Stargate Fic Recommendations

Rec Category: Teyla Emmagan
Pairing: None
Category: Teyla Emmagan, Team, Gen, Holiday, John Sheppard, Humor, Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex
Warning: None
Author on LJ: http://friendshipper.livejournal.com/
Author's Website: http://friendshipper.laylalawlor.com/ and http://friendshipper.livejournal.com/tag/fanfic:sga
Link: http://community.livejournal.com/sga_santa/157707.html

Why This Must Be Read: In the charming and sweet Woven Together, Seamless, the pregnant Teyla shares an Athosian holiday and traditions with her team while they visit a wintry world. Teyla may be missing her people and blood relations but she still has her family. This is a lovely friendship and team piece and there are quite a few moments that almost bring me to tears. I adore her gifts to each man (and their reactions), the team snuggling together because of the cold and how much love there is here, both in the story and which obviously went into its creation. Bonus points for the excellent world-building for the culture they are visiting and for the Athosians.

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Rec Category: Ronon Dex
Pairing: Rodney McKay/Ronon Dex
Category: Ronon Dex, Rodney McKay/Ronon Dex, Rodney McKay, Humor, Slash, Holiday, Alternate Universe
Warning: Explicit slash, suggestive humor
Author on LJ: http://linabean.livejournal.com/
Author's Website: none known
Link: Part I: http://linabean.livejournal.com/42307.html and Part II: http://linabean.livejournal.com/42636.html

Why This Must Be Read: I usually don't read non-canon slash but Funny Valentine, a Ronon/Rodney fic, completely won me over with how right the relationship feels. linabean makes the two seem like a perfect match for each other. The story's overall theme is quite appropriate too as Valentine's Day approaches (ominously for some).

In the story, Rodney and Ronon are in an established relationship but struggle with the help (and sometimes hindering) of John and Teyla among others to show their feelings for each other despite numerous miscommunications. The author's original approach to the romance between the two men of exploring just how Earth's (specifically the US and Canada) romantic traditions and cliches would appear to someone from another galaxy is hilarious and brilliant. If you think about it, yes, a human heart is not at all an attractive image. No wonder Ronon is confused. I love the cultural misunderstandings and how perfect the characterizations are but the highlight of this story is truly how funny it is, especially the snarkiness of Rodney's POV. I'm not sure which I loved waiting for more in the messhall interludes interspersed between Rodney and Ronon segments: what inappropriate word/name forgetful Rodney would next call the poor linguist engaged in a running chess battle with Sheppard or how oblivious he is to the subtle flirting game between Sheppard and Teyla throughout the story.
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