O Little Town by Toft (M)

[mific.livejournal.com]

Show: SGA

Rec Category: Alternate Universe [Historical - C19th rural Holland (at a guess, mid-late 1800s)]
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Radek Zelenka, Carson Beckett, Kanaan
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: slash
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: toft
Author's Website: see the AO3
Link: O Little Town on AO3

Why This Must Be Read: I love this story - it's very unusual, set in such a strange place and time for our characters, but the characterizations shine through. Toft keeps the English style fairly neutral, which probably helps, and they're all very much themselves - engaged in putting on a nativity play of all things, paralleling Teyla's pregnancy. It's gently hilarious, quirky, and of course, very well written.

"Oh my god, you're complete idiots," Rodney snaps. "Look, how much money do you actually have to put on this production?"

John and the big guy - Ronon the Tilemaker - look at Rodney, then at each other.

"Two stuivers, three pennies," Ronon says finally.

Rodney pinches the bridge of his nose. "Okay, okay. Here's how we're going to do this."

By the end of the evening, Rodney's found a new career as a local theatre financier. Also, he's the third shepherd.

Comments

[helenkacan.livejournal.com]

BTW, this was the perfect day on which to rec this hilarious fic, as the temp here (with humidity) was over 39C/102F.

[mific.livejournal.com]

Wow - I can see why some snow'd be welcome!