John Sheppard/Rodney McKay fics rec [PART I]
McShep fics rec of my personal favorite fics for those two (which is probably a huge mountain to climb of a ship tbh but I really wanted to attempt listing my faves fics in this fandom since they are so many great read!).
[not all that important but it may be noted that I consider the general concept of the books post season 5 (aka they return with Atlantis to the Pegasus galaxy, Elizabeth and Ford are alive & ultimately Keller & Mckay break up) canon tho somewhat of a lose canon as I didn't read them all but like the general idea of endgame they contain (telepath!Rodney being canon post turning back into a human is pretty cool)]
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ABSOLUTE PERSONAL ALL TIME FAVORITES & MUST READ:
Intersections (23885 words) by Kaneko
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Podfic Available, Pre-Canon, Antarctica, Angst, Humor, First Time, Hiking, Tent Sex
Summary: Rodney's Antarctica is a lot like Siberia in that it's full of scientists who work 16-hour days and bathe once a week (twice when they're feeling social), and who would slit your throat for a fresh banana. Also, you can't go for a walk without a survival kit, but that's fine - Rodney's never really been an outdoorsy person.
Vaporlock (8604 words) by auburn, eretria
Additional Tags: Pining John, Drowning, Depression, First Time
Summary: He reminded himself firmly how those stories always ended in tragedy for someone, fairy or mortal, not that Sheppard wasn't mortal — that was the whole problem.
The Te of John (6690 words) by Speranza
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Ascension, First Time, Slash
Summary: "Save it, Rodney. Fuck off. Go be a beam of light."
Water Your Dreams (13312 words) by amireal, Ladycat
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Pre-Series, First Time, Porn, Boats and Ships
Summary: "It didn't occur to me until later that you actually meant a boat."
Sleeping Arrangements (3877 words) by Persiflager
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Platonic Cuddling, Post-Coital Cuddling, Friendship, Friends to Lovers
Summary: “We didn’t fuck,” said Rodney from underneath the Ancient console he was taking to pieces. “Pass me the big spanner.”
[contains Ronon & Rodney brotp bonding & cuddling & emotionally constipated jealous John]
Fundamentals of Shipwreck Prevention (9666 words) by candle_beck
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time
Summary: John Sheppard falls head over heels, but literally this time.
Happily Ever After (the Pegasus remix) (4574 words) by cupidsbow
Additional Tags: cupidsbow, god:box, fairytale, Jealousy
Summary: One(glass slipper) alien device. One (romantic quest) typical Atlantis lab accident. One revelation of (true love) something far more ironic.
His Bodyguard (21408 words) by Soraya
Additional Tags: First Time, Alternate Universe, DADT, Pining John Sheppard, Frottage, First Kiss, Jealousy, Possessive Behavior
Series: Part 1 of His Bodyguard
Summary: John's ability to piss people off gets him everything he needs out of life.
Little Storms (17916 words) by Chandri
Summary: None of them like to admit it, but sometimes John's wrong. Usually it's Rodney who has to say so.
ALTERNATE REALITIES/ SET IN A SIMILAR UNIVERSES WITH SOME BIG CHANGES & PRE SHOW FIRST MEETING:
Taking the B Train (19570 words) by LdyAnne
Additional Tags: Drama, Action/Adventure, Crossover, Pre-Slash, Alternate Universe, Angst, SGA Secret Santa 2009
Summary: The first time John Sheppard saw Rodney McKay he thought he was hallucinating.
Learning To Share (7206 words) by respoftw
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Kid Fic, No Atlantis, Falling In Love, Schmoop, SGA Secret Santa 2016
Summary: Rodney returns, untriumphantly, to the SGC following the death of his sister and her English teaching excuse of a husband. He has to deal with raising an 18 month old kid, being on the lowest rung of the scientific ladder and, to top it all off, he doesn't even get his own office. All in all, he'd rather be back in Siberia.
Mob Mentality (9842 words) by czarina_kathryn
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon, First Time, Romance, Injury, University, Fake Marriage
Summary: Mob mentality is a fundamental part of civilization and John knew that was a fact. Then he met Dr. Rodney McKay.
The Group-W Bench (6312 words) by Speranza
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Meetings, First Time, Pre-Canon, Angst and Humor
Summary: We'll get you there as soon as we have an aircraft.
The Law of Holes (22254 words) by esteefee
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon Crossover, Periodic Table Jokes, Cats, Clown Car Jokes, Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Disability, Injury Recovery, Episode: s05e14 48 Hours, Episode: s03e09 Phantoms, Wordcount: 10.000-30.000
Summary: This is the most interesting thing to happen to John in weeks; it's like someone has started filming his life in color. He hopes Rodney decides to stick around a while.
Unhealthy Attachment (6837 words) by amireal
Additional Tags: Harlequin Romance Challenge, First Time, Alternate Universe
Summary: "So your bedside manner leaves a lot to be desired."
Pegasus Non-Verbal (6351 words) by igrab
Additional Tags: Disabled Character, Muteness
Summary: John always gets a little thrill when he sees Rodney sign at him across the room, casually dissing people literally standing next to him and John is the only one who knows.
Dearest (4223 words) by lavvyan
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dark
Series: Part 1 of Dearest
Summary: 04-877-57-7G was sixteen when he was finally transferred to his owner.
Precious (4077 words) by lavvyan
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dark
Series: Part 2 of Dearest
Summary: Sil shrugged and tapped on the readout screen. "This is a tagged government ship. The broadcast is clear, the designation is on the list. It's the Aurora."
The Perfect Choice (25460 words) by Tarlan
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Romance, Stargate Atlantis Big Bang Challenge
Summary: Instead of returning to the SGC after the Anubis incident, Rodney stays in Siberia, and Elizabeth chooses Kavanagh to be her chief of Science for the Atlantis Expedition. Having designed and built the Daedalus, Rodney persuades O'Neill to let them go search for the missing Atlantis Expedition.
Dark Places, Deep Water, Crowds, and Ducks. (4143 words) by ca_pierson
Additional Tags: Community: sga_santa
Summary: "You're the new assistant?" Rodney asked, incredulously. His assistants fluctuated on a monthly basis, no-one really stayed long with him, and it had been ages since he had gotten anyone good-looking. Mostly they were morons finishing their thesis. Not like he'd start anything with a co-worker. Absolutely not. Well ... maybe, depending on how said co-worker saw the issue.
[can also be read HERE]
Time to come home (19881 words) by gottalovev
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Civilian John Sheppard, First Kiss, First Time, Dom/sub Undertones
Summary: Several years ago, John Sheppard flipped a coin and didn't go to Atlantis. Out of the Air Force and now working as a photographer, he is offered a job on Atlantis for a public relations operation. In short, this is a story about second chances and how John finds his home, his team, and love in the end.
Mau Loa Means the Time We Have by gaiaanarchy
Summary: AU in which John never gets to Antarctica. He and Rodney meet anyway.
here is the secret that everyone knows (811 words) by sabinelagrande
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan/Aiden Ford, Elizabeth Weir/Radek Zelenka
Additional Tags: Stranded, Alternate Universe
Summary: John stops wearing his uniform on the two thousand and second day after they arrive.
SET IN MAIN CANON / GETTING TOGETHER & ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP SITUATIONS VAGUE CODA SEASON 1/4:
The Descent (13989 words) by Bane_Huntress
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Stranded, Established Relationship, Complete
Summary: The guys and Sam get stuck underground on a alien world with no means of escape, with little food they must wait for the Daedalus, only it’s late, very late, and times running out for McKay.
Unspoken (805 words) by ami_ven
Additional Tags: Community: writerverse, Established Relationship
Summary: Rodney loses his voice, but it’s John who can’t handle it.
Weddings, Plural, and a Yak (17676 words) by Speranza
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Kid Fic, Marriage, Angst and Humor, Romance, Adoption, First Time, Slash, Pining
Summary: By the eighth time John Sheppard married Rodney McKay, they were old pros at the wedding thing, having weathered not only an Ouishan blood wedding, but also a twelve-hour Avalonian handfasting, a Malanese necklace exchange, and a Thurtu joining ceremony that invoked a fire god and featured seven kinds of cake.
Logopetria (1715 words) by lavvyan
Additional Tags: Pre-Slash, Angst, Fairy Tales
Summary: John watched in horrified fascination as Rodney literally choked on his words, strangely-shaped objects spilling from his mouth in utter silence except for his coughing and ragged breath.
Eloquence (3086 words) by Taste_is_Sweet
Additional Tags: Angst, Pre-Slash, First Kiss, Companion Piece
Summary: John had sent him a message, in his own words. Rodney wondered why.
[Sequel to Logopetria - sort off - I would definitely recommend reading Logopetria first then this one]
An Introduction to the Grapevine by nixa_jane
Summary: By his third week on Atlantis, Ronon had come to some conclusions. The Atlantians talked too much, but knew good food, their guns weren't as cool as his, and John Sheppard was obviously in love with Rodney McKay.
