Teyla/Bates

Title: Face Value
Characters/Pairings: Teyla and Bates friendship (UST if you squint), plus Sheppard/Teyla friendship (and again, maybe a little UST)

Summary: She hoped - but never truly believed – things could be different between them. But for all good things there comes a sacrifice, and it is not just his to give – they are both to be tested in their own way.

Rating: K+
Warnings: None
Words: 2132 words
Spoilers: Up to Season 2 - Intruder

Author's Notes: Written for agriope23 using the prompts "Stick-fighting, peace offering, command." Kindly betaread by fanwoman. :)

She was not accustomed to this...