It Starts with an Earthquake by Nel (R)
Fandom: STARGATE ATLANTIS
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay (very mild)
Length: ~ 3089 words
Author on LJ: nel_ani
Author Website: Pertifity
Why this must be read: I'm a fan of the happy ending, but every once in a while a story takes me by surprise. I remember reading this fic when it appeared on my friends-list. I didn't read the warnings; I just read the story, and it hit me like a punch to the gut, and I've never forgotten it.
What we bring with us shapes what we see and what we believe. It's true of all stories, and this one in particular. If you need a warning, it's at the end of the fic. If you simply want to experience it along with Rodney, just read the story - don't anticipate, don't speculate, just read.
"You need to calm down, Rodney." Only Sheppard would say something so unbelievably stupid in the face of more things going wrong than Rodney had ever imagined--even in his worst-case scenarios. They'd been separated from the others and ended up hiding in a small lab, Rodney locking the door behind them even though he could still hear faint gunfire and yelling. They'd lost contact with Elizabeth--with everyone, really; static was all they heard whenever they tried their radios. That could only mean that the control room had been damaged somehow, and Rodney tried, tried, really tried not to think of what that meant, to Atlantis and to him and to the colonel.
"You're not looking calm," the colonel said while slipping a fresh clip into his P-90.
Read the story / Feedback the author: It Starts with an Earthquake
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay (very mild)
Length: ~ 3089 words
Author on LJ: nel_ani
Author Website: Pertifity
Why this must be read: I'm a fan of the happy ending, but every once in a while a story takes me by surprise. I remember reading this fic when it appeared on my friends-list. I didn't read the warnings; I just read the story, and it hit me like a punch to the gut, and I've never forgotten it.
What we bring with us shapes what we see and what we believe. It's true of all stories, and this one in particular. If you need a warning, it's at the end of the fic. If you simply want to experience it along with Rodney, just read the story - don't anticipate, don't speculate, just read.
"You need to calm down, Rodney." Only Sheppard would say something so unbelievably stupid in the face of more things going wrong than Rodney had ever imagined--even in his worst-case scenarios. They'd been separated from the others and ended up hiding in a small lab, Rodney locking the door behind them even though he could still hear faint gunfire and yelling. They'd lost contact with Elizabeth--with everyone, really; static was all they heard whenever they tried their radios. That could only mean that the control room had been damaged somehow, and Rodney tried, tried, really tried not to think of what that meant, to Atlantis and to him and to the colonel.
"You're not looking calm," the colonel said while slipping a fresh clip into his P-90.
Read the story / Feedback the author: It Starts with an Earthquake