And that's it! Polls are now closed and votes will be counted over the next few days. Check back here on Monday 17th September for the results and awards!
Please note that the fest is not over yet - you'll be able to post your entries for the fest to your own journal and/or website once the results are up, but please wait until then!
Before we head off to tackle the massive pile of votes, we'd like to say a huge thank you to our fantastic Team Captains
lamardeuse and
trinityofone for all their hard work, and of course to everyone who took part and made the whole fest possible! Special thanks also go to our fabulous backup volunteers
beadattitude,
perfica,
velocitygrass,
valderys,
kassrachel,
gblvr,
tx_tart and
lamardeuse who saved both the day and the frayed nerves of the mods more than they know.
May the best team win!
30 Nights of Day by
pollitt (Team Romance) [PG]
Prompt: Graveyard shift
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard (very vague Zelenka/OFC)
Warnings: (if any) I've flagrantly disregarded the laws of planetary motion. And referenced Broadway. All within a couple of paragraphs.
Summary: They've finally seen the light.
Acidimia by
sheafrotherdon (Team Angst) [PG]
Prompt: Absent Without Leave
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: none
Summary: John runs.
Advoctus Diabol by
beadattitude (Team Romance) [For Most Audiences]
Prompt: Devil’s Advocate
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Rodney regularly believes six impossible things before breakfast, except when it comes to his love life.
Ascending Order by
argosy (Team Angst) [NC-17]
Prompt: Lost
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Spoilers up to and including 3.20 "First Strike."
Summary: "Why build something that, you know, kills you if you can't Ascend? Seems like a pretty big design flaw." AU from "Tao of Rodney."
Catch-19 by
mmmchelle (Team Romance) [R]
Prompt: Catch-22
Pairing(s) : McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: The IOA wants to replace John, but never fear, Rodney has a plan.
Clear Blue Skies by
lamardeuse (Team Romance) [R]
Prompt: Absent without leave
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: John spread his arms wide, encompassing the beach and the waves beyond. "Can't you see the potential? Club Med Pegasus."
Cold War by
hyperfocused (Team Romance) [NC-17]
Prompt: Cold War
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Beware Brain Freeze? (okay, none, really)
Summary: Rodney is rarely quiescent; John is a treat.
Debt of Honor by
velocitygrass (Team Romance - extra) [R]
Prompt: Lost
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary:I think your exact words were 'strip and do a pole dance around the gate in front of the entire expedition'.
Down to Earth by
yolsaffbridge (Team Angst) [R]
Prompt: Exile
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Spoilers up through the end of season three. Also, there's angst.
Summary: "I mean, Colonel, no more ATA gene. No more advanced medical procedures, no more puddlejumpers, no more space gates, no more Super Chair Weapon, no more pretty much anything."
Edge of Control by
valderys (Team Angst) [PG-13]
Prompt: Cold War
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Mensaverse AU, episode tag for The Siege pt 2
Summary: Every universe has different political realities to face...
Entomology For Beginners by
darth_begbie (Team Romance) [PG-13]
Prompt: Fly on the wall
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard (Teyla/Elizabeth UST)
Warnings: None
Summary: Teyla discovers that her Wraith genetics give her the ability to see the world through Sheppard’s eyes.
The Experiment by
lunasky (Team Angst) [NC-17]
Prompt: Flesh and Blood
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Graphic violence
Summary: They wake up to find themselves in a grey room. A plain, grey room with no windows or doors.
Finally found out by
velocitygrass (Team Romance) [PG]
Prompt: Lost
Pairings: McKay/Sheppard with minor Rodney/Sam, Rodney/Katie, John/OMC
Warnings: none
Summary: Through the years, Rodney keeps losing things, some of which are found, some of which can be replaced, some of which don't matter and some of which do.
Homunculus by
siriaeve (Team Angst) [Sexual content]
Prompt: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, Elizabeth/Ronon
Warnings: none
Summary: You don't always find what you're looking for.
How to Survive the Pegasus Galaxy in Five Easy Steps by
chase_acow (Team Romance) [NC-17]
Prompt: Safe Conduct
Pairing(s) : McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Too bad our boys were never very good with following directions.
In a Dark Wood by
aesc (Team Angst) [hard R]
Prompt: Strategy
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: violence, sex
Summary: A five-day hunt.
Invisible Prisoner by
dancinbutterfly (Team Angst) [NC-17]
Prompt: Prisoner of War
Pairing(s):!McKay/Sheppard, Sheppard/OFC
Warnings: Dark Themes
Summary: How can you be rescued if no one knows you're gone?
Iteration by
kitt (Team Angst) [PG-13]
Prompt: Catch-22
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: none
Summary: It looked ordinary enough to John, somewhat like a keychain used to lock and unlock car doors. John's fingers itched to touch it. To take it from Rodney and toss it into the vast ocean, so that he couldn't hit the buttons anymore. Which was odd, because John couldn't recall ever having seen it before, much less having seen Rodney hit any of the buttons.
