The Only Winning Move by Synecdochic (PG-13)

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Show: Stargate SG-1
Rec category: Humor
Characters: Sam, Jack, Daniel, Teal'c, Hammond, Janet
Pairings: None
Categories: Team Fic
Warnings: Season 7-ish, so there's some vague spoilers
Author's Website: The World is Not Enough
Link: The Only Winning Move

Why this must be read: This story rides the edge between realism and crack so well you'll be left blinking and wondering how the author did it while laughing at the same time. Once a year the SGC performs War Games to teach Tactical Readiness in the face of possible Off-World attack and SG-1 Would never *ever* cheat to get the betting pool winnings. Right.


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Morituri te Salutant by Ras Elased (NC17)

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Show: SGA

Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: John Sheppard Rodney McKay Elizabeth Radek Ronan
Pairings: John Sheppard/OMC John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: HET Slash
Warnings: Bondage, slavery, non-SGA character death, mention of off screen SGA recurring character death, not-so-cuddly-animal death, lots of John-whumpage. Maybe some weird variation of Stockholm Syndrome thrown in for good measure
Author on LJ: ras_fic
Author's Website: Ras Elased's Slashfic
Link: Morituri te Salutant

Why This Must Be Read: Morituri te Salutant translated to mean “Those of us about to die salute you” the phrase used by gladiators to address the emperor before the beginning of a gladiatorial match. One of my all-time favourite movies is Gladiator. I also have a love of history and to combine my favourite TV show with one of my favourite subjects… well how could I not love it. The Summary says “John had been born a slave under Emperor Vespasian, and had spent most of his life building the Amphitheatrum Flavium the Emporer had commissioned. It seemed ironic that now he was held prisoner inside the walls he’d helped construct, forced to fight for the amusement of the Roman citizens he hated so much.”
John is a gladiator in Ancient Rome, and Rodney is a Roman Senator who falls in love with him after he sees him fight in the Colosseum.


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