isabellerecs: Scarlet Witch in profile (profile)
[personal profile] isabellerecs
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Podfic
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: Slash, Accidental Relationship, Kid Fic
Warnings: None
Author & Reader's Journal[personal profile] rageprufrock 
Author & Reader's Website: rageprufrock on AO3
Link to the Podfic: Post-Nuptial
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ink to the Text: Post-Nuptial
 
Why This Must Be Read: How often do you get the treat of having the author read you how they imagined the story being read, not often. Extra kudos for being able to read "rivers of essence" in a reasonably straight voice ;D."
goddess47: Emu! (Default)
[personal profile] goddess47
Show: SG-1, SGA

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: slash, sentinal/guide, first time
Warnings: none
Word Count:  2000
Author on DW: [personal profile] logicgunn
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: Your Attention



Author's Summary:

"Oh, stop sulking. I’ll talk to you when I’m done, but I’m at a critical stage here, and your neanderthal-esque emotional turmoil is a diversion I can’t afford. Go get beaten up by some marines or something while you wait for me.”



Why This Must Be Read: 

Rodney will never be a meek guide and he's busy and John just has to wait for him to finish what he's doing first.

Jack is there to help John and Rodney meet, and the story sounds pretty pre-Atlantis, so it's an SG-1 story technically. But that's not important... letting our boyz play is the most important part.



snippet of fic )
mific: (McSmooch Silhouette)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Radek Zelenka, Miko Kusanagi, Evan Lorne, Sam Carter, Aiden Ford, Jeannie Miller
Categories: M/M
Warnings: Nil
Author on LJ: eye_queue
Author's Website: Just LJ, as above
Link: Strangers on a Six Train on LJ  (Part 1 - click through for Part 2)
Why This Must Be Read: The fic is introduced by the author as: "This is pretty much the number one most ridiculous thing to ever exist. Enjoy!" Rodney gets claustrophobic on the crowded train (ah, those were the days!) and John helps him through it. It's a classic tale of chance meetings, pining, obliviousness, misunderstandings, and of course, the essential happy ending. Romantic and charming - a fun Earth-based AU with no stargates. 

snippet of fic )

mific: (Rodney screwed)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Radek Zelenka
Categories: M/M
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] siria 
Author's Website: Siria on AO3
Link: Woot Canow on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: Hopefully we're all relieved enough about recent events that we can cope with US political AUs again! In this short, amusing West Wing fusion, Rodney (Deputy Chief of Staff) has to fill in for Teyla (the Press Secretary) who's unable to do a crucial press conference due to... well, see the snippet below. As you'd expect, things don't go well! 

snippet of fic )

mific: (team AR1)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Carson Beckett, Evan Lorne, Original Characters
Categories: Gen
Warnings: No AO3 warnings. The author notes: "Includes swearing and ethnic, racial and gender-based slurs as was typical of the time.
Author on DW: [personal profile] kristen999
Author's Website: see the AO3
Link: Long Ago (and Far Away) on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a novel-length World War II AU, set in the South Pacific and illustrated throughout with lots of period photos from the time. It's told from all of the team's POVs, particularly John's (he's a pilot, of course, with Rodney and Ronon on his flight crew and Teyla as a local liaison with intel about the enemy). Naturally, John gets thoroughly whumped, in the best genfic tradition. There's tons of atmosphere, friendship, teamwork, action and adventure, and it's a great read and a real tour de force. 

snippet of fic )

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[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: John Sheppard, Dave Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex
Categories: Gen
Warnings: Nil (canon-typical levels of violence)
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: see the AO3
Link: Through a Glass, Darkly on AO3

Why This Must Be Read: I love stories that give us more Dave Sheppard, both his relationship with John and his own character, rather than the brief canon glimpse of him as an asshole. Also, this is Dave's POV, so an outsider viewpoint on John. Rhymer really likes to whump John so there's plenty of that, and lots of plot and gripping action/adventure in this story set in a dystopian AU Earth. An excellent read, with something of a twist! 

