "You're going to have to wake up a little more than that or we're going to do a face plant – make that you, rather, because I'm not going down with you."

"Bring the pills...?" John queried, sounding a tad more alert.

"They're in your hand, moron."

Rodney pulled John's arm tight around his shoulder, leading him to the bedroom.

"Oh."

~*~*~


John had insisted on the window being open an inch. A trace of wind shifted the sheers, breathing them outward, then pulling them dark and tight, outlining the window frame.

Rodney stroked over soft flesh, fondled between the warm folds of John's balls, coarse hair tickling his hand, John's cock draped over his wrist. With two fingers, Rodney explored the line from his balls to the base of his ass and back again. He scraped nails lightly down the inside of John's thighs, raising goose bumps, but got no other response. Usually that maneuver was like hitting John's "on" switch. A firm pull on John's cock found him pliable and still soft. And he could tell going down on him would be useless.

"This isn't working." Rodney huffed, releasing him. He sat back on his heels, the Sunday paper rustling under his hip. He swiped it off the bed onto the floor.

John looked down at him with half-lidded eyes, listless.

"What's the point of having you move in here if you can't perform your wifely duties?"

"What do you mean, can't? I'm just... a little spacey, is all."

"It's probably those drugs and, my god, I so hate modern medicine right now," Rodney said. "Whatever happened to good old fashioned 'take two aspirin and call me in the morning'?"

Stretching the leg with the cast straight, John rolled onto his stomach. He leaned on his elbows and suggested, "Why don't you do me?"

He angled his good knee up on the bed.

Rodney blinked and tried not to feel a little heartbroken as he swallowed his disappointment. He palmed John's hip, cupping his ass to get him in the mood. In massaging circles he teased down his crack, pulling away at the last second.

John grumbled, "Don't fiddle around. Just slam it in."

"You don't do that with me."

John said over his shoulder, "Most people don't like it the way I do."

Rodney grabbed the lube from the dresser anyway, warming a generous dab between his fingers. As John's glance over his shoulder turned into a glare, he delicately circled his thumb over the silky smooth pucker.

"Rodney..." John complained, pushing up so his thumb dipped in.

"I refuse to do damage," Rodney said, removing his hand to get more oil.

"If I weren't in a cast, I'd hurt you," he growled.

So Rodney grabbed his hips, squeezing. He lined himself up, then pressed forward. It was obvious John didn't do this often -- as in ever. Rodney reached down to readjust as he slid off, and tried again. Finally, he had his head snubbed in, biting his lip as he rocked in small pushes, trying to work John gently open.

John's hand clamped down on his hip, heavy and surprisingly strong.

"Harder," he said through gritted teeth, then exhaled and let go. He gasped as Rodney forced it.

John's head dipped between his arms and he panted, mouth open and unable to speak. His fist clenched on the pillow. Rodney bore down, all his weight squeezed forward and John's hand clenched again, making star shapes on the pillowcase. John was squashed flat under him, his free leg sprawled out at an awkward angle, and he actually bit the sheets when Rodney began to put more energy into it.

Rodney rocked his whole body forward and John's hand released the pillow, at which point, Rodney forgot to pay attention even out of the corner of his eye as it got really good, the heat building fast.

His forehead pressed against John's slick shoulder, he spiraled a long moment, lost in freefall.

He came back down, noticing first that John's back was rising and falling in harsh, rasping breaths. John licked his lips, and from the side Rodney could see his eyelashes looked wet, forehead beaded with sweat. John released a white-knuckled grip on the abused pillow and let out a long, heavy breath. A subtle shimmy of John's hips reminded Rodney that he had all his weight on him, and was, in fact, still inside.

He slowly pulled out, wincing as his sensitive cock touched the blankets. He realized that he'd stupidly forgotten the condom, distracted as he was with John's demands. He took far too many chances with John.

John shifted to a more comfortable position, laying limp on one side. He swept the damp hair off his face with the inside of his arm.

