August reccers

[fignewton]

Many thanks to goddess47, mific, respoftw, and smilebackwards for all their July recs! We had 10 recs this past month; here's hoping for more as we start our transition.

Our reccers for August, on both comms, are:

mific: Five Things

popkin16: John/Rodney

respoftw: Caldwell/Rodney

smilebackwards: AU

I'll be around, too, making my usual random recs, as will the admins as recurrent reccers.

Reccers, you have access and can start posting at any time. Remember that you have committed yourself to reccing at least two fics over the course of August, although of course we will be happy with more. Feel free to use the copy-and-paste template from the reccer's FAQ for your convenience.

In Bane or Bliss, by nagi_schwarz [NC-17]

[popkin16]

Show: Stargate Atlantis

Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Ronon Dex, Dave Sheppard, Evan Lorne
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash, Alternate Universe (Western), First Time,
Warnings: Period-typical homophobia
Author's Journal: nagi-schwarz
Author's Website: AO3
Link: In Bane or Bliss

Why This Must Be Read: Rodney works as a tutor for Dave Sheppard's children on his estate in the wild frontier. Rodney runs into an incredibly hot "outlaw" in the stables, then out at the lake, and the tension between the two of them is electric. Trying to keep his relationship with John hidden is made all the more difficult by patrols against the repeated attacks by the dangerous outlaws Wraith. Rodney has no idea who John is, and the potential revelation instills in the reader a tension. The plot moves along briskly and the characters are recognizably themselves despite the historical setting. This fic is just so fun and well done - you'll be rooting for John and Rodney's happy ending.


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