Title: Bonds Beginning
Author: sqweakie
Recipient: ladyjax
Rating: PG
Warnings: unBeta'd
Word Count: over 12000
Prompt: A combination of 'AU. Use your imagination' and 'Courting'
Pairing: Rodney McKay/Teyla Emmagen
Summary: 'Rarer are love bonds, two people whether of the same or different genders that vow to stay together, to make one home and one life. Such bonds are not forged easily and they are harder still to break.'