Candle in the Dark, by friendshipper (PG-13)

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Show: Stargate Atlantis
Rec Category: h/c
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Het/Slash/Gen: gen
Warning: none
Author on LJ: friendshipper
Author's Website: City on the Ocean's Edge
Link: Candle in the Dark

Why this must be read:
This is the one of the first fics I've read in this fandom, and I still vividly remember getting sucked into the story and being dazzled by the quality of the writing. McKay injures his hands while Sheppard gets blinded, and the two have to rely on each other completely... all the while being hunted by an extremely scary killer robot. Total page-turner, and the whump serves the plot well. (26,000 words)