stargateficrec | Dark Matter by Ryan C. Charles (rated PG-13)

Rec Category: John/Teyla
Pairing: John/Teyla, lovely moments between Lorne and Teyla.

Category: Drama, angst, action-adventure, hurt-comfort. This fanfic is set in Season Three between Episode 304: Sateda and Episode 305: Progeny, with references (spoilers) from Episode 216: The Long Goodbye.

Warning: PG-13 for violence, strong themes, and adult situations

Author on LJ:
Author's Website: http://doorwaysfanfic.com/
Link: http://doorwaysfanfic.com/dark_matter.html

Summary: The discovery of a hidden civilization proves deadly for John Sheppard and Atlantis.

Why This Must Be Read: This is a story that captures perfectly the dynamics and feeling between John and Teyla. It’s deep; it’s plausible, and excellently characterized. This is a perfect example of how you do a ship on a series without losing the focus of the story, the genre you are telling the story in, or without compromising the characters involved.

This fic is full of great dialogue, but if I was asked to pick just one instance that captures the mood of this fic it would this one:

"We make all these promises, you and I, and then we break them." He stopped, checked to see if they were alone, and grazed the fine line of her jaw with his fingertips. "We trusted each other before to make mission decisions for mission reasons. We can't stop doing that now. We said we would honor the work we did and not get stupid. You know I'm better when you're with me but this time everything in me is sayin' it's a bad idea. If I'm right and something happens, they might as well dig me a hole right there and then. I'd never leave that planet without you. Tell me how you staying in Atlantis is the wrong thing to do."