When Blind Men Do See (5488 words) by iamtheenemy
Additional Tags: Jealousy, Oblivious Rodney
Summary: He turned around and raised his hand at the natives looking on. “See you around. And, uh, thanks for the prostitutes. It was a nice thought.” Features a jealous John and an oblivious Rodney. (Written in 2006)
[can also be read HERE]
Proof by Contradiction (9853 words) by astolat
Rating: Explicit
Summary: What sucked most was the sinking feeling that McKay was handling the whole thing better than he was.
Rewind and Fast-Forward (1054 words) by hellpenguin
Additional Tags: Age Regression
Summary: In which Rodney is four, eight, eighteen, twenty-five, and thirty-something respectively and John really really hates the Ancients.
After the Fall (2597 words) by Maverick
Relationships: McKay/Sheppard, past McKay/Quinn
Characters: Jonas Quinn, Cameron Mitchell
Summary: And oft, my jealousy shapes faults that are not. ~William Shakespeare
No Light and Transient Cause (20571 words) by sheafrotherdon
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Ronon Dex/Jennifer Keller
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Community: mcshep_match
Summary: Rodney McKay has an opinion on everything, including whether, in times of crisis, John Sheppard has any business risking death. Answer: no, don't be utterly stupid, what kind of ridiculous half-wit are you anyway? Small casting spoiler for season five.
midnight at McMurdo by 30toseoul
Summary: Because he hadn't planned to get groped in the middle of the Southern Exposure bar by Rodney McKay.
Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead (12115 words) by Speranza
Rating: Explicit
Summary: "Any plans for shore leave?" Rodney asks, and this time Sheppard doesn't even look at him.
Jealous (5084 words) by crysothemis
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Jealousy, Break Up, Make Up
Summary: One day. One lousy day. Hell, it hadn't been eighteen hours, and Rodney was already flirting with someone else?
Distraction (9064 words) by laceymcbain
Additional Tags: Urban Legends, Slash, Hurt/Comfort, Season/Series 02, Hallucinations, Friendship, Trust, First Time, Angst and Humor, Plotty, Podfic Available
Summary: “Have you tried ear plugs?” Rodney asks. “It’s in my head, Rodney. Ear plugs don’t do a lot when the voices are inside your brain!”
Accident Prone (7211 words) by LadyRa
Summary: Something goes wrong during one of John's missions with his new Stargate team.
The Trouble with Endothermia (11868 words) by crysothemis
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Sleeping Bags, Chocolate, Misunderstanding
Summary: Sleeping bag fic without the sleeping bag.
Heart of Ice (8604 words) by crysothemis
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Fairy Tales, Consent Issues, Ancient Devices, Mindfuck
Summary: "That's the problem," Rodney said. "You don't care about anything."
Acidimia (8852 words) by sheafrotherdon
Additional Tags: Community: mcshep_match
Summary: John runs.
ALTERNATE REALITIES: FUSION/POWERS/SOULMATES/TIMEY WIMEY WITH CANON BASIS:
Dæmonology (8217 words) by trinityofone
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Daemons
Summary: They had always wanted to fly; John couldn’t fly; Nioke flew for him.
A.W.O.L (7505 words) by esteefee
Additional Tags: Crossover, Alternate Universe - Fusion, Pre-Slash, Pre-Canon, Romance, Action/Adventure, SGA Saturday Prompt Challenge, Sentinel/Guide, Stargate Atlantis AU, Alternate Universe - Sentinels and Guides Are Known
Series: Part 1 of Redemption
Summary: John went A.W.O.L. after a mission in Afghanistan. A few years later, a chance meeting with a certain Dr. Rodney McKay leads to nothing but trouble. And possibly redemption.
Foothold (28488 words) by esteefee
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Alternate Universe - Fusion, Crossover, Pre-Canon, Sentinel/Guide Bonding, Sentinel/Guide, Sentinel Senses, Stargate Atlantis AU, Alternate Universe - Sentinels and Guides Are Known, Known!Sentinels
Series: Part 2 of Redemption
Summary: John's first week as a sentinel at the SGC doesn't go well. Rodney doesn't want to be his guide. Neither of them has any idea what they're getting into with this sentinel/guide business.
Sequel to A.W.O.L. In this universe, DADT doesn't exist but sentinels are second-class citizens.
Pair Bond (5734 words) by Kass
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, soulbond, H/C bingo, Telepathy, Cliche, those wacky Ancients
Summary: "I'm sorry," the librarian said. His voice sounded genuinely regretful. "But I can't possibly grant access to a lone electron."
Waiting For You (2002 words) by Brumeier
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Soulmate-Identifying Marks, Injury, Canonical Character Death, Episode: s01e10-e11 The Storm/The Eye, Episode: s01e12 The Defiant One
Summary: Rodney was sure he'd never find his soulmate, not after what happened with Kolya. But then, things never go quite as planned in the Pegasus galaxy.
it's warm, this skin i'm living in (1170 words) by callunavulgari
Additional Tags: Soulmates, Soulmate-Identifying Marks
Summary: When he is thirty-seven years old, John Sheppard thinks about the universe. Slowly - ever so slowly - beneath a layer of orange fleece, the shape of the universe blooms across Rodney McKay’s chest. To Rodney, it feels like an itch. By the time he gets home and notices, he isn’t thinking about the connection at all.
Bashert (1508 words) by aadarshinah
Additional Tags: Soulmates
Summary: "If a clock could count down to the moment you meet your soulmate, would you want to know?"
I Will Guide You Home (12568 words) by Brumeier
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Sentinels and Guides Are Known, First Meetings, First Time, First Kiss, Canonical Character Death, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Hurt/Comfort
Summary: There were a lot of things Rodney was anticipating when he made the trip through the wormhole to Atlantis. What he didn't count on were surprise Sentinels, gene mutations, space vampires, and a sentient city with her own ideas for how things should be.
can't deny your appetite (4031 words) by callunavulgari
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Vampires, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Bloodplay, Frottage
Summary: John finds out that there’s a vampire in Atlantis the day after they’ve stepped through the gate. He finds out that the vampire in question is Rodney McKay four weeks later, when they’re all hunkered down in the yawning shadow of some crumbling ruins and Rodney looks at him, his eyes eerily bright in the darkness, sees the blood on John’s face, and says, “Oh.”
Lost and Found (13286 words) by RosiePaw
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Elizabeth Weir, Aiden Ford, Stackhouse (Stargate Atlantis), Teyla Emmagan, Carson Beckett
Additional Tags: Sentinel AU
Summary: I don't know if this would be considered a crossover or not. I've borrowed a concept from another fandom, put a slightly different spin on it and then applied it to the SGA 'verse. Pretty much everything you need to know about Sentinels can be gained from the faux-quote at the beginning of the fic. On the other hand, you're going to be lost if you're not tolerably familiar with the first 11 episodes of SGA Season1.
AMNESIA & MEMORY LOSS:
Happy (35068 words) by crysothemis
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Amnesia, cliche bingo
Summary: "Wait," John said, because this had to be a joke, didn't it? "You know Ronon, but you don't know me? What the hell did that thing do to you?"
Out of the Blue (6003 words) by Leah
Additional Tags: Descension, Amnesia, Pre-Slash, Angst and Humor, First Kiss
Summary: "We're friends, and I missed you. Why can't I hold your hand?"
His Way Through the Constellation (8368 words) by torakowalski
Additional Tags: First Time, Amnesia
Summary: They find him by chance. They've looked and looked for the past six months and found nothing, no clue. Then Katie Brown and a couple of the new Marines go off-world to investigate some alien flora, get distracted by a market and find him there; not for sale, as Rodney immediately assumes on hearing, but working the stalls, healthy and whole and free as you like.
The Life You Lead (13571 words) by thegrrrl2002
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Amnesia
Summary: "This place is really weird," John said. "Can I go home now?" Not that he had any idea where home was for him.
Margin of Error (1004 words) by dogeared
Additional Tags: picfor1000, Amnesia
Summary: John's starting to think maybe he didn't get his memory back quite right.
Rewind, Reboot, Restore (23471 words) by Rheanna
Additional Tags: Amnesia, Drama, Romance, Wordcount: 10.000-30.000
Summary: Liking Rodney McKay was very similar to how Douglas Adams had described flying: the trick was to throw yourself at him and miss.
eat flowers, breathe light (1585 words) by callunavulgari
Additional Tags: Temporary Amnesia, Accidentally High
Summary: John gives Rodney a dreamy smile, swaying slightly towards him, and says, “You have really beautiful eyes, you know that?”
Amnesiac (4153 words) by Speranza
Additional Tags: Amnesia, First Time, Slash
Summary: He's just about to suggest a before-dinner quickie when the Canadian pulls away and squints up at him, and says, a little breathlessly, "You hit your head, didn't you?"
I Shot A Man In Reno Just To Watch Him Die by thisissirius
Summary: It was during the next two weeks that they first started to notice it. It started out slow, stupid things that nobody would think about normally. Then Sheppard asked several times why Ford wasn't in Atlantis and his team herded him into the infirmary.
