stargateficrec | Mind's Eye by Lavvyan (PG13 by reccer)

Show: SGA
Rec Category: John/Rodney
Characters: Sheppard, McKay, Dex, Emmagan
Pairing: John/Rodney
Het/Slash/Gen: slash
Warning: some spoilers up to episode "Progeny"
Author on LJ: lavvyan
Author's Website: Author's fic index LJ tag
Link: Mind's Eye

Why this must be read:

'Cause this is a sweet and touching amnesiac!fic that will leave you with warm fuzzies in your heart. :) I especially loved how Lavvyan kept the two McKay's distinct, Dr. McKay and just Rodney. Dr. McKay remembering his time as "Rodney" made the McShep get-together all the more poignant. With wonderful team and expedition moments on top of the McShep makes this fic one to enjoy again and again.

Story Summary: (1st line of fic) It was cold, and dark, and his clothes wet from the snow, and he didn't know who he was.

The green-eyed man was John. The other two were Ronon and Teyla, and they all lived in an ancient city called Atlantis, where Rodney was the lead scientist, obviously an important man. His boss was Elizabeth, his best friend was Carson, his right hand was Radek, and then there were dozens more, only he couldn't remember their names.

It had taken him two hours to memorise what little he'd been told about his life and everyone's role in it, and Rodney thought the disappointment and sadness of those around him hurt almost more than not knowing who he was.

Yes, he knew his name, but what kind of man was Dr. Rodney McKay? Brilliant, loud, obnoxious, difficult, loyal, arrogant, petty, funny, sarcastic, curious, team member, friend... those were just words. He looked at the pictures in his quarters and felt nothing but a mild curiosity and a strange sense of loss. Because he didn't know them, the people Dr. McKay had cared enough about to keep their images close: his sister, his friends, his cat.

No matter what he tried to remember, he always came up... empty.