October 7th Prompt: A Path Not Taken by Iocane (PG)

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Oct 7 - 21st Space Shuttle Mission Atlantis 1 lands at Edwards AFB: write a drabble/ficlet about Lorne and his lover arriving/meeting in Atlantis. Single word prompt: missionary

Title: A Path Not Taken
Author: Iocane
Feedback: More than welcome, including constructive criticism. Flames will be used to make s'mores.
Rating: PG
Pairing: McKay/Lorne
Summary: A discussion of one of Lorne's considered careers
Word Count: 100 exactly
Disclaimer: Not mine, never was, never will be.
Notes: It's a drabble, if I say anything about it the header will be longer than the story.

“You almost became a what?” Rodney asked, incredulous.

“A priest, Rodney.” Lorne didn't smile but his dimples may have deepened just a bit. “I was seventeen,” he explained. “I was very devout, came from a deeply Irish Catholic upbringing.”

“So what changed your mind?”

“You mean, aside from the whole 'gay' and 'can't handle celibacy' things?” Lorne asked with a pointed eyebrow lift.

Rodney made an impatient gesture. “Yes, of course, aside from those things.”

Lorne shrugged, giving it a moments thought. “Being gay was about it.”

“So, wait.” Rodney's eyes glittered a little. “Can you talk dirty in Latin?”

- f i n -

Comments

[clockstopper.livejournal.com]

Ha, I don't know. From my congregation it would seem that the man thing is remaining celibate and they've got their own Don't Ask Don't Tell thing when it comes to actually preference, but then that's negated by the fact that technically sexual perference doesn't really exist because you know devoted to God.

Or maybe I'm just from a looser chruch.

But seriously I'm almost inspired to write some angsty Lorne really did become a priest and then Rodney came along... what they do it in McShep!