snippet of fic )
smilebackwards: john with left yellow stripe (Default)
[personal profile] smilebackwards
Show: SGA & SG-1

Rec Category: Five Things
Characters: John Sheppard, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan, Miko Kusanagi, Rodney McKay, Teal'c, Daniel Jackson
Categories: Five Things, Gen, Humor
Warnings: None
Author’s Website: [archiveofourown.org profile] LtLJ
Link: Five Joint Missions, Post-Retrograde

Why This Must Be Read: I love both SGA and SG-1 so crossovers are always enjoyable to me. This has fun multiple POVs—including a great outside POV of John and Rodney's relationship—mission mishaps, and humor. If nothing else, read it for Dr. Teal'c!

First paragraph to get you started )
goddess47: Emu! (Default)
[personal profile] goddess47
Show: SG-1, SGA

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Carson Beckett
Pairings: Jack O'Neill/Daniel Jackson, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Romance, Jack on Atlantis, first time
Warnings: Slash
Word Count: 3100
Author on DW: [personal profile] goddess47
Author's Website: AO3 profile
Link to Fic: Filling Empty Spaces



Author's Summary:

"Where'd everything go?" John asked, looking around the mostly empty room. "Not like you to put stuff in storage."



Why This Must Be Read:

The fun part of rec'ing fic is that occasionally I get to rec one of my own! (Lures in new folk to do recs...)

It's part of a larger fic that still sits in my WIP folder, but it stands alone well. It's Jack O'Neill telling John to get his head out of his butt. Pining/oblivious boyz take over from there.

I figure a bit of fluff and romance is something we can all use. Enjoy!



snippet of fic )
mific: Sepia pic john sheppard and rodney mckay leaning heads together, serious (McShep - intense)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Radek Zelenka, Carson Beckett, Jack O'Neill
Categories: M/M
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] smilebackwards
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Antarctic Drift on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a gripping and clever fusion with Pacific Rim, with Rodney as a frustrated Jaeger designer and John as an almost washed-up ex-Jaeger pilot, wounded when his connection to Holland was abruptly severed. As the summary says, "He’s not eager to go back, but the right Drift partner might just convince him." But wait, there's more! Smilebackwards also made a vid - Antarctic Drift - for this fusion, which is superb as a trailer for the fic. The ending will make you cheer! 

snippet of fic )
smilebackwards: john with left yellow stripe (Default)
[personal profile] smilebackwards
Show: SGA

Rec Category: Five Things
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairings: John/Rodney
Categories: Slash, Five Things
Warnings: Anaphylaxis
Author’s Website: [archiveofourown.org profile] Speranza
Link: Five Lies John Told (And Then A Whole Lotta Truth)

Why This Must Be Read: A lovely, slightly nontraditional five things. Rodney falls into a coma, John fails to cope emotionally, and everyone gets a happy ending.

Also has a podfic option by aphelant!

First paragraph to get you started )
mific: Sepia pic john sheppard and rodney mckay leaning heads together, serious (McShep - intense)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Evan Lorne, Steven Caldwell, Peter Grodin
Categories: M/M
Warnings: No AO3 warnings, but mentions of past drug addiction.
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Twenty Years of Ys on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: Another excellent AU by ficontessa, and I couldn't resist reccing this one as well. In this they're both actors at a con panel for an SGA-like spinoff from the old "Wormhole Xtreme" show (heh) and John's in recovery, having gotten his act together after some years battling addiction, and is making a movie comeback. Naturally, there's been pining, and after the con panel, they have dinner...and I'll leave you to read the rest. It's another feelgood story, with great characterisation and a fun setting. 
snippet of fic )
goddess47: Emu! (Default)
[personal profile] goddess47
Show: SG-1, SGA, minor NCIS

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Tony Dinozzo
Pairings: implied Jack O'Neill/Daniel Jackson, pre-John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: slash, Earth based, team
Warnings: swearing, minor discussion of human experimentation, Jennifer Keller bashing
Word Count: 2500, 4000, 4300
Author's Website: Personal Website
Link to Fic: Read in this order is my suggestion; Gathering the Troops and Calvary are intertwined, so you can read those however you like.
--Orders
--Gathering the Troops
--Calvary


Author's Summary:

Based on the one sentence prompt: “John Sheppard is contemplating retiring and going back to Earth, but McKay has quite a bit to say about that stupid idea.”