The Fundamental Things (19141 words) by Taste_is_Sweet
Additional Tags: Amnesia, Hurt John Sheppard, Hurt Rodney McKay, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Best Friends, First Kiss, SGA Secret Santa Fic Exchange, SGA Secret Santa 2014, Bingo, Community: hc_bingo, Happy Ending, Gratuitous Kitten References, Only They're Duckling References, Because Rodney Can't Remember Kittens
Summary: There are some people you never forget, even when you can't remember anything. (Rodney couldn't lose him. If something happened to John, Rodney didn't think he could keep holding on. Not with the chair slowly taking him apart and no one to keep himself together for. He had no real idea who John was, but it was like Rodney knew him in ways that went deeper than memory. John was vitally important, as necessary to Rodney's existence as the stale air circulating through the ship or the awful protein chunks they ate to survive. It wasn't even a question of being able to hold on without him. Without him, Rodney wouldn't want to. But even beyond his new injuries, John was slipping away so fast. Rodney didn't know how many more times he could be forced into the chair before he wouldn't remember his own name. And Rodney was losing too much to be able to remind him.)
PINING, UST (& EVENTUAL RESOLUTION):
A Hole in the World (29252 words) by gottalovev
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Pining
Summary: One day, Rodney walks out of Atlantis without saying why and vanishes. While John does everything he can to find him, he is forced to face the fact that he has feelings for Rodney that run deeper than he'd realized.
The Slow Braille of Touch (7410 words) by Bead
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Hurt/Comfort
Summary: John notices a personal habit of Rodney’s and begins watching him more closely. Set in Season 1, prior to "The Siege."
Sheppard's Pie (20513 words) by auburn
Additional Tags: Pie, Community: mcshep_match, Humor, Drama, Pining
Summary: Cooking is just chemistry, so pie should be easy, if Rodney could just figure out what Sheppard wants.
Reality (2153 words) by Resonant
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Romance, First Time, Pining
Summary: McKay was the perfect object for a crush you never intended to do anything about.
Not a Love Song (4886 words) by thegrrrl2002
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Humor, Romance
Summary: "I'm not gay, all right?" John announced, dropping his tray on the table with a thud.
Close Encounters (4590 words) by amireal
Additional Tags: Angst, Character Study, First Time, Drama, Pre-Slash, Humor, unexpected erections
Summary: Rodney has a crush and it deeply annoys him and deeply confuses Sheppard.
[followed by All Brand New (8146 words) by seperis Rating: Explicit - Summary: And if Rodney had been pissy *before* about what he saw as John's flirtatious behavior, there are all new levels of insanity to achieve when Rodney's got exclusive access. Sequel to Close Encounters by Amireal.]
Loves Me Not (4585 words) by astolat
Rating: Explicit
Summary: It was just such an obvious train wreck in the making. Spoilers through Duet.
Caught (3443 words) by Punk
Additional Tags: Team, Post-Series, Humor, First Kiss, Off-World, Hanging Upside Down By One Leg (Redux), Ronon's Crafty, Care packages, Movie Night
Summary: Jeannie once told him he was no catch.
Freefall (9693 words) by Taste_is_Sweet
Additional Tags: Angst and Humor, First Kiss, Community: hc_bingo, Psychosis, First Time, Pining Rodney McKay, Bingo, Angst with a Happy Ending
Summary: It was just mud, after all. And after the opportunistic parasite that nearly killed Rodney, Carson was very, very careful about making sure no one was sick before letting them go on missions. So everyone on Team Sheppard was healthy. And it was just mud. Just like Ronon said when Teyla was grimacing about her hair: a little mud never killed anyone.
Decreasing Radii (27137 words) by cathalin
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Aliens Make Them Do It, Coming Out, coming out to self, Don't Ask Don't Tell
Summary: An alien device forces John and Rodney to do something they wouldn't do otherwise. The aftermath is not easy. But sometimes, not-easy leads to good things.
[Contains: dubcon, internalized homophobia, self hatred & denial of feelings]
The Paradox of Vision (22032 words) by apple_pi
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Two steps past the DHD Rodney slumped mid-step to the ground - an abrupt, shocking fall, graceless and heavy. John struggled to pull him up, not thinking about the way his head flopped bonelessly back as John heaved him forward. "Ronon!" They pulled him through the gate.
Ride Into The Sun (14327 words) by Cesare
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Sexual Fantasy, Community: kink_bingo, Emotional Manipulation, Bondage, Action, Torture, Psychological Torture, Drugs
Summary: John's fantasies do a lot for him: they restore his sense of control, express his defiance, celebrate his victories, and connect him with feelings he can't access other ways. He never thought they'd get him what he wants.
NEAR DEATH & BREAKDOWNS:
Disarmed and Unbalanced (8560 words) by lavvyan
Additional Tags: Secret Santa, Angst, Hurt/Comfort
Summary: The last time John saw Rodney, Rodney was dead.
Fun With Comas (8120 words) by Toft
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Coma, Rape Fantasy, Angst, Love, Consent Issues, Near Death Experience
Summary: Rodney's in a coma. John... sort of loses it.
Care in the Holding (8820 words) by laceymcbain
Additional Tags: Season/Series 01, Episode Related, Episode: s01e20 The Siege (2), Weapons, Guns, Survival Training, Bets, Slash, First Kiss, Slow Build, Homophobia
Summary: Everything comes back to the weight of a gun in his hand. (Or, the one where Bates is a jerk, and John teaches Rodney how to shoot.) Roughly follows the characters through Season 1 through to The Siege, Part 3.
I Am Your Image Dressed As the World (11083 words) by Mira
Warnings: Major Character Death
Summary: "I missed you so much," John whispered. "I didn't know. It was always me leaving, so I didn't know."
[this has a happy ending despite the warning!!!]
Five Breakdowns Rodney Witnesses; and One he doesn't by thisissirius
Summary: Mostly he just looks at John and wonders when is it going to be you?
Disarmed and Unbalanced by lavvyan
Summary: The last time John saw Rodney, Rodney was dead.
Five Impossible Things Rodney McKay Did Before Breakfast (4638 words) by laceymcbain
Additional Tags: 5 Things, Episode Related, Episode: s01e10 The Storm, Rescue, Sacrifice, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, First Kiss, Episode: s01e11 The Eye
Summary: Rodney hates that this is the day he’s going to disappoint everyone, and it’s little consolation he probably won’t be around to deal with the fall-out. (Or the one where Rodney tricks Sheppard into leaving him while he reconfigures the shield when Grounding Station #3 is going to blow.)
Five Lies John Told (And Then A Whole Lotta Truth) (4176 words) by Speranza
Additional Tags: Anaphylaxis, five things, Hurt/Comfort, Coma, Pining, First Time, Denial
Summary: Man, he had to give up bullshitting like this.
Děkuji Vám by thisissirius
Summary: In a flash John had Carson against the wall (like Ford) and was gripping his throat, angrier than even the Irratus bug had made him. “Help him!”
Someone to Watch Over Me (3327 words) by kisahawklin
Additional Tags: Violence, Bondage, Minor Character Death, Dark, Codependency, Captivity, sga_santa
Summary: Rodney gets taken hostage the most, a dozen more times than anyone else in Atlantis, and a couple dozen more times than anyone else on the team.
Desperate Measures (6157 words) by rougeandtonic
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Angst, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, First Time, Heterosexual Character
Summary: John and Rodney are stranded on a volcano planet. Things get worse from there.
Children's Classics (6852 words) by Taste_is_Sweet
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Angst, First Kiss, Pre-Slash
Summary: John has no idea how the prisoners choose the song. He just knows that if he can recognize it, it's been a good day; if he can't, it hasn't.
Ways To Die in the Pegasus Galaxy (17917 words) by crysothemis
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Cuddling, Obliviousness, gratuitous hair abuse
Summary: Since when was sleeping together -- really, just sleeping -- some kind of a kink?
EPISODE RELATED:
Consequences by Joolz
Summary: Post-Trinity: He may be the only one, but Ronon is still speaking to Rodney.
[Ep:Trinity - a much needed conversation between Ronon & Rodney after everything and Ronon making some valid points]
Shed Your Skin (6013 words) by seperis
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Beneath the sheet, his hands twists together, trying to rub away the alien in him, like last time, that led to sedation and Heightmeyer and Carson's worried bandaging of blood-slick hands and promises of restraints once upon a few days ago.
[Set post-Conversion.]
An Impossible, Unconceived Hue (2995 words) by enigmaticblue
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett
Summary: When the treatment stops working, John is still blue.
[Ep:Conversion]
Tumbling After (3847 words) by Caro
Additional Tags: Episode Related, First Time
Summary: John deals with some unexpected consequences of their stay with Ford's men. Post-Hive fic.
[Ep:Hive]
Downpour (3025 words) by randomalia
Additional Tags: Episode Tag, Ascension, Pining John Sheppard, Atlantis
Summary: Back during the first year they came to Atlantis, there was this game they played.
