[identity profile] morena-evensong.livejournal.com
Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Carson Beckett
Pairings: McKay/Sheppard, theoritical McKay/Carter (as a halucination)
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] laceymcbain
Author's Website: Lacey McBain's Fanfiction Library
Link: Very, Very Improbable

Why This Must Be Read: According to the old adage, 'a lie travels twice around the world before the truth even gets its pants on'. And that's what's at the centre of this story. Following 'Grace Under Pressure', Rodney's being examined by Carson in the infirmary and someone else overhears part of their conversation.

This story is one of those ones that keeps you grinning the whole way through. It's basically a silly look at the active rumour mill that inevitably exists in Atlantis... and that John should really know better than to take at face value. Not that I'm about to complain about the results.
[identity profile] melodysparks.livejournal.com
Show: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Aiden Ford, Carson Beckett, Elizabeth Weir, Jack O'Neill, Jennifer Keller, John Sheppard, Major Lorne, Original Character, Radek Zelenka, Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Samantha Carter, Teyla Emmagan
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, John Sheppard/Nancy Sheppard, John Sheppard/Teer, Sam Carter/Rodney McKay, Jennifer Keller/Rodney McKay, Rodney McKay/Katie Brown, John Sheppard/OFC
Categories: Slash, HET
Warnings: Adult themes, Character death, genderswap, m-preg, pregnancy, multiple character death (major and minor), torture, angst, AU, kidfic, crossover with SG-1 graphic depictions of violence
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] darkmoore
Author's Website: Pierson�
Link: Dawn will break

Why This Must Be Read: I just love SGA alternate Universes and this one has it in spades. When Atlantis - upon returning to the Pegasus Galaxy from Earth - breaks apart in hyperspace, only John is saved from the debris. The group of Ancients that retrieved him offer him a bargain: Either he helps them make corrections in some universes, where things have gone wrong, or they put him back where he was found. Reluctantly accepting, John embarks on a lonely journey through a multitude of universes until he finally reaches the place he could again call home. This fic is sort of SGA meets Quantum Leap as John hops from alternate universe to alternate universe



snippet of fic )
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[personal profile] danceswithgary
Show: SGA/SG-1 crossover
Rec Category: Sheppard/McKay
Characters:: Acastus Kolya, Aiden Ford, Carson Beckett, Daniel Jackson, Elizabeth Weir, Jack O'Neill, John Sheppard, Original Character, Radek Zelenka, Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Samantha Carter, Teyla Emmagan, Vala Mal Doran
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay, Carter/McKay, Ronon Dex/Melena, Teyla Emmagan/OFC, miscellaneous others
Het/Slash/Gen: Slash, Het
Warnings: Highlight: Adult themes, Character death, Non-consensual
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] auburnnothenna
Author's Website: Allusions
Link: Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves
sequel: Killdeer
sequel: Everybody Knows

Why This Must Be Read:

The description 'sprawling epic' seems tailor-made for this series. Although these are ensemble pieces, Jehan abd-Ba'al and Meredith McKay's story is a major component throughout. Each character's backstory has changed from canon at a crucial point to bring them all together in Atlantis after action-packed journeys through Pegasus. No excerpt for this one - I just couldn't choose.
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[identity profile] astridv.livejournal.com
Rec Category: Rodney McKay/Samantha Carter
Pairing: Rodney McKay/Samantha Carter
Category: crossover sg-1/sga, het, AU, romance, Rodney McKay, Samantha Carter
Warning: spoilers for The Road Not Taken
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] sabinelagrande
Author's Website: on LJ
Link: I have known the eyes already

Summary: "This is the worst thing," he says, breaking off to catch her lips with his again, "that has ever happened to me." (805 words)

Why This Must Be Read:
A missing scene from The Road Not Taken. The chemistry between the two is amazing, and in spite of its shortness this story says a lot about the characters and their relationship.
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[identity profile] astridv.livejournal.com
Rec Category: Rodney McKay/Samantha Carter
Pairing: Rodney McKay/Samantha Carter (UST)
Category: humor, action, team, crossover sg-1/sga, gen, het
Warning: spoilers for The Pegasus Project
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] eretria
Author's Website: Midnight Tea
Link: Nobody does it better or Rodney McKay and the Really Feisty Harem

Summary: In which everyone loves Rodney (and shows it), Vala is a stowaway with a decided interest in certain pilots, John is smart, Sam is flummoxed, Daniel is jealous, Ronon and Teyla realise all Earth people are peculiar, and Elizabeth is reminded that guests are like fish. (~33,071)

Why This Must Be Read:
There is so much great character stuff, humor, and interaction between the two teams... this fic is how I wished the crossover-episode 'Pegasus Project' had turned out. I'm reccing it in the Sam/Rodney category for the delightful UST between the two, but I'd say you'll also enjoy it if you like plotty team SG-1/SGA crossover fic. I'd sort this fic under gen myself, in spite of some - well, a lot of - kissing (plot-relevant) and UST.

