Untitled Comment Ficlet, PG-13

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Subject: Untitled Comment ficlet (PG-13 for language only)

Rec Category: Cameron Mitchell
Pairing: Cameron Mitchell, Teal'c
Category: episode filler
Warning: Season 9, ep 8, Babylon
Author on LJ: synecdochic
Author's Website: Venus In Furs (Note: this ficlet does not appear on the website)
Link: Untitled comment fic (at synecdochic's LJ)


Why This Must Be Read:

Simple answer - synecdochic folks. Beyond that, this short, but lovely ficlet shows us Mitchell after he returns from the Sodan. We get a very plausible and personal look at what Mitchell might have been experiencing then. Mitchell comes back to the SGC a little worse for wear, injured and exhausted and bent out of shape learning how close he came to being declared MIA. And then Teal'c puts in an appearance offering some very subtle reassurance that makes all the difference in the world to Mitchell. This is an awesome little read.

Asymptomatic by crimsonclad (PG-13)

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Rec Category: Hurt/Comfort
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard (more implied than anything else)
Category: McKay/Sheppard, angst
Warning: mentions of medical ickiness
Author on LJ: crimsonclad
Author's Website: write wrongs: runway
Link: Asymptomatic

Why This Must Be Read: You know how sometimes a story just sticks in your head, gets under your skin, stays with you for ages? This one's done that ever since I read it a couple of years ago. It's not long, and there's no real context -- we don't know what happened to Rodney, or why, or what happens after -- but it's a clear-eyed and unsentimental snapshot of what it's like dealing with a sick loved one in the hospital (or infirmary, as the case may be): the unpleasant intimacy with bodily functions, the exhaustion, the awareness that the real battle isn't the initial medical crisis but the whole world of getting better that comes after it. Despite that, it's not bleak or depressing -- it's actually very tender and sweet. There are two plot threads entwined here: the basic medical situation with Rodney, and John's slow, subtle realization of how much work and sacrifice there really is to loving someone, being in a relationship with someone -- and that he's actually up to the challenge.