John Sheppard/Rodney McKay fics rec [PART IV]
Continuation of the huge listing of my favorite mcshep fics I started in Part I & Part II & Part III
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ABSOLUTE PERSONAL ALL TIME FAVORITES & MUST READ:
Liberty (39657 words) by Ladycat
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis, Angel: the Series
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Porn
Summary: John and Rodney wake up by the ocean, which isn't all that unusual - except that it's not their ocean, not their planet, not their galaxy. And, as much as being on Earth sounds great, they had a bit of a war going on back home that might need their attention. Will Rodney freak out? Will John remain calm and cool? Will they ever manage to relax, even for a second?
exceptionally vivid (8337 words) by etben
Summary: Grace, under rocks.
[coda/reference to Grace Under Pressure]
Symptomology (3986 words) by Kass
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Flash Fic, Fight or Flight Challenge
Summary: "For many individuals in high-risk situations, war zones being the most common example, the physiological impact of constant low-grade danger activates a fight or flight pattern called General Arousal Syndrome."
Seven Days (1520 words) by sheafrotherdon, Siria
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Rodney's been off-world for seven days - a span of time that's been stretched at least one day too long, if the way John's pressed up against him is anything to go by. John's been stretched too thin by absence, by the nagging weight of not knowing - Rodney can feel each unsaid word in the tremors racing over John's skin.
ALTERNATE REALITIES/ SET IN A SIMILAR UNIVERSES WITH SOME BIG CHANGES & PRE SHOW FIRST MEETING:
Switch by f0rcryin0utl0ud
Summary: “Go, shoo, Sheppard is yours for as long as it takes him to kill you.”
[only with ao3 account]
Chance of a lifetime (16854 words) by ca_pierson
Additional Tags: Angst, Sci-Fi, AU
Summary: Being sent to recruit someone for the Atlantis expedition wasn’t Rodney’s idea of a good time.
[only with ao3 account]
Amadeus Knows Best (2487 words) by respoftw
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Meet-Cute, Cats
Summary: Rodney McKay chases his cat into his downstairs neighbour's apartment and life will never be the same again.
Of All the Gin Joints in All the World (Rubato Encore Remix) (1123 words) by MelayneSeahawk
Rating: Explicit
Summary: The last thing John expects to see is Rodney--the one night stand he couldn't forget.
Hostage (9865 words) by dvs
Summary: Physicist Rodney McKay is injured while on the run and ends up taking refuge in a secluded beach house as well as taking ex-Air Force pilot John Sheppard as his hostage.
Second Chance (59257 words) by sgamadison
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Disability, Alternate Canon, Hurt/Comfort
Summary: Major John Sheppard always wondered what his life would have been like if he had gone on the Atlantis Expedition.
Contractual Obligations (998 words) by ami_ven
Additional Tags: Community: mcsheplets, Stargate: Continuum, Alternate Timelines
Summary: “We’ve got to get out of here.”
[could be related to SG1: The Road Not Taken tho it's not sure and not mentioned as such]
Lure of the Deep (6095 words) by melagan
Summary: When an alien sea pod follows him home, John Sheppard wonders if he's in over his head. When he meets Rodney McKay, he knows he's in too deep.
Evil Overlord Sheppard (6241 words) by graceandfire
Rating: Explicit
Series: Part 1 of Evil Overlord Sheppard
Summary: John Sheppard is High Lord of the Planet Leiath in the Pegasus Galaxy. Rodney's away team gets captured by John's soldiers. Started out as an attempt to write EVIL John Sheppard but it came out more like completely non-evil, but snarky, John Sheppard.
& the sequel: Evil Overlord Sheppard Visits Atlantis (8473 words) by graceandfire (Explicit)
[kinda also works for cute & fluffy tbh]
SET IN MAIN CANON / GETTING TOGETHER & ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP SITUATIONS VAGUE CODA SEASON 1/4:
A Thousand Dancing Bears (4315 words) by Chandri
Summary: What Rodney did yesterday, John's not sure he could have done. But that's not new, not really.
Operation Play Time for Rodney (4817 words) by Mikey
Additional Tags: Humor, First Time, Community: mcshep_match, Team Play
Summary: John just wants to help. Really.
