Moka, by Martha

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Rec Category: John Sheppard
Pairing: John Sheppard / Rodney McKay, kinda
Category: Horror, (pre)-slash
Warning: Violence and graphic descriptions of unpleasant things.
Author on LJ: saffronhouse
Author's Website: Good Morning, Sunshine

Link: Moka

Why This Must Be Read: I see a lot of differing characterizations of John in fic, and sometimes they jibe with what I was thinking and sometimes they don't, not without a lot of mental work. This John, though, is so spot-on it's disturbing; this story is about what happens when you do when you're not yourself and how you live with it when you come back, and watching John try to come to terms with what he's done and do the right things to make amends even when he's not at all sure how much of it is memory and how much of it is dream rings so true.

I won't lie to you; this story is not for the faint of heart. But it is an amazing piece of psychological horror, vaguely reminiscent of Heart of Darkness; Mistah Kurtz, he dead, and the author peels back one layer of "normal" at a time, through dreams and half-remembered moments and things John doesn't understand, until the realization at the end makes perfect sense and fits so neatly and seamlessly into everything we know of the characters.

Comparing Scars by Cofax (PG)

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Rec Category: Vala Mal Doran
Pairing: none - Sam and Vala
Category: character study, gen
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: cofax7
Author's Website: alchemy mouldiwarps and coprophagy
Link: Comparing Scars

Why This Must Be Read:

If we're lucky, maybe the Stargate writers will give us a moment between Vala and Sam that's half as good as this.

There's fantastic characterization and respect for both women here, with Sam's insecurity as she returns to the team in "Beachhead" set against Vala's polished (and brittle) defenses. They're very different, but they're both survivors, and they do have one thing in common ...

"Aftertaste" by K.C. Price (PG)

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Rec Category:Paring-Ronon/Teyla
Pairing: Teyla/Ronon, Mckay/Beckett and Sheppard/weir mentioned,but very vaguely
Category: Atlantis
Warning: some very vague slash references
Author on LJ: fantastific
Author's Website: none
Link: http://fantastific.livejournal.com/1463.html

Why This Must Be Read: This fic is funny. Not much characterization,but it's really interesting! It has some vague references to slash (which I don't read that much),but not enough to offend anyone. There is another story posted under it,but it has a different "header" I think it's called? I can't really describe it! you just gotta read it.

Possession by CK (NC-17)

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To start my Jack/Daniel recs for the month, a trio of my favorites that also happen to be variations on the theme snaked, featuring three very different goa'ulds.

Rec Category: Jack/Daniel
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Category: Slash
Warning: Slash, Sex, Non-con
Author on LJ: muck_a_luck
Author's Website: http://www.livejournal.com/users/brainofck/54980.html
Link: 11 parts starting here: http://brainofck.livejournal.com/60573.html

Why This Must Be Read: This is the first Stargate fic CK ever wrote, the first Stargate fic I ever read, and the story that got me to watch the show. Not only am I eternally grateful for the addiction, I still adore this story for its angst, its humor, its panty-melting porn and its love.

( Excerpt under the cut )

Sinner's Grove by Martha (NC-17)

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Rec Category: Jack/Daniel
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Category: Slash, Angst
Warning: Slash, Sex, Non-con, Violence
Author on LJ: saffronhouse
Author's Website: http://www.skeeter63.org/~soulcake/
Link: http://www.skeeter63.org/~soulcake/slash/grove.html

Why This Must Be Read: SG-1 visits a world with truly unique aliens, and then Jack gets snaked by a goa'uld like they've never seen before. The story of their ordeal and the aftermath is told in a back and forth style to reveal in pieces both the horror of what happened and the guilt carried afterward. Incredibly angsty with friendship and love shining through.

( Excerpt under the cut )

In a House Made of Sycamore by Brighid (NC-17)

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Rec Category: Jack/Daniel
Pairing: Jack/Daniel, Jack/Daniel/Hathor
Category: Slash, Episode related, Alternate universe
Warning: Slash, Het, Non-con
Author on LJ: brighidestone
Author's Website: http://brighid.lyricalmagic.com/bmain.html
Link: http://brighid.lyricalmagic.com/sycamore.html

Why This Must Be Read: What if Hathor had succeeded in taking over Earth? In this story, even though she keeps her First Prime Jack controlled with nishta, even after she snakes her Beloved Daniel, some connections are too powerful to be severed. Wonderfully lyrically written.

( Excerpt under the cut )