A Complexity of Forms by stop (G) / (Ship Made of Paper Remix) by inlovewithnight (G)

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Rec Category: Sheppard/McKay
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Category: Angst, Character Study, Hurt/Comfort
Warning: None
Authors on LJ: stop, inlovewithnight
Author's Website: http://www.inlovewithnight.com/blankverse.html

Links:

A Complexity of Forms
A Complexity of Forms (Ship Made of Paper Remix)

Why This Must Be Read:

Lovely, soothing language tells the stories of two people who create origami figures for both the same and different reasons. The original is a wonderful Rodney character piece, the remix expands on it with John's POV. A little sad, but filled with heartwarming love, they'll leave you with a smile.

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Never a Dull Moment by astrogirl2

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Rec Category: Crossover
Pairing: None.
Category: humor, gen, Daniel Jackson
Warning: None
Author on LJ: astrogirl2
Link: Never a Dull Moment

Summary: Daniel had an interesting linguistic conversation that ends comparatively well.

Why This Must Be Read: Early SG-1 Daniel meets a Time Lord and not the one you'd think. This should be a great treat for those who love the Tom Baker/Fourth Doctor era. *hinthintwinkwink* It's light hearted, but very well written. Take a load off and reminisce!

Excerpt/Teaser: Daniel Jackson peered at the weathered inscription, muttering to himself. "...Place of the celebration... Yeah, definitely 'celebration.' Place of the celebration of... something." He leaned forward and brought his face closer to the wall, as if that would somehow make the meaning clearer.

"Discovery," said a pleasant voice at his shoulder.

Ohashi by losyark

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Rec Category: Ronon Dex
Pairing: Slightly Ronon/Miko Kusanagi
Category: Ronon Dex, Miko/Ronon, other character, Miko Kusanagi, het, episode related, pre-relationship
Warning: None
Author on LJ: losyark
Link: Ohashi

Summary: Ronon just wants a civilized meal.

Why This Must Be Read: Who's always wanted to know more about Ronon, his Satedan culture? *raises hand* Yeah, me too. This little gem of a fic is set during Ronon's first days in Atlantis and we see his search for a little bit of home that's inspired by a small, innocuous scene from Duet. He finds that piece and some kindness through Miko Kusanagi. Some might argue that this is jossed after such episodes as Sateda, but what do we know about how Satedans ate their meals? We're not exactly getting cultural nuances with our sci-fi. But I digress. We also see some of our more prominent Atlanteans (i.e. Sheppard) through Ronon's eyes, which is always fun. Also, if you have a little bit of a yen for languages this will feed that vice too.

Legion the Things I Would Give to Oblivion by Auburn (R by reccer)

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Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Pairing: John/Rodney, John/Rodney/Teyla
Category: action/adventure, apocafic
Warning: multiple character deaths, starvation, very dark
Author on LJ: auburnnothenna
Author's Website: Allusions
Link: Legion the Things I Would Give to Oblivion

Why This Must Be Read: This is one of the most shattering and breathtaking AUs I've read in this fandom, a heartbreaking look at how the Wraith siege could have ended. I don't ever recall reading a story that so powerfully captures the claustrophobic horror of being trapped and besieged by a vastly more powerful enemy, running out of supplies, watching friends die, with no help coming and no escape. What keeps it from being brutally depressing is its unique parallel structure that twines together two stories, "now" (back on Earth) and "then" (on Atlantis), one moving forward and the other backwards. The question isn't so much who made it out as what happened to the ones who didn't.

I definitely don't recommend this story if you're looking for a happy read, but if you like dark stories, and stories about moments of grace and despair when people are pushed to their absolute limits, it doesn't get much better than this.