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stargateficrecShow: SGA, SG1
Rec Category: Alternate Universe - dark (Dark John or Rodney)
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Daniel Jackson, Evan Lorne, Jack O'Neill, Bates, Shifu
Categories: M/M
Words: 19,203
Warnings: Major character death (not John or Rodney), graphic depictions of violence
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: On the AO3
Link: Absolute Corruption on AO3 (or on LJ)
Why This Must Be Read: This riffs off the SG1 episode Absolute Power, in an AU universe where Daniel reigns as supreme dictator of Earth and has forced Rodney to work for him. Rodney tries not to be a bad person but is forced to do bad things and is generally reviled and regarded as Daniel's right-hand man. In the story, Daniel tortures John then gifts him to Rodney as a sex slave, although Rodney manages to conceal that he's not using John sexually until the relationship between them becomes consensual. But no one's being entirely honest about their plans and motives, and in Daniel's dictatorship, no one's safe. A gripping and entertaining read, and there's a sequel as well, Terra Atlantis.
The day Moscow vanished from the face of the Earth, Rodney found himself the voice of reason in a sea of chaos. He directed the scientists to their labs, deactivated all major power sources throughout the base, then found a tiny supply closet where he proceeded to ignore his claustrophobia and chant to himself ‘this can’t be real, this can’t be real, oh my god, they destroyed Moscow!’ before throwing up four times.
The day after, he was transported to one Daniel Jackson, and offered a job.
Head of Extraterrestrial Research. It meant he had to remain in the underground bunker for a few months, before the compound was deemed safe, but he didn’t mind. Actually, he didn’t have a choice. Daniel had made it clear he’d put up with Rodney’s attitude, put up with his insults and snide comments and curses, as long as he showed results. And if he didn’t, he’d be tortured. It wasn’t overtly stated, but the threat was implied.
Five years later, he has his own compound, adjacent to Daniel’s, and he runs Area 52. He’s considered one of the most powerful men in the world. “Rodney McKay,” some whisper, “Daniel Jackson’s right-hand man.” Others would shy away from him, saying “that’s McKay, the Devil’s hand.” There are even some who question whether Daniel really is the man in charge, or if McKay is actually pulling the strings.
Rodney knows all of this, because Daniel has spies and cameras everywhere, and shows it to Rodney over breakfast one morning. It’s amusing, with some laughter and jokes, but while Daniel is smiling, his eyes are steel, and Rodney knew that the man who had said, “Naw, it’s really MCKAY who runs things” had not survived the day.
Rec Category: Alternate Universe - dark (Dark John or Rodney)
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Daniel Jackson, Evan Lorne, Jack O'Neill, Bates, Shifu
Categories: M/M
Words: 19,203
Warnings: Major character death (not John or Rodney), graphic depictions of violence
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: On the AO3
Link: Absolute Corruption on AO3 (or on LJ)
Why This Must Be Read: This riffs off the SG1 episode Absolute Power, in an AU universe where Daniel reigns as supreme dictator of Earth and has forced Rodney to work for him. Rodney tries not to be a bad person but is forced to do bad things and is generally reviled and regarded as Daniel's right-hand man. In the story, Daniel tortures John then gifts him to Rodney as a sex slave, although Rodney manages to conceal that he's not using John sexually until the relationship between them becomes consensual. But no one's being entirely honest about their plans and motives, and in Daniel's dictatorship, no one's safe. A gripping and entertaining read, and there's a sequel as well, Terra Atlantis.
The day Moscow vanished from the face of the Earth, Rodney found himself the voice of reason in a sea of chaos. He directed the scientists to their labs, deactivated all major power sources throughout the base, then found a tiny supply closet where he proceeded to ignore his claustrophobia and chant to himself ‘this can’t be real, this can’t be real, oh my god, they destroyed Moscow!’ before throwing up four times.
The day after, he was transported to one Daniel Jackson, and offered a job.
Head of Extraterrestrial Research. It meant he had to remain in the underground bunker for a few months, before the compound was deemed safe, but he didn’t mind. Actually, he didn’t have a choice. Daniel had made it clear he’d put up with Rodney’s attitude, put up with his insults and snide comments and curses, as long as he showed results. And if he didn’t, he’d be tortured. It wasn’t overtly stated, but the threat was implied.
Five years later, he has his own compound, adjacent to Daniel’s, and he runs Area 52. He’s considered one of the most powerful men in the world. “Rodney McKay,” some whisper, “Daniel Jackson’s right-hand man.” Others would shy away from him, saying “that’s McKay, the Devil’s hand.” There are even some who question whether Daniel really is the man in charge, or if McKay is actually pulling the strings.
Rodney knows all of this, because Daniel has spies and cameras everywhere, and shows it to Rodney over breakfast one morning. It’s amusing, with some laughter and jokes, but while Daniel is smiling, his eyes are steel, and Rodney knew that the man who had said, “Naw, it’s really MCKAY who runs things” had not survived the day.
