Mr. Fantastic and Einstein's Wife [A Jump to the Left] by glitterandlube [Various ratings]

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Show: Stargate Atlantis

Rec Category: Slash
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Samantha Carter, Radek Zelenka, Ronon, Teyla, Rodney’s father Ingram, Jeannie Miller, Madison Miller, Kaleb Miller
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Ronon/Teyla (secondary, mention only)
Categories: Slash
Warnings: Slash
Author on AO3: glitterandlube
Author's Website: glitterandlube on Dreamwidth
Link: Mr. Fantastic and Einstein's Wife [A Jump to the Left]

Why This Must Be Read: This is one of my go-to fics for when I need an emotional pick me up. It's smart and cute, but above everything else, it's hilarious. glitternadlube's humor is absolutely second to none.


John and Rodney have been BFFs since they were kids and John's always been gay and determined to marry Rodney who thought he was straight -- and John recognized he might have to wait for Rodney to accept the inevitability of their true love but it would be Rodney's job to help John get boyfriends and cheer on his sluttiness until he did -- and John's hippie mom has always been supportive and Rodney's dad is maybe the devil and John didn't become a pilot because of eye problems and Rodney runs the SGC labs where mathy!John works with him and Sam is by turns baffled and entertained when she shows up. And Rodney's all protective and makes Marines who insult John cry and he blew up John's cheating college boyfriend's car and when John and Rodney finally do get married ("wow, his ring is really pretty") their song is White and Nerdy.

Comments

[popkin16]

I love this series, it is just SO FUNNY. And not in that "I am suffering from intense secondhand embarrassment so I am unsure if I can continue" way that so many fics have. (TBH, this is what has kept me from reading the Boom Boom Room series)

[wanted-a-pony.livejournal.com]

OMG yes. I thought some parts of this were angsty but it always works out, Rodney & John are always together in one way or another, & the situations they get into are enough to make me snort out loud!