In Plain English, by K Hanna Korossy

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Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Pairing: n/a
Category: McKay/Sheppard Friendship
Warnings: n/a
Author on LJ: [Bad username or unknown identity: N/A]
Author's Website: www.thestade.com/sga.html
Link: www.thestade.com/js8.html

Why This Must Be Read: One of my favorite parts of the SG universe is when our favorite civilian scientists get to be brave.  This is a short after-the-fact recounting by Rodney and John of a mission gone wrong for Rodney but righted in the end with a rescue.  Although I think SGA Rodney was less obnoxious from the beginning than SG1 Rodney by far, we in fandom like to think his current awesomeness is also a product of his experiences with his team, and this fic has snarky but also kind of humble Rodney that shows where that may have come from.  Yeah, it might be a little cheesy at the end, but that's why this is one of my favorite feel good fics.  I particularly love the comparisons of Shep's bureaucratic report language to what actually happened.