i thought i'd commented on this when i'd read it before, but perhaps not.

i adore that you've not only flushed out their backgrounds, but made both John's military days and Ronon's days as a Runner rich enough that they could stand as stories on their own.

you've managed to turn the entire runner thing from "just something that the wraith do to f*** with people," into something much larger, and more interesting, than what's seen in canon.

off to read on!