The Most Annoying Person in the Galaxy... (13162 words) by karenmcfadyyon
Summary: ...might actually not be the one you're thinking of
Consider the Great Wall of China (5594 words) by paradisecity
Summary: Rodney channels his inner Vizzini, John eschews capitalization, and Chuck's name really isn't Chuck.
Illumination (4662 words) by melagan
Additional Tags: Romance, Humor, McShep Match Challenge 2012
Summary: John's been clueless a long, long time. It's not until he and Rodney work together on a birthday surprise for Ronon that the light dawns.
Maybe Endearing Isn't So Terrible After All (5688 words) by krabapple
Summary: Rodney's surprisingly good with children. No one's more surprised than he is. Except for John.
[spoilers for McKay and Mrs. Miller]
Still (1293 words) by Tex
Rating: Explicit
Summary: John figures it out; he just needed to be still for a while.
The Thought That Counts (7123 words) by Kass
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Flash Fic, Strange New Worlds Challenge, Telepathy
Summary: That was when the jumper hit the invisible wall and started to plummet. Fast.
Blonds Have More Fun (4675 words) by Mad_Maudlin
Summary: John has a little accident off-world. Rodney has a bit of a problem.
Casual (960 words) by Punk
Additional Tags: Humor, First Time, That Particular Month, Sharing Clothes
Summary: Rodney's sweatshirt is soft and worn.
Hands and High Mountains by Neery
Summary: "Easy. Right. At this point I'm willing to believe that if the Ancients placed an outpost in a place that's this incredibly hard to reach, maybe they had a damn good reason. I mean, hello, mountain top? Ten thousand year old bridge without a railing? Scary native legends about the gods protecting this place? You've never seen any Indiana Jones movies, have you. This can't possibly end well."
Making Right (1019 words) by sheafrotherdon
Additional Tags: Community: sga_santa
Summary: . . . and since introspection's for the fucking birds, for the shrinks, for Nancy's friends, for that one guy who liked quoting poetry during sex, it's not surprising he stumbled over this without really knowing he wanted it, without acknowledging he'd been pulling Rodney's pigtails for four goddamn years.
Souvenirs (4723 words) by misspamela
Rating: Explicit
Summary: John gritted his teeth. "Fine. I'll feed your cat." Rodney was already halfway across the room, studying some piece of machinery. "I'll leave detailed instructions." He held up his hand in an aborted wave, which John took as his cue to leave.
How It's Always Worked (1681 words) by Luthien
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Angst
Summary: They were never not going to end up in the same room together this last night. They both knew it. Nothing needed to be said. That's how they both like it. That's how it's always worked.
Defining Gerunds (4965 words) by StarryDiadem
Summary: Ronon watches his new team.
[only with ao3 account]
ALTERNATE REALITIES: FUSION/POWERS/SOULMATES/TIMEY WIMEY & REALITIES TRAVELS WITH CANON BASIS:
Interface 1 (769 words) by Resonant
Additional Tags: Romance, First Time, Telepathy, Community: sga_flashfic
Series: Part 1 of Interface
Summary: The inside of McKay's brain was worse than TV news.
Interface 2 (672 words) by Resonant
Additional Tags: Romance, First Time, Telepathy, Community: sga_flashfic
Series: Part 2 of Interface
Summary: Rodney might have said a time or two that if you walked through Sheppard's head you'd hear an echo, but he'd never expected it to be literally true.
Interface 3 (1987 words) by Resonant
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Romance, First Time, Telepathy, Community: sga_flashfic
Series: Part 3 of Interface
Summary: "I'm just as much here as I always am."
Three's Company (5188 words) by respoftw
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Sentinels & Guides, Canon Universe, season one
Summary: Radek is Rodney's Guide. Their bond is no less real because of its platonic nature. How does John fit into that?
I've Been Here Before (1516 words) by nagi_schwarz
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Alternate Universe - Magical Realism
Summary: Written for the comment_fic prompt: "any, any, knowing the future and defying it." Ten-year-old Johnny Sheppard gets a visit from his future self, twenty-odd-years from tonight. He has a favor to ask.