Why This Must Be Read:

Part one, Orders, is pure John/Rodney and on Atlantis. Jack doesn't show up until Gathering the Troops, but he jumps in with both feet, kicking ass and taking names.

Tony Dinozzo is only a bit player in these stories, and he's really in only Gathering the Troops.

It's fun, with all of our (well, at least my) favorite characters being BAMF.



snippet of fic )
brumeier: Meant to Be_SGA (Meant to Be)
[personal profile] brumeier
Show: Stargate Atlantis

Rec Category: Slash
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Radek Zelenka, Jennifer Keller
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: slash, episode tags, AU
Warnings: canonical character death, grief/mourning, angst, it all comes out right in the end
Author's Journal: [personal profile] popkin16
Link: The Work of Mourning

Why This Must Be Read: All the feeeeels! Seriously, this fic will punch you in the gut, and then make it all better by the end. It’s a study of the process of grief and, in a Last Man tag, a defiance of that grief. The imagery is amazing, the character insights are amazing, and Popkin is amazing! There can never be enough love for this fic.

snippet of fic )
mific: (Default)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Genfic
Characters: Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Elizabeth Weir
Categories: Gen
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] mandykaysfic
Author's Website: see the AO3
Link: There's More Than One Way to Raise Morale on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a short, funny fic about yet another attempt at morale-boosting on Atlantis - "underwear as outerwear" day. Needless to say, Teyla and Ronon totally own everyone. A quick, fun read. 

snippet of fic )
goddess47: Emu! (Default)
[personal profile] goddess47
Show: SG-1, SGA

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, Richard Woolsey, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Miko Kusinagi, Thor, Hermiod,
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay/Miko Kusinagi, others mentioned
Categories: poly relationships, Atlantis declares independence,
Warnings: xenophobia, unwilling body modification, canon-level violence, discussion of suicide, mpreg
Word Count:  21,000
Author on DW: [personal profile] keiramarcos
Author's Website: Keira's World
Link: Patient Zero



Author's Summary:

Earth makes contact with Atlantis months after an out-of-control medical experiment destroyed their humanity. They get a little more than they bargained for when they meet the Tatsu.


Why This Must Be Read: 

This story was originally written for a Rough Trade challenge. The fact that it's on the Wild Hare site and not her personal site means that Keira hasn't edited it and there's a note that it may never be edited. So there's a 'what you see is what you get' warning to be aware of. But if you don't subscribe to Wild Hare, you may miss seeing this story again. (And if you're one of the three people in fandom that have never read Keira's work, she doesn't tolerate concrit or begging for more. So don't.)

Another Atlantis-focused fic, but Jack O'Neill has a major part in this story.

It's a story of xenophobia, greed, and the IOA being total asshats (as Keira would say!).

After an IOA-sanctioned experiment by Carson Beckett on John Sheppard, but without John's knowledge or permission, a mutated virus got loose on Atlantis. It changes all those that survive to something other than human.

It's an interesting story about what makes us human, and how greed for powerful weapons and super-soldiers can skew one's morals.

Jack represents the US in this morality play, and -- even among his team mates -- is the only one who truly understands that 'people' are 'people'.

The Asgard are also major players in this story and we don't find out why until the end (which I'm not going to spoil!).

And interesting story with all of the major Stargate players.




