stargateficrec | Rec: Waking with the Dead/Dreaming with the Dead by Maisfeeka

Hey there, it's Waldo... trumping my eternal cause - Sheppard/Beckett for the month of August.

Title: Waking with the Dead and Dreaming with the Dead
Author:

maisfeeka
Rec Category: Other Slash
Pairing: Sheppard/Beckett
Warning: See category... obviously slash
Rating: PG
Link: http://maisfeeka.livejournal.com/110573.html

Why this must be read: Maisfeeka paints a beautiful picture of how life and loss of it in the Pegasus Galaxy effects John Sheppard. In these stories John's having a tough time dealing with those he feels he should have been able to save and an even harder time talking about it. She does a beautiful job showing how Carson's determined to be there for John while he works through it, even if they have to do it on John's terms.

It's stuff like this that makes it so good:
"It's no your fault, John." There was a hint of a sigh in the voice as if it had said those words many times before and held out little hope that they would be believed. "But I suppose you would'na be the man I loved if you could let them go easily."

John looked up at him meeting his eyes for the first time. "You love me?"

"God help us both," Carson said quietly.

and

He sat up in a cold sweat, breath rushing out in an almost gasp. For a moment he'd thought he felt their cold hands on him and he was awake so fast the ancient Egyptians would have feared for the safety of his ka.

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