Sequelae (by Spike21) (R)
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stargateficrecShow: SGA/SG1
Rec Category: AU
Characters: Rodney McKay & John Sheppard, Jennifer Keller, Radek Zelenka.
Categories: Gen - McKay & Sheppard friendship
Warnings: no AO3 warnings apply
Author on DW/LJ: spike21 on LJ
Author's Website: most are on SGA flashfic on LJ, (or on DW here), with some on AO3, and here on McKay-Sheppard
Link: On DW: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 - (or Part 1 on LJ - links to the next 2 parts)
Why This Must Be Read: This is a great "difficult reconciliation" and "forever friends" AU where the focus is on Rodney and John's estranged friendship, but there's also lots of gripping plot. Sholio reccd it a while ago in the H/C category, and that rec's very much worth reading. In this AU, the fork in the road is the end of S4 after 'Adrift', when John and Rodney never reconcile after the issue with Elizabeth being treated with nanites and the expedition founders and is recalled to Earth. Rodney hasn't seen John for a long time when he turns up at Rodney's house in the desert near Area 51 needing help, as the retrovirus changes from 'Conversion' have returned and are killing John.
This fic is Gen and is complete in itself, but there's also a sequel written by Sarah_T, called you already know how this will end. It's John/Teyla, which is how Sarah_T rolls.
“What do you want?” he asked, sounding high and tight to his own ears. John just smiled, the big fake ‘fuck you’ smile Rodney had gotten to know so well.
“Hey, Rodney,” he said. “Good to see you too.”
“Yes, yes, bitterness, recriminations, unpleasantness,” Rodney said. “All witty banter and oblique insults aside, the question still stands. What do you want?” Better. That was better. Stronger. He had his own ‘fuck you’ in case Sheppard had forgotten. He waited for the smile to turn brittle, for John to turn and walk away again. Again. Again. It didn’t happen. Instead John slumped a little, dropped his head, took a breath, like this was hard for him.
Well, good, Rodney thought. This should be hard. In fact, it was going to be impossible, there was no way he was apologizing this time. Been there, done that, got the right hook to the mouth… and John still hadn’t moved. Sweat trickled down Rodney’s back. It was only late morning but October or not, his body already knew the day would be unbearably hot. Even inside the refrigerator quality air conditioning in the bowels of the base he sweated. It didn’t improve his disposition, as Radek never seemed to tire of reminding him. And speaking of whom…
“Well,” he said. “As uncomfortable and unpleasant as this has been, I have to get going.” He took a step back inside the house and John’s head shot up.
“Rodney…” he said. It sounded hoarse and rough and awful and it stopped him. Made him look for things he didn’t want to see. John’s lips were dry, chapped. His stubble was as silver as it was dark. He looked… weary.
“You’re dying,” Rodney blurted.
Rec Category: AU
Characters: Rodney McKay & John Sheppard, Jennifer Keller, Radek Zelenka.
Categories: Gen - McKay & Sheppard friendship
Warnings: no AO3 warnings apply
Author on DW/LJ: spike21 on LJ
Author's Website: most are on SGA flashfic on LJ, (or on DW here), with some on AO3, and here on McKay-Sheppard
Link: On DW: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 - (or Part 1 on LJ - links to the next 2 parts)
Why This Must Be Read: This is a great "difficult reconciliation" and "forever friends" AU where the focus is on Rodney and John's estranged friendship, but there's also lots of gripping plot. Sholio reccd it a while ago in the H/C category, and that rec's very much worth reading. In this AU, the fork in the road is the end of S4 after 'Adrift', when John and Rodney never reconcile after the issue with Elizabeth being treated with nanites and the expedition founders and is recalled to Earth. Rodney hasn't seen John for a long time when he turns up at Rodney's house in the desert near Area 51 needing help, as the retrovirus changes from 'Conversion' have returned and are killing John.
This fic is Gen and is complete in itself, but there's also a sequel written by Sarah_T, called you already know how this will end. It's John/Teyla, which is how Sarah_T rolls.
“What do you want?” he asked, sounding high and tight to his own ears. John just smiled, the big fake ‘fuck you’ smile Rodney had gotten to know so well.
“Hey, Rodney,” he said. “Good to see you too.”
“Yes, yes, bitterness, recriminations, unpleasantness,” Rodney said. “All witty banter and oblique insults aside, the question still stands. What do you want?” Better. That was better. Stronger. He had his own ‘fuck you’ in case Sheppard had forgotten. He waited for the smile to turn brittle, for John to turn and walk away again. Again. Again. It didn’t happen. Instead John slumped a little, dropped his head, took a breath, like this was hard for him.
Well, good, Rodney thought. This should be hard. In fact, it was going to be impossible, there was no way he was apologizing this time. Been there, done that, got the right hook to the mouth… and John still hadn’t moved. Sweat trickled down Rodney’s back. It was only late morning but October or not, his body already knew the day would be unbearably hot. Even inside the refrigerator quality air conditioning in the bowels of the base he sweated. It didn’t improve his disposition, as Radek never seemed to tire of reminding him. And speaking of whom…
“Well,” he said. “As uncomfortable and unpleasant as this has been, I have to get going.” He took a step back inside the house and John’s head shot up.
“Rodney…” he said. It sounded hoarse and rough and awful and it stopped him. Made him look for things he didn’t want to see. John’s lips were dry, chapped. His stubble was as silver as it was dark. He looked… weary.
“You’re dying,” Rodney blurted.