A Road Traveled, More or Less (18715 words) by Shaddyr
Summary: There are many roads, and most of them are taken, more or less. Sometimes, those roads intersect.
[travel between realities & time travel]
Variations on a Theme of John Sheppard (8292 words) by kisahawklin
Warnings: Major Character Death, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Series: Part 1 of Variations
Summary: A Rodney McKay who's lost his Sheppard finds an alternate reality drive. We meet him in Vegas!AU and follow his search for other John Sheppards.
[Specific Warnings: One of the AU!Johns is dead, and another is a serial killer that tortures and murders children.]
* Part I of the Variations series
Summary: AU!Rodney's Sheppard dies; he finds the dimension-hopping drive and starts looking for... something.
[aka following an Alternate!Rodney accross hundred of universe because his own John died and meeting another along the way - on top of many other people with various circumstances]
Kashmir (26654 words) by kariye
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Fisting
Summary: Malfunctioning Ancient device, alternate realities, you know the drill, and suddenly there’s another Colonel Sheppard on Atlantis. He looks like Rodney’s best friend - spars with Teyla and runs with Ronon, and to Rodney he says things like, “Don’t worry, I won’t do anything you don’t want me to.”
[difficult one to place: DARK, dwelling with parallele universe & alternate Atlantis were Carson never dies and Carter stay on Atlantis - warning for a very twisted and fucked up alternative John messing with Rodney & John + emotional constipation]
Name That Tune (2884 words) by Maverick
Summary: “So you want me to use my powers for evil?” John cocked an eyebrow. “Because you’ve been using them for good up until now?”
Second Sight (20546 words) by sgamadison
Rating: Explicit
Summary: He never saw this sort of thing coming...
[An Alternate!John is made to see alternate versions of himself accross realities & get something out of it]
AMNESIA & MEMORY LOSS:
Opportunity Knocks (10004 words) by Quasar
Summary: A disgruntled minion hands Rodney an opportunity in disguise.
PINING, UST (& PRE-SLASH & EVENTUAL RESOLUTION):
How Many Astrophysicists... (8230 words) by Darsynia
Additional Tags: Ancient Technology, First Kiss
Summary: I really should have been paying attention, John told himself as he sat on a cracked Ancient console, gun on his lap, watching the foot-high water lap at the soles of his boots.
The Sixth Day (3907 words) by chellefic
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time
Summary: It all started with Rodney's nipples.
let lips do what hands do (2303 words) by Siria
Summary: Ahead of them, John can hear Zelenka shouting, voice loud over the screech of strained metal.
[also fit in the CANON/could be canon category]
Perfect Timing (2804 words) by lamardeuse
Summary: John gets tired of waiting for perfection.
Marry Me (514 words) by elandrialore
Additional Tags: First Kiss, April Showers Challenge, Marriage Proposal
Summary: "Marry me," Rodney sighs, breathing in the heady scent of real coffee. John's pretty sure he's talking to the coffee and not John, even though John had been the one to bring it to him (along with two chocolate bars and a stack of science magazines from the Daedalus), but it doesn't stop John's face from heating or his feet from going clumsy as he half-trips out the door.
[with ao3 account only]
Distraction (1625 words) by miasnape
Additional Tags: Grey Hair is Sexy, Slow Build, Requited Love, Community: mcsmooch
Summary: Rodney keeps... noticing things.
[also could fit in the CANON/could be canon category]
The Dating Game (3331 words) by blackchaps
Summary: Rodney really is bad at dating. John is really bad at talking.
Moron (2299 words) by Chandri
Summary: "This is stupid," Rodney mutters, mostly to himself.
Loosing MckAy by Tali
Pairings: McShep; mention of Rodney/Katie Brown and Rodney/Carter
Summary: It never occurred to him that Rodney didn't reciprocate. That Rodney, the open-minded scientist, genius, and Canadian wouldn't get it.
& the sequel There Was No Plan A
[also fit the cute/fluffy category tbh]
NEAR MISS/DEATH & BREAKDOWNS:
Too Hot to Handle (2070 words) by enigmaticblue
Additional Tags: Pre-Slash
Summary: Rodney is pretty sure he’s suffering from heat stroke, and it’s no laughing matter.
