But Never The Nights by lavvyan (NC-17)

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Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Pairing: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Category: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, First Time, Friendship, Hurt Comfort, Pre-slash, Romance, Series
Warning: Adult Themes, Slash
Author on LJ: lavvyan
Author's Website: lavvyan's Fiction
Link: But Never The Nights

Why This Must Be Read: It was the summary provided that got me to read it. When Rodney is being culled, John suddenly has to deal with the loss of his best friend. As for Rodney, things get downhill from there. I will admit to a flaw in the plot, involving the planet having a gate, but when compared to the emotions, struggle to survive, the decisions faced and the very real way the author writes Rodney, I found that in the end, it didn't detract from my over all love of the story. It is addressed as to why Rodney doesn't use the gate (I'll leave the credibility of it to those who choose to read), I for one am glad I stuck with it because the story was so worth it.