Monday, June 30th, 2025 11:40 pm
Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, OC, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan, John Sheppard
Pairings: Rodney/John
Categories: slash, pov outsider, hurt/comfort, future fic
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Words: 4,231
Author's Journal: [personal profile] lavvyan
Author's Website: lavvyan on AO3
Link fic: The Matchmaker
Link: podfic

Author’s summary: Nelan goes to see the Matchmaker.

Why This Must Be Read: I love stories with a sensitive, loving outsider POV on Rodney, and this is one by the amazing lavvyan is one of the best. It’s beautifully written and an absolute joy to read. It starts like a fairy tale—neatly woven, with lovely, heartwarming world-building—and quickly adds the shadow of something horrible that has happened. You’ll get to see how Rodney has adapted, still being his unique, unmistakable self.

This story will get under your skin, break your heart a little, and make you feel deeply for Rodney, seen through the eyes of a wonderful, sweet OC. It’s an outstanding piece, and there's also an equally outstanding podfic by cookiemom6067 that adds beautifully to the experience.
I can promise you a heart-wrenching, deeply moving, yet joyful happy ending.
And one thing: make sure to have some tissues nearby. Trust me — you'll need them!

snippet of fic )
Monday, June 30th, 2025 03:18 pm
We're having to rebuild the search server again (previously, previously). It will take a few days to reindex all the content.

Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.
Monday, June 30th, 2025 11:42 pm
Shows: SGA
Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: M/M
Words: 1719
Warnings: no AO3-type warnings apply
Authors on DW: [personal profile] lavvyan, [personal profile] temaris
Authors' Website: lavvyan on AO3, temaris on AO3, terialk on the Audiofic Archive
Link: Routines on LJ (backup)
Missing scene on LJ (backup)
podfic by terialk of both parts here
Why This Must Be Read: Routines is a charming fic featuring Atlantis's AI subroutines and their relationship to Rodney, with John and Rodney's relationship implied. That fic is from the POV of the city's self-defence AI while Rodney's battling a catastrophic fault in an overloading naquadah generator. In the Missing Scene (co-authored with [personal profile] temaris) we're in John's POV - his feelings and helplessness from outside the room, where Rodney's locked him out. The sentient AIs are interesting, and it all works out very satisfactorily.

snippet of fic )

Sunday, June 29th, 2025 11:39 pm
This entry will be open through the 30th. The July reccers post will hopefully go up some time on Tuesday.

Comment with the username you'll be using to rec and the category you want. Choose a category from the list below or select a more rare category that has been used in the past. If you want to rec a category that is not on the list below or in Memories, that's fine, too: you may volunteer for a category that isn't listed.

By signing up, you are committing yourself to reccing at least two (preferably four) stories in that category during the month of July. June reccers who wish to sign up again should rec their minimum two for this month before doing so. You don't have to check the Memories before choosing which stories to rec. If you have a good fic to rec, go for it! Do remember, though, that story links must be freely accessible, without requiring any sort of login to view. The FAQ and rec template, with detailed instructions, can be found here. Reccers may add self-recs once they have done their minimum two for their category of the month, and see more details at the FAQ entry.

You must be a member of [community profile] stargateficrec in order to post. So if you're a new reccer, be sure to join the community.

Common but not exclusive categories )

Remember: first come, first claimed!
Sunday, June 29th, 2025 12:00 am
Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Pairings: Rodney/John
Categories: slash, emotionalhurt/comfort, alternate reality
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Words: 1,485
Author's Journal: [personal profile] busaikko
Author's Website: busaikko on AO3
Link: Identity Crisis [Fic and Podfic]

Author’s summary: Rodney, the wrong John, and the right John.

Why This Must Be Read: This is a short but powerful fic by busaikko that features Rodney, who's confronted by an alternate John and dealing with it in his endearing, bulldozing way. It’s a story full of subtle humor, but also brimming with raw emotion, conveyed through Rodney’s oh-so-familiar rants—and an ending that won’t let you go: quiet and bittersweet.

You get the fic along with a fantastic podfic from bessyboo that captures all the emotion and atmosphere in an exceptionally vivid way. So don’t miss out on this amazing, perfect double treat!

snippet of fic )
Saturday, June 28th, 2025 01:13 pm
Shows: SGA
Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan, Carson Beckett, Elizabeth Weir
Categories: M/M
Words: ~13,000
Warnings: no AO3-type warnings apply
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: semivowel on LJ

Links: part 1 on LJ & part 2 on LJ
(backups on Wayback) part 1 & part 2
podfic by constance_b on the Audiofic Archive

Why This Must Be Read: This is a classic, but it's never been reccd here and might be a bit overlooked as semivowel's fics are only on LJ. It's from John's POV as he finds himself increasingly attracted to Rodney after an AMTDI ceremony. There are adventures, and missions gone wrong, and through it all John pines and gives Rodney mixed messages and denies himself. But fear not, it all comes right in the end! A great read, and the podfic's also excellent.

snippet of fic )

Monday, June 23rd, 2025 01:53 pm
Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters:Pairings: None
Categories: Gen, Humor, Five times
Warnings: none
Word Count: 1421
Author on DW: none found
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: Five Times the Cleaning Lady Wondered (and One Time She Didn’t)



Author's Summary:

Mrs. Halvorsen was hired by the U.S. Air Force to clean a few houses around Colorado Springs.

The clients are quiet, rarely home, and oddly fond of glowing books, deep freezers with warning labels, and candles that look like they’re summoning something.

She doesn’t ask questions. But sometimes… she wonders.


Why This Must Be Read:

It's just a cute little fic with a lovely outside POV about some of our favorite SG-1 characters.



snippet of fic )
Monday, June 23rd, 2025 08:05 pm
Shows: SGA
Rec Category: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: M/M
Words: 2758
Warnings: no archive-type warnings apply
Author on DW: [personal profile] the_spike (much of their SGA fic is here)
Author's Website: more fic on AO3
Link: Untitled SGA comment fic on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: It's a short, well-written story where John and Rodney are trapped in a basement off-world after a building collapses. There's some great snark and dialogue and when rescue is imminent, John finally makes a move. A fun read.

snippet of fic )