[also fit the team/found families categories]
In decision (1256 words) by torch
Rating: Explicit
Summary: No one's hurt, and it's just another day.
[could fit the pining trope & John is very bad at feelings]
Better With the Lights On (5825 words) by AnneZo
Summary: John & Rodney wake up in the dark. Scientist-hysteria, epi-pens, and stupidity. (Nothing explicit.)
Consistently Weird (Roboclaw) (22544 words) by waxjism
Additional Tags: roboclaw
Summary: Dying, John Sheppard thinks, is far more mundane than popular fiction would have him believe. He's done his fair share of it, come close enough to see its bloodshot eyes and smell its morning breath--Iratus bugs, nuclear weapons, gunshot wounds, cranky dinosaurs, Wraith, Rodney McKay--but he remembers no light, no tunnel, no friendly angels guiding him. His life never once passed before his eyes.
[breakdown, amputation/loss of an arm, something akin to body dysphoria/dissociation/psychologial struggle with dealing with prothesis, emotionally inept boys, Rodney attraction to high tech technology & to John "Bucky Barnes" situation]
Worst-case Scenario (7523 words) by Isis
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Podfic Available, Action/Adventure
Summary: Nobody likes seeing their friends get hurt.
[also sorta fit with team/found families]
No Sunday School Picnic (8520 words) by gottalovev
Additional Tags: Pining, Zombies, Team, First Kiss
Summary: A planet kept secret by the Ancients, a promising energy signature... Being stuck on the planet because of a busted DHD should not be so bad, right? They'll find the Ancient ruins and get some crystals to fix it, that's all. Or so they think until they are warned not to go into the forest, especially not after nightfall.
[also fit in the Pining category]
Hands by mific
Summary: John had always liked watching Rodney’s hands.
[also fit in the Pining/UST category]
THE ASCENSION ONES:
a hub for the wheel'd universe (1571 words) by busaikko
Additional Tags: Ascension, Trapped, Injury, Radio, Character Death, Kissing, Community: mcsmooch
Series: Part 1 of A is for --
Summary: John's trapped under tons of rubble, his only lifeline Rondey's voice on his radio. This can't end well. And yet, any yet....
Thirty Years (527 words) by Tarlan
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Additional Tags: Afterlife, Angst
Summary: Atlantis was their home - now and forever.
EPISODE RELATED:
Taking Stock (the Puppy Fat Remix) (3136 words) by skoosiepants
Summary: If Rodney concentrated very hard on the man's ass, he occasionally forgot that they were stuck on what was essentially an enormous free-range chicken farm for the Wraith with a limited supply of coffee and pudding.
[Ep:Rising & Hide and Seek - also fit in the CANON/could be canon category]
The Proof of This is Left as an Exercise for the Reader (1643 words) by kageygirl
Additional Tags: Episode Tag
Summary: "I'm starting to think that you don't trust me with your safety, McKay."
[Ep: Underground]
Ache (2211 words) by esteefee
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Episode Related
Summary: These hands can also heal.
[Ep:The Eye & The Storm]
Restitution (2679 words) by Perfica
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: 1000-3000 words, Angst, Drama, First Time, Episode Related
Summary: Everyone suffers from feelings of inadequacy at one point or another.
[Ep:Trinity]
The Rodney Multiplex (6163 words) by nessalynna
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Telepathy, Flash Fic, Fanart, PreSlashish but there is some frottage with clothes on
Summary: John can read minds and it turns out, unsurprisingly, he finds Rodney's mind the most interesting mind of all. Written for the superpower challenge on sga flashfic.
[Ep:Trinity & Conversion]
Shed Your Skin (The Sledgehammer Remix) (4743 words) by Kass
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Remix, remix08, post-Conversion, First Time, Episode Related
Summary: John had to know that pushing Rodney away was only going to make him find a way to break in. There's nothing like a barrier to make him want to push through.