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mific: (team AR1)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Genfic
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex
Categories: Gen
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] naye
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Shock to the System on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a nifty cyberpunk sci-fi AU with the team working to save Rodney who's trapped on a virtual level of the world. They rescue his body, but his mind's still in there, and in the end, that's where they need to go to find him. The characterisation's excellent, and it's a great action/adventure read. 

snippet of fic )

brumeier: Meant to Be_SGA (Meant to Be)
[personal profile] brumeier
Show: Stargate Atlantis

Rec Category: Slash
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett, Evan Lorne
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash, canon-divergent, hurt/comfort
Warnings: unwanted transformation
Author's Journal: [personal profile] taste_is_sweet
Link: Keepsakes

Why This Must Be Read: The day I stop reccing this fic is the day I have passed on from this mortal coil. But then I’ll still be reccing it in the afterlife, so…

This is a lovely treatment of the relationship between John and Rodney, in which John hasn’t recovered from the Iratus virus and has gone full bug-lizard. Rodney really goes out of his way to make sure this new version of John is comfortable and as happy as possible, and it’s a little heart-breaking. But also, the bond between them is just as strong as ever, and the ending will leave you full of happy tears and warm fuzzy feelings. Or your money back! LOL!

Plus, gushing over this fic is what initially made Taste and I friends, so I do have other sentimental attachments to it. But it’s a great fic and everyone should read it. At least twice.

snippet of fic )
brumeier: Meant to Be_SGA (Meant to Be)
[personal profile] brumeier
Show: Stargate Atlantis

Rec Category: Slash
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: season one ep tags, angst, all the feels
Warnings: emotional repression, reference to canon torture and injury
Author's Journal: [personal profile] nagi_schwarz, [personal profile] sherlockian_syn
Link: There’s No Space In My Heart

Why This Must Be Read: This is a Five Times Plus One fic, and the emotion in each connected section is almost overwhelming. It’s set entirely in the first season of the show, in the gaps between episodes. Essentially, it’s John’s struggle to accept how he feels about Rodney, how they continually come together and move apart until he decides that he has to take the chance and expose his feelings. It’s beautifully done. And the sex scenes are amazing!

Also, the collaboration between these two lovely writers is absolutely seamless.

snippet of fic )
mific: (stargate)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Genfic
Characters: John Sheppard, Evan Lorne, Steven Caldwell, Elizabeth Weir, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan, Rodney McKay, Radek Zelenka, several OCs.
Categories: Gen
Warnings: Graphic depictions of violence, minor character deaths.
Author on DW: [personal profile] domarzione
Author's Website: see the AO3
Link: The Jenny Code (the first of 3 fics) - on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a series, with the main initial fic told from several POVs (Lorne, Elizabeth, Caldwell and Sheppard), then a companion fic from Rodney's POV, and lastly a brief coda from Sheppard's POV as he battles nightmares in the infirmary. The series is about a disastrous mission where Sheppard and several Marines are ambushed and captured by the Genii, after which Atlantis undertakes a rescue mission. There's a ton of plot and drama, focus on the harsh decisions leaders sometimes have to make in terrible situations, and on the values and heroism of the Marines. It's filled with excellent characterization, and, as expected in[personal profile] domarzione's work, features the usual cast of OCs - mostly marines, and Dr. Safir. As with all of the author's stories, there are bitingly realistic depictions of how the military functions - from strategy and tactics to internal politics and bureaucracy. The Jenny Code was reccd 13 years ago but the old link's expired and it deserves another mention. It's a tough read in places, incredibly well-written and very gripping. 

snippet of fic )

mific: (Rodney screwed)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Genfic
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Aiden Ford, Elizabeth Weir
Categories: Gen
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] penknife
Author's Website: on AO3
Link: Firepower (locked to AO3 so login to read it)
Why This Must Be Read: This has been reccd before, but not for 8 years so it's time for a reminder. It's a very nice fic about Rodney becoming proficient with guns, adapting, and learning to survive in Pegasus. The characterisations are all absolutely spot on, with Penknife's usual fluid writing and some lovely snark and team banter. Plus it's nice to see Ford again, being a competent Marine. An excellent read.

