SGA FIC: Out Of Bounds - John/Rodney - NC-17

[icarus]

This isn't the section under debate. We'll just post this one scene while the three scenes that come after are worked out. Because you know, progress, it's a good thing.

You can get caught up here: Out Of Bounds.

Title: Out Of Bounds
Author: Icarus
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: John/Rodney
Summary: A woman in oversized sunglasses and a funky 70s-style rabbit fur jacket stood in Rodney's place.
A/N: Thank you to my intrepid and hard-working betas, dossier and rabidfan.

Previously in Out Of Bounds: Known more for his jumps than his artistry, figure skater John Sheppard hires ex-skating champion and 'artiste' Rodney McKay to be his coach. Their teasing friendship warms into something more, and following a serious injury, John temporarily moves in with Rodney. Rodney finally convinces him to swallow his pride and quit his job to focus exclusively on skating.

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Out Of Bounds
by Icarus


John circled the rink one more time, having to pump energy into his strokes, feeling saturated. He'd never had a summer free to skate like this, free of the pressure of an impending competition. Even as a kid he'd always had to beg rides from his brother, and his parents would pay for only so much skate time.

Gliding at speed he skipped into a backward hop, body spongy and loose – too loose. He popped the jump. He ducked his head, a guilty flick at the doorway where Rodney had gone. Fortunately he wasn't back yet.

A woman in oversized sunglasses and a funky 70s-style rabbit fur jacket stood in Rodney's place. Her pink lips were pursed, one hand on her hip. She wore very high spiked heels which was why John continued to watch. You didn't see that around here.

Her chin lifted as she seemed to scan the little skating rink. Her gaze passed over John's head, ignoring him, and crawled across the ceiling. There were overhead pipes and spreading rust stains. John followed her hard stare and, okay, the squares of open florescent light tubes had lost all their plastic covers. But that happened when you mixed hockey, kids, and relatively low ceilings. And true, the sprinkler heads dangled like alien probes and were speckled at the ends, and then there was the annoying flickering light panel at the far corner that no one ever managed to fix... so John hadn't looked around in a while.

Her hand slid from her hip and she shifted her weight, canting the left hip now, the other fist planted. Her little mouth formed a frown.

Her gaze shifted and lingered on the wooden benches. John noticed they were dented and missing strips of red paint. John's glance followed where hers paused a long moment, and there he had to wince. The greenish-black fuzz on the upper wall was mostly due to the heaters back there, they caused some condensation and the Hurwitzes had just painted again a few months back, but....

Rodney came trundling down the bleacher stairs, exiting the press box. His face lit up as he spotted the woman.

"Hey...!" Rodney began, with a bounce and a smile and a small wave.

"I am not skating here," she announced, imperious. She spun on her high heels and started back up the stairs with a blond flounce.

"But... I don't have anything else planned...." Rodney said.

"Reschedule!" she declared with a flick of her wrist over her shoulder, the fur tails of her jacket bouncing as she clicked through the doors. They echoed shut behind her.

"Who was that?" John asked, forehead rumpled in mixed amusement and annoyance. He liked the Hurwitzes and it wasn't like they didn't try hard. Besides, you just needed ice; it didn't have to be fancy.

"That." Rodney gave an exaggerated sigh. "Was your choreographer."

"I have a choreographer?"

"Hopefully."

John blinked in disbelief. His words came out in a surprised, shaky breath. "Cool."



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Comments

[bramble-rose.livejournal.com]

I may have shrieked a little at the word "choreographer" Very Cool, Indeed!!!

*bouncing in anticipation*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Hee. Thank you. Yeah, John's pretty jazzed, too. He's never had a real choreographer.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Here's the next (and much longer) part (http://icarusancalion.livejournal.com/754087.html).

Yes. Already.

[dossier.livejournal.com]

Sonja is such a diva :) I'm with John: ice is what's necessary.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Only the best for Sonja. *smirks*

(Still stymied by that section.)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Well. I posted it (http://icarusancalion.livejournal.com/754087.html). I figure the story's going to get an overall beta at the end. We can fix it later if it's still a problem.

[melagan.livejournal.com]

"I have a choreographer?"

\o/

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

John will do the happy dance later, once it's percolated through. He's always been rather a low-rent skater.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Here's the next (and much longer) part (http://icarusancalion.livejournal.com/754087.html).

Yes. Already.
\o/

[rabidfan.livejournal.com]

Yey, another posted section! Love John's seeing the rink thru Sonja's eyes. We only notice things we're accustomed to when someone else looks at them with disapproval. Like my baseboards.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

*checks own baseboards* Oh, dear....

[crownglass39.livejournal.com]

Cool indeed!

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

As if there were anything more Rodney could do for him....

Actually, there is. But a few things haven't come up yet.

[blacknblue2.livejournal.com]

Hee! He's just like a kid! I love it!

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

John Sheppard is always a kid, but this John Sheppard is only 28. A very, very young 28.

[twistedrecesses.livejournal.com]

I'm still maudlin, but I am eagerly anticipating the next couple sections nonetheless.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Would you believe that we still ended up with a tie on the rewrite of the next section? *headscratch*

Why are you maudlin? :)

[skeddy-kat.livejournal.com]

Nice to see more. I love that seeing the rink through her eyes didn't lessen it in his. And choreography!

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Good point. Especially since John didn't pick this rink. Rodney did. Previously John skated at the University of Toronto's first rate rink (one of the main reasons he picked that college).

[seekergeek.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, diva choreographer! Can't wait to see what she does with John!

