So ... started off as a drabble, as simple, pure procrastination and quickly mutated into a two-horned beast. Experimental language was used to explore Rodney's mindset here, so I'm not sure if it works or comes off terribly.

Title: Machinations in Eternity Minor / (a piece of two parts).
Pairing:John/Rodney
Rating:R.
Wordcount: ~ 6000
Summary:Rodney is experimented upon. John is tortured. Or is it the other way around? They both go a little insane, each in their own way.

"And there was – Sheppard – the name exploding into his brain, eyes blown, and drenched in colours, the colours of death and rage and hate, blood both human crimson and alien rot, all black and bulbous purple."

Warnings: Non-graphic dubious consent, enforced drug use, torture.

Part 2 is an outside perspective of the aftermath, and has aspects that tie into the AU universe started in Error, Error: Deviation. However, you don’t need to have read that to understand the second part.

The first part can also be a stand-alone, so skip to the bottom after part one to read the (very short) ‘Coda’ if you wish to read it as such.

Now, story:

( He heard the screams before anything else. )