Stargate Fic Recommendations

Rec Category: Teyla & Rodney friendship
Pairing: Teyla/Kanaan, John/Rodney preslash
Category: episode-related
Warning: spoilers for "Shrine"
Author on LJ: xparrot
Author's Website: A Fan Page
Link: Unaccepted

Why This Must Be Read: This "Shrine" tag has a soft, sweet feeling that's perfect for the episode. There is a lovely sense of team, and a strong Teyla POV, weaving her daily life on Atlantis (her baby, Kanaan and daily routine) into her interactions with her team.

Rec Category: Teyla & Rodney friendship
Pairing: none
Category: gen, Teyla Emmagan
Warning: none
Author on LJ: nottasha
Author's Website: NotTasha's Fictional Existence
Link: Weird Kid

Why This Must Be Read: Both in canon and in fic, the characters' lives sometimes seem like one crazy, life-threatening adventure after another -- which is why I cherish stories that depict the quiet, peaceful moments in between. Teyla is visiting friends in the Athosian settlement, expecting John to pick her up in the evening and shuttle her back to Atlantis, but Rodney shows up instead (for the flight practice) and soon gets roped into having dinner with the Athosians. It's a sweet, gentle story, funny in places and touching in others, unfolding softly like dusk settling on the mainland. I particularly enjoyed getting a glimpse of Teyla's life outside Atlantis, and the circle of friends that she maintains apart from her friends in the city.

Rec Category: Teyla & Rodney friendship
Pairing: none
Category: gen, hurt/comfort
Warning: none
Author on LJ: neonhummingbird
Author's Website: Neon Hummingbird Web Design
Link: Finagle's Quake on author's website or on fanfiction.net

Why This Must Be Read: This is an oldie but a goodie, circa mid-season 2. An earthquake at a power station leaves Rodney and Teyla trapped in the rubble, with the damaged power-generation equipment on the verge of blowing up. The story is told from their point of view as they cope with their injuries and the desperation of their situation; meanwhile, over the radio, you get the other half of the story, as an increasingly frantic Sheppard tries to rescue his teammates and follow Rodney's instructions to shut down the overloading generator. It's tense and tightly paced, with just the right amount of h/c and team worry, and some nice little character moments between an early-season Rodney and Teyla who are still feeling each other out.

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Hi, I'm friendshipper and I'm reccing Teyla/Rodney friendship this month. :)

Rec Category: Teyla & Rodney friendship
Pairing: none
Category: gen, angst
Warning: none
Author on LJ: less_star
Author's Website: n/a
Link: Various Means of Comfort

Why This Must Be Read: One in seven to one in ten mothers experience post-partum depression, and Teyla is not immune. This is a warm and gently sad story in which Rodney's emotional cluelessness can't quite cover up his basic sweetness and affection for Teyla.