[Ep:Conversion]
Things That Nobody Told Her (1478 words) by respoftw
Additional Tags: Pre-Slash, Mutual Pining, s02e11 The Hive, Episode Related, POV Outsider
Summary: There were a lot of things that nobody told Elizabeth about before she agreed to lead Atlantis.
[Ep:The Hive]
Clothed in Sealace (5803 words) by Ladycat
Additional Tags: Episode: s02e14 Grace Under Pressure, Character Study, Angst
Summary: The ocean didn't think or feel or want to reach out for what she'd lost.
[Ep:Grace Under Pressure]
Payback Is an Unpredictable Bitch (2803 words) by Lenore
Additional Tags: Sex Pollen, Episode Tag, First Time
Summary: Tag for Irresistible. Rodney uses the do-my-bidding weed on John. It goes awry.
[Ep:Irresistible]
Resistant by indigorhapsody
Summary: Rodney should have expected something like this to happen.
[Ep:Irresistible]
Not Missing You So Much (582 words) by Lyrstzha
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Missing Scene, Comment Fic, Flash Fic, Snark
Summary: John is just a bit snitty about Rodney's claiming not to miss him so much during their telephone conversation.
[Ep:The Return]
John Sheppard and the Pegasus Kid (11973 words) by riani1
Additional Tags: stuck on earth, Exile, Episode: s03e10-e11 The Return
Summary: Bored geniuses should be distracted before things get out of control.
[Ep:The Return]
Dying, dying, young by Lilas
Summary: He’d tried, god knew he’d tried, but every time he closed his eyes he was back in the cell old and shriveled and dying and he woke up in a cold sweat, lights blazing to life as he sprang out of his bed and ran to the bathroom to check his reflection. Still young, still unharmed, still breathing, still living.
[Ep:Common Ground]
Cage for Gods (63905 words) by Zaganthi, perryvic
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe, First Time, Drama
Summary: It was meant to be a quick ascension, turn around and come back, don't let the revolving ascended plane door hit him on the ass on the way home. But maybe he got distracted or...something, because hours had become days, days had become weeks and Rodney hadn't come back.
[Ep:Tao of Rodney - AU where Rodney ascended and neither John nor Carson deal well, not that Rodney is having fun being ascended]
No Hard Feelings by pocky_slash
Summary: "I just wanted you to know there are no hard feelings. That's what the, you know, fruit basket is for. To welcome you and to tell you there're no hard feelings."
Redux (2491 words) by lunabee34
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Episode: s04e10 This Mortal Coil, Replicators, Angst, Rape/Non-con Elements
Summary: After watching "This Mortal Coil," I had a terrible thought. Just how many times has the Team had its memories wiped?
[Ep:This Mortal Coil]
Grab Hold of Something (2294 words) by Isagel
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Episode Tag, Episode Related, Episode: s04e16 Trio, Hurt/Comfort, Bruises
Summary: It’s night when he wakes up, nowhere near morning, and Sheppard is sitting in his desk chair.
[Ep:Trio]
Chicks Dig Scars (1283 words) by Argosy
Additional Tags: Jealousy, Humor, Episode Tag
Summary: Jennifer and Rodney get that beer. John is displeased. Episode tag for "Trio".
[Ep:Trio]
Coda (977 words) by callmeri
Summary: According to Rodney, his greatest accomplishment was reaching 40,000 years into the future and bringing John Sheppard home.
[Ep:The Last Man]
Proof (2014 words) by pollitt, Maverick
Summary: John sends Rodney a love letter of sorts...
[Ep:The Last Man]
The Bird Watcher (10313 words) by kariye
Summary: Rodney’s standing in the middle of the woods, face turned to the sky, with a pair of binoculars mashed against his eyeballs when some idiot runner mows him down. “Hey,” the man drawls from above him, all loose limbs and tanned skin. “Did you know people use this path to run?” and Rodney snaps back, “Excuse me? That was a black-throated blue warbler. Do you have any idea how rare that bird is here?” and Atlantis helpfully supplies: data: dendroica caerulescens; data: subset: probability of extinction: 99.3%
[Ep:The Last Man]
Sacrifice (4031 words) by ca_pierson
Additional Tags: Community: cliche_bingo, Episode Tag, Episode: s05e06 The Shrine, Tight Spaces, Pre-Slash
Summary: Nobody wants to tell Rodney anything.
