Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, by Friendshipper (PG-13)

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Show: Stargate Atlantis
Rec Category: Jennifer Keller
Characters: John Sheppard, Jennifer Keller, Rodney McKay
Pairing: Rodney McKay/Jennifer Keller
Het/Slash/Gen: Het
Warning: spoilers through S5
Author on LJ: friendshipper
Author's Website: City on the Ocean's Edge
Link: Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Why this must be read: In the interest of full disclosure, I beta'd this fic. After reading the first few pages I realized that I'd been waiting for just this: a story that acknowledges and untangles the changes in the characters and their relationships. This story was practically begging to be written and I'm so happy it found a writer who does all the characters justice.

I'm reccing this in the Keller category, but this would fit just as well with Sheppard. Or McKay. They all get their spot in the limelight, and even though this is a Jennifer/Rodney fic, this story is at heart about John and Rodney's friendship... about the three of them figuring out how to deal with the shifts in their relationships.

No doubt, three of the most socially awkward people on Atlantis would have a hard enough time with that without being trapped and hunted by zombies...

John is dealing with his teammates' love lives just like any other emotional issue: by ignoring the situation and hoping it goes away. But when a mission gone wrong traps John, Rodney and Jennifer a thousand feet beneath New Lantea's ocean -- injured and out of touch with Atlantis, with the clock running down and a mysterious enemy in pursuit -- they're either going to have to work out their differences ... or die trying. (33,000 words)