(It does have a decidedly not-worksafe Sam/Rodney sequel in A question of perspective Or Reality Doesn't Always Come in Second to Fantasy, which was previously rec'd here and which I also highly recommend.)
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[identity profile] astridv.livejournal.com
Rec Category: Rodney McKay/Samantha Carter
Pairing: Rodney McKay/Samantha Carter (sort of)
Category: romance, humor, crossover sg-1/sga, Rodney McKay, Samantha Carter
Warning: none
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] ijemanja
Author's Website: fic posted to LJ
Link: A Few Things Sam Doesn't Want Anyone to Know About Her and Rodney Mckay

Summary: A few things Sam doesn't want anyone to know about her and Rodney Mckay, and a few other things that Rodney would be only too happy to share about his (non-existent) relationship with Samantha Carter, if anyone actually cared enough to listen. (~1,250)

Why This Must Be Read:
This is one of my favorite Sam/Rodney fics, and the two don't even get to share the screen. It's all snippets of their slowly adjusting opinions about the other, all long-distance, and it's totally adorable. I figure I'll let the story speak for itself: snippet )
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[identity profile] astridv.livejournal.com
Rec Category: Rodney McKay/Samantha Carter
Pairing: Rodney McKay/Samantha Carter
Category: friendship, romance, humor, Rodney McKay, Samantha Carter
Warning: none
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] fairyglass
Author's Website: fairyglass.net
Link: Pillow Talk

Summary: Sam makes the adjustment to leading the Atlantis Expedition and that means making certain personal adjustments, too. (4,000 words)
Why This Must Be Read:

I love how Fairyglass writes the slowly developing relationship - it hits a nice balance between friendship and romance. I really enjoyed reading this.

snippet: "Goodnight Doctor McKay, Doctor Zelenka," Sam says indulgently, waving up at Rodney before tapping the conversation clear. There's both a sense of relief and... something that feels an awful lot like reluctance as she does so. She frowns at the thought. Has it really been so long that Rodney McKay is looking good to her?
[identity profile] yviwriting.livejournal.com
Sorry for the spamming, I am one of those people that don't realize February has only 28 days until it's February 28th...

Rec Category: Samantha Carter / Rodney McKay
Pairing: Samantha Carter / Rodney McKay
Categories: crossover SG1/SGA, episode related, Samantha Carter, Rodney McKay
Warnings: explicit content (het)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] eretria
Author's Website: Stories are up at [livejournal.com profile] midnight_ink

Summary: "You know,” McKay says, eventually, “it’s a good thing I’m an old-school gentleman. Anybody else would have taken advantage of this situation.”
Link: A question of perspective Or Reality Doesn't Always Come in Second to Fantasy

Why This Must Be Read: Because this is both hot and funny. Sam and Rodney alternate between being comfortable and uncomfortable in each other's company and it makes for many fun moments. The sex is extremely hot and the Sam/Rodney interactions before and during make for a wonderful read.

Excerpt )
[identity profile] yviwriting.livejournal.com
Rec Category: Samantha Carter / Rodney McKay
Pairing: Samantha Carter / Rodney McKay
Categories: crossover SG1/SGa, het, Samantha Carter, Rodney McKay
Warnings: explicit content
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] finding_jay
Author's Website: n/a

Summary: Looking back, it would all fall into place. Then again, hindsight is 20/20, and Rodney had always refused to wear his glasses. But who was he to turn down a free meal?
Link: Prescience

Why This Must Be Read: This is a bit of a longer story at roughly 10,000 words and over that course it shows us all facets of Sam, Rodney and Sam/Rodney. The attraction, the banter, the sweet moments, and yes, the sex. The characterizations are wonderfully spot-on and the romance is also very natural, as is the sex.

