The Bird Watcher by kariye (PG-13)

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Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay(sort of), John Sheppard, Radek Zelenka, Atlantis
Pairings: implied Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: Slash, Episode Tag
Warnings: Non-linear narrative, Angst
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: on AO3

Why This Must Be Read: There are a lot of episode tags to "Last Man Standing" out there, but this one tells the story from the point of view of the hologram Rodney left behind in Atlantis' systems in order to help John get back to where he's supposed to be. The story is beautifully written and the non-linear narrative style kariye uses just works so perfectly here. In fact, the disjointedness actually adds depth to the story as well as a sort of dream-like quality. There are a lot of things I love about this story, but my favourite is Rodney's relationship with Atlantis. Kariye never lets the reader forget that the Rodney we're seeing is a computer program, but at the same time he's also not just a computer program.

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