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

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[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. 

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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! 

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[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!

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[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Patrick Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Evan Lorne, Radek Zelenka, Carson Beckett, Cam Mitchell
Categories: M/M
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: See AO3
Link: Beach Real Estate on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a funny, lighthearted AU where John's a beach realtor and Rodney's new in town, a lawyer, and looking to buy. In only 3400 words, ficontessa creates a wonderfully recognisable AU, with Ronon and Teyla as John's friends, Carson patching him up, and Evan sorting out his disorganised paperwork. A big bonus is that Patrick Sheppard, while overinvolved, isn't a bastard or homophobic, and he and John clearly care about each other a lot. Plus, epistolary fic FTW and some outsider POV! It's cleverly done, and a great read. Ficontessa's a new SGA writer, so go leave encouragement!

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[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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[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. 

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[personal profile] ivorysilk
Show: SG-1, SGA
Rec Category:Daniel/Vala
Characters:Cameron Mitchell, Daniel Jackson, Ronon Dex, Vala Mal Doran, Tomin
Pairings:Cam/Vala; Daniel/Vala; Tomin/Vala; Ronon/Vala
Categories:Het
Warnings:discussions of childbirth, infertility
Author's Journal: I think tumblr, but not dreamwidth (I could be wrong)
Author's Website: Shiggityshwa’s profile on AO3
Link: La Troisieme Fois
Why This Must Be Read:
Author’s Summary: “A varying look at three major relationships of Vala's and how they changed drastically after a first date. Each chapter set in an alternate universe. The first story in a series of eight.”

So, Shiggityswha is primarily a Vala/Cam writer, and she is critical of the canon Daniel/Vala relationship, for reasons that I largely agree with. One of the best parts of fanfic, in my view, is that the best fandoms have canon source that leaves open multiple perspectives. But! I am rec’cing Daniel/Vala, and this one is a bit different, but I urge you to give it a try. It’s a series, Vala-centric, and each fic has three chapters. Each chapter is a separate timeline, involving Vala and a relationship with a different lover--Cam, Tomin, and Daniel, and includes the theme of children/family--a theme that was pursued (in my view) incompletely on the show (in terms of Vala, at least). So, the first timeline (chapter one of each fic) follows Cam and Vala, the second Tomin and Vala, and the third Daniel and Vala. For the Daniel/Vala, I suggest the second timeline (I promise, it will make sense). The third, which is Daniel/Vala, is a much darker (but not implausible) view of their relationship.

Shiggity’s fic is darker, and the characters are complex. Her understanding and characterization of Vala, though, is fantastic. One of the reasons I love this pairing so much is because of Vala: she is a strong, fascinating, complex character, and because she is also an unreliable narrator in terms of her own character, her story has infinite possibilities. I find this series both thought-provoking and satisfying, and each of her timelines as portrayed here very intriguing.

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[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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[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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[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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[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. 

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[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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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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[personal profile] mific
Show: SGA
Rec Category: AU
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Jeannie McKay.
Categories: Very cracky slash
Warnings: Nil
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: see the AO3
Link: The Bumblebee Myth
Why This Must Be Read: This is very definitely an AU, and also complete crack! It's tour de force with John, Rodney, Ronon and Teyla reimagined as insects (except Ronon, who's a very hairy spider). Amazingly, their character voices are spot on, and there's tons of plot, and it's generally an excellent romp and highly readable. 

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[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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