The Touchstones of Our Characters by velocitygrass (NC-17)

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Show: SGA

Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Radek Zelenka, Katie Brown, Laura Cadman, Todd the Wraith, Bob the Wraith, Steve the Wraith
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Rodney McKay/Katie Brown established
Categories: Slash
Warnings: Brief violence, explicit sex language
Author on LJ: velocitygrass
Author's Website: Somewhat Different
Link: The Touchstones of Our Characters

Why This Must Be Read: The summary says “Rodney McKay is Chief Scientific Project Manager at Wraith Enterprises and engaged to Katie Brown. His life is going according to plan—until the day he meets John Sheppard. During one weekend at the International Automotive Conference he first loses his room and soon contemplates giving up his fiancée and his job when John offers much more than a room. But then there's John's past with Wraith and a secret that threatens Rodney's new future before it has really begun...” What more can I say, except McShep romance at its best. Rodney meets a strange and is attracted instantly but he is engaged to Katie. This compelling stranger shakes his world and turns it upside down in the space of a weekend.


"Well, good. Then give me my room. Or any room, I'm not picky. Just give me a place where I can freshen up, so I can hit the buffet without having to worry if I'll sleep on the street tonight."
"Uh, sir, this is the International Automotive Conference," the desk clerk told him carefully.
"Yes, I am aware of that," Rodney said, trying very hard not to shout for someone with half an ounce of a brain, because she was pretty nice all things considered.
"There are no free rooms. We've been booked solid for months. Maybe I could see if there are other hotels—"
"Oh, nonononono. I am not leaving this place and traveling through half the city and back for the next three days. This was your fault. You fix it."
"Hi," someone said from behind him.
"I am not finished here. You wait your turn!" Rodney said without looking back.
"Not even if I could offer you a room?"
Rodney turned around to look straight at the charming smile of a guy with dark unruly hair and no sense of what constituted appropriate business attire. He was wearing dark crumpled jeans, a black jacket over a white shirt and no tie.
"And you would be?" Rodney asked, already annoyed by him.
"John Sheppard," the guy said, holding out his hand and tilting his head in a way that might be cute if you were shallow enough to fall for that kind of thing.
Rodney looked back at the desk clerk who gave the guy, Sheppard, a wide smile. Of course. He gave her a quick glare and turned back to Sheppard, ignoring his hand.
"I'm Doctor Rodney McKay. How do you think you can help me?"
Sheppard pulled back his outstretched hand. "I have two beds. You can room with me."

Comments

[popkin16]

I love this fic and was thinking about it just the other day!

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

Ive read it a few times and love it

[wanted-a-pony.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this rec! I thought I'd read all of velocitygrass' fics, at least the longer ones, but I missed this one. I especially like how she works in 'canon' events & things in an all-Earth AU. :-)

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

She writes some amazing SGA stories.