[Ep:Epiphany]
A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by gottalovev
Summary: Could there be a worse way to end this already shitty day? He didn't think so.
[Ep:Inferno]
Identity Loss (1705 words) by Tarlan
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Episode Tag, Community: mcsheplets
Summary: There were times when Rodney hated himself, especially when Rod showed him the person he could have been.
[Ep:McKay and Mrs. Miller]
Down to the Bones (12182 words) by Leah
Additional Tags: Angst, Challenge Response, Charity Auctions, Episode: s03e07 Common Ground, Alternate Universe - Canon, Alternate Canon, Temporary Character Death
Summary: John's hand was cold. The skin was loose and soft. It made Rodney think of his grandfather, which almost made him gag. He swallowed. "You're okay. You're going to be okay now," he babbled through his revulsion. "I'm here."
[Ep:Common Ground & Tao of Rodney remix]
A Little Off to the Side (2220 words) by sheafrotherdon
Additional Tags: Episode Related, Alternate Universe
Summary: A different ending to The Tao of McKay. John, absence, presence, and peace.
[Ep:Tao of Rodney]
crash into dust by thisissirius
Summary: The dummy at Sheppard’s feet was completely destroyed.
[Ep:Tao of Rodney]
In Your Dreams (5368 words) by lamardeuse
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Holy shit, was this his subconscious?
[Ep:Doppelganger]
When Can’t and Won’t Are the Same Thing by lovethesnark
Summary: John doesn’t really think about it until he’s back on Atlantis.
[Ep:Miller's Crossing]
The Opposite of Fine (2062 words) by Zinnith
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Dubious Consent, Angst, Dark, Episode Tag, Guilt, Hurt/Comfort
Summary: John is fine. At least that's what he tells himself.
[Ep:Miller's Crossing]
Unspoken (2514 words) by krabapple
Summary: Whatever this is, they don't talk about it.
[Ep:Miller's Crossing]
I can't by lenyia
Summary: "John stands on the balcony and his head faces two moons of the planet. But he doesn’t see them. His thoughts are back on Earth." Followed by I can't means I love you & I can pretend
[Ep:Miller's Crossing]
you have done a braver thing by thisissirius
Summary: “The Princess and Ronon took Rodney and his sister back to their secret base.” His words were tinged with sadness that Jeannie would never have been able to read had she not been listening for it. “It didn’t take long for Annie to become sick.”
[Ep:Miller's Crossing]
eHarmony (4520 words) by tigerlady
Additional Tags: Crack, Episode Related, Romantic Comedy
Summary: "Wait. So you're saying that the women in this room are all competing for a chance to be with me, and I don't have to marry them?" (A return to the world from the episode 'Harmony'.)
[Ep:Harmony]
All Saints (3449 words) by krabapple
Summary: Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us / let us also lay aside every encumbrance and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us (paraphrase of Hebrews 12:1) John is the witness to Rodney's passing.[Ep:Harmony]
[Ep:The Shrine]
ALTERNATE UNIVERSE / COMPLETE DEPARTURE FROM CANON:
The Dark Side (7497 words) by astolat
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Originally Posted on LiveJournal, challenge: dark side
Summary: "You're not a very good Jedi, are you?" the Sith Lord said. "Oh, excuse me, I am an excellent Jedi," Rodney said.
Ghost Writer (5083 words) by lavvyan
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe
Summary: Ghost!Rodney & Romance Novel Writer!John
As Wide as the Sky (10899 words) by seperis
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe
Summary: Find yourself. Originally published in the Duet Press zine Surfacing. My eternal gratitude for being included, as that was my first zine and I think this is the first fic that made me literally panic over comma placement.
[Political AU with presidential candidate John!]
Revelations by trinityofone
Summary: AU. John is a priest, Rodney is sin.
Not Exactly Rocket Science by apple_pi
Summary: It's been six weeks and six days since Rodney stomped into the press room with three-hundred and thirty separate printed-out e-mails to not.exactly.rocketscience@gmail.com, asking for advice and praising the column for being snarky, condescending and intelligent. "Apparently people like your asshole tendencies in writing," John had said. Rodney had snorted. "Apparently people like getting research-based sex advice couched in sarcasm," he'd replied.
[CollegeAU]
Quantum Entanglements by reddwarfer
Summary: (AU) When Rodney's six years old--and awaiting death via principal and his very angry mother--he meets John and everything changes.
Harvest Festival by Ras Elased
Rating: Explicit
Additional tags: sex ritual, public sex
Summary: Without the rituals he performed, Rodney knew the sun would still rise every morning, the rain would still fall, and the plants would still grow. The Wraith would still come. Not even Rodney could stop that. But the villagers had grown dependant on the rituals, on the comfort and structure they provided, and Rodney sometimes wondered if society would collapse without them. Sometimes he wondered if a society that idiotic deserved to survive.
Mona Lisa Box by tzzzz
Summary: Rodney McKay is one of the geniuses who created Skynet. John Sheppard is sent back in time to find him.
CANON VERSE & COULD ALMOST BE CANON & SOME POST SEASON 5:
Do not hide, see the view. (3934 words) by that_which
Additional Tags: Snark, Temporary Character Death, Jealousy, First Kiss, Sticks and Stones, McShep Match Challenge 2012
Summary: When he's faced with his feelings, John can be kind of an asshole.
[This was written for McShep Match, Team Space, for the prompt Sticks and Stones.]
Two Years After Tomorrow by lavvyan (1483 words) by lavvyan
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Evan Lorne/Radek Zelenka
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Angst
Summary: McKay had put in for leave, and Sheppard had dialled the Gate to Earth himself, and the two of them hadn't exchanged another word as McKay hefted his duffle bag and walked into the wormhole.
The Courage in Bread and Water by Squeaky
Summary: "When your friend is closer to death you will beg for the favours my touch will grant you," the guard said.
[John & Jennifer in captivity together.]
of breath and blood by thisissirius
Summary: Whatever they had to do to stop it, Lorne knew that they weren’t taking Rodney from the cell again.
War Bride (9031 words) by Speranza
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Meet the Family, Backstory, Established Relationship, Coming Out, First Time, Hurt/Comfort, Angst
Summary: "Rodney's my desert island guy," he says finally, because it's the simplest, truest thing he can say: if there's one person he gets to keep with him, he chooses McKay. It's as simple as that.
That Keeps on Giving (5231 words) by mayachain
Additional Tags: Future Fic, Alien Technology, Friendship/Love
Summary: Rodney has a complex relationship with gifts. Some he forgets, some he plans for years, and some he stumbles upon by accident.
Freeze (2550 words) by Bead
Additional Tags: Post Season 5
Summary: When they get the city back to Pegasus, Rodney notices John is acting...weird. And nobody will tell him why.
Random Acts (25218 words) by sgamadison
Rating: Explicit
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Radek Zelenka, Evan Lorne, Teyla Emmagan, Katie Brown, Ronon Dex, Richard Woolsey, Jennifer Keller
Summary: "It's called a random act of kindness," she said. "You should try it sometime."
Learning Curve by lilyleia78
Summary: Five times Rodney said, "I'm the stupidest man in two galaxies."
Good Neighbor Policy (6817 words) by lamardeuse
Rating: Explicit
Summary: John and Rodney and a little give and take.
[between season 2 & 4]
Five Planets Atlantis is Never Contacting Again, or At Least If They Do, They're Sending Another Damn Team, Not John's (2647 words) by spuffyduds
Summary: "Okaaay," John says. "Apparently the natives think everyone coming through the gate should be armed immediately, which--" "Does not bode well," Rodney says, and starts the redial, but then, right on cue, there are noises in the bushes.
DEATHFICS & COULD BE DEATH:
The Ones You Leave Behind (30205 words) by Taste_is_Sweet
Additional Tags: Squick, Temporary Character Death, Drama, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Action, Robots, First Time, Pre-Slash, McShep Match Challenge 2009, Horror, Medical Torture
Summary: "I love you," Rodney said. "You can't die anymore."
[the medical horror tag is very well deserved here & this story takes you by the guts - HAPPY ENDING (of a sort)]
lovers in the dirt by thisissirius
Summary: sometimes you don’t make it home. [character death].
always just knew by thisissirius
Summary: he presses his face into the crook of rodney’s neck and feels the soft thumpa thumpa of the pulse against his lips. it’s thready and slowing but soft fingers tease bruised skin and there’s an almost whimper.
Unspoken Words by Mukanshin
Summary: Lt. Colonel John Sheppard had never been good with words.
The One-Eyed Undertaker by gottalovev
Summary: "Take care of 'em for me, okay?" he said. "Don't let them do anything stupid."
Only Someone Running (7710 words) by busaikko
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Rodney McKay/Brendan Dean
Characters: Freya McAllister, Brendan Dean, Rodney McKay, OMC, John Sheppard
Additional Tags: Canonical Character Death, Character Death, Robots, Torture, Crossover, Self-Harm, Episode Related, Telepathy, Ascension
Summary: Love, the human soul, and Occam's Razor — entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem (entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity). Eptag for SGA 'This Mortal Coil'. Spoilers for the film Thoughtcrimes. Despite the dire warnings, no canon SGA personnel are harmed in the story.
