High School is Not Another Name for Hell by thedeadparrot (R)

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Rec Category: Crossover (Atlantis/House)
Pairing: Rodney McKay/Gregory House
Category: AU, Rodney McKay
Warning: Slash
Author on LJ: parrotfic 
Author's Website: http://thedeadparrot.com/fiction/
Link: LJ: http://community.livejournal.com/parrotfic/15837.html or Author's Website: here

Why This Must Be Read:

Author's Summary: In which a new kid shows up at Rodney's high school, Mathlympics are had, and Rodney does, in fact, learn
to love the prom.

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I'm not usually a fan of high school AUs, but this story, in which Rodney meets House in high school and they bond over snarking about everyone else's stupidity, is delightful and funny. The author really knows these characters, and although they bond over their similarities, their differences are clearly highlighted as well.


They're starting to strategize for the upcoming meet after school in their normal classroom when Taylor, the quiet, mousy one, comes up to them and says that he's going to the vending machines and was there anything he could get them as well? The kid looks kind of terrified and is probably half a second away from passing out, but Rodney gets a Coke and House gets a Sprite (which clearly crosses out any sort of possible make-out session, not that Rodney was planning on one or anything like that, but if there was a possibility of one before, there definitely isn't one now.)

"I've always wanted to have minions," House announces, happily. He has an uncharacteristic happy glow.

"And you wanted to join the marching band," Rodney snorts. He adds "6. Competition for minions." to his mental list of "Reasons why this whole crush business is a horrible, horrible idea".