[Ep:The Shrine + also fit the CANON/could be canon post season 5 for the ending]
MAINLY CANON VERSE & COULD ALMOST BE CANON & SOME POST SEASON 5:
Rebound (7555 words) by RosiePaw
Summary: John was sixteen when he discovered the merits of being in the right place at the right time with regard to break-ups.
[also fit in the Pining category]
There Was, There Is, There Will Be (12586 words) by moodymuse19
Summary: Then again, maybe it isn’t so surprising they ended up together.
Antediluvian (15435 words) by threnodyjones
Additional Tags: Wordcount: 10.000-30.000, First Time, Aliens
Summary: It was a cube. A big black cube.
Not quite a regular day (5807 words) by Bluespirit
Additional Tags: Action/Adventure, First Time
Summary: It had started out like any other day but then events happened that would change Rodney's life forever.
Pieces (813 words) by elandrialore
Additional Tags: April Showers Challenge, First Kiss, Pining
Summary: John knows he should turn away. Knows he should take all the little bits of Rodney that he’s gathered up over the years and keep them safe and close and private, but John doesn’t want just pieces anymore.
[also fit in the Pining category & only with ao3 account]
no prize (306 words) by sheafrotherdon
Summary: John isn't sure what's done it, what slip he's made.
California Oranges (1191 words) by mattygroves
Additional Tags: citrus, Future Fic, Episode Tag, Episode: s05e06 The Shrine
Summary: Rodney let out a frustrated sound that brought the meeting to a grinding halt as everyone turned to stare at him, and Sheppard had the nerve to look up innocently through his lashes.
Through A Door Left Open (3058 words) by danceswithgary
Additional Tags: First Time, Romance, Pining
Summary: Rodney figures out that he hadn't given up on being happy after all.
[also fit in the Pining category]
Crime and Punishment (2604 words) by anyanka_eg
Additional Tags: Angst, Pre-Slash
Summary: Rodney has finally had enough
Stopgap (5065 words) by irrelevant
Additional Tags: Real Men Don't Do Touchy-Feely, John Sheppard's Issues, Angst and Humor
Summary: Things change when you’re looking, when you’re not looking, and when you wouldn’t know where to look if someone turned you in the right direction and pointed.
First Base (952 words) by Tarlan
Additional Tags: Fluff and Angst, Community: mcsheplets, Trope Bingo Round 3, First Kiss
Summary: Telling John he loved him was such a stupid thing to do.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place (1640 words) by omg_wtf_yeah
Additional Tags: Post-Series
Summary: On the run from angry aliens with golfcarts, John and Rodney hide in the husk of a large tree and something arises that confuses Rodney and embarrasses John. (Past tense Keller/McKay.)
The Matter of Marriage (1346 words) by RosiePaw
Summary: Headwoman Ruara gives the girl a stern look. "Colonel Sheppard," the headwoman says, "I do not know your people’s customs in the matter of marriage." John chokes on his tea. Even Teyla displays a brief flash of alarm, although you’d have to know her well to catch it.
Ancient History (1997 words) by all_my_fandoms
Summary: "History is full of the dead weight of things which have escaped the control of the mind, yet drive man on with a blind force."
[John centric]
Can't You See (2340 words) by lilyleia78
Additional Tags: Crossover, Jealousy, Slash, First Time, SGA Secret Santa 2011
Summary: SG-1 visits Atlantis, and John is decidedly not pleased with the friendship Daniel's trying to strike up with Rodney.
[also fit in the cute & fluffy category]
Turn the world all which a way (2881 words) by Bluespirit
Additional Tags: Angst, First Time
Summary: John doesn’t want to hear what Rodney has to say, and so he makes a strategic retreat… Okay, he runs away.
The piano (1007 words) by Melime
Additional Tags: First Kiss, Post-Canon, SGA Reverse Big Bang Challenge 2017
Summary: The last thing he needed was someone judging him for not being good enough again. He wasn’t a musician, an artist, he just enjoyed playing the occasional song.
