Tuesday, July 29th, 2025 01:59 pm
Show: SG-1, SGA

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters:Pairings: Jack O'Neill/Daniel Jackson, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: slash, pre-slash, DADT
Warnings: none
Word Count: 2048
Author on DW: none found
Author's Website: AO3 Profile

Link: road less traveled



Author's Summary:

The repeal of the US military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy changes John Sheppard’s life in more ways than one.


Why This Must Be Read:

John is on mandatory leave from Atlantis but Woolsey has decided that command staff should not take leave at the same time. So John is hanging out at the SGC because, well, he has no where he wants to go. While he's there, DADT is officially repealed.

An interesting character study of John Sheppard when he really understands what the repeal of DADT might mean to him.

As a side note, it's illuminating to see the effect DADT had on at least John... It's easy to forget that DATA was in effect when the show was running.

If you like this, check out Arya's other stories... they're nicely done!



snippet of fic )
Monday, July 28th, 2025 10:51 pm
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Monday, July 28th, 2025 01:25 pm
Show: SG-1, Leverage

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters:Pairings: none
Categories: gen, crossover, alphabet soup, mission gone awry, humor
Warnings: none
Word Count: 2,138 (total, across 2 parts)
Author on DW: [personal profile] tallulah_rasa
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: A is for... Another Day at the Office


Author's Summary:

Same old, same old.


Why This Must Be Read:

It's a crossover with Leverage! It's cute, fun and short... there are two parts, read them both. It will brighten up anyone's dreary day!



snippet of fic )
Saturday, July 26th, 2025 10:48 pm
Show: SGA

Rec Category: John Sheppard
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairings: John/Rodney
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None
Author’s Website: [archiveofourown.org profile] candle_beck
Link: Fundamentals of Shipwreck Prevention

Why This Must Be Read: John acquires a head injury after falling down a well off-world and Rodney and the team have to get him home. Really good voices for the characters and I found the prose style unique and interesting.

First paragraph to get you started )
Saturday, July 26th, 2025 01:57 pm
Shows: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe - canon divergence, Time travel
Characters: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Radek Zelenka, Aiden Ford, Dillon Everett, Carson Beckett, Elizabeth Weir, Teyla Emmagan, Oma Desala
Categories: M/M
Words: ~12,400
Warnings: Author chose not to warn. Open but hopeful ending.
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: Gaiaanarchy on LJ, Gaia's old site on Wayback
Link: Carousel on Wayback (easier to read version), Carousel on Wayback (with odd characters replacing m-dashes)
Why This Must Be Read: In this AU, John dies on his suicide-run delivering the bomb to the hive ship in the Siege, but suddenly wakes up a day or two before, the timeline having been reset. It's not a timeloop story as there's just one reset of the timeline. Finding himself back in the recent past, John learns that, even with hindsight, it's hard to alter the future, especially with senior officers like Colonel Everett! It's a gripping story, and fascinating to see John trying to make changes and sometimes succeeding, sometimes failing, and eventually having to come to terms with what he can't change. He does get to change his relationship with Rodney though, this time acting on his feelings. The ending is hopeful, but is left open - I choose to believe it's happy.

snippet of fic )

Thursday, July 24th, 2025 04:41 pm
Shows: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe (as I consider "A Beautiful Lifetime Event" to be canon-divergent)
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Original child character (Hypatia, their daughter)
Categories: M/M, Gen
Words: 514
Warnings: No AO3-type warnings apply
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: Brighid on AO3, Brighid's old website on Wayback
Link: Surprise on Wayback
Why This Must Be Read: This is a delightful fic probably unknown to most as it's only on Wayback. It was inspired by "A Beautiful Lifetime Event" and is a sequel snippet. John briefly loses track of Hyp, and when he finds her, she floors him with a revelation. Lovely!
Saturday, July 19th, 2025 05:06 pm
Shows: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, (brief John Sheppard/Cam Mitchell), Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan, Hermiod, Elizabeth Weir, Laura Cadman, Radek Zelenka, Cowen, Chaya, Sam Carter, Vala Mal Doran, Miko Kusanagi
Categories: M/M
Words: 9705
Content notes: no AO3 warnings apply. Contains Mpreg.
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: Brighid on AO3
Link: Lover Come Back on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This screwball comedy-romance is based on an old Doris Day/Rock Hudson movie, but Brighid's set it in a futuristic Pegasus with cloning (Hermiod's upgraded to a more human body and is having problems with bodily functions), automated transit pods, blue-skinned aliens, comm implants, and more. The worldbuilding is great, and the plot revolves around John, a partner in "Asgard and Mann" with Hermiod, competing with Rodney who works for a more science-oriented and less exploitative company headed by Elizabeth. Of course it's enemies-to-lovers, and in the best Harlequin style true love hits a bump in the road, before the happy ending. Rodney is the Doris Day character in this one! It's a wild ride, and a lot of fun.

snippet of fic )

Thursday, July 17th, 2025 07:14 pm
Show: SGA

Rec Category: John Sheppard
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairings: John/Rodney
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None
Author’s Website: [archiveofourown.org profile] Helenish
Link: Blush

Why This Must Be Read: This fic has one tag and that tag is 'oh john sheppard' and I think that's very apt. I love John for, among other things, his awkwardness and his insanely guarded vulnerability and this showcases that fantastically.

First paragraph to get you started )