Wide Open Ocean by setissma (E)
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stargateficrecShow: SGA
Rec Category: AU (specifically, I'm reccing AU:Ocean recs for the current Whatif_au prompt as well - so they'll all be AUs, and all featuring the ocean in some way)
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Elizabeth Weir, Teyla Emmagan
Categories: slash
Warnings: deals with grief for a parent's death
Author on DW:setissma
Author's Website: see the AO3
Link: Wide Open Ocean
Why This Must Be Read: I love this fic - it's a non-sci-fi AU centered around marine biology, set in a public aquarium. John's story starts of pretty gruelling and sad but that resolves as the story develops. I love the feels and the details of the seaworld-type AU, and it's a really satisfying read. There's also a podfic bylibrarychick_94, here.
He almost tripped over McKay before he saw him, lying on his stomach at the edge of the pool with a small bucket of fish and a syringe. He was muttering under his breath. “Come here,” he was saying, with a repeated hand signal, and there was a dolphin hovering just underneath the water, eyeing him. “Come here, I knew there was a reason they didn’t keep dolphins in Monterey. Second-most intelligent my -”
“That’s not going to work,” John interrupted, finally. “That’s Jump.”
“That’s jump,” McKay muttered. “What, is that some sort of hipster aquarium code? Do I look like an intern to you?”
“No, that’s Jump,” John said. “His name.” He turned off the hose and went to stand next to McKay.
“Let me guess,” McKay said. “There’s also a Spin, a Twirl, and a Tango.”
John laughed. “I didn’t name him,” he said. “He’s not going to let you draw blood, though. Wait until tomorrow morning.”
“He rolls over, he just won’t stay still.”
“You have to ask Katie or Teyla,” John said, kneeling. The dolphin twisted, going right side up, and nudged his head into John’s hand. He could feel vibrations that would have been audible underwater, soft, searching clicks.
“Are they somehow more adept veterinarians?” He sounded irritated. John felt a little sorry for him.
“No, he doesn’t like men,” John said, rubbing just in front of his dorsal fin.
Rec Category: AU (specifically, I'm reccing AU:Ocean recs for the current Whatif_au prompt as well - so they'll all be AUs, and all featuring the ocean in some way)
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Elizabeth Weir, Teyla Emmagan
Categories: slash
Warnings: deals with grief for a parent's death
Author on DW:
setissma Author's Website: see the AO3
Link: Wide Open Ocean
Why This Must Be Read: I love this fic - it's a non-sci-fi AU centered around marine biology, set in a public aquarium. John's story starts of pretty gruelling and sad but that resolves as the story develops. I love the feels and the details of the seaworld-type AU, and it's a really satisfying read. There's also a podfic by
librarychick_94, here.He almost tripped over McKay before he saw him, lying on his stomach at the edge of the pool with a small bucket of fish and a syringe. He was muttering under his breath. “Come here,” he was saying, with a repeated hand signal, and there was a dolphin hovering just underneath the water, eyeing him. “Come here, I knew there was a reason they didn’t keep dolphins in Monterey. Second-most intelligent my -”
“That’s not going to work,” John interrupted, finally. “That’s Jump.”
“That’s jump,” McKay muttered. “What, is that some sort of hipster aquarium code? Do I look like an intern to you?”
“No, that’s Jump,” John said. “His name.” He turned off the hose and went to stand next to McKay.
“Let me guess,” McKay said. “There’s also a Spin, a Twirl, and a Tango.”
John laughed. “I didn’t name him,” he said. “He’s not going to let you draw blood, though. Wait until tomorrow morning.”
“He rolls over, he just won’t stay still.”
“You have to ask Katie or Teyla,” John said, kneeling. The dolphin twisted, going right side up, and nudged his head into John’s hand. He could feel vibrations that would have been audible underwater, soft, searching clicks.
“Are they somehow more adept veterinarians?” He sounded irritated. John felt a little sorry for him.
“No, he doesn’t like men,” John said, rubbing just in front of his dorsal fin.
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Date: 2018-02-12 08:21 am (UTC)