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Show: SGA

Rec Category: Kidfic
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Categories: gen, humor, time travel
Warnings: none
Author's Journal:

kuonji
Author's Website:

kuonji
Link: Phone Call Home

Why This Must Be Read: Here is one of my rare SGA fics, although it's actually more of a kidfic rec, which is pretty rare for me, too... :)

Absolutely delightful kid!Rodney stream-of-consciousness as he meets this odd guy who needs to make a phone call from his house. Pitch-perfect, clever, and fun!

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fignewton

Show: SG-1, SGA

Rec Category: Crossover
Characters: Vala Mal Doran, Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, Laura Cadman, Original Characters, Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Radek Zelenka, Evan Lorne
Categories: gen, humor, friendship, science shenanigans
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: unknown
Author's Website:

arwenlune
Link: Saw This and Thought of You

Why This Must Be Read: Jack and Vala go shopping for Atlantis. Things escalate from there.

Yes, there are some serious notes here and there, but this is mostly an unashamed romp of SGA and SGC personnel being delightfully themselves with bonus Sam-in-command. Guaranteed to leave you grinning!

"Colonel, permission to fire that whale through the gate?"

mific

Show: SGA
Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: M/M
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: spike21 (aka The Spike)
Author's Website: Just LJ. See AO3 and SGA Flashfic for more stories.
Link: Wrecked on LJ. And just in case, on Wayback
Why This Must Be Read: This is a favourite AMTDI story, and as I keep finding it then losing it again (it's tucked away on LJ a little obscurely) I figured I'd rec it here, for posterity! It's a great combination of snark, crack, and porn, and I love the characterisations and dialogue. Not to mention the, er, 'hot man on man action'. *fans self* :D

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logicgunn

Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None
Words: ~1k
Author's Journal: None
Author's Website: apple_pi
Link: J & R Pawn

Why This Must Be Read: This fic is short but so sweet, one of my favourite bookmarks. Anything I write will probably be longer than the fic itself, so I'll just say that you absolutely should take five minutes out of your day to read it because it will make you smile. :)

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logicgunn

Show: SGA

Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None
Words: ~18.5k
Author's Journal:

fabularasa
Author's Website: FabulaRasa
Link: Close Enough

Why This Must Be Read: This is an exceptional first time John and Rodney fic, where they discover the joys of getting each other off on Earth between Seasons 1 and 2. FabulaRasa really captures John at his finest. The ending is a little ambiguous, but whichever way you take it this is a fantastic fic.

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dragonflower1

Show: SGA

Rec Category: Self-Rec
Characters: Todd the Wraith, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Team, Richard Woolsey, Jennifer Keller, Evan Lorne, Original Characters
Pairings: John/Todd, implied Rodney/Jennifer
Categories: Slash, Post-SGA Season 5 Finale, Drama, Action/Adventure, Romance, Developing Relationship, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Humor, First Time
Warnings: None
Author on AO3: dragonflower1">
Author's Website: None
Link: [Best Laid Plans]

Summary: Atlantis has saved Earth from Wraith invasion, but now sits in San Francisco Bay, cloaked and damaged. With no immediate plans to return to the Pegasus Galaxy, what is going to happen to Todd? And how far is John Sheppard willing to go to protect him?

Why This Must Be Read: For anyone who found Todd being stuck in a jail cell at the end of the series as frustrating as I did, here's a delightful romp that follows John's efforts to set Todd free from Atlantis' brig, and explores the palpable-but-long-denied tension that existed between them from the moment they met.

mific

Show: SGA
Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Jennifer Keller
Categories: M/M
Warnings: None
Author on DW:

giddygeek
Author's Website: Giddy on AO3
Link: Go Out Swinging
Why This Must Be Read: This one never made it to AO3 from LJ, so it may be a bit overlooked. It's a fun story, with excellent oblivious!Rodney and a very patient John. I also like the natural way Rodney's (largely imaginary) relationship with Jennifer Keller ends, without any Keller-bashing. It's set at the time in canon when Rodney and Ronon were competing for Jennifer, and if the mention of Tagan confuses you, in canon that's Torren. Shortish and sweet and hot.

