Nunc Dimittis by Temaris (G)

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Show: SGA

Rec Category: Alternate Universe [Historical - England, approx. in the C13th (1200s)]
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: slash
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: temaris
Author's Website: n/a
Link: Nunc Dimittis on AO3

Why This Must Be Read: Hi there - this month I'm reccing Historical AUs and we're starting way back in medieval times and working our way forward to the 20th century. In this lovely fic Rodney's a monk and John's a disgraced knight exiled to his monastery. I like how canon's translated into this totally different context and how they're still very much themselves. The details are great as well - in trying to figure out roughly when the story might be set I looked up the Archimedes text mentioned toward the end, and it sounds absolutely like the sort of revolutionary thinking that would have excited Rodney.


"You miss it, too?" Meredes said, looking surprised.

"Miss the Scriptorium?"

"No!" Meredes rolled his eyes and waved a dismissive hand. "No, being all," he flailed his hands in search of the word, "'knightish'."