Excerpt )
[identity profile] yviwriting.livejournal.com
Rec Category: Samantha Carter / Rodney McKay
Pairing: Samantha Carter / Rodney McKay
Categories: Sam/Rodney, het, Rodney McKay
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] agentotter
Author's Website: :faded:

Summary: The first time Rodney kissed Samantha Carter, it was entirely by accident.
Link: A Slip of the Tongue

Why This Must Be Read: [livejournal.com profile] agentotter's Sam/Rodney fics are all great fun with great characterizations; seriously, I could rec them all here. I am recommending this specific one because the Sam and Rodney banter is strong in it, which is something I particularly enjoy. It's Rodney's point-of-view and his rambling thoughts are way too funny and spot-on to be missed.

Excerpt )
[identity profile] yviwriting.livejournal.com
Rec Category: Samantha Carter / Rodney McKay
Pairing: Samantha Carter / Rodney McKay
Categories: AU
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] trinityofone
Author's Website: http://trinityofone.unrealwords.com/fiction.html

Summary: Sam thinks up a more fitting punishment for McKay after '48 Hours.'
Link: Irony

Why This Must Be Read: This is set in the universe we see in SGA's "McKay and Mrs Miller". We see through Sam's eyes how Rodney became Rod and it's both heartbreaking and heartwarming as Sam is torn between thinking that it's good for Rodney and that it's awful for Rodney. It was a very emotional story for me to read and I hope you all enjoy it as well.

Excerpt )
[identity profile] yviwriting.livejournal.com
Rec Category: Samantha Carter / Rodney McKay
Pairing: Samantha Carter / Rodney McKay
Categories: Sam/Rodney, crossover, het, episode related
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] raisintorte
Author's Website: Website

Summary: Sam should have known better than to bring Cam along as her wingman.
Link: A Little Crazy

Why This Must Be Read: I am always bad with this section :) Anyway, I adore this fic for its characterizations as much as for its content. There's some lovely Sam&Cam interaction, some Rodney&John banter and the Sam/Rodney if, of course, delicious. In this story, Sam is the one to initiate the sex, which I always like and they both behave in such a both mature and snarky way about it that I just had to love this story. And I hope you will, too.

Excerpt )
[identity profile] yviwriting.livejournal.com
Rec Category: Rodney McKay / Samantha Carter
Pairing: Rodney McKay / Samantha Carter
Categories: episode related, crossover, Rodney McKay, Samantha Carter
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] agentotter
Author's Website: :faded:

Summary: Rodney has been chasing the idea of Sam Carter all day.
Link: de profundis

Why This Must Be Read: [livejournal.com profile] agentotter has a hand for Sam/Rodney. The characterizations are spot-on, with both characters snarking at each other, but also being civil and friendly when the situation calls for it. It's one of the earliest Sam/Rodney fics I read and I never get tired of it. There's also loads of other characters in this story, from Zelenka to Beckett.

Excerpt )
[identity profile] crazedturkey.livejournal.com
Rec Category: samantha carter/rodney mckay
Pairing: samantha carter/rodney mckay
Category: ie: H/C, Daniel, Atlantis, etc
Warning: none
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] beanpot 
Author's Website: masterlist on LJ
Link: Here

Why This Must Be Read:
This delightful little fic follows a meeting between Sam and Rodney after the events of A Road Not Taken.  Sam finds herself grateful for Rodney's counterpart, and Rodney is well, Rodney. 

[livejournal.com profile] beanpot nails the characterisations and that special banter of Sam and Rodney.  Hilarious, touching and adorable 

a wee snippet )

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[personal profile] lilyleia78

Rec Category: Humor
Pairing: John/Rodney, Rodney/Sam, tiniest bit of OT5 
Categories: established relationship, humor, pic!story, implied slash, het
Warnings: IMAGE Heavy
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] rigel_7
Author's Website: Fic Masterlist
Link: Icky Girl Germs! ZOMG!!1ELEVENTY!1!!

