Law of Time series by Zoe Rayne and John Blonde

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Rec Category: McKay/Sheppard
Pairing: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Category: Action/Adventure, H/C, Romance, threesome. Depends on the story.
Warning: Slash, H/c
Author on LJ: z_rayne and filenotch
Author's Website: Vapor Traces
Link: Law of Time series
Beneath a Waning Moon
Moonshine a remix of Waning Moon
Sin
Defend, Disarm, Destroy
Fortification and Siege Warfare
N + 1 (This has a bonus Elizabeth threesome in it)


Why This Must Be Read:
This series shows one of those rare slash relationships where the story starts with sex and progresses to intimacy. It is that progression, from the barely restrained, ready-to-bolt at any moment John Sheppard to one that is comfortable and assured in his relationship with Rodney, that is at the core of this low-key and sometimes melancholy romance. The first three stories are fairly short, but Defend, Disarm, Destroy is a longer piece that takes the relationship shown in the first section and applies pressure to it, as Rodney and John are imprisoned in a mission-go-wrong; it will become a turning point for them, if they survive. Fortification and Siege Warfare spins off immediately after that, showing the repercussions of the mission and choices they have made, and how Rodney deliberately goes about remaking what they have into more of what he wants. The last story written, N +1 is more of a coda, as Rodney and John's relationship moves into the future, drawing Elizabeth into their world as well.