"You didn't come," Rodney realized, bewildered. His eyes swept John's body. "You aren't even hard."

"Doesn't mean I didn't like it." John stretched, long and languid, with a naughty smirk. He murmured, his eyes glittering at Rodney, the smirk turning into a smug smile. "Only the bad boys get fucked." And he did look like a bad little boy who'd gotten away with a stolen cookie.

"You are twisted," Rodney said even as John wrapped an arm around his shoulders and rolled Rodney closer with a grunt. "No, I'm not kidding. You have issues and clearly need psychiatric help."

Sticky with sweat, John pillowed his head in the crook of Rodney's arm and shoulder, nuzzling. Which was something he didn't usually do either. John had sharp elbows and used them when he wanted more room.

John mumbled happily into Rodney's chest, "I'll sleep 'em off." Then sighed. "Wake me when it's lunch time, will you?"

"Lunch was half an hour ago."

But John's eyelids fluttered once or twice more, and fell shut. Rodney was far from comfortable and suddenly aware that, yes, in fact, it was lunch, and he was hungry. He looked down at the warm weight of John's cheek on his chest and decided he could wait fifteen minutes. Maybe twenty.



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Date: 2007-10-30 07:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] roaringmice.livejournal.com
My coaches tell me that, after hours spent coaching in skates on the ice, they can't feel their legs. It's entirely different when you're coaching versus when you are skating, even if you, as the coach, skate with your students. Lessons are like, a burst of activity, then stand and talk, activity, talk, etc. I like how you used this idea. It's not a major point, but it really adds to the realism of the story.

I wonder when Rodney will realise that there's something up with John and those pills. I'm a bit concerned.

Date: 2007-10-30 08:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
Oh, I'm glad I'm right about that. This is something I learned during the Regionals. I was sitting right behind the coaches and, man, the cold went in so deep (because I was sitting there instead of skating) I was still an ice cube a half hour after I left. It was actually kind of neat -- and I made WG yelp, too.

Icarus

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I want to thank you.

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Date: 2007-10-30 07:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lavvyan.livejournal.com
I like how realistic this is, as oppposed to all hearts and flowers. They're both messed-up human beings who still don't know quite how to function with each other, and it's a unique kind of sweet.

Date: 2007-10-30 08:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
*smiles at you*

Yeah, relationships take time to form. Up until now they've been just sleeping together and they've been friends. But living together is an entirely different level.

Date: 2007-10-30 07:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] twistedrecesses.livejournal.com
*sappy smile*

Date: 2007-10-30 08:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
Ah, boys, we love them.

Icarus

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Date: 2007-10-30 11:13 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] monanotlisa.livejournal.com
Hnghh...that shouldn't be as hot as it is, and I love you for it: thank you!

Funny enough, I was thinking about this the other night -- how common near-simultaneous or at least neatly consecutive orgasms are in fandom, no matter whether we look at het, slash, or femslash (the only exceptions being orgasm denial fics), how seldom we see stories wherein one partner doesn't reach climax. I wondered how odd this was in light of the fact we're all girls here who most likely haven't always had skilled and/or considerate partners...and immediately replaced "odd" with "natural, in a compensatory manner" in my mind. *g*

Either way, re-reading [livejournal.com profile] resonant8's Terms of Service made me nod and wonder, and the contrast to this installment of OOB couldn't be greater. The set-up is similar enough on the surface level, with John -- momentarily -- unable to have an erection, but that element of her story is very much about John seeking comfort and pleasure for himself; when Rodney accuses him of servicing Rodney, his bafflement comes across as genuine, and thus his enjoyment. Here, however, there's a darker and perhaps more realistic slant to it; we only get Rodney's perspective, but unlike the above story, this makes it hard to see what John wants and feels not so much because Rodney doesn't quite know but, and I'm going out on a limb here, because John doesn't quite know what the hell he's doing, and no, not just talking about the sex any more. *g*

Date: 2007-10-31 04:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
It's been so long since I've read Terms of Service that I'm struggling to remember the scene, though I recall the set-up.

