Dogs of War by Kriadydragon (T)

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Show: Stargate Atlantis
Rec Category: John Sheppard
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex
Pairing: none
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warning: none
Author on LJ: kriadydragon
Author's Website: Mini Fanfic Archive
Link: Dogs of War

Why This Must Be Read: Captors take John's team and leave him behind; John fights his way through hell and high water to get them back. This is a great look at John the protective team leader, as well as John on his own, battling impossible odds and refusing to give up.

Checkmates by Lilyleia78 (PG)

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Rec Category:  John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters:  Sheppard, McKay, Jackson, O'Neill
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Het/Slash/Gen: Slash
Warning: none
Author on LJ: lilyleia78 
Author's Website:
Link: Checkmates

Why this must be read:
My final rec for this month is, admittedly, completely self serving - as it was written for me! *g*
A simple scene, not particularly long, in which we enjoy the shivery joy of possibilities - of discovery and romantic interludes.
My reaction to this little gem at the time:
<em>"komg - I shared John's whoops-holy-shi&t moment with him! *g* - I'm so impressed with the physicality you've managed in a room with 4 seated people. Every nudge and shift and game piece grope was so there."</em> 
There's more, but it would be spoiler-y.

Enjoy this smile making bit of joy in which John discovers more than he probably wanted to know about his superior officer, and exhibits an admirable sense of fairness. While there, enjoy a bit of Blue...another ficlet for me, capturing Rodney's steamroller effect perfectly. I count these two as connected in some way in my fangirly brain. Not sure which would come first, but they live in the same world of Lilyleia's