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[PART II]
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[not all that important but it may be noted that I consider the general concept of the books post season 5 (aka they return with Atlantis to the Pegasus galaxy, Elizabeth and Ford are alive & ultimately Keller & Mckay break up) canon tho somewhat of a lose canon as I didn't read them all but like the general idea of endgame they contain (telepath!Rodney being canon post turning back into a human is pretty cool)]
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ABSOLUTE PERSONAL ALL TIME FAVORITES & MUST READ:
Intersections (23885 words) by Kaneko
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Podfic Available, Pre-Canon, Antarctica, Angst, Humor, First Time, Hiking, Tent Sex
Summary: Rodney's Antarctica is a lot like Siberia in that it's full of scientists who work 16-hour days and bathe once a week (twice when they're feeling social), and who would slit your throat for a fresh banana. Also, you can't go for a walk without a survival kit, but that's fine - Rodney's never really been an outdoorsy person.
Vaporlock (8604 words) by auburn, eretria
Additional Tags: Pining John, Drowning, Depression, First Time
Summary: He reminded himself firmly how those stories always ended in tragedy for someone, fairy or mortal, not that Sheppard wasn't mortal — that was the whole problem.
The Te of John (6690 words) by Speranza
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Ascension, First Time, Slash
Summary: "Save it, Rodney. Fuck off. Go be a beam of light."
Water Your Dreams (13312 words) by amireal, Ladycat
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Pre-Series, First Time, Porn, Boats and Ships
Summary: "It didn't occur to me until later that you actually meant a boat."
Sleeping Arrangements (3877 words) by Persiflager
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Platonic Cuddling, Post-Coital Cuddling, Friendship, Friends to Lovers
Summary: “We didn’t fuck,” said Rodney from underneath the Ancient console he was taking to pieces. “Pass me the big spanner.”
[contains Ronon & Rodney brotp bonding & cuddling & emotionally constipated jealous John]
Fundamentals of Shipwreck Prevention (9666 words) by candle_beck
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time
Summary: John Sheppard falls head over heels, but literally this time.
Happily Ever After (the Pegasus remix) (4574 words) by cupidsbow
Additional Tags: cupidsbow, god:box, fairytale, Jealousy
Summary: One
His Bodyguard (21408 words) by Soraya
Additional Tags: First Time, Alternate Universe, DADT, Pining John Sheppard, Frottage, First Kiss, Jealousy, Possessive Behavior
Series: Part 1 of His Bodyguard
Summary: John's ability to piss people off gets him everything he needs out of life.
Little Storms (17916 words) by Chandri
Summary: None of them like to admit it, but sometimes John's wrong. Usually it's Rodney who has to say so.
ALTERNATE REALITIES/ SET IN A SIMILAR UNIVERSES WITH SOME BIG CHANGES & PRE SHOW FIRST MEETING:
Taking the B Train (19570 words) by LdyAnne
Additional Tags: Drama, Action/Adventure, Crossover, Pre-Slash, Alternate Universe, Angst, SGA Secret Santa 2009
Summary: The first time John Sheppard saw Rodney McKay he thought he was hallucinating.
Learning To Share (7206 words) by respoftw
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Kid Fic, No Atlantis, Falling In Love, Schmoop, SGA Secret Santa 2016
Summary: Rodney returns, untriumphantly, to the SGC following the death of his sister and her English teaching excuse of a husband. He has to deal with raising an 18 month old kid, being on the lowest rung of the scientific ladder and, to top it all off, he doesn't even get his own office. All in all, he'd rather be back in Siberia.
Mob Mentality (9842 words) by czarina_kathryn
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon, First Time, Romance, Injury, University, Fake Marriage
Summary: Mob mentality is a fundamental part of civilization and John knew that was a fact. Then he met Dr. Rodney McKay.
The Group-W Bench (6312 words) by Speranza
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Meetings, First Time, Pre-Canon, Angst and Humor
Summary: We'll get you there as soon as we have an aircraft.
The Law of Holes (22254 words) by esteefee
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon Crossover, Periodic Table Jokes, Cats, Clown Car Jokes, Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Disability, Injury Recovery, Episode: s05e14 48 Hours, Episode: s03e09 Phantoms, Wordcount: 10.000-30.000
Summary: This is the most interesting thing to happen to John in weeks; it's like someone has started filming his life in color. He hopes Rodney decides to stick around a while.
Unhealthy Attachment (6837 words) by amireal
Additional Tags: Harlequin Romance Challenge, First Time, Alternate Universe
Summary: "So your bedside manner leaves a lot to be desired."
Pegasus Non-Verbal (6351 words) by igrab
Additional Tags: Disabled Character, Muteness
Summary: John always gets a little thrill when he sees Rodney sign at him across the room, casually dissing people literally standing next to him and John is the only one who knows.
Dearest (4223 words) by lavvyan
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dark
Series: Part 1 of Dearest
Summary: 04-877-57-7G was sixteen when he was finally transferred to his owner.
Precious (4077 words) by lavvyan
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dark
Series: Part 2 of Dearest
Summary: Sil shrugged and tapped on the readout screen. "This is a tagged government ship. The broadcast is clear, the designation is on the list. It's the Aurora."
The Perfect Choice (25460 words) by Tarlan
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Romance, Stargate Atlantis Big Bang Challenge
Summary: Instead of returning to the SGC after the Anubis incident, Rodney stays in Siberia, and Elizabeth chooses Kavanagh to be her chief of Science for the Atlantis Expedition. Having designed and built the Daedalus, Rodney persuades O'Neill to let them go search for the missing Atlantis Expedition.
Dark Places, Deep Water, Crowds, and Ducks. (4143 words) by ca_pierson
Additional Tags: Community: sga_santa
Summary: "You're the new assistant?" Rodney asked, incredulously. His assistants fluctuated on a monthly basis, no-one really stayed long with him, and it had been ages since he had gotten anyone good-looking. Mostly they were morons finishing their thesis. Not like he'd start anything with a co-worker. Absolutely not. Well ... maybe, depending on how said co-worker saw the issue.
[can also be read HERE]
Time to come home (19881 words) by gottalovev
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Civilian John Sheppard, First Kiss, First Time, Dom/sub Undertones
Summary: Several years ago, John Sheppard flipped a coin and didn't go to Atlantis. Out of the Air Force and now working as a photographer, he is offered a job on Atlantis for a public relations operation. In short, this is a story about second chances and how John finds his home, his team, and love in the end.
Mau Loa Means the Time We Have by gaiaanarchy
Summary: AU in which John never gets to Antarctica. He and Rodney meet anyway.
here is the secret that everyone knows (811 words) by sabinelagrande
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan/Aiden Ford, Elizabeth Weir/Radek Zelenka
Additional Tags: Stranded, Alternate Universe
Summary: John stops wearing his uniform on the two thousand and second day after they arrive.
SET IN MAIN CANON / GETTING TOGETHER & ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP SITUATIONS VAGUE CODA SEASON 1/4:
The Descent (13989 words) by Bane_Huntress
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Stranded, Established Relationship, Complete
Summary: The guys and Sam get stuck underground on a alien world with no means of escape, with little food they must wait for the Daedalus, only it’s late, very late, and times running out for McKay.
Unspoken (805 words) by ami_ven
Additional Tags: Community: writerverse, Established Relationship
Summary: Rodney loses his voice, but it’s John who can’t handle it.
Weddings, Plural, and a Yak (17676 words) by Speranza
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Kid Fic, Marriage, Angst and Humor, Romance, Adoption, First Time, Slash, Pining
Summary: By the eighth time John Sheppard married Rodney McKay, they were old pros at the wedding thing, having weathered not only an Ouishan blood wedding, but also a twelve-hour Avalonian handfasting, a Malanese necklace exchange, and a Thurtu joining ceremony that invoked a fire god and featured seven kinds of cake.
Logopetria (1715 words) by lavvyan
Additional Tags: Pre-Slash, Angst, Fairy Tales
Summary: John watched in horrified fascination as Rodney literally choked on his words, strangely-shaped objects spilling from his mouth in utter silence except for his coughing and ragged breath.
Eloquence (3086 words) by Taste_is_Sweet
Additional Tags: Angst, Pre-Slash, First Kiss, Companion Piece
Summary: John had sent him a message, in his own words. Rodney wondered why.
[Sequel to Logopetria - sort off - I would definitely recommend reading Logopetria first then this one]
An Introduction to the Grapevine by nixa_jane
Summary: By his third week on Atlantis, Ronon had come to some conclusions. The Atlantians talked too much, but knew good food, their guns weren't as cool as his, and John Sheppard was obviously in love with Rodney McKay.
