I appreciate how much is packed into such a small story. I'm kind of surprised by the comment replies mentioning Rodney's failure to communicate. From my perspective, he was crystal-clear throughout the story. John repeatedly failed to listen as Rodney's Dom. I enjoyed Ronon attempt to warn John. I'm guessing John is very inexperienced as a Dom in this reality. I enjoy BDSM in SGA as much as the next gal, but I'm skeptical that John & Rodney can work out...unless John gets his head out of his *ss and learns from his mistakes. Maybe Teyla will give him some pointers. :-)
That's one fine piece of writing.
Very nicely done!