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"It's a Wonderful Life, Rodney McKay" by sgamadison (mature)

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Show: SGA
Rec Category: Team
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Sam Carter, Jennifer Keller, Elizabeth Weir, Evan Lorne, David Parrish
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Jennifer Keller/Rodney McKay, Evan Lorne/David Parrish
Categories: Slash
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: sgamadison
Author's Website: none
Link “It's a Wonderful Life, Rodney McKay" by sgamadison

Summary by the author:
Returning home after installing the program he hopes will change his timeline, Rodney McKay gets some surprise guests.
Written as an episode tag for S4 The Last Man.

Why This Must Be Read:
Because the thought of Rodney in the "The Last Man"-timeline living the rest of his life never knowing if he ever succeeded is just intolerable.

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A Life Lived by Sideburns (R)

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Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Daniel Jackson
Characters: Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, General Hammond, General Landry, Carolyn Lam, Sam Carter, Teal'c, Cassie...
Pairings: Daniel/Jack
Categories: Slash
Warnings: Angst, Violence, Critical injury
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author's Website: at The Alpha Gate
Link: A Life Lived

Why This Must Be Read:
Author's Summary: A few weeks before Christmas, a member of SG-1 is critically injured -- off duty and right here on Earth -- but the event brings everyone together as they were meant to be....

This story takes place during that odd gray area between seasons 8 and 9 when all of SG-1 leaves the SGC except for Daniel, but before Cameron Mitchell shows up to resurrect the team (or something). It features trouble-magnet Daniel, who never fails to be one of my favourite troupes. And, yes, it has a first-time, getting together Jack/Daniel pairing, but as much as I love those two together, that's not even a consideration as to why I love this story. Because what it also has is an even stronger undercurrent of friendship, of people coming together to hope and pray for a loved one's recovery. The bulk of the story is a reflection on Daniel's life, of the people who's lives he's touched. It's emotional, it's moving, it has wonderful characterizations, and it gives a peek into a possible alternate future for the SGC, one that I would've loved to have seen happen. Oh, and it contains my all-time favourite Daniel speech.

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