When Blind Men Do See (5488 words) by iamtheenemy
Additional Tags: Jealousy, Oblivious Rodney
Summary: He turned around and raised his hand at the natives looking on. “See you around. And, uh, thanks for the prostitutes. It was a nice thought.” Features a jealous John and an oblivious Rodney. (Written in 2006)
[can also be read HERE]
Proof by Contradiction (9853 words) by astolat
Rating: Explicit
Summary: What sucked most was the sinking feeling that McKay was handling the whole thing better than he was.
Rewind and Fast-Forward (1054 words) by hellpenguin
Additional Tags: Age Regression
Summary: In which Rodney is four, eight, eighteen, twenty-five, and thirty-something respectively and John really really hates the Ancients.
After the Fall (2597 words) by Maverick
Relationships: McKay/Sheppard, past McKay/Quinn
Characters: Jonas Quinn, Cameron Mitchell
Summary: And oft, my jealousy shapes faults that are not. ~William Shakespeare
No Light and Transient Cause (20571 words) by sheafrotherdon
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Ronon Dex/Jennifer Keller
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Community: mcshep_match
Summary: Rodney McKay has an opinion on everything, including whether, in times of crisis, John Sheppard has any business risking death. Answer: no, don't be utterly stupid, what kind of ridiculous half-wit are you anyway? Small casting spoiler for season five.
midnight at McMurdo by 30toseoul
Summary: Because he hadn't planned to get groped in the middle of the Southern Exposure bar by Rodney McKay.
Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead (12115 words) by Speranza
Rating: Explicit
Summary: "Any plans for shore leave?" Rodney asks, and this time Sheppard doesn't even look at him.
Jealous (5084 words) by crysothemis
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Jealousy, Break Up, Make Up
Summary: One day. One lousy day. Hell, it hadn't been eighteen hours, and Rodney was already flirting with someone else?
Distraction (9064 words) by laceymcbain
Additional Tags: Urban Legends, Slash, Hurt/Comfort, Season/Series 02, Hallucinations, Friendship, Trust, First Time, Angst and Humor, Plotty, Podfic Available
Summary: “Have you tried ear plugs?” Rodney asks. “It’s in my head, Rodney. Ear plugs don’t do a lot when the voices are inside your brain!”
Accident Prone (7211 words) by LadyRa
Summary: Something goes wrong during one of John's missions with his new Stargate team.
The Trouble with Endothermia (11868 words) by crysothemis
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Sleeping Bags, Chocolate, Misunderstanding
Summary: Sleeping bag fic without the sleeping bag.
Heart of Ice (8604 words) by crysothemis
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Fairy Tales, Consent Issues, Ancient Devices, Mindfuck
Summary: "That's the problem," Rodney said. "You don't care about anything."
Acidimia (8852 words) by sheafrotherdon
Additional Tags: Community: mcshep_match
Summary: John runs.
ALTERNATE REALITIES: FUSION/POWERS/SOULMATES/TIMEY WIMEY WITH CANON BASIS:
Dæmonology (8217 words) by trinityofone
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Daemons
Summary: They had always wanted to fly; John couldn’t fly; Nioke flew for him.
A.W.O.L (7505 words) by esteefee
Additional Tags: Crossover, Alternate Universe - Fusion, Pre-Slash, Pre-Canon, Romance, Action/Adventure, SGA Saturday Prompt Challenge, Sentinel/Guide, Stargate Atlantis AU, Alternate Universe - Sentinels and Guides Are Known
Series: Part 1 of Redemption
Summary: John went A.W.O.L. after a mission in Afghanistan. A few years later, a chance meeting with a certain Dr. Rodney McKay leads to nothing but trouble. And possibly redemption.
Foothold (28488 words) by esteefee
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Alternate Universe - Fusion, Crossover, Pre-Canon, Sentinel/Guide Bonding, Sentinel/Guide, Sentinel Senses, Stargate Atlantis AU, Alternate Universe - Sentinels and Guides Are Known, Known!Sentinels
Series: Part 2 of Redemption
Summary: John's first week as a sentinel at the SGC doesn't go well. Rodney doesn't want to be his guide. Neither of them has any idea what they're getting into with this sentinel/guide business.
Sequel to A.W.O.L. In this universe, DADT doesn't exist but sentinels are second-class citizens.
Pair Bond (5734 words) by Kass
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, soulbond, H/C bingo, Telepathy, Cliche, those wacky Ancients
Summary: "I'm sorry," the librarian said. His voice sounded genuinely regretful. "But I can't possibly grant access to a lone electron."
Waiting For You (2002 words) by Brumeier
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Soulmate-Identifying Marks, Injury, Canonical Character Death, Episode: s01e10-e11 The Storm/The Eye, Episode: s01e12 The Defiant One
Summary: Rodney was sure he'd never find his soulmate, not after what happened with Kolya. But then, things never go quite as planned in the Pegasus galaxy.
it's warm, this skin i'm living in (1170 words) by callunavulgari
Additional Tags: Soulmates, Soulmate-Identifying Marks
Summary: When he is thirty-seven years old, John Sheppard thinks about the universe. Slowly - ever so slowly - beneath a layer of orange fleece, the shape of the universe blooms across Rodney McKay’s chest. To Rodney, it feels like an itch. By the time he gets home and notices, he isn’t thinking about the connection at all.
Bashert (1508 words) by aadarshinah
Additional Tags: Soulmates
Summary: "If a clock could count down to the moment you meet your soulmate, would you want to know?"
I Will Guide You Home (12568 words) by Brumeier
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Sentinels and Guides Are Known, First Meetings, First Time, First Kiss, Canonical Character Death, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Hurt/Comfort
Summary: There were a lot of things Rodney was anticipating when he made the trip through the wormhole to Atlantis. What he didn't count on were surprise Sentinels, gene mutations, space vampires, and a sentient city with her own ideas for how things should be.
can't deny your appetite (4031 words) by callunavulgari
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Vampires, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Bloodplay, Frottage
Summary: John finds out that there’s a vampire in Atlantis the day after they’ve stepped through the gate. He finds out that the vampire in question is Rodney McKay four weeks later, when they’re all hunkered down in the yawning shadow of some crumbling ruins and Rodney looks at him, his eyes eerily bright in the darkness, sees the blood on John’s face, and says, “Oh.”
Lost and Found (13286 words) by RosiePaw
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Elizabeth Weir, Aiden Ford, Stackhouse (Stargate Atlantis), Teyla Emmagan, Carson Beckett
Additional Tags: Sentinel AU
Summary: I don't know if this would be considered a crossover or not. I've borrowed a concept from another fandom, put a slightly different spin on it and then applied it to the SGA 'verse. Pretty much everything you need to know about Sentinels can be gained from the faux-quote at the beginning of the fic. On the other hand, you're going to be lost if you're not tolerably familiar with the first 11 episodes of SGA Season1.
AMNESIA & MEMORY LOSS:
Happy (35068 words) by crysothemis
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Amnesia, cliche bingo
Summary: "Wait," John said, because this had to be a joke, didn't it? "You know Ronon, but you don't know me? What the hell did that thing do to you?"
Out of the Blue (6003 words) by Leah
Additional Tags: Descension, Amnesia, Pre-Slash, Angst and Humor, First Kiss
Summary: "We're friends, and I missed you. Why can't I hold your hand?"
His Way Through the Constellation (8368 words) by torakowalski
Additional Tags: First Time, Amnesia
Summary: They find him by chance. They've looked and looked for the past six months and found nothing, no clue. Then Katie Brown and a couple of the new Marines go off-world to investigate some alien flora, get distracted by a market and find him there; not for sale, as Rodney immediately assumes on hearing, but working the stalls, healthy and whole and free as you like.
The Life You Lead (13571 words) by thegrrrl2002
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Amnesia
Summary: "This place is really weird," John said. "Can I go home now?" Not that he had any idea where home was for him.
Margin of Error (1004 words) by dogeared
Additional Tags: picfor1000, Amnesia
Summary: John's starting to think maybe he didn't get his memory back quite right.
Rewind, Reboot, Restore (23471 words) by Rheanna
Additional Tags: Amnesia, Drama, Romance, Wordcount: 10.000-30.000
Summary: Liking Rodney McKay was very similar to how Douglas Adams had described flying: the trick was to throw yourself at him and miss.
eat flowers, breathe light (1585 words) by callunavulgari
Additional Tags: Temporary Amnesia, Accidentally High
Summary: John gives Rodney a dreamy smile, swaying slightly towards him, and says, “You have really beautiful eyes, you know that?”
Amnesiac (4153 words) by Speranza
Additional Tags: Amnesia, First Time, Slash
Summary: He's just about to suggest a before-dinner quickie when the Canadian pulls away and squints up at him, and says, a little breathlessly, "You hit your head, didn't you?"
I Shot A Man In Reno Just To Watch Him Die by thisissirius
Summary: It was during the next two weeks that they first started to notice it. It started out slow, stupid things that nobody would think about normally. Then Sheppard asked several times why Ford wasn't in Atlantis and his team herded him into the infirmary.