The Language of Candy by
lillian78 (Team Romance) [PG]
Prompt: Fool’s Gold
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Schmoop. I’m bathing in it.
Summary: Rodney believes that attaining a Nobel Prize is the most important thing in the world to him but, as usual, he’s wrong.
Life (Sometimes It Washes Over Me) by
kyuuketsukirui (Team Angst) [Adult]
Prompt: Transformation
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Contains material that some may find disturbing and/or triggering.
Summary: This is growing up. Sometimes it hurts, but you clench your teeth and grin and bear it and don't think about tomorrow.
Lost by
velocitygrass (Team Romance - extra) [R]
Prompt: Lost
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: none
Summary: "We are not lost," John said, stressing every word. Then he looked around again and quickly added, "We might have just taken a little detour."
Machinery of Night by
lilac_way (Team Angst) [NC-17]
Prompt: Shot in the Dark
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: violence, suicidal thoughts
Summary: "Get a grip, John. It was just a nightmare."
Matrimonial Interruptus by
seikaitsukimizu (Team Romance) [PG-13]
Prompt: Finest Hour
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Gay Marriage, spoilers for McKay and Mrs. Miller
Summary: "We are gathered here together…"
Metamorphosis by
kassrachel (Team Romance - extra) [NC-17]
Prompt: Transformation
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: "When Rodney woke from anxious dreams, he was wearing a woman's body."
Midnight Shakes the Memory by
foxxcub (Team Angst) [PG-13]
Prompt: Famous Last Words
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: none
Summary: Sheppard doesn't remember who he is, but he remembers Rodney.
Mirror, Mirror by
blueraccoon (Team Angst) [NC-17]
Prompt: Fly on the Wall
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: possible non-con
Summary: This was an impossible invasion of privacy.
Moments, Coming and Going by
gothphyle (Team Angst) [PG-13]
Prompt: Finest Hour
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: none
Summary: Their place in the universe brought him here, to this moment, to the thousand and one that came before.
Not a Love Song by
thegrrrl2002 (Team Romance) [NC-17]
Prompt: Famous Last Words
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: "I'm not gay, all right?" John announced, dropping his tray on the table with a thud.
Of Stars and Waterfalls and 'Here be Dragons' by
orandream (Team Romance) [NC-17]
Prompt: Exile
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Pure schmoop. Long, 30k+ words. Italics indicate flashback sequences.
Summary: After being imprisoned in Atlantis for almost three years John and Rodney are the last of the Earth expedition team to be exiled. Sent together to an uninhabited planet they've never visited before the pair have to survive together.
On A Clear Day by
callmerizzo (Team Angst) [soft R]
Prompt: Blind leading the blind
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: none
Summary: John has always known that Rodney is braver than he gives himself credit for.
On the Trail of Polaris by
sethoz (Team Angst) [PG]
Prompt: Aftermath
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Spoilers for Trinity
Summary: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore
The One With the Staplers by
icantfollow (Team Romance) [PG-13]
Prompt: Déjà vu
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard (minor Teyla/Ronon)
Warnings: None
Summary: John Sheppard is the receptionist for Pegasus Software, Inc. and Rodney McKay's their top computer programmer. They've been best friends for years, causing as much mayhem in the office as they dare under the watchful eye of regional manager Elizabeth Weir. Lately, though, John's been having these strange dreams about something called the Stargate Program and even stranger feelings for Rodney...
Overture by
maverick4oz (Team Romance) [PG]
Prompt: Face the Music
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Sonata de Rodney
A Pan of Gold, and Water by
latentfunction (Team Angst) [PG-13]
Prompt: Fool's Gold
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, Sumner/Elizabeth, Ronon/Elizabeth
Warnings: Canon character death
Summary: Although it earned its nickname for tricking miners into thinking it is the real thing, pyrite does occasionally contain amounts of true gold. (
Wikipedia)
Paschal's Lamb (the Rabbit in the Moon mix) by
moonlettuce (Team Angst) [R]
Prompt: Blue Moon
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, McKay/others
Warnings: Non-con (non-explicit)
Summary: Speak to us, she says, and tell of your life before us.
Pick Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Down by
blinkiesays (Team Romance) [PG-13]
Prompt: Aftermath
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: none
Summary: John only has a moment to boggle at the fact that Elizabeth knows what a Tyrolese Grey is and what it looks like before he boggles harder at the fact that they've ended up in an uninhabited parallel Stargate-less universe with cows.
Reading Between The Lines by
yavannauk (Team Romance) [NC-17]
Prompt: Correspondence
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Letters, both Ancient and modern.