Why This Must Be Read: South Park versions of our intrip heroes show us the way season four might have gone - in a McShepper's worst nightmare. So, so funny. Be sure to hang around for the surprise ending.  And the best thing about the story? Two words - Teal'c'a Daniella
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[identity profile] astridv.livejournal.com
Rec Category: Rodney McKay/Samantha Carter
Pairing: Sam/Rodney friendship
Category: friendship, crossover sg-1/sga
Warning: Minor warning for language and violence
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] dashamte
Author's Website: Dasha on Wraithbait
Link: Free 'Verse

Why This Must Be Read:
summary: Rodney. Sam. Gardening instructions. Physics. Oh, and also muggers. (3,755 words)

A delightful, smart friendship fic with rich background detail. Sam and Rodney bonding over Physics... what more could one ask for?
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[identity profile] astridv.livejournal.com
Rec Category: Rodney McKay/Samantha Carter
Pairing: Sam/Rodney
Category: episode-related, crossover sg-1/sga
Warning: Babyfic. Slightly crackish. Extremely fluffy. No spoilers past the end of season three Atlantis, season ten SG1. Specific references to events in 'The Road Not Taken' and 'Unending'
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] ijemanja
Author's Website: none. link to ijemanja's LJ entries tagged 'fic'
Link: Yes Sir, That's My Baby

Why This Must Be Read:
summary: She's pregnant, and it's complicated. (6,313 words)

I don't exactly seek out babyfic -- in previous fandoms the word "baby" in a summary used to be a safe way to make me back away slowly. But I like McKay/Carter so I checked this one out, and enjoyed it a lot. It's adorable without being saccharine, the premise is fun (and really not that crackish, all things considered) and the Sam/Rodney interaction is spot on.

"I want to register my objection to procreating with someone with whom, outside of hallucinations and the occasional," he smirked, "Idle fantasy, I've never even gotten to first base, let alone exchanged any of the necessary bodily fluids."

The smirking had started once he seemed to realise if she'd slept with an alternate version of himself, it greatly improved his own chances in that regard.
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[identity profile] astridv.livejournal.com
Rec Category: Rodney McKay/Samantha Carter
Pairing: Imaginary!Sam/Rodney, Rodney/Markov
Category: episode-related, character study
Warning: spoilers for SG-1's '48 Hours'
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] 01100100/danvers
Author's Website: 01100100 - atlantis fanfiction
Link: The Guy Who Came in From the Cold

Why This Must Be Read:
Summary: „This is it?“ he complains, getting nothing but an indifferent and grim look from a man of indeterminate and completely irrelevant military rank as he turns away. „Oh, well, thank you. I always wondered what living in the gulag would be like.“ (4,933 words)

A wonderful story about Rodney slowly coming to terms with his exile in Siberia: funny, insightful, subtle... and effortlessly reconciling that jerk from 48 Hours with our McKay. (And while the Sam Carter in this fic is entirely in Rodney's imagination, their banter is so spot on that she feels somehow present.)
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[identity profile] astridv.livejournal.com
Rec Category: Rodney McKay/Samantha Carter
Pairing: Sam/Rodney
Category: humor, romance, fluff
Warning: none
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] agentotter
Author's Website: fadedpress
Link: - lapsus linguae - a slip of the tongue -

Why This Must Be Read:
Summary: The first time Rodney kissed Samantha Carter, it was entirely by accident.
(1,970 words)

Agentotter writes delightfully funny, snarky Sam/Rodney fic.
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[identity profile] abyssinia4077.livejournal.com
Rec Category: Het
Pairing: Sam/Jack, Sam/Rodney
Category: AU, character study, first time, episode related, het, humor
Warning: fluff
Author on LJ [livejournal.com profile] ijemanja
Author's Website:
Link: Biting the Bullet

Why This Must Be Read:
In this marvelous use of the "five things" format [livejournal.com profile] ijemanja dives through canon AUs to give us "Five time Jack O'Neill asked Samantha Carter out and one time he didn't have to." Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, sometimes painful, this fic shows us how, as different as the universes might be, some aspects of character still shine through, whatever roles and events they find themselves in.

Spot-on characterization throughout and just the right amount of humor to put a smile on your face.

sneak preview )
[identity profile] incidental-fire.livejournal.com
Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, John Sheppard/Sam Carter (implied), Rodney McKay/Sam Carter (past)
Category: Slash, AU, humor, mild angst, implied het
Warning: Slash, implied het
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] toomuchplor
Author's Website: Fic list on LJ
Link: Plan C, or How Rodney McKay Lost His Wife and Gained a Galaxy

Why This Must Be Read:
This is a fun and delightful AU, written for [livejournal.com profile] undermistletoe 2007, for the prompt "The Rich Man's Vengeful Seduction". The basic premise is that Rodney tries to seduce John (the new "landscaper") away from Sam, Rodney's soon-to-be-ex-wife. It's funny and sweet, with a touch of angst and very hot sex - an all-around marvelous combination. I'm also endlessly amused by the mental image of John in too-short gray sweatpants with "USAF Grrls Kick Ass" written across the ass in pink lettering.