The Fundamental Things (19141 words) by Taste_is_Sweet
Additional Tags: Amnesia, Hurt John Sheppard, Hurt Rodney McKay, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Best Friends, First Kiss, SGA Secret Santa Fic Exchange, SGA Secret Santa 2014, Bingo, Community: hc_bingo, Happy Ending, Gratuitous Kitten References, Only They're Duckling References, Because Rodney Can't Remember Kittens
Summary: There are some people you never forget, even when you can't remember anything. (Rodney couldn't lose him. If something happened to John, Rodney didn't think he could keep holding on. Not with the chair slowly taking him apart and no one to keep himself together for. He had no real idea who John was, but it was like Rodney knew him in ways that went deeper than memory. John was vitally important, as necessary to Rodney's existence as the stale air circulating through the ship or the awful protein chunks they ate to survive. It wasn't even a question of being able to hold on without him. Without him, Rodney wouldn't want to. But even beyond his new injuries, John was slipping away so fast. Rodney didn't know how many more times he could be forced into the chair before he wouldn't remember his own name. And Rodney was losing too much to be able to remind him.)
PINING, UST (& EVENTUAL RESOLUTION):
A Hole in the World (29252 words) by gottalovev
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Pining
Summary: One day, Rodney walks out of Atlantis without saying why and vanishes. While John does everything he can to find him, he is forced to face the fact that he has feelings for Rodney that run deeper than he'd realized.
The Slow Braille of Touch (7410 words) by Bead
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Hurt/Comfort
Summary: John notices a personal habit of Rodney’s and begins watching him more closely. Set in Season 1, prior to "The Siege."
Sheppard's Pie (20513 words) by auburn
Additional Tags: Pie, Community: mcshep_match, Humor, Drama, Pining
Summary: Cooking is just chemistry, so pie should be easy, if Rodney could just figure out what Sheppard wants.
Reality (2153 words) by Resonant
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Romance, First Time, Pining
Summary: McKay was the perfect object for a crush you never intended to do anything about.
Not a Love Song (4886 words) by thegrrrl2002
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Humor, Romance
Summary: "I'm not gay, all right?" John announced, dropping his tray on the table with a thud.
Close Encounters (4590 words) by amireal
Additional Tags: Angst, Character Study, First Time, Drama, Pre-Slash, Humor, unexpected erections
Summary: Rodney has a crush and it deeply annoys him and deeply confuses Sheppard.
[followed by All Brand New (8146 words) by seperis Rating: Explicit - Summary: And if Rodney had been pissy *before* about what he saw as John's flirtatious behavior, there are all new levels of insanity to achieve when Rodney's got exclusive access. Sequel to Close Encounters by Amireal.]
Loves Me Not (4585 words) by astolat
Rating: Explicit
Summary: It was just such an obvious train wreck in the making. Spoilers through Duet.
Caught (3443 words) by Punk
Additional Tags: Team, Post-Series, Humor, First Kiss, Off-World, Hanging Upside Down By One Leg (Redux), Ronon's Crafty, Care packages, Movie Night
Summary: Jeannie once told him he was no catch.
Freefall (9693 words) by Taste_is_Sweet
Additional Tags: Angst and Humor, First Kiss, Community: hc_bingo, Psychosis, First Time, Pining Rodney McKay, Bingo, Angst with a Happy Ending
Summary: It was just mud, after all. And after the opportunistic parasite that nearly killed Rodney, Carson was very, very careful about making sure no one was sick before letting them go on missions. So everyone on Team Sheppard was healthy. And it was just mud. Just like Ronon said when Teyla was grimacing about her hair: a little mud never killed anyone.
Decreasing Radii (27137 words) by cathalin
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Aliens Make Them Do It, Coming Out, coming out to self, Don't Ask Don't Tell
Summary: An alien device forces John and Rodney to do something they wouldn't do otherwise. The aftermath is not easy. But sometimes, not-easy leads to good things.
[Contains: dubcon, internalized homophobia, self hatred & denial of feelings]
The Paradox of Vision (22032 words) by apple_pi
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Two steps past the DHD Rodney slumped mid-step to the ground - an abrupt, shocking fall, graceless and heavy. John struggled to pull him up, not thinking about the way his head flopped bonelessly back as John heaved him forward. "Ronon!" They pulled him through the gate.
Ride Into The Sun (14327 words) by Cesare
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Sexual Fantasy, Community: kink_bingo, Emotional Manipulation, Bondage, Action, Torture, Psychological Torture, Drugs
Summary: John's fantasies do a lot for him: they restore his sense of control, express his defiance, celebrate his victories, and connect him with feelings he can't access other ways. He never thought they'd get him what he wants.
NEAR DEATH & BREAKDOWNS:
Disarmed and Unbalanced (8560 words) by lavvyan
Additional Tags: Secret Santa, Angst, Hurt/Comfort
Summary: The last time John saw Rodney, Rodney was dead.
Fun With Comas (8120 words) by Toft
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Coma, Rape Fantasy, Angst, Love, Consent Issues, Near Death Experience
Summary: Rodney's in a coma. John... sort of loses it.
Care in the Holding (8820 words) by laceymcbain
Additional Tags: Season/Series 01, Episode Related, Episode: s01e20 The Siege (2), Weapons, Guns, Survival Training, Bets, Slash, First Kiss, Slow Build, Homophobia
Summary: Everything comes back to the weight of a gun in his hand. (Or, the one where Bates is a jerk, and John teaches Rodney how to shoot.) Roughly follows the characters through Season 1 through to The Siege, Part 3.
I Am Your Image Dressed As the World (11083 words) by Mira
Warnings: Major Character Death
Summary: "I missed you so much," John whispered. "I didn't know. It was always me leaving, so I didn't know."
[this has a happy ending despite the warning!!!]
Five Breakdowns Rodney Witnesses; and One he doesn't by thisissirius
Summary: Mostly he just looks at John and wonders when is it going to be you?
Disarmed and Unbalanced by lavvyan
Summary: The last time John saw Rodney, Rodney was dead.
Five Impossible Things Rodney McKay Did Before Breakfast (4638 words) by laceymcbain
Additional Tags: 5 Things, Episode Related, Episode: s01e10 The Storm, Rescue, Sacrifice, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, First Kiss, Episode: s01e11 The Eye
Summary: Rodney hates that this is the day he’s going to disappoint everyone, and it’s little consolation he probably won’t be around to deal with the fall-out. (Or the one where Rodney tricks Sheppard into leaving him while he reconfigures the shield when Grounding Station #3 is going to blow.)
Five Lies John Told (And Then A Whole Lotta Truth) (4176 words) by Speranza
Additional Tags: Anaphylaxis, five things, Hurt/Comfort, Coma, Pining, First Time, Denial
Summary: Man, he had to give up bullshitting like this.
Děkuji Vám by thisissirius
Summary: In a flash John had Carson against the wall (like Ford) and was gripping his throat, angrier than even the Irratus bug had made him. “Help him!”
Someone to Watch Over Me (3327 words) by kisahawklin
Additional Tags: Violence, Bondage, Minor Character Death, Dark, Codependency, Captivity, sga_santa
Summary: Rodney gets taken hostage the most, a dozen more times than anyone else in Atlantis, and a couple dozen more times than anyone else on the team.
Desperate Measures (6157 words) by rougeandtonic
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Angst, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, First Time, Heterosexual Character
Summary: John and Rodney are stranded on a volcano planet. Things get worse from there.
Children's Classics (6852 words) by Taste_is_Sweet
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Angst, First Kiss, Pre-Slash
Summary: John has no idea how the prisoners choose the song. He just knows that if he can recognize it, it's been a good day; if he can't, it hasn't.
Ways To Die in the Pegasus Galaxy (17917 words) by crysothemis
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Cuddling, Obliviousness, gratuitous hair abuse
Summary: Since when was sleeping together -- really, just sleeping -- some kind of a kink?
EPISODE RELATED:
Consequences by Joolz
Summary: Post-Trinity: He may be the only one, but Ronon is still speaking to Rodney.
[Ep:Trinity - a much needed conversation between Ronon & Rodney after everything and Ronon making some valid points]
Shed Your Skin (6013 words) by seperis
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Beneath the sheet, his hands twists together, trying to rub away the alien in him, like last time, that led to sedation and Heightmeyer and Carson's worried bandaging of blood-slick hands and promises of restraints once upon a few days ago.
[Set post-Conversion.]
An Impossible, Unconceived Hue (2995 words) by enigmaticblue
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett
Summary: When the treatment stops working, John is still blue.
[Ep:Conversion]
Tumbling After (3847 words) by Caro
Additional Tags: Episode Related, First Time
Summary: John deals with some unexpected consequences of their stay with Ford's men. Post-Hive fic.
[Ep:Hive]
Downpour (3025 words) by randomalia
Additional Tags: Episode Tag, Ascension, Pining John Sheppard, Atlantis
Summary: Back during the first year they came to Atlantis, there was this game they played.
[Ep:Epiphany]
A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by gottalovev
Summary: Could there be a worse way to end this already shitty day? He didn't think so.