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goddess47

Show: SG-1, SGA

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, Richard Woolsey, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagen, bit parts by lots of Atlantis folk
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: independent Atlantis, post SG-1 series,
Warnings: slash, major character death (Elizabeth Weir), reference to canon level violence
Word Count: 29,600
Author on DW:

gillianinoz -- but it's an empty journal
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: Wild Card

Author's Summary:

An alternate reality where The Trust tried to destroy the Atlantis Expedition before it had even begun. The wild card instead changes everything, putting Major Sheppard in command of an expedition cut off from Earth.

The choices he makes shape a very different Atlantis from the one we know, and six years later a very different Atlantis from the one Earth expects.

Why This Must Be Read:

I love when the Atlantis crew are stranded in Pegasus and, in spite of that, manage to flourish and declare independence from Earth.

The author has a smart John Sheppard here, who knows how to get things done and uses the Pegasus natives they encounter to build new alliances. The alliance runs Atlantis and is fighting the Wraith.

Jack doesn't show up until half way through, but he's a major player and uses his clout to make sure the Lanteans get a fair shake from Earth.

The story is complete, but there are lots of threads that the author could use to write more and I do hope she does.

Go give this fic some love... it deserves it!

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mific

Show: SGA
Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Carson Beckett
Categories: M/M
Warnings: Shaenie notes: "Um. Zombies. Incest. Sex. In some combination. *facepalms*". Click here if you want more information about the second warning. Also, two scientists unfortunately get eaten.
Author on DW:

shaenie
Author's Website: on AO3
Link: Ancient Zombies, Brotherly Love, and Other Strange Tales on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: Despite one briefly horrific section after they find the zombies (which you can skip), this is mostly pretty funny, and hot. The writing's excellent and it has plot, great snark, and enough sex to be fun, without being as explicit-focused as some of Shaenie's works. I love all her stories, but this one's a bit different, crackier and lighter in tone, as being partially zombified makes Sheppard (and Carson) smell and taste irresistable to Rodney. An entertaining read, and we can only hope that the two zombie-eaten scientists got the treatment as well.

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logicgunn

Show: SGA

Rec Category: John/Rodney
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None, but in the current climate it's only fair to point out that this is an Apocafic.
Words: ~30k
Author's Journal:

rheanna
Author's Website: Rheanna
Link: The Hard Prayer

Why This Must Be Read: I know an Apocafic is a strange rec in a post-Covid world, but this fic is absolutely a comfort fic of mine as well as being one of my all time favourites. Both John and Rodney have been alone for a long time: they each have their own ways of coping with the lonliness, and the way they learn to navigate their respective quirks having found each other is hopeful and warming.

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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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logicgunn

Show: SGA

Rec Category: John/Rodney
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Carson Beckett, Kate Heightmeyer
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Evan Lorne/David Parrish
Categories: Slash
Warnings: Graphic Descriptions of Violence
Words: ~8k
Author's Journal:

f0rcryin0utl0ud
Author's Website: f0rcryin0utl0ud
Link: Crimson Dreams

Why This Must Be Read: This is an excellent fic about what happens when Rodney's team, through no fault of their own, causes harm to Rodney. The event itself is brief and bloody, but the aftermath and how Teyla, Ronon and John desperately want Rodney's forgiveness, and how Rodney needs so badly to get over it, are poignant and meaningful. It's a little dark, but well worth the read.

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logicgunn

Show: SGA
Rec Category: John/Rodney
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None
Words: ~2k
Author's Journal:

esteefee
Author's Website: esteefee
Link: Irreplaceable
Why This Must Be Read: Canon doesn't really deal with the emotional fallout of John's grand, self-sacrificing gestures. Cue one esteefee to the rescue. This is part 1 of a 3 part series, and you should read them all, but this particular one is just fantastic.
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mific

Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: M/M
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW:

unamaga
Author's Website: see the AO3
Link: Stars of Track and Field on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a High School AU where John's the new kid in school, a track star, and baffling to Rodney who can't figure out why he's befriended him. It's cute and romantic! There's some very hot porn in the second fic in the series, set a bit later when they're in college. But it's the initial fic that's really the AU, and a lot of fun it is, too.

