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stargateficrecShow: Stargate Atlantis
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, plus ensemble
Pairings: McKay/Sheppard (main, plus Teyla/Kanaan, Weir/Zelenka)
Het/Slash/Gen: slash
Warning: Graphic violence; self-harm which could possibly be triggering.
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taste_is_sweet
Author's Website: --
Link: The Sacrificial Mage
Why this must be read: This is one of my favorite fics of the last year, the story sucked me in immediately. It's original with fantastic and vivid worldbuilding and still SGA through and through. The story is told through the eyes of Rodney, who knows that magic comes at a price and is willing to pay it. John's fate is mysterious and intriguing. All the other characters translate into this story really well too. The plot is gripping, with moments that are tense, and heartbreaking, and funny. I love how the backstory slowly unfolds. I could not put this story down once I started reading.
Magic was a substance, like fire or water. It was abundant and incredibly powerful and could be manipulated with the correct application of knowledge and will. But if you didn't use it properly, you'd be immolated or drowned. Or worse: other people would be, and you'd be forced to watch it happening. That was why it terrified him to see the casual, unthinking way Teyla and Carson used magic, because he knew that someday they'd be forced to pay for what they'd taken. Every wizard would, sooner or later. It was the first thing mages ever learned, and Rodney had lived it.
Magic was a zero-sum game. If you didn't sacrifice as much as you were given, you would lose. (~65,000)
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, plus ensemble
Pairings: McKay/Sheppard (main, plus Teyla/Kanaan, Weir/Zelenka)
Het/Slash/Gen: slash
Warning: Graphic violence; self-harm which could possibly be triggering.
Author on LJ:
taste_is_sweetAuthor's Website: --
Link: The Sacrificial Mage
Why this must be read: This is one of my favorite fics of the last year, the story sucked me in immediately. It's original with fantastic and vivid worldbuilding and still SGA through and through. The story is told through the eyes of Rodney, who knows that magic comes at a price and is willing to pay it. John's fate is mysterious and intriguing. All the other characters translate into this story really well too. The plot is gripping, with moments that are tense, and heartbreaking, and funny. I love how the backstory slowly unfolds. I could not put this story down once I started reading.
Magic was a substance, like fire or water. It was abundant and incredibly powerful and could be manipulated with the correct application of knowledge and will. But if you didn't use it properly, you'd be immolated or drowned. Or worse: other people would be, and you'd be forced to watch it happening. That was why it terrified him to see the casual, unthinking way Teyla and Carson used magic, because he knew that someday they'd be forced to pay for what they'd taken. Every wizard would, sooner or later. It was the first thing mages ever learned, and Rodney had lived it.
Magic was a zero-sum game. If you didn't sacrifice as much as you were given, you would lose. (~65,000)
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