Responsibility by
belletrist (Team Angst) [R]
Prompt: Sacrifice
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, McKay/Brown
Warnings: none
Summary: Rodney finds that doing the right thing isn't always easy, when you want something else.
Rock, Paper (No Scissors) by
zelempa (Team Angst) [R]
Prompt: Correspondence
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: none
Summary: "First of all--as impressed as I am by the nonchalance with which you can just decide to risk life and limb, 'Oh, I think I'll escape from the prison camp today,' the way most people say 'I think I'll wear the blue tie'--as impressive as that admittedly is!--you do realize, don't you, that by writing to me about your daring escape plans, you're putting me in the delicate position of having to literally eat your words?"
Rooms by
velocitygrass (Team Romance - extra) [PG-13]
Prompt: Lost
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, minor mention of McKay/Carter
Warnings: none
Summary: He stepped out of the room, not willing to dwell on the fact that of course Rodney's sex fantasy would be Col. Carter.
[shift] Reality by
gblvr (Team Angst) [R]
Prompt: Graveyard Shift
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard (perceived Weir/Sheppard; minor Weir/Caldwell & Lorne/Zelenka)
Warnings: bodily injury
Summary: The life he leads is what he's been given, what he has, so he pushes the wishes away, and goes on...
Since We're Here Anyway by
helens78/
helsmeta (Team Romance) [NC-17]
Prompt: Shot In The Dark
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Adult themes
Summary: When a power failure traps John and Rodney together overnight, no one complains.
Sing the City Electric by
trinityofone (Team Angst) [PG]
Prompt: Face the Music
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: none
Summary: "You know the Ancients loved to leave warning labels. Especially the ones that say, 'Caution-may cause everyone to spontaneously burst into song.'"
Snapshots of Two Lives in Transition by
yarnaddict (Team Romance) [PG-13]
Prompt: Transformation
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Spoilers through the end of Season 3
Summary: They met in Antarctica. Thus began the changes that would bring them together.
The Stargate Affair by
lovelokest (Team Angst) [R]
Prompt: Safe Conduct
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Suggestion of previous non-con
Summary: safe-con•duct
n.
1. An official document or an escort assuring unmolested passage, as through enemy territory.
2. The protection afforded by such a document.
Strange How Certain the Journey by
telesilla (Team Romance) [R]
Prompt: Sacrifice
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Discussion of really mild kink and some minor alien drugs
Summary: The Ancients were really concerned about the effects various distractions had on people's productivity.
Travels Into One Remote Nation Of The World by
perfica (Team Romance) [R]
Prompt: Prisoner Of War
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Spoilers for McKay And Mrs Miller
Summary: You're Invited!, it said. Come celebrate my birthday with me.
The Twelve-Step Program by
myladydisdain (Team Romance) [NC-17]
Prompt: Strategy
Pairing: McShep (with light sides of Zelenka/Lorne and Daniel/Jack)
Warnings: Excessive bad decision making and flawed matchmaking, which always require warnings of a “beware!romanticcomedy!” variety. Spoilers for all of Season 3, specifically all episodes from The Game through First Strike.
Summary: No one ever said that genius meant having a gift for strategy. Unfortunately for Rodney McKay, he has meddlesome friends who are quite certain of their gifts for strategy.
Two Men and a Baby by
tx_tart and
lamardeuse (Team Romance) [NC-17]
Prompt: Flesh and Blood
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Extreme cuteness
Summary: The title pretty much says it all.
The Way That Light Attaches by
allyndra (Team Romance) [PG]
Prompt: Blind Leading the Blind
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Rodney and John get lost in the dark.
Up to and Including the Blue Moon Ball by
torakowalski (Team Romance) [Hard R]
Prompt: Blue Moon
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Slight spoilers for various episodes up to and including 3x19 Vengeance
Summary: "You are being ridiculous," Teyla said sternly. "The Blue Moon Ball is a wonderful opportunity to be reunited with old friends and to celebrate our continued survival against the Wraith." "Yes," Rodney said under his breath. "Not being dead: an excellent reason to make ourselves wish we were."
What Dreams May Come by
lillyjk (Team Angst) [NC-17]
Prompt: Déjà vu
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Rodney!torture
Summary: “Behold how the thing which thou hast seen in thy dream is, after a considerable lapse of time, fully realized.”
What I Tell You Three Times by
wickedwords (Team Angst) [R]
Prompt: Devil's Advocate
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: none
Summary: The villagers thought they were demons.
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by
ras_elased (Team Romance) [NC-17]
Prompt: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, Sam/Jack
Warnings: Mention of Chaya *cringe!* and some pretty graphic medical descriptions.
Summary: After being kicked out of the Air Force, John puts his covert military skills to use as a professional thief. John's final job before he retires is to steal Rodney's research, but when Rodney's life is threatened by the same man who hired John, John must make a decision between himself and the man he's falling for.