Happy Beginnings by seldear (R)

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Rec Category: John Sheppard/Teyla Emmagan
Pairing: John/Teyla
Category: futurefic, het, drama, romance, angst
Warning: angsty undertones
Author on LJ: seldear
Author's Website: The Dragonborn
Link: Happy Beginnings

Why This Must Be Read: I don't read a lot of futurefic but I particularly liked this one by seldear. Teyla has been trapped in the Atlantis chair for a number of years and John can't really do anything about it in that time span but all of a sudden, she's been released from the chair and they reunite.

The story alternates between flashbacks and the current time and we see that their relationship became stagnant over the years that she's been trapped and now, after so many years, they take the chance at renewing and developing their relationship and life together. It's a very well-written and poignant story and even though it's not the typical happy ending, it's optimistic enough to kind of make it one.

Brownian Motion & Secondary Motion by 30toseoul (NC-17)

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Rec Category: Slash
Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay/Teyla Emmagen/Ronon Dex
Category: Slash, Het, OT4, drama, PWP, SGA
Warning: Slash, Het
Author on LJ: 30toseoul
Author's Website: N/A
Link: Brownian Motion, Secondary Motion.

Why this must be read:
John gets bounced to an alternate reality where things are similiar, yet very different. With these two stories, she has created a rich universe and given me what I love most in fic - solid characterization, interesting power dynamics, hot sex and no one is left out!

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Bernoulli Scheme and Bernoulli Scheme, continued by apple_pi (N

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Rec Category: Slash
Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay/Teyla Emmagen/Ronon Dex
Category: ie: Angst, Slash, Het, OT4
Warning: ie: Het, Slash, Angst
Author on LJ: apple_pi
Author's Website:Slices of Pi
Link: Bernoulli Scheme, Bernoulli Scheme, Continued

Why This Must Be Read:
The companion piece to 30toseoul's Brownian Motion and Secondary Motion (those should be read first) told from the alternate reality John's POV.

Ow, painful in the best possible way. apple_pi tells what the other John is going through and does it fantastically well. I feel so bad for this John!

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5 things Sam and Cameron did, that they know they shouldn’t by Medie (PGish)

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Rec Cateogry: Sam/Cam

Pairing: Sam/Cam

Category: drabbles, humour,

Warnings: None (does Cameron Mitchell in tights count as a warning *G*??)

Author on lj: medie

Author’s Website:  A curious mix

Link: 5 Things Sam and Cameron Did

Why this must be read: There is only one thing to say in this part of the rec and that is Cameron Mitchell in Tights!! If you haven't read this, you simply must - just for that!!

Footprints, by Raven (G)

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Rec Category: Teamy goodness

Pairing: none
Categories: team, Samantha Carter, gen, humor, fluff
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: loneraven
Author's Website: Sleeping With Ghosts
Link: Footprints

Why This Must Be Read: This lovely bit of fluff, told in Sam's POV, is sweet entertainment at its best. Sam and Teal'c follow footprints in the sand to find their teammates, with a bit of detective work – and some really in-character Sam musings – along the way.

Raven offers us what we can only hope happens more than once for SG-1: a bit of light-hearted fun on missions, among four people who are very good friends. In other words, teamy goodness! :)

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Comparing Scars by Cofax (G)

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I've still got a rec or two to finish on Gen, but I'm neglecting my other category, Samantha Carter. Recs this month for Capt/Maj/Lt. Col/Dr. Carter will be gen related as well, because I'm all about the friendships and independance of our lovely leading lady, if not so much the romances.

Rec Category: Samantha Carter

Pairing: None (gen)
Characters: Sam Carter; Vala Mal Doran
Category: Character Study; Drama; Missing Scene
Warning: none
Author on LJ: cofax7
Author's Website: http://mouldiwarps.shriftweb.org/

Link to Story: Comparing Scars

Why this should be read:

A short fic, but rich in characterization, it's Sam's first look at Vala as they prep for the mission in "Beachhead". cofax7 touches on the common back story of these two different characters in a thought provoking way. In fact, I like to think of this missing scene as a piece of canon that somehow got lost in the cutting room floor.

My favorite aspect of this fic is it makes Sam sound very "human", it's a side of Sam we don't often see when she's busy playing with naquadah, saving the world, and/or "blowing up suns".