The Taste of Apples by Auburn (PG)

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Rec Category: Gen
Pairing: none. characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagen, Aiden Ford, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett, Sergeant Bates, Radek Zelenka, OCs.
Category: SGA, First Season, team-fic
Warning: none
Author on LJ: auburnnothenna
Author's Website: Allusions
Link: The Taste of Apples
Why This Must Be Read: We're fans of a science fiction show, and it's only relatively rarely that the fanfiction reflects that--a lot of the fanfic could take place in an office or a lab or a military base, not necessarily in another galaxy (and, with all the SGA AUs out there, a lot of times even the pretense of a sci-fi show is dropped). This story doesn't let you forget that our heroes are inhabiting a sci-fi world...

"It's spooshy," Ford said. "The ground, sir."

"Spooshy?" McKay echoed. "Don't get too technical there, Lieutenant. It's some sort of ground cover. Like ice plant, only… not." He donned gloves, crouched and scooped a sample into a vial. It was actually a semi-transparent mat of thin, hair-like growths. Pressure bruised the almost fleshy sprouts; they had a high moisture content apparently and broke easily under his fingers.

"What would you call it, Rodney?" Sheppard asked. "Because I'm favoring 'smooshed', myself."

Besides the SF flair, this is a moving, character-driven story about the nature of self. I loved how this story explores the relationship between the four Season One team members.

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