Under the Influence (4622 words) by Rustler
Summary: Rodney darted his eyes around the room even though there was no one else present to witness this new level of peculiar behavior. He’d only ever had Sheppard pressed against him like this semi-conscious and bleeding from a gunshot wound. Even after a few beers, hell, even after more than a few beers, Sheppard wasn’t... snuggly.
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay (2284 words) by sharkie335
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Intercrural Sex, First Time
Summary: John angsts. Rodney is brave.
Into Each Life (3423 words) by Chelle1117
Additional Tags: First Time
Summary: "Are you planning on doing something you don't want to blame on alcohol?" There's no smile on John's face, no touch of humor in his eyes. He softly whispers, "Yes."
Journey to Be (5803 words) by mezzo_cammin
Summary: Set post series. Atlantis is finally going back to the Pegasus Galaxy, come hell or high water. First, though, Rodney McKay has to figure a few things out. Lucky for him, he has a little help along the way.
Learning Experience (2469 words) by resqueln
Additional Tags: First Time, Post-Canon
Summary: Written for the mcsheplet's prompt 'jealousy'.
ALTERNATE UNIVERSE / COMPLETE DEPARTURE FROM CANON:
I’ll See It Through (The Texas Two-Step Mix) (7692 words) by Dee_Laundry
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Vampire, Asperger Syndrome, First Time, Consent Issues, Autistic Character(s)
Summary: Vampires: Sexy, mysterious, dashing. Right?
Be My Yoko Ono (8982 words) by kashmir
Rating: Explicit
Summary: The one where John's a bike messenger and Rodney's an office drone.
Heat (45197 words) by dvs
Summary: Rodney McKay is desperately trying to get out of Peru. John Sheppard is a pilot who might be able to help. Or get him into more trouble.
Step Through (10220 words) by snarkydame
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis, Labyrinth (1986)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Fusion
Summary: Rodney didn't actually intend to get his sister stolen by goblins. She was just interrupting his work on his dissertation.
Contractual Obligations (4421 words) by velocitygrass
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Porn, First Time
Summary: "Get a condom for Rodney and something to prepare John," he heard the director's voice coming from somewhere. He slowly looked up, and it suddenly dawned on him what that meant.
[PORN AU - enough said]
Fight Fire With (2227 words) by elandrialore
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, First Time
Summary: "Your water pressure sucks," McKay said from underneath a towel and John rolled his eyes, though it was mostly at himself because he couldn't fathom why he'd imagined a thank you. "And-wait, are you blow drying my cat?"
[only with ao3]
Whatever You Wish For (11992 words) by skoosiepants
Summary: John wasn’t very good at following the text.
An Eleven-Step Guide to Survival by Prince Meredith (ed. John Sheppard) (8507 words) by theravenwrites
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis, Old Kingdom - Garth Nix
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Summary: A fusion between Stargate: Atlantis and Garth Nix's Abhorsen trilogy - Rodney is the brother of the future Abhorsen, Teyla, and the heir to the throne, Jeannie. He's at a bit of a loss as to what he wants to do for the rest of his life when he meets John, a pilot who's plane crash-landed in the Old Kingdom.
TRAPPED TO EARTH / BACK TO EARTH / CUT FROM ATLANTIS:
Tonight and the Rest of My Life (14835 words) by velocitygrass
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Allergies, Back to Earth
Summary: He didn't need or want a tearful goodbye, but he wanted something, something that acknowledged their relationship-their friendship-and the fact that they might never see each other again.
CUTE & FLUFFY:
Be Cool (1115 words) by unamaga
Additional Tags: Fluff, Schmoop, John Sheppard is awkward
Summary: Nothing between his teeth: check. Mood lighting: check. John puts his hands on his hips and does one last sweep of the room. Everything looks good. No dirty socks are hanging out of the hamper, the curtains are closed half-way to let in just enough sunshine, and the laptop is casually positioned on the end of the bed like an invitation. His feet and arms are bare for the same reason, even though it’s a little chilly and his toes are getting cold.
