I think a good case could be made for Rodney being a bundle of neuroses, but then who in Atlantis isn't? Even Teyla, for all her calm and meditation, is not really as zen and controlled as her facade would have you believe. But that's not the same thing as the fanon of Rodney being emotionally traumatized by lemons. You know? Dead teammates = trauma. Genocide = trauma. Being threatened by lemons? Does not equal trauma.
What I'd love to see someone tackle is Rodney fixating on one of his allergies, like bees or citrus, as a way to repress/cope with the real trauma of losing Elizabeth or Carson. I think that would be far more interesting.
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I think a good case could be made for Rodney being a bundle of neuroses, but then who in Atlantis isn't? Even Teyla, for all her calm and meditation, is not really as zen and controlled as her facade would have you believe. But that's not the same thing as the fanon of Rodney being emotionally traumatized by lemons. You know? Dead teammates = trauma. Genocide = trauma. Being threatened by lemons? Does not equal trauma.
What I'd love to see someone tackle is Rodney fixating on one of his allergies, like bees or citrus, as a way to repress/cope with the real trauma of losing Elizabeth or Carson. I think that would be far more interesting.