Just Bruises Series, by LogicGunn (M)

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Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Aiden Ford, Radek Zelenka, Kate Heightmeyer
Pairings: John/Rodney
Categories: slash, torture, Rodney whump, first kiss, pov John, pov Rodney
Warnings: graphic depictions of violence
Words: 6524 and 1605
Author's Journal: logicgunn
Author's Website: AO3
Link: Just Bruises series

Author's Summary: What happened in the three hours Rodney was missing?

Why This Must Be Read: This is a series of two fics among LogicGunn’s first works and it really impressed me. Each story is written from a different perspective, that of John and Rodney respectively, and this is one of the reasons the series is so intense and full of details. It starts mysteriously and emotionally and though the whump is a key event, it’s not overwhelming. Instead, the fic focuses on the feelings and actions of everyone in the face of the events. It’s a team fic about feelings of angst and doubt, of failure and regret, of acceptance and respect, of trust and care. We get to know different sides of the characters and how they evolve throughout the story. And last but not least it is a fic about the blossoming of love, tentative and endearing and it leaves you with a warm feeling and a smile.

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Something More than a Friend, by portlandwithyou (M)

[logicgunn]

Show: SGA

Rec Category: John/Rodney
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Jeannie Miller
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None
Words: ~15k
Author's Journal: N/A
Author's Website: AO3
Link: Something More than a Friend

Why This Must Be Read: This is a lovely accidental confession fic in which John accompanies Rodney to earth for a minor surgical procedure. There's a trip to the Miller's and PT and a whole lot of love.

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