fignewton: (Sam keel you with my brain)
[personal profile] fignewton
Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Cameron Mitchell
Characters: Cameron Mitchell, Samantha Carter, Martouf/Lantash, Teal'c, Daniel Jackson, Tok'ra ensemble, Elizabeth Weir
Categories: gen, AU, episode related, canon rewrite, Sam and Cam friendship, Cam and Teal'c friendship
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: [personal profile] slybrarian
Author's Website: [archiveofourown.org profile] Slybrarian
Link: Ophiucus Rising

Why This Must Be Read: This is what the SGC/Tok'ra relationship should have been, and a very plausible way to bring Cam into the SGC program a full season earlier: instead of putting him through a year of agonizing therapy that might not be successful, Sam - still host to Jolinar - offers Cam the opportunity to be a Tok'ra host.

This leads to a very different S8, with Cam and his fellow Tok'ra-Tau'ri blends working at the SGC.

You'll enjoy the different twists on various episodes, the hilarious inner dialogue, and the warm friendship between Cam and Sam. A very satisfying story!


As everyone began settling down, Cam took a look around at them all. They were, to a man, woman, and snake, a bunch of neurotic, insane, and sneaky basket cases, but they were also brilliant, brave, and loyal. Part of Cam still ached for the squadron he had been forced to leave behind, but if he had to replace them he couldn't have asked for a better group. He didn't think he would mind calling them family for the next three or four hundred years.
mific: (McShep close kiss)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Aiden Ford, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett
Categories: M/M
Warnings: There's some grief and loss, but regarding original characters. No Archive warnings apply.
Author on DW: nope
Author's Website: Brighid on AO3 and lots of smaller fics on sga flashfic here (as mz_bstone)
Link: Referencing Gilbert Ryle on Wayback
Why This Must Be Read: Brighid is a talented writer and this is an early work that's now only available on the Wayback Machine. Because it's from the first part of the fandom, asterisks are used to indicate italics, and Kavanagh's name is spelled differently. This is like a benign version of S2E16, The Long Goodbye, where a device implants two near-Ancient personalities into John and Rodney. But this time they're lovers, not fighters - lovers who haven't been able to touch each other for thousands of years. It's a bit sad as the recreated personalities are temporary, and it affects John and Rodney deeply. A lovely story, very much recommended. (Gilbert Ryle was a philosopher interested in mind/body and consciousness.)

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[personal profile] logicgunn
Show: SGA
Rec Category: John/Rodney
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Radek Zelenka, Elizabeth Weir, Evan Lorne
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash
Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Rape/Non-Con
Words: ~100k
Author's Journal: N/A
Author's Website: lovesrain44
Link: Lay Me Down So
Why This Must Be Read:

"On an off-world mission, Rodney and John are kidnapped and taken to a hostile alien planet. While they struggle for survival and attempt to figure out a way to escape and get back to Atlantis, John falls sick, so it's up to Rodney to rescue them."

This is a very difficult read in parts, but Rodney's sheer determination to keep John safe makes it worth while.

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logicgunn: (Default)
[personal profile] logicgunn
Show: SGA
Rec Category: John/Rodney
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Radek Zelenka, Ronon Dex, Evan Lorne, Chuck, Carson Beckett, Miko Kusanagi, Elizabeth Weir, Laura Cadman, Teyla Emmagan,
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None
Words: ~27k
Author's Journal: [personal profile] respoftw
Author's Website: respoftw
Link: Encore
Why This Must Be Read: This was one of the first fics I read by respoftw, and one of the first SGA fics too, so it has a special place in my heart. John chose the Air Force over Rodney when they were young, and now that it's chewed him up and spit it back out he starts wondering "what if"?
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goddess47: Emu! (Default)
[personal profile] goddess47
Show: SGA

Rec Category: Original Characters (if this isn't a category, I'm making it one!)
Characters: Elizabeth Weir, Teyla Emmagen, Dean Bates, Evan Lorne, Kate Heightmeyer, lots of OCs
Pairings: none
Categories: gen, original characters
Warnings: PTSD, canon-level violence, ableist language
Word Count: 12,500
Author on DW: [personal profile] pipisafoat
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: Indy Does Atlantis



Author's Summary:

Sent to Atlantis to consult on survival methods, Indigo Matheson is surprised to be placed in charge of the entire expedition for a few months while senior staff is away on Earth. When Sergeant Bates’s paranoia spikes yet again, how will Indigo manage that crisis along with every other crisis in the galaxy?


