when the war is over by [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] (NC-17)

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Rec Category: Femslash
Pairing: Teyla Emmagan/Sora, Acastus Kolya/Sora
Category: Romance, Drama
Warning: ie: Femslash, Slight Het, Overtones of Noncon
Author on LJ: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Author's Website: improvidence.net
Link: when the war is over

Why This Must Be Read: This is just a great look at the way Teyla and Sora's histories have intertwined, both before the Atlantis expedition came to Pegasus, and after. Teyla's normal reticence is shown throughout, and in a well-done way that combines with her emotional equilibrium. The parallels between Teyla's experience and Sora's are made, and compared to Earth folklore. One of the things I really like about this story is that the author gives all the characters their due. No one is minimized for the sake of the main character or pairing (always a big thing with me), and everyone plays an appropriate part, never mind whether the center of the story is. This is a good story, as well, with plot that underscores the relationship, instead of just being tacked on.

Cut Here, by Tripoli (PG)

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Rec Category: Teal'c and Daniel friendship

Pairing: none
Categories: Teal'c and Daniel friendship, Teal'c, Daniel Jackson, gen, episode related, character study
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: tripoli8
Author's Website: Sign of the Times
Link: Cut Here at her website, or on her LJ

Why This Must Be Read: I have a particular fondness for the developing friendship between our Daniel and AU Teal'c in Moebius. In this short story, told from Teal'c's POV, Tripoli gives us Teal'c struggling with the dichotomy that is Daniel – his odd familiarity with Chulak and kel'no'reem and Teal'c's family, and the face of the man he'd killed before escaping with the Tau'ri through the Stargate.

This Teal'c didn't have time to truly accept what joining Jack and Sam and the others would mean – the loss of everything he knew, of his time, even of his reality. There's culture shock and antagonism and reluctant respect, and it's all written in Tripoli's elegant style.

Cut Here is only a snapshot of AU Teal'c's adjustment to Ancient Egypt and Daniel, but it's powerful enough to leave you thoughtful… and moved.

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Five People John Sheppard Slept With After Leaving Atlantis by Auburn (R)

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Rec Category: John Sheppard
Pairing: Sheppard/OCF(s), McKay/Sheppard, Sheppard/Vala, and Jonas/Sheppard
Category: drama, au post-"The Return Part 1", crossover with SG-1
Warning: Het and Slash
Author on LJ: auburnnothenna
Author's Website: Allusions
Link: Five People John Sheppard Slept With After Leaving Atlantis

Why This Must Be Read: Auburn does a wonderful job at exploring who Sheppard is by the people he choses to take to his bed. An overall excellent what would happen if Atlantis was no longer an option for Sheppard fic.

That Filthy Stare by Dana (NC17)

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Rec Category: John Sheppard
Pairing: Sheppard/Cadman/Lorne
Category: pwp, threesome
Warning: threesome, het, slash, pwp
Author on LJ: idyll
Author's Website: tongues and tales
Link: That Filthy Stare

Why This Must Be Read: Dana writes a sizzling hot pwp. Plus, she has an unbelievable knack for descriptions that jump off the page and make some beautiful prose. And sometimes, we all need some smut in our lives.

Cyclicity by Renenet Rating PG

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Rec Category: Drama
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Category: Pre-slash, Daniel Jackson, Angst, AU
Warning: none
Author on LJ: yes Renenet
Author's Website: Ren’s Site

Link: Cyclicity

Why This Must Be Read: This fic is melancholy and poignant i n its aspect. Here we see Daniel about 5 years in the future. He lives a life of quiet solitude while he is home on Earth, though he is still active in the SG program. The author demonstrates a maturity of thought as she weaves the story of how tired and soul weary Daniel is as the holidays approach. This is a man that is 45 years old and does not have a family, or a hold on anyone. He packs his bags and heads out to see Jack….and in this meeting of two old friends we see something warm and loving although not overly wrought by the author. It is gorgeous in its intent and desperate in its fire. There is promise of something more but the author does not give it to you, she lets you decide where it might go. Beautiful.