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[identity profile] thady.livejournal.com
Rec Category: AU
Pairing: John/Rodney, John/Vala, John/Rodney/Vala, Cam/John (implied), Rodney/Sam (implied), Jack/Sam (implied).
Category: AU, Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, earthside
Warning: Vaguely incestuous
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] gaiaanarchy
Author's Website: none, as far as I know.
Link: Kingdom of Mirrors

Summary: When John walked into the southern quarter depository of the 363rd city bank, Rodney McKay was on the univision for the third time that week. That was almost as many as Jack O’Neill and only marginally less than War Chancellor Thor himself. Not that John was keeping track or anything. AU in which the Asgard run Atlantis, John and Vala are bank robbers, and Rodney is . . . well, Rodney.


Why This Must Be Read:

I love long stories, good world-building, good characterization and dystopia. This story has all of that. I do not want to say too much, because part of the fun is to figure out what exactly is going on.

The story stayed with me, like all of Gaia's stories did, and even months later I can remember scenes and bits of dialogue and especially the imagery and the world she created. The story made me think, but the plot was strong enough to keep the story from beeing preachy or merely an exercise.



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[identity profile] rositamia.livejournal.com
Rec Category: crossover: SGA/SG-1
Pairing: hint of McKay/Carter
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] eretria and [livejournal.com profile] auburnnothenna
Author's Website: midnight tea and Allusions
Link: Care Packages
Summary: Sam has a sick sense of humor, John doesn't fish, Teal'c watches QVC, Rodney never did see the end of The Sixth Sense, Elizabeth says 'We are not amused', Daniel ate the cookies and Jack is bored.
Why this should be read: Sam is so gleeful as she's packing that box that she makes me smile. All the characters have so much fun during this story that it makes me grin. I love how lighthearted everyone is; no real angst, just a touch of melancholy, quickly dispersed by laughter. This is a fun read.
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[identity profile] rigel-7.livejournal.com
Category: Humor

Pairing:Cameron/Sam, Carter/McKay, Daniel/Sam, Jack/Sam, Martouf/Sam, Pete/Sam, Sam/Other (pretty much if you can think of a pairing - it's there :P)
Categories:Alternate Reality, Episode Related, Humor, Missing Scene, Samantha Carter, SG1
Warning: Spoilers for Season 9 "Ripple Effect"
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author's Website: O'Neill's House
Link: "Riplets"

Why This Must Be Read:

Exploring alternate realities is a recurring theme in the Stargate universe, and is a virtual goldmine for all of us fic afficionados. All those possibilities; the might have beens, the consequences we never saw, the romances that were only ever hinted at, the times when things went wrong. An episode like "Ripple Effect" is a great jumping off point for fic that plays with these concepts.

BadgerGater sets this fic within the episode, imagining that Sam has become a little curious as to the different lives (and loves) her alternate selves have. It's fantastic to glimpse some of the alternate Sam's personalities in the short interludes and the sheer amount of references to past episodes and situations is brilliantly done.

This is definitely not to be missed.

A Teeny Extract )
[identity profile] kuwdora.livejournal.com
Rec Category: Het: Other
Pairing: Samantha Carter/Rodney McKay
Category: Crossover
Warning: None
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] agentotter
Author's Website: Faded Press
Link: De Profundis
Summary: Rodney's been chasing the thought of Sam Carter all day

Why This Must Be Read:

You can tell otter loves the brainy love between Rodney and Sam. It just leaps out from her writing. De Profundis is a rather wonderful narrative of a day in the life of Rodney. He's the last one to see Colonel Carter, fresh off the Daedalus and you get to read why. It's cute, it's poignant and oh, it will make you smile because there's the classic John/Rodney interaction we see in the show while also being just enough Sam/Rodney to make this a must-read for anyone seeking a brainyOTP fic.

When you get to the end of the fic, it's a heartwarming scene that gives us a little bit more to go on regarding Rodney's expereience in "Grace Under Pressure". It's wooonnderfulllll.

Excerpt:

"I almost died," he says. "I almost died and I was at the bottom of the ocean and the person I wanted there with me the most was you."

Sam frowns at him, but she doesn't turn away; she edges closer, puts her hand flat on his bowed back, between the shoulder blades, and says, "You wanted me to share your certain doom? That's sweet, McKay."

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