I've read AUs where John was not a pilot and/or Rodney was not a scientist, and they've worked, definitely. But, having said that, the AUs where John IS a pilot (of any kind) and Rodney IS a scientist (of any kind) seem to ring more true, at least to me. The thing is - it's your story, and John can be whatever you want him to be, and if you want him to be a pilot, there's absolutely nothing cliche or trope-ish about that. What does your story want/need John to be? That's the question. :)
I do wish we'd been given just a little more backstory for John. On the other hand, it means you can make up your own, and whatever you come up with, you're not wrong. Right?
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Date: 2014-09-20 09:07 pm (UTC)I do wish we'd been given just a little more backstory for John. On the other hand, it means you can make up your own, and whatever you come up with, you're not wrong. Right?