Why This Must Be Read: 

Disclosure: I made the donation through Fandom Trumps Hate for this fic. I had rec'd a fic by pipisafoat here before and was stoked to see an offering for a fic at FTH. I won the auction and this is that fic!

It's a wonderful piece set on Atlantis with a bunch of original characters. Indy is put in charge of Atlantis at the point where Weir, Sheppard, McKay and Beckett go back to Earth for a debriefing after "The Seige"... so it's a missing scene sort of thing.

Indy uses they pronouns and works (mostly) from a wheelchair. They and Weir already know each other, so Lizzie (as they call her) is comfortable leaving them in charge. While she's gone, Bates tries to mutiny and they find a Wraith on the city... all of which Indy has more-or-less prepared for.

Because there's no pairings or popular characters, this fic will be easily overlooked. I'm hoping by rec'ing it here, it will get more love!





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mific: John sheppard head and shoulders against gold orange sunset (Sheppard orange)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Genfic
Characters: John Sheppard, Evan Lorne, Elizabeth Weir, Richard Woolsey
Categories: Gen
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] somehowunbroken
Author's Website: see the AO3
Link: Five Things on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is in two chapters - 'Five times John’s men were proud to have him as CO' and 'Five secrets of John Sheppard's that John doesn't know Evan Lorne has discovered'. It's a well-written exploration of John's character and his actions, with some excellent details and vignettes.

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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, Richard Woolsey, Elizabeth Weir, Stephen Caldwell
Pairings: Jack O'Neill/Daniel Jackson, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: slash, AU
Warnings: character bashing
Word Count:  7,500
Author on DW: none
Author's Website: none
Link: Problems and Passions



Author's Summary:

After events of Coup d'Etat, General O'Neill arrives on Atlantis on the Daedalus, along with Richard Woolsey. They want to speak to Elizabeth Weir about a number of issues.


Why This Must Be Read: 

Just a nice fic where O'Neill goes to Atlantis to follow up on what happened after the coup among the Genii. It turns out that Elizabeth has other things on her mind and O'Neill figures that out -- and then has to deal with it.



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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, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Radek Zelenka, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett
Categories: M/M
Warnings: No AO3 warnings apply
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: Either on the AO3, or at LJ, or the old website on the Wayback Machine (unfortunately not all the links work, but most of the fics can still be found on LJ.)
Link: Daemonology on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a classic AU and will be well known - a fusion of SGA with a His Dark Materials-like 'verse, with daemons. It's masterfully done, and an excellent read. I wonder how many of us remember, though, that there's a follow-up fic, actually a prequel (but you need to read Daemonology first). It's called A Monologue for Two Voices. The link is to Wayback, although the fic's still on LJ. It's a lovely character snapshot of Rodney and Tyk. 
There's a podfic of Daemonology, and if you'd like to see how I envisioned the team and their daemons from Trin's descriptions, the art's here: John & Nioke, Rodney &Tyk, Teyla & Keho, Ronon & Imara.


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logicgunn: (Default)
[personal profile] logicgunn
Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Evan Lorne, Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Elizabeth Weir,Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Radek Zelenka, Laura Cadman, Miko Kusanagi, David Parrish, Carson Beckett,
Pairings: Evan Lorne/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None
Words: ~17k
Author's Journal: [personal profile] kat_lair
Author's Website: MisstressKat
Link: take this longing from my tongue

Why This Must Be Read: This is a wonderful fic from Evan's POV, cataloguing his growing attraction to a brilliantly snarky Rodney and his attempts to get Rodney to notice him. The eventual getting together is delightful. It's the first McLorne fic I ever read and it made me smile the whole way through (and gave me another ship to obsess over!).

