four boots, five thousand two hundred and eighty feet, by Pares (kormantic), Explicit

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Show: SGA

Rec Category: Aliens Made Them Do It (AMTDI)
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: Slash, Bodyswap
Warnings: None
Author's Journal: None that I could find
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: four boots, five thousand two hundred and eighty feet

Why This Must Be Read: John and Rodney have to learn to love themselves with some help from alient fruit and an accidental body swap. I love bodyswap regardless but it's so well done here. John's reflections on how Rodney's body moves differently from his and how much he likes it is really nicely played and it has a super sweet ending as well.


Now he had a towel tucked around Rodney's waist, and Rodney's face staring back at him from the mirror.

He needed a shave.

He ended up nicking himself three times. Rodney's face was rounder and his chin was pointy and Rodney's big blunt fingertips seemed to get in the way instead of helping ease the razor across his face. On top of that, the incredible softness of Rodney's skin was beginning to freak him out a little. Even the soles of the guy's feet were pink and yielding. How was it he wasn't one big blood blister after a day spent hiking through the gate?

Twice John had had to make himself stop running an absent hand against the curve of Rodney's arm or the low rise of his belly.