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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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goddess47

Show: SG-1, SGA

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, Jennifer Keller, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairings: Jack O'Neill/Samantha Carter
Categories: het, episode tag for SGA 'Trio', wounded Carter
Warnings: none
Word Count: 1400
Author on DW: none
Author's Website: AO3 profile
Link to Fic: Give me that!

Author's Summary:

Jennifer notices Sam's Next of Kin, then has to explain to him how she got hurt.

Why This Must Be Read:

Jennifer notices that General O'Neill is Carter's next of kin on her medical records. When she brings it up to Sam, the tap dancing starts.

Just a fun little Jack/Sam fic.

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mific

Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex
Categories: M/M
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW:

miasnape
Author's Website: see the AO3
Link: Taking the Cake on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is an Earth-based AU written for the Stargate Atlantis Urban Legend Slash Challenge, where John, an interior designer, meets Rodney at Ronon's birthday party, due to a cake decoration fiasco. Short, funny and with excellent characterisation and snark. A fun, lighthearted read.

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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:

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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logicgunn

Show: SGA
Rec Category: John/Rodney
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None
Words: ~29k
Author's Journal:

velocitygrass
Author's Website: velocitygrass
Link: Alaska to Florida—The Long Journey of Finding Yourself
Why This Must Be Read: John moves to Alaska on a whim and takes up a job as a night-time radio host. Cue one Rodney McKay, late night caller and fact-checker extraordinaire. 3am phonecalls lead to something more. This fic is just fantastic, John as a radio host is such a good idea and Rodney as a grumbling caller is even better. There's a little bit of personal angst as they find their feet with each other, but it ends on a high.
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logicgunn

Show: SGA
Rec Category: John/Rodney
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: Slash
Warnings: Genderswap
Wordcount: ~1.5k
Author's Journal:

devildoll
Author's Website: DevilDoll
Link: Take It Like A Man
Why This Must Be Read: It's short, but it's one of my all time favourite genderswap fics. John and Rodney have a pact; if one of them gets turned into a woman, they'll have sex. Rodney's already had his chance, now it's John's turn.
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mific

Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan/Jennifer Keller
Categories: M/M, F/F
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW:

siria
Author's Website: see the AO3
Link: Puddlejumper, Queen of the Desert on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: Eep, where did November go? Slipping in a last rec as it's still Nov in most places. This is another fusion by

siria, but wildly different from the West Wing one I recently reccd. As the title suggests, it's set in the world of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, with Rodney, John and Ronon as the drag queens on a road trip (across an American desert, this time), to perform at a small town on the rez, where Teyla lives. As in Priscilla, it's a reckoning for Rodney with his past and with feelings he's suppressed for many years, and of course John and Ronon help him through it. It's wonderfully OTT, clever and hilarious, and a lot of fun!

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smilebackwards

Show: SGA

Rec Category: Five Things
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Aiden Ford, Evan Lorne, Radek Zelenka, OCs
Categories: Five Things, Gen, Episode Related
Warnings: None
Author’s Website:

domarzione
Link: Five Devices They Really Shouldn't Have Initialized

Why This Must Be Read: I always enjoy the discovery of strange Ancient artifacts and the resulting troubles! Love the format of this one where we get to discover exactly what things are along with the team at the end of each section.

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mific

Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Charin, Sora.
Categories: M/M
Warnings: At the start of the fic, John's a ghost, having been murdered before the fic starts, but due to magic, the story has a happy resolution.
Author on DW:

busaikko
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Able To Fly on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a charming magical AU where adolescent Rodney and John meet, but John's a ghost, attached to a box of haunted comics. The two of them have adventures and there's interesting worldbuilding (magic is a part of normal life in this 'verse), and their relationship grows. Don't be put off by the fact that John's a ghost at the start, as he doesn't stay incorporeal thanks to portals and magical worlds within worlds. Recommended!