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mific: (McShep close kiss)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Drama!
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett, Aiden Ford, Teyla Emmagan.
Categories: M/M
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] brighid
Author's Website: Brighid on the AO3, Brighid (aka mz_bstone) on Sgaflashfic
Link: Referencing Gilbert Ryle on the Wayback Machine.
Why This Must Be Read: A last couple of recs to slip in before the end of May. The drama is quieter in this fic which is about a benign version of "The Long Goodbye" where two Ancients temporarily occupy John and Rodney - but lovers, not fighters. The unusual title refers to a philosopher who theorized about the mind. Anyway, the story's about love and loss and forward planning, and it's touching and ultimately hopeful for John and Rodney. A lovely read. As it's an older fic italics are shown by asterisks, and some names precede the spelling that later became canon. 

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mific: (Bugged John)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: AU
Characters: Radek Zelenka, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Elizabeth Weir
Categories: slash
Warnings: No AO3 warnings apply
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: Just on Wayback, these days
Link: Before & After on Wayback.
Why This Must Be Read: I'm a sucker for outsider POV, and Radek's voice in this is spot on, as he watches John not fully recover from being buggified in Conversion, remaining blue, with yellow eyes (hence the AU nature of the fic). Radek tells us about the problems arising from Earth and the IOA, and about Rodney going to bat for John. Heartwarming, and well written.

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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, Carson Beckett, Radek Zelenka, Elizabeth Weir, Jack O'Neill, Kavanagh
Categories: M/M
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: nope
Author's Website: sadly, no more 
Link: Push/Pull (on the Wayback Machine)
Why This Must Be Read: This is a gripping and romantic story, but JaneElliot's journals and prior website are disestablished now, so this story can only be accessed via Wayback. I thought I'd rec it as it hasn't been done here before, so that there's a working link, and as it's a marvellous read. It's an AU where Rodney's connected with the SGC but John's a homeless vet, and they literally run into each other, as the excerpt below describes. Rodney then takes John home while he slowly recuperates, which goes about how you might expect, given Rodney's social skills and John's near-feral state. The characterisations are excellent, and it's enormously satisfying - try not to stay up all night reading!

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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, Elizabeth Weir
Pairings: Jack/Rodney, implied John/Daniel
Categories: slash, action/adventure, crossover, team
Warnings: canon level violence
Author on LJ: [personal profile] tarlanx
Author's Website: Tarlan on AO3
Link: One Way Ticket



Author's Summary: Jack O'Neill needs a vacation... away from Earth...so what better place than a whole new galaxy.


Why This Must Be Read:

Jack and Rodney together on Atlantis! It's a less often seen combination and Tarlan hits this one out of the park.

This is a series of fic, but the majority of the story is in the initial fic, One Way Ticket. There are five ficlets that go with the base fic, mostly after the initial fic. But they make a good follow up to the basic story.

It's mostly from Jack's POV, and he spends a good part of the fic angsting over his attraction to Rodney. But Rodney gets his own in, pining over Jack.

It's on a mission gone awry where Jack gets hurt that our boys get together, but it's not easy.

But after some steamy sex, Jack needs to go back to Earth. He's on vacation after all! But, being his brilliant self, Rodney comes up with a solution that makes everyone happy!


