The Secretary Will Disavow Any Knowledge

Fandom: Supernatural/Stargate: Atlantis
Pairing: Ronon/Dean
Rating: All Ages.
Warnings: None.
Spoilers: None. AU.
Word Count: 760
AN: Er. I actually came up with this while thinking about Alec from Dark Angel. Take that how you will.

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( This is where Ronon finds Dean. )

Some random thoughts:

I continue to watch The L Word, despite the stroke-inducing fury that Jenny Schecter brings to my life. Remarkably enough, it wasn't Jenny who pissed me off in the most recent episode, it was Alice. What really bugs me about it is that they seem to be playing it as if Alice was correct in her behavior (is this being unspoilery enough? Should I be hiding this behind a cut?) ( Okay, fine, let's cut to be safe and cut to brass tacks here. )

One completely unspoilery thing that has me thinking is that this is the second episode this season that they've used a song by The Heart Throbs, a somewhat obscure "girl-band" (fronted by sisters) from the 90's; they used "Kiss Me When I'm Starving" in, IIRC, the season opener, and last night they used "Calavera", which makes me wonder if a) the music director is a big Heart Throbs fan, because I think their CDs are even out of print at this point and b) if this is building up to them making new music, which makes me bounce and squee, because OMG, I love the Heart Throbs. And the funny thing is, since they used "Kiss Me When I'm Starving", I've had the Heart Throbs on my mind (and wondering if there's any way to find/get/gank the radio version of that and "She's in a Trance", because the album versions are slightly different arrangements) and I've been wondering if I should upload their albums for you guys because I DO love them and I think that, even though their time has passed, their music should not. So I may do that.

I just finished watching the first five episodes of In Treatment, an HBO half-hour drama starring Gabriel Byrne and I'm just…so excited about it. Is anyone else watching this? I hadn't even really seen any promotion for it, it just kind of showed up one day. The premise is that Gabriel Byrne is a therapist and each episode is a session with one of his patients (stars like Melissa George, Blair Underwood, Josh Charles—oh, Josh Charles hello).

It's filmed like a two-person, one-act play and it's just… From a writing/acting standpoint, I think it's rather extraordinary. I mean, there are no exterior sets to speak of. There's almost no movement, between the therapist in his chair and the patient in theirs. Which means the acting really has to carry the whole piece, because it's just the two of them, looking at each other and talking for twenty-five minutes. And though their lives are supposed to be in progress and extend both forward and backward from this moment in time, in reality, the actor has to convey the complete personality, life and history of the person involved, including their self-deceptions. I really loved what I've seen so far and I can't wait to see how it goes from here. Does anyone know how many episodes are in the season? I seem to be under the impression that it's only eight (*cries*) but I have no concrete anchor for that notion.

Okay, so I watched all of Dark Angel before I was really fannish. And though there are things I adore about it and I consider myself a fan of the show, I've never been overly fannish about it. I don't read fic about it unless it's by someone I know and/or it's been recced by someone I trust. And I never really formed an OTP for it, because…well, because it's All About Alec for me and I never found anyone I wanted to pair him with that much. I don't really like Max. Pairing him with Original Cindy (my other favorite) would be a crime against both characters, I like the notion that Logan sekritly pervs on Alec (which feeds into the DA/SPN crossover I may, at this rate, never write) but I don't really ship them and I can't really see away to make Ames (third on the list of favorites) and Alec work…not that I've given it deep thought. So. There the matter rested.

Well. (And this is where I find that my shame is ALIVE AND WELL and just hiding out in the back corners of my mind) Then acidquill said she was reading and Ames/Alec mpreg that was breaking her into pieces. And… *facepalm* I asked for the link, which she helpfully provided. The thing is…I opened the link and saw that a) the story is really long (which is usually my BANE) and b) the author had also written Alec/Joshua. And. Oh gods. Okay. The thing about weird, rare pairings like that is I get this little voice going "How would that even WORK?" and morbid curiosity has executive command over my mouse-clicking finger, it would seem. So I opened the link to the Alec/Joshua and started reading. And.

*sighs* I think I have an OTP. And. It kind of squicks me just a little bit, because Joshua is so much more PHYSICALLY animalistic than the other transgenics…but then that little voice cuts in again and points out that NONE of the transgenics are exactly…pure. It's all bestiality, just a little bit. Ahem. And the thing is, I really really liked the way the author explored Joshua's character and fleshed him out in a way that makes sense to me, seems pretty canonical and just… DUDE. IT WAS LOVE, OKAY? JUST DIRTYBADWRONG LOVE. *headdesks* I mean, I have rational reasons, but the bottom line is that the author was REALLY GOOD (he even made me overlook the use of the word 'lover' and y'all know how I feel about that word in anything but an ironical sense) and made me buy the pairing in a way I never ever would've thought about before and dammit, that's what I'm into fanfic for.

( More, because I really did like the story a LOT. And there may be minor spoilers and stuff. )

Anyway. Yes. Um. I may have to ponder this further. And now I'm sort of afraid to look for any Alec/Joshua because when your first is SO GOOD, everything else is bound to be a bit of a letdown.

But for those interested, here's the Alec/Joshua: Gettin' Busy and here's the Alec/Ames, which I have yet to read: Chimera, both by jaguarcaine.