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respoftw

Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay

Categories:Slash
Pairing: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence

Link: Rose Period by Chandri on AO3

Why This Must Be Read: Chandri is one of my favourite SGA writers and they are also one of my favourite Rodney McKay writers. This fic deals with a subject that I really wish canon had tackled; Rodney McKay having to kill in defence of his team. The scientists on Atlantis had to become soldiers and Rodney more than anyone bore that burden. This fic handles the situation so well, it fits 100% in line with how I feel Rodney handles this part of his job.

respoftw

Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay

Categories: Gen
Warnings: Imprisonment, PTSD

Link: Released but never free on AO3

Why This Must Be Read: When Rodney's caught trespassing off-world he's captured and sentenced for espionage, instead of serving that time he has 20 years worth of memories implanted into his brain before he's allowed back to Atlantis. Back home he has to learn to deal with what's been done to him, but that's a lot harder than it sounds. [Set somewhere in season 3 and based on Star Trek DS9 episode 'Hard Time']

Upfront I should point out that I have never seen the DS9 episode that this is inspired by but the idea seemed so plausible in the SGA universe and my heart broke for Rodney so hard!

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fignewton - Phone Call Home, by Kuonji (G)
fignewton - Saw This and Thought of You, by ArwenLune (PG)
mific - Wrecked (by Spike21) (E)
logicgunn - J & R Pawn, by apple_pi (Gen)
logicgunn - Close Enough by FabulaRasa (M)
dragonflower1 - Best Laid Plans by dragonflower1 (E)
mific - Go Out Swinging (by Giddygeek) (E)
goddess47 - Wild Card by GillianInOz (R)
mific - Ancient Zombies, Brotherly Love, and Other Strange Tales (by shaenie) (E)
logicgunn - The Hard Prayer by Rheanna (M)
mific - Referencing Gilbert Ryle (by brighid) (E)
logicgunn - Crimson Dreams by f0rcryin0utl0ud (E)
logicgunn - Irreplaceable by esteefee (Teen)
mific - Stars of Track and Field (by unamaga) (M then E)
logicgunn - Lay Me Down So by lovesrain44 (M)
goddess47 - Give me that! by ONeillwith2ls (G)
mific - Taking the Cake (by miasnape) (G)
logicgunn - Encore by respoftw (Teen)
logicgunn - Alaska to Florida—The Long Journey of Finding Yourself by velocitygrass (E)
logicgunn - Take It Like A Man by DevilDoll (Explicit)
mific - Puddlejumper, Queen of the Desert by Siria (M)
smilebackwards - Five Devices They Really Shouldn't Have Initialized by Domenika Marzione (domarzione) (Not Rated)
mific - Able To Fly (by busaikko) (E)
respoftw - Rose Period by Chandri (Teen and Up)
respoftw - Released but never free by jeanniemckay (Mature)

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Entries tagged with character: rodney mckay

Phone Call Home, by Kuonji (G)

Saw This and Thought of You, by ArwenLune (PG)

Wrecked (by Spike21) (E)

J & R Pawn, by apple_pi (Gen)

Close Enough by FabulaRasa (M)

Best Laid Plans by dragonflower1 (E)

Go Out Swinging (by Giddygeek) (E)

Wild Card by GillianInOz (R)

Ancient Zombies, Brotherly Love, and Other Strange Tales (by shaenie) (E)

The Hard Prayer by Rheanna (M)

Referencing Gilbert Ryle (by brighid) (E)

Crimson Dreams by f0rcryin0utl0ud (E)

Irreplaceable by esteefee (Teen)

Stars of Track and Field (by unamaga) (M then E)

Lay Me Down So by lovesrain44 (M)

Give me that! by ONeillwith2ls (G)

Taking the Cake (by miasnape) (G)

Encore by respoftw (Teen)

Alaska to Florida—The Long Journey of Finding Yourself by velocitygrass (E)

Take It Like A Man by DevilDoll (Explicit)

Puddlejumper, Queen of the Desert by Siria (M)

Five Devices They Really Shouldn't Have Initialized by Domenika Marzione (domarzione) (Not Rated)

Able To Fly (by busaikko) (E)

Rose Period by Chandri (Teen and Up)

Released but never free by jeanniemckay (Mature)

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