[Ep:Inferno]
Identity Loss (1705 words) by Tarlan
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Episode Tag, Community: mcsheplets
Summary: There were times when Rodney hated himself, especially when Rod showed him the person he could have been.
[Ep:McKay and Mrs. Miller]
Down to the Bones (12182 words) by Leah
Additional Tags: Angst, Challenge Response, Charity Auctions, Episode: s03e07 Common Ground, Alternate Universe - Canon, Alternate Canon, Temporary Character Death
Summary: John's hand was cold. The skin was loose and soft. It made Rodney think of his grandfather, which almost made him gag. He swallowed. "You're okay. You're going to be okay now," he babbled through his revulsion. "I'm here."
[Ep:Common Ground & Tao of Rodney remix]
A Little Off to the Side (2220 words) by sheafrotherdon
Additional Tags: Episode Related, Alternate Universe
Summary: A different ending to The Tao of McKay. John, absence, presence, and peace.
[Ep:Tao of Rodney]
crash into dust by thisissirius
Summary: The dummy at Sheppard’s feet was completely destroyed.
[Ep:Tao of Rodney]
In Your Dreams (5368 words) by lamardeuse
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Holy shit, was this his subconscious?
[Ep:Doppelganger]
When Can’t and Won’t Are the Same Thing by lovethesnark
Summary: John doesn’t really think about it until he’s back on Atlantis.
[Ep:Miller's Crossing]
The Opposite of Fine (2062 words) by Zinnith
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Dubious Consent, Angst, Dark, Episode Tag, Guilt, Hurt/Comfort
Summary: John is fine. At least that's what he tells himself.
[Ep:Miller's Crossing]
Unspoken (2514 words) by krabapple
Summary: Whatever this is, they don't talk about it.
[Ep:Miller's Crossing]
I can't by lenyia
Summary: "John stands on the balcony and his head faces two moons of the planet. But he doesn’t see them. His thoughts are back on Earth." Followed by I can't means I love you & I can pretend
[Ep:Miller's Crossing]
you have done a braver thing by thisissirius
Summary: “The Princess and Ronon took Rodney and his sister back to their secret base.” His words were tinged with sadness that Jeannie would never have been able to read had she not been listening for it. “It didn’t take long for Annie to become sick.”
[Ep:Miller's Crossing]
eHarmony (4520 words) by tigerlady
Additional Tags: Crack, Episode Related, Romantic Comedy
Summary: "Wait. So you're saying that the women in this room are all competing for a chance to be with me, and I don't have to marry them?" (A return to the world from the episode 'Harmony'.)
[Ep:Harmony]
All Saints (3449 words) by krabapple
Summary: Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us / let us also lay aside every encumbrance and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us (paraphrase of Hebrews 12:1) John is the witness to Rodney's passing.[Ep:Harmony]
[Ep:The Shrine]
ALTERNATE UNIVERSE / COMPLETE DEPARTURE FROM CANON:
The Dark Side (7497 words) by astolat
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Originally Posted on LiveJournal, challenge: dark side
Summary: "You're not a very good Jedi, are you?" the Sith Lord said. "Oh, excuse me, I am an excellent Jedi," Rodney said.
Ghost Writer (5083 words) by lavvyan
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe
Summary: Ghost!Rodney & Romance Novel Writer!John
As Wide as the Sky (10899 words) by seperis
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe
Summary: Find yourself. Originally published in the Duet Press zine Surfacing. My eternal gratitude for being included, as that was my first zine and I think this is the first fic that made me literally panic over comma placement.
[Political AU with presidential candidate John!]
Revelations by trinityofone
Summary: AU. John is a priest, Rodney is sin.
Not Exactly Rocket Science by apple_pi
Summary: It's been six weeks and six days since Rodney stomped into the press room with three-hundred and thirty separate printed-out e-mails to not.exactly.rocketscience@gmail.com, asking for advice and praising the column for being snarky, condescending and intelligent. "Apparently people like your asshole tendencies in writing," John had said. Rodney had snorted. "Apparently people like getting research-based sex advice couched in sarcasm," he'd replied.
[CollegeAU]
Quantum Entanglements by reddwarfer
Summary: (AU) When Rodney's six years old--and awaiting death via principal and his very angry mother--he meets John and everything changes.
Harvest Festival by Ras Elased
Rating: Explicit
Additional tags: sex ritual, public sex
Summary: Without the rituals he performed, Rodney knew the sun would still rise every morning, the rain would still fall, and the plants would still grow. The Wraith would still come. Not even Rodney could stop that. But the villagers had grown dependant on the rituals, on the comfort and structure they provided, and Rodney sometimes wondered if society would collapse without them. Sometimes he wondered if a society that idiotic deserved to survive.
Mona Lisa Box by tzzzz
Summary: Rodney McKay is one of the geniuses who created Skynet. John Sheppard is sent back in time to find him.
CANON VERSE & COULD ALMOST BE CANON & SOME POST SEASON 5:
Do not hide, see the view. (3934 words) by that_which
Additional Tags: Snark, Temporary Character Death, Jealousy, First Kiss, Sticks and Stones, McShep Match Challenge 2012
Summary: When he's faced with his feelings, John can be kind of an asshole.
[This was written for McShep Match, Team Space, for the prompt Sticks and Stones.]
Two Years After Tomorrow by lavvyan (1483 words) by lavvyan
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Evan Lorne/Radek Zelenka
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Angst
Summary: McKay had put in for leave, and Sheppard had dialled the Gate to Earth himself, and the two of them hadn't exchanged another word as McKay hefted his duffle bag and walked into the wormhole.
The Courage in Bread and Water by Squeaky
Summary: "When your friend is closer to death you will beg for the favours my touch will grant you," the guard said.
[John & Jennifer in captivity together.]
of breath and blood by thisissirius
Summary: Whatever they had to do to stop it, Lorne knew that they weren’t taking Rodney from the cell again.
War Bride (9031 words) by Speranza
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Meet the Family, Backstory, Established Relationship, Coming Out, First Time, Hurt/Comfort, Angst
Summary: "Rodney's my desert island guy," he says finally, because it's the simplest, truest thing he can say: if there's one person he gets to keep with him, he chooses McKay. It's as simple as that.
That Keeps on Giving (5231 words) by mayachain
Additional Tags: Future Fic, Alien Technology, Friendship/Love
Summary: Rodney has a complex relationship with gifts. Some he forgets, some he plans for years, and some he stumbles upon by accident.
Freeze (2550 words) by Bead
Additional Tags: Post Season 5
Summary: When they get the city back to Pegasus, Rodney notices John is acting...weird. And nobody will tell him why.
Random Acts (25218 words) by sgamadison
Rating: Explicit
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Radek Zelenka, Evan Lorne, Teyla Emmagan, Katie Brown, Ronon Dex, Richard Woolsey, Jennifer Keller
Summary: "It's called a random act of kindness," she said. "You should try it sometime."
Learning Curve by lilyleia78
Summary: Five times Rodney said, "I'm the stupidest man in two galaxies."
Good Neighbor Policy (6817 words) by lamardeuse
Rating: Explicit
Summary: John and Rodney and a little give and take.
[between season 2 & 4]
Five Planets Atlantis is Never Contacting Again, or At Least If They Do, They're Sending Another Damn Team, Not John's (2647 words) by spuffyduds
Summary: "Okaaay," John says. "Apparently the natives think everyone coming through the gate should be armed immediately, which--" "Does not bode well," Rodney says, and starts the redial, but then, right on cue, there are noises in the bushes.
DEATHFICS & COULD BE DEATH:
The Ones You Leave Behind (30205 words) by Taste_is_Sweet
Additional Tags: Squick, Temporary Character Death, Drama, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Action, Robots, First Time, Pre-Slash, McShep Match Challenge 2009, Horror, Medical Torture
Summary: "I love you," Rodney said. "You can't die anymore."
[the medical horror tag is very well deserved here & this story takes you by the guts - HAPPY ENDING (of a sort)]
lovers in the dirt by thisissirius
Summary: sometimes you don’t make it home. [character death].
always just knew by thisissirius
Summary: he presses his face into the crook of rodney’s neck and feels the soft thumpa thumpa of the pulse against his lips. it’s thready and slowing but soft fingers tease bruised skin and there’s an almost whimper.
Unspoken Words by Mukanshin
Summary: Lt. Colonel John Sheppard had never been good with words.
The One-Eyed Undertaker by gottalovev
Summary: "Take care of 'em for me, okay?" he said. "Don't let them do anything stupid."
Only Someone Running (7710 words) by busaikko
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Rodney McKay/Brendan Dean
Characters: Freya McAllister, Brendan Dean, Rodney McKay, OMC, John Sheppard
Additional Tags: Canonical Character Death, Character Death, Robots, Torture, Crossover, Self-Harm, Episode Related, Telepathy, Ascension
Summary: Love, the human soul, and Occam's Razor — entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem (entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity). Eptag for SGA 'This Mortal Coil'. Spoilers for the film Thoughtcrimes. Despite the dire warnings, no canon SGA personnel are harmed in the story.
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[PART II]
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