Fic: Eudaimonia by miera_c

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Title: Eudaimonia
Summary: They were cut off from Earth (again) and on their own for everything, beginning with bare survival. The hope of getting Atlantis back was slim. John wasn't going to give up, and he knew Elizabeth wouldn't either, but in the short-term, they had to focus on more important matters.
Pairings: Weir/Sheppard, Teyla/Carson
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: mildly graphic sex, a little bad language
Spoilers: Through mid-season 3.
Beta: melyanna the awesome.
Disclaimer: I do not own SGA or any of the characters. More's the pity.

Author's Notes: Written for havocthecat for the swficathon. The prompt was: For the good of Atlantis, Elizabeth and John must marry. Or, at the very least, pretend to be married.. This was set during S3 and it's AU, hopefully that will be okay.

The title comes from a term used in ancient Greek ethics: It is significant that synonyms for eudaimonia are living well and doing well. [...] to carry out the activities that constitute human living well over a whole lifetime, or long stretches of it, is living well or doing well. [...] While the unhappy person deals with a vital and dynamic emotion like fear in an inept way, the happy person handles fear skillfully, and thereby exhibits human excellence. --from here



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