And yes, it's oddly natural.

I ended up writing a comment about the backstory for this side of John's sexuality (http://icarusancalion.livejournal.com/692419.html?thread=9963715#t9963715). So this has a lot to do with John's personal sexual history (much like my love of the scent of male sweat... oh, TMI, nevermind). But mixed in there is John's sense that gay sex is "bad" and "naughty" and "rebellious" -- and "hot" for all of those reasons.

Icarus

Date: 2007-10-30 11:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rabidfan.livejournal.com
Am I alone in thinking John is developing quite a dependence on those little pills of his?? Just saying.

Thanks for the little smutty filler. I've missed OOB, and I'm always ready for the smutty. (Even tho I kind of hurt for John. It seems, at least to me, that he's not as well adjusted as we'd like him to be. I know you'll help the poor boy out in the end.)

Date: 2007-10-31 02:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
I would say that you are not alone, judging from the comments here.

Smut is always good.

Even tho I kind of hurt for John. It seems, at least to me, that he's not as well adjusted as we'd like him to be. I know you'll help the poor boy out in the end.

I think if he were well-adjusted he probably wouldn't be with Rodney. *laughs*

Date: 2007-10-31 12:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] emeraldsword.livejournal.com
I really need to reread this, but this part was still fab. Lots of ominous notes in there - lots of pills, no condoms, not quite communicating. As an angst fan, it bodes well!

Date: 2007-10-31 01:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
LOL! Why, do you see trouble brewing on the horizon? /southern belle accent

Icarus

Date: 2007-10-31 12:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chaps1870.livejournal.com
That always ends too soon, but it's always lovely. Loved John stealing cable and doing anything to get it back.

Date: 2007-10-31 01:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
John is really, really bored. All of his favorite hobbies (figure skating, inline skating, handball) have been wiped out in one shot.

Date: 2007-10-31 12:23 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] reedfem.livejournal.com
I think I read a couple of these out of order, but no matter, it's all good.

Say, do figure skaters have to take drug tests before they perform? John might have a little trouble with that, mightn't he?

Date: 2007-10-31 01:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
I should look into that. Most sports they do. I haven't seen anything about it for figure skating. But John's next performance won't be until September at the earliest, and it's March in the fic. No worries there until John ends up with a very serious problem.

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Date: 2007-10-31 12:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crownglass39.livejournal.com
Oh, Rodney, you so need to wake up and see what John is doing to himself!

I loved the sex. Yes, it is possible to enjoy sex without an orgasm, and although I like the fanfic ideal that all sex results in orgasms, that just isnt't always true! (just speaking from experience here...)
I'm not sure I'd use the term 'enjoy' for what John is doing. I'm not sure what he's doing to himself, but I'm pretty sure I'm not happy with it.

Date: 2007-10-31 01:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
I'm not sure I'd use the term 'enjoy' for what John is doing. I'm not sure what he's doing to himself, but I'm pretty sure I'm not happy with it.

Ah, interesting. Do you mean the sex or the pills? Because I have backstory for both if you're curious.

Icarus

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*happy sigh*

Date: 2007-10-31 02:44 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] krysalys.livejournal.com
I love how screwed up they both are, and how we the readers get little glimpses here and there of just how deep that fuckupedness goes.
...
Is fuckupedness a real word? *scratches head* Ah well, it is now. *chuckle*
And of course John's not gonna be getting it up. Not with those kinds of painkillers he's got. Man oh man, is the PT gonna be a bitch, especially if he's still feeling sorry for himself like he is now.
I cringe in anticipation of the screaming Rodney's gonna do when he finds out just how much John's given up on himself.
Or, you know, maybe not so much screaming. I think Rodney going all quiet and subdued would be even more of an extreme reaction, showing just how upset he'd be. Kinda like on the show - Rodney=quiet like oh shit=we're so screwed.
*snicker*
I'm making absolutely no sense here. Just, keep up with the awesome work, hon. I'm always looking forward to more of OOB from you.
*takes her pain meds and shuffles off to bed*
-----}-@

Re: *happy sigh*

Date: 2007-11-03 09:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
*takes her pain meds and shuffles off to bed*

You're on pain meds, for real? If so, I have questions for you.