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mific: (Ronon Dex)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Holiday (Halloween)
Characters: Elizabeth Weir, John Sheppard, Ronon Dex, Rodney McKay
Categories: Gen
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] arduinna
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Booty on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: A short, amusing one to kick off reccing "holiday"-themed fics for December. This one's for Halloween, and you know I like it as I made a podfic of it already! I love Ronon and Rodney buddying up for some mischief in this, and John reluctantly having to play team leader and promise to sort them out. It's a fun read!
mific: (team AR1)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA (with what the author calls "guest appearances" by SG1)
Rec Category: AU - specifically, with alien worldbuilding.
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan, Elizabeth Weir, Radek Zelenka, Evan Lorne, Steven Caldwell, Sam Carter, Vala Mal Doran, Daniel Jackson, Cameron Mitchell, Teal'c
Categories: slash
Warnings: "It's a chose not to warn" one, I think because Teyla is captured and basically tortured by some evil humans (not the alien race). I can't think of anything else to warn for. 
Author on DW: [personal profile] springwoof
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Thousandmother on AO3 - or the original SGA Big Bang post on the wayback machine
Why This Must Be Read: This isn't tagged AU on AO3 but it deviates enough from canon, especially at the end, that I consider it an AU, and in fact Springwoof notes on the original post "AU sometime after Season 3's Common Ground." Anyway, it's an amazing read with the team stuck on a world with an alien race, which is where the worldbuilding comes in. I love the imaginative details of the alien culture who aren't just "Pegasus humans", but truly different. It's also excellent action/adventure, crammed with plot, and a really great story. 


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mific: John sheppard head and shoulders against gold orange sunset (Sheppard orange)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: AUs - with lots of worldbuilding.
Characters: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Evan Lorne/Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan, Elizabeth Weir, and most of the usual SGA suspects.
Categories: slash
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] esteefee
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: When the City Wakes on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: One of my recs last month got me thinking about extensive worldbuilding, which I really like, so I decided to rec fics featuring that, this month. This story by esteefee is packed with amazing detail about a very strange post-apocalyptic Earth after a quantum bomb seriously warps reality. It's a great story, as Rodney finds Atlantis and earns his place there, gradually discovering John's story, as John's forced to face up to who he is and to defend the city and his friends. I've described this story elsewhere as solarpunk, and it's on that interesting edge where sci-fi tips into fantasy. The worldbuilding details vary from scary to hilarious, and they're all really clever and imaginative. A gripping and fascinating read. 

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

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson, Teal'c, Elizabeth Weir, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairings: None officially, but pining between Jack and Sam; reference to Sam/Pete Shanahan
Categories: Gen, Episode tag
Warnings: Canon level violence, reference to Fifth's mental torture of Carter
Word Count: 11,800
Author's Website: AO3 Profile here
Link: The More Things Change



Author's Summary: TAG to New Order. As Elizabeth heads to Antarctica, Jack takes over the SGC and SG1 rally to give him support.


Why This Must Be Read:

This fic fills many of the holes between the battle with Anubis and the beginning of the Atlantis Expedition. Jack is a newly minted General and just taking over the SGC, Sam Carter is newly promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, and Elizabeth Weir is going off to Antartica to see if they can find Atlantis.

There's really nothing new here, but it gives all of our folk a chance to breathe for a moment before the next adventure.



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mific: (team AR1)
[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Epidode-related. Set after Siege II.
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Radek Zelenka, Kavanagh, Elizabeth Weir, etc. 
Categories: Gen
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: [personal profile] minnow  (fic journal)
Author's Website: Minnow's SGA fics on Dreamwidth (No SGA fics on AO3, but worth trying the Internet Archive if they're not on DW)
Link: Necessary Things on the Wayback Machine
Why This Must Be Read: This is a friendship story from Rodney's POV, where Rodney notices John's a bit flat and wants to cheer him up, Kavanagh hoards music MP3s, and John discovers something special about the puddlejumpers. Written between seasons and very slightly jossed, but not so it matters. Highly recommended - funny, with great characterisation. And - bonus! [personal profile] bluflamingo  did a remix of part of the story: Necessary Things (Settling the Balance)


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

Rec Category: Five Things
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Evan Lorne, Elizabeth Weir, Aiden Ford
Categories: Gen, Five Things, Alternate Universe
Warnings: None
Author’s Website: [archiveofourown.org profile] domarzione
Link: Five Ways It Didn’t Go

Why This Must Be Read: A lovely exploration of five ways characters didn’t end up going to Atlantis. On the one hand, this is a bit sad because they missed Atlantis and the friends they would have made there, but I really like how it shows that these are smart, competent people who could have landed on their feet elsewhere. And in some cases, it really is a better potential ending for them.

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