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Diva, yes, that's Sonja all the way.

[incidental-fire.livejournal.com]

Heh. I can't wait to see what happens when Sonja and John actually start working together. Hair will be pulled, I'm sure. :)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what's going to happen between those two. *g* Sonja is rather a strange mix with anyone.

[d_odyssey.livejournal.com]

I think I've been in the rink you described. Very true, low ceilings and hockey players do not mix. *g* Alright, choreographer with an attitude. Can't wait to see how she and Rodney mix, let alone how John is going to take more direction. Clashing egos ahead! Enjoyed this one and look forward to the next.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Especially young hockey players. They try to get the sticks to stick in the ceiling.

Oh, she and Rodney know each other very well. This is the very same Sonja who was Rodney's skating partner in the early 90s and one of the few friends he retained from his early years as a star.

[gnine.livejournal.com]

*snicker* Oh, she's gonna be interesting! Love John's reaction, oh, these two are just SO cute in this! Whee for more, short, but still, wheee! ^_^

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I still that icon of yours. And for some reason its particularly fitting for this part.

In other news: The next part is up already (http://icarusancalion.livejournal.com/754087.html).

[hawkwings.livejournal.com]

Very cool. Loking forward to seeing them skate! I'm glad you're posting bits - don't care how long, it's all good! Although... I've been trawling youtube, watching Evan Lysacek skate, when I should be writing about seed germination....

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Botany student?

Oh, Lysacek is just so lovely. You should see him in person. He's a real sweetie. He even answered an email I sent him (it does sound like him and not a publicist or lackey -- he didn't seem to have those):

I wrote:

> First, I was watching you at the end of Nationals, the effort you made to take care of the fans, signing everything when all the other skaters had vanished. I'm not an autograph hound (what would I do with it?) but I was impressed.
>
> What a nice guy. It's like you don't take anything for granted.
>
> St. Paul was the first time I ever attended Nationals. I dragged the boyfriend along. He's usually sarcastic about my "figure skating fetish." So... he was enjoying it more or less. But when you hit the end of Zorro, he stood up. "That was *amazing*!"
>
> All the way back to the hotel he was enthused. "Johnny's like the Russians, all technical, but Evan's like this *force.* Did you see his face? He's driven."
>
> At the end of the short program he said, "Next time, I want to be closer to the ice." He insists now that seeing competitions live is the only way to see figure skating. And it looks like we're going to Skate America.


Evan Lysacek:

Icarus, thanks so much for all of your kind words. Sometimes it gets difficult to sign everything because I have to catch the bus or do a press conference. But I do my best to sign autographs because my fans are so important to me. What would skating be without you guys? It's awesome that you got your boyfriend hooked on skating. I look forward to hopefully seeing you guys at Skate America. Thanks so much for all of your encouragement and support. I appreciate it a lot. - Evan

I didn't squeal it on LJ because, I dunno, it seems personal. Plus I'm a little worried about him overworking himself.

In other news: The next part is up already (http://icarusancalion.livejournal.com/754087.html).

[lavvyan.livejournal.com]

Ooh, this I've been looking for! I wonder how long John will be thrilled at having a choreographer all of his own. :D

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh, we shall see.

In the meantime, let the training begin (http://icarusancalion.livejournal.com/754087.html).

[dear-sweet-lana.livejournal.com]

How cool! I loved

okay, the squares of open florescent light tubes had lost all their plastic covers. But that happened when you mixed hockey, kids, and relatively low ceilings.

Now I want to see more of Caldwell and the hockey kids LOL!

None of my business, but I've always found it best to go with the way I had it the first time, whenever my beta readers disagree on something.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Now you have me picturing a pissed off Caldwell reaming them out for throwing their hockey sticks at the ceiling:

"Where's the puck?" He scowls down at them, thinking he's too old for this.

Finally a small boy points... up.

There, lodged between two miraculously unbroken florescent tubes, was a round black object. The tick on the left side of Steven's temple starts to throb as he calculated fines and taking it out of these kids hides. But he keeps his voice low and even, arms slowly folding, a tone even these numbnuts know is dangerous. "You mind telling me how it got up there?"

The kids all start talking at once. "That's why we were throwing--" -- "We tried to get it down--" -- "I didn't do it!" -- "Shut up! It's your fault--!"

In the meantime, let the training begin (http://icarusancalion.livejournal.com/754087.html).

[sanarien.livejournal.com]

Sonja! Heh, I can see John in some not so distant future, standing between Sonja and Rodney, blinking at them while they go at each others ego's with the ease of friends knowing each other for ages... His WTF? will probably be audible. And then he snarks back.

Take your time writing, time spend waiting for an update of Out of Bounds is time spend well! And waking up to a new installment is like getting a special treat! Thank you!

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

That WTF? has already happened to Radek.

And good morning. I have another part for you (http://icarusancalion.livejournal.com/754087.html).

[feanna.livejournal.com]

Caught this a while ago, just getting around to adding my yay now. (Is also squinting at icon)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Heeeeyyyy, welcome back. I finally have that section (which I meant post in one with this one) done. Let the training begin (http://icarusancalion.livejournal.com/754087.html).

[shaddyr]

I used to figured skate. Not so much anymore. I used to hate reading WiPs. Not so much anymore.

Choreographer!!! SQUEEE!

I love this fic ::SO HARD:: Just sayin'.

That is all.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Oh yes, John's in the big leagues now.

And for your edification: the next (and much longer) part (http://icarusancalion.livejournal.com/754087.html).