snippet of fic )

mific: (Rodney screwed)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Gen
Characters: Rodney McKay and John Sheppard
Categories: Gen
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] perspi
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Alpha on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is both an excellent story of friendship with a bit of hurt/comfort added in, and also werewolf fic! - hitherto unknown to me, so a real find! Rodney's a werewolf who thought coming to Pegasus would stop him from transforming, but no such luck, as they both find out when imprisoned on a mission. It's a lovely read.

snippet of fic )
mific: John sheppard looking sad or worried against stone wall, half out of frame (Shep - sad)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Gen
Characters: John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Rodney McKay, Torren Emmagan, Patrick Sheppard, Dave Sheppard, Evan Lorne, Nancy Sheppard.
Categories: Gen
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] bironic
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Forty Years and Eight Pounds (The Skin Hunger Variations) on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a lovely character study of John as asexual and starved for touch and affection. Bironic deftly sketches out the background that formed him across the years, and it culminates with Teyla being an excellent friend, aided and abetted by Torren. Ultimately heartwarming, and very in character for John. 

snippet of fic )

mific: Sepia pic john sheppard and rodney mckay leaning heads together, serious (McShep - intense)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: AU
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Radek Zelenka, Simpson, Elizabeth Weir, Evan Lorne, Laura Cadman, Stackhouse, Markham
Categories: M/M
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: Yin's old website on Wayback has way more fics than AO3
Link: Clean Plate Club - the initial story. Followed by 9 shorter snippets in the same 'verse - on Yin's old site as above.  
Why This Must Be Read: Yin loved writing AUs, and this is a classic in which Rodney's a genius and incredibly demanding chef and food stylist and John's a hot photographer. It's hilarious, with loads of snark, excellent characterisation, romance, and, being yin, it's also super hot. 

snippet of fic )

mific: Sepia pic john sheppard and rodney mckay leaning heads together, serious (McShep - intense)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA/SG1
Rec Category: AU
Characters: Rodney McKay & John Sheppard, Jennifer Keller, Radek Zelenka.
Categories: Gen - McKay & Sheppard friendship
Warnings: no AO3 warnings apply
Author on DW/LJ: spike21 on LJ
Author's Website: most are on SGA flashfic on LJ, (or on DW here), with some on AO3, and here on McKay-Sheppard
Link: On DW: Part 1Part 2, Part 3 - (or Part 1 on LJ - links to the next 2 parts)
Why This Must Be Read: This is a great "difficult reconciliation" and "forever friends" AU where the focus is on Rodney and John's estranged friendship, but there's also lots of gripping plot. Sholio reccd it a while ago in the H/C category, and that rec's very much worth reading. In this AU, the fork in the road is the end of S4 after 'Adrift', when John and Rodney never reconcile after the issue with Elizabeth being treated with nanites and the expedition founders and is recalled to Earth. Rodney hasn't seen John for a long time when he turns up at Rodney's house in the desert near Area 51 needing help, as the retrovirus changes from 'Conversion' have returned and are killing John. 
This fic is Gen and is complete in itself, but there's also a sequel written by Sarah_T, called you already know how this will end. It's John/Teyla, which is how Sarah_T rolls. 

snippet of fic )

goddess47: Emu! (Default)
[personal profile] goddess47
Show: SG1, SGA

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, Teal'c, Daniel Jackson, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla, Ronon
Pairings: none
Categories: gen, mission fic
Warnings: canon level violence
Word Count:  4800
Author on DW: [personal profile] fairyglass
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: 5 Times It Was Better to Be Captured With You & One Time It Really Wasn't



Author's Summary:

Being a member of the Stargate Program means getting yourself jammed up into a lot of difficult situations. Sometimes it's angry locals, sometimes it's hostile forces - sometimes it's each other. Here are five times SG Members were better off being captured together than not, and the one time when it really might have been better if maybe they hadn't been.


Why This Must Be Read: 

A cute fic where everyone gets captured in difference configurations. Jack O'Neill is only in chapters 1 and 6, but the other chapters are fun and well done.

No one gets hurt and everyone gets rescued (or rescues themselves).


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