ext_140691 ([identity profile] duonoaikouka.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] stargateficrec2011-07-08 06:58 am

Five People John Sheppard Didn't Kill on P11-23R by SardonicSmiley (R)

Show: SGA
Rec Category:
John Sheppard
Characters:
John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, original characters
Pairing:
John/Rodney
Het/Slash/Gen:
slash
Warning:
torture, blood
Author on LJ:
none known
Author's Website: no more tears
Link: Five People John Sheppard Didn't Kill on P11-23R

Why this must be read:

I've always been intrigued by dark!John. As evidenced in canon, John is willing to do some dang scary things to protect those important to him and his city. This fic just illustrates that spectacularly by giving us five perspectives of people that came close to death but escaped by the skin of their teeth. John goes darkside while rescuing a tortured and critically injured McKay; he doesn't hesitate to kill indiscriminately and threaten one and all for Rodney. Sardonicsmiley's journey into John's shadowed and protective mind made me shiver a bit and thank my lucky stars that I hadn't kidnapped Rodney...

Story Summary: The boys get kidnapped, John gets them out. Told by five people he doesn't kill in the process.

 

He's not sure why his feet carry him by their cell, not even sure he's where he's going till he's stopped in front of it. In the cell, Sheppard is in the corner, McKay curled up against him. Johson can hear Sheppard's voice, keyed low, "Oh God, Rodney, oh God, I'm so sorry. I'm so--I didn't know--I'm sorry." By the almost rhythm he's speaking in, Johson assumes that he's kept up a similar litany since they were thrown into the cell.

Sheppard's running his hands carefully up and down McKay's arms, rocking the other man slowly back and forth. Johson can see McKay's battered hand, roughly bandaged, cradled between them. He's not sure how long he stands there staring before Sheppard's head comes up, before the man makes eye contact with him.

About two seconds after that Sheppard's on his feet, storming towards the door to the cell. He throws himself at the door, snarling, again and again. Johson takes an involuntary step back, feeling something twist in his chest at the icy hate in the other man's eyes.

[identity profile] anotherdreamer5.livejournal.com 2011-07-10 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
This was such an amazing recommendation. I couldn't find a way to leave them a review, but wow. Just. Wow. That story was phenom.