Knowing How to Pick 'Em by reddwarfer (G)

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Show: Stargate Atlantis
Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, John Sheppard, Ronon Dex
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warning/Spoilers: None
Author on LJ: reddwarfer
Author's Website: None found
Link: Knowing How to Pick 'Em

Why this must be read:
Summary: When Teyla asks Rodney to participate in a special celebration, he finds himself more nervous than he ought to be. (1.5k words)

Everyone can produce a food that reminds them of happy family celebrations, right? Well ... no, not necessarily. This story gets that, and gets how alienating that expectation can be, especially for someone who doesn't want pity. Rodney is canonically a guy whose favorite foods are MREs and airplane meals; what little he has mentioned of his family hasn't been all that positive. In this story, Rodney is a proud man, and he is awkward but earnest in his attempts to understand his teammates and make Teyla happy ... and his solution makes for my very favorite kind of family story.

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In Memoriam by kriadydragon (PG-13)

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Show: Stargate Atlantis
Rec Category: Gen
Characters: John Sheppard, Wraith OC, plus minor other Atlantis personnel
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warning/Spoilers: "Violence, injury, self-mutilation (not Sheppard)" | None
Author on LJ: kriadydragon
Author's Website: Stealth Dragon at Fanfiction.net
Link: In Memoriam

Why this must be read:
Summary: And here John thought if you've been interrogated by one queen, you've been interrogated by them all. (4.1k words)

For many folks, the hardcore John-whump will be the only selling point needed; for me, it's the creative, creepy twist to a Wraith interrogation that makes this one linger.

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Shine Like The Sun by busaikko (R)

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Show: SGA
Rec Category: Sheppard/McKay
Characters:: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Het/Slash/Gen: Slash
Warnings:Highlight: Canon character death. Violence.
Author on LJ: busaikko
Author's Website: http://busaikko.slashcity.org/
Link: Shine Like the Sun

Why This Must Be Read:

A 'Vegas' AU set post-episode, this story has the distinct flavor of a hard-boiled detective mystery, a little gritty with an emotional disconnect. The case Sheppard ends up investigating leads him to some unpleasant discoveries - such as what McKay's really been up to. I'm reluctant to spoil the story, so I'll just say don't let the warning scare you away.

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Liminal, by Aces (G)

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Show: Stargate SG-1

Rec Category: Daniel Jackson
Characters: Daniel Jackson
Het/Slash/Gen: Gen
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: wishfulaces
Author's Website: Aces at AO3
Link: Liminal

Why This Must Be Read: Four different sketches, spanning the years, of moments when Daniel teetered on the edge in every sense of the word. From innocent joy to uncertainty to agony to joy again, Aces draws us in with Daniel's soaring spirit. A short but moving read!


He is falling up, floating away, so boneless he’s not sure he can keep his own soul together.