Tea and Sympathy (by sabinelagrande) (T)

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Show: SGA

Rec Category: Outsider POV
Characters: John Sheppard, Ronon Dex,
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: slash and friendship
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: sabinelagrande
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Tea and Sympathy on AO3

Why This Must Be Read: This one isn't very outsidery, because it's Ronon's take as an (alien) friend, on John and Rodney's relationship. And yet it is outsider POV, because in not very many words, sabine manages to tell us a hell of a lot about Satedan culture and Atlantis culture, and how Atlantis - and John and Rodney - have weathered the ending of DADT. This fic is also great because it's funny - Sheppard bitching about Rodney is a hoot, and Ronon is the best non-listening listener ever. It always makes me laugh.

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"Table Set for Four" by Domenika Marzione (no rating given)

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Show: SGA
Rec Category: Team
Characters: Elizabeth Weir, Radek Zelenka, Halling, in absentia: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex
Pairings: none
Categories: gen
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: miss_porcupine
On DW she's "domarzione"
Author's Website: The DMZ
Link: Table Set for Four by Domenika Marzione

Summary by the author:
After The Lost Boys, Sheppard's team is gone, but not forgotten. [Completed 10 October 2005 for the Food &
Buildings challenge]

The missing team members and the holes their disappearance left seen through the eyes of other people.
Creative, insightful and in places oddly touching.

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