The next part is up. :D

Icarus

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Date: 2007-10-31 04:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] seekergeek.livejournal.com
Woah, hey, just got caught up here. It's good to see this again! Poor John is just too fucked up for words at the moment, isn't he?

Date: 2007-11-03 09:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
The problem with John, is that he's John. ;)

The next two little parts are up (http://icarusancalion.livejournal.com/693541.html).

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Date: 2007-10-31 03:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nuetronorange.livejournal.com
Great part, a wee bit dark, but great. Thanks.

Date: 2007-11-18 06:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
Thank you. I just noticed I fell behind in responses here. I hope to have the next part up after Thanksgiving or earlier.

Date: 2007-11-01 02:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jade-1459.livejournal.com
Oh god, I missed updates! So many of them too.

Okay... This, was hot in a disturbing kind of way. A scene like the one above leaves me incredably concerned about John. I can understand where he's coming from in enjoying the sex like that - an orgasm isn't necessary to enjoy the sex, just a really great bonus when it's already good. But the way John is taking those pills, I dunno. The last time I had a fractured/broken anything, the pain meds were both my bestfriend and worst enemy.

The update for OOB was great, I enjoyed the tension of Rodney forcing John to pick out his own music for his program. And the way Rodney just isn't helping, or dropping hints, makes it even better.

Thanks for writing this. I'm going to have to fix my Flist to show your posts in a more eye catching fashion then they currently do.

Date: 2007-11-18 06:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
Whoops. Looks like I missed a comment while I was responding. John is enjoying those pills way too much. Hopefully Rodney's solution will help, eh? Hope to have the next part up between now and the day after Thanksgiving.

Icarus


Date: 2007-11-01 11:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] slashpile.livejournal.com
More OOB! yay! I don't really have anything to say about this one. I love the scene... just an interlude in the drama... with its own subtle drama :)

Date: 2007-11-18 06:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
More to come soon, at some point between now and the day after Thanksgiving. In a sense this interlude is a dip in the skating action after the intensity of competition. :)

Date: 2007-11-01 08:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sarka.livejournal.com
*happy sigh*

I was gonna go to bed, after staying up 38 hrs straight - of those 7 hrs squished into a train seat and 10 hrs in school - with the most epic cold in recent history...

This was perfect before bed.

And now that I've seen most of SGA... I'm saving the last few episodes of SGA and the fourth season until I've caught up in SG-1 (*has an obsession with watching things in proper order*)... I clearly need to go back and re-read the entire thing.

You wouldn't happen to need anymore Czech advice? ;) I liked getting bits and pieces in advance... :D

Date: 2007-11-03 09:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
Actually, if you're interested... it's going to be a little bit before we get back to Zelenka (though we will, we will). But if you'd like a peek at the next part (after these which have been just posted (http://icarusancalion.livejournal.com/693541.html)) I wouldn't mind an extra set of eyes.

Icarus

Date: 2007-11-02 03:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lastscorpion.livejournal.com
Poor boys! I'm really enjoying this story.

Second the idea of Rodney in leg warmers. ;-)

Date: 2007-11-03 12:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
Second the idea of Rodney in leg warmers. ;-)

I do terrible things to these boys, but this just tops the list. :D

Date: 2007-11-02 07:36 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] briar_pipe
Yay, update!

*takes story off to bed*

Date: 2007-11-03 12:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com
Have fun. More coming shortly.

Icarus

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