[could also fits the canon/could be canon category]
Keep Me Closer (2658 words) by dammitspawk
Additional Tags: Atlantis is still full of surprises, First Kiss
Summary: “John I have something you have to see, are you busy?” Rodney sounded excited. The kind of excited he got when he figured out a new equation for maximizing shield output or the coordinates for a new ZPM. Whatever it was John wasn’t going to miss it for some lame paperwork that he’d been sitting here for an hour doing nothing but staring at.
Best Laid Plans (1621 words) by Argosy
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Minor Rodney McKay/Sam Carter
Additional Tags: Humor
Summary: John didn't really believe the date was going to happen--Carter would come to her senses, or Rodney would chicken out, or--if worse came to worse--Atlantis itself would recognize it for the abomination it was and sink into the ocean.
Cross My Heart and Hope To Die (3898 words) by Tarlan
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Romantic Comedy
Summary: Rodney makes a promise to a very drunk John Sheppard... who remembers it the following morning.
Those Three Words (5745 words) by Argosy
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Humor, Angsty Schmoop
Summary: John has something he wants to say, but it won't be easy.
Wallflower (3230 words) by lamardeuse
Summary: What annoyed Rodney more than anything was that it was beginning to look like he'd saved Atlantis so that it could provide shelter for ladies' poker and Monday night football.
Bootylicious (2728 words) by kashmir, unamaga
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Rodney McKay's ass drives John Sheppard to distraction.
Sleeping Atlantis (1453 words) by Lenore
Additional Tags: Fairy Tales, Romance, Humor, First Kiss
Summary: Rodney rescues himself and everyone in the city.
The AR-1 Cross-Disciplinary Education Program (3022 words) by respoftw
Additional Tags: Team Bonding, oblivious boys in love
Summary: Rodney wants to learn how to shoot and John realises that they could all do with expanding their horizons a little bit.
How To Woo Your Scientist In 100 Cookies or Less [G] (1816 words) by rock_mafia
Additional Tags: First Time, Oblivious Rodney
Summary: Rodney has a secret admirer. Prompt fic.
Committed and Monogamous (700 words) by ami_ven
Additional Tags: Community: mcsheplets, Established Relationship, Engagement
Summary: John and Rodney don’t talk about marriage- until they do.
In Love and War (723 words) by out_there
Summary: John figured he should feel a little guilty. But Rodney deserved better than some ditzy alien - someone who could integrate in his head and understand Monty Python jokes. Someone like John. Rodney would catch on. Eventually.
Inked (500 words) by Brumeier
Additional Tags: Prompt Fill, Tattoos, Established Relationship
Summary: LJ Comment Fic Tattoo prompt: Stargate Atlantis, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, John gets a tattoo in Pegasus, which because of his ATA gene does some interesting things to his skin.
Weird (424 words) by Azilver
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Daniel Jackson/Jack O'Neill
Additional Tags: Humor
Summary: “So....” Jack drawls, rocking back on his heels. “What number is this?”
[also fit the CANON/could be canon category]
Besele (556 words) by Ladycat
Additional Tags: Kissing
Summary: “Don’t need to see Carson.” Mm. Soft pillow. Nice, warm pillow that smelled like salt and musk and all the things Rodney refused to label ‘John’, even if they were. “S’just a bruise. S’fine. G’sleep now.”
Green-Eyed Monster (756 words) by helens78
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Daniel Jackson/Rodney McKay
Additional Tags: Jealousy
Summary: Is it possible all of Rodney's talk about Sam was just to cover up something else? And just how seriously does John take that talk, anyway?
I Am Kirk, Deal With It! by Kodiak_bear
Summary: “I’m breaking up with you,” snarls Rodney. “Because if I don’t, I’m going to shoot you.”
The Language of Candy by lillian78
Summary: Rodney believes that attaining a Nobel Prize is the most important thing in the world to him but, as usual, he’s wrong.
THE GOOD OLD "FOR SOME OBSCURE REASONS LOT OF SEX IS HAPPENING" & THE MOSTLY SMUTTY ONES:
Experiment #24 (3156 words) by chellefic
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Fingerfucking
Summary: John is half-convinced Rodney thinks their sex life is a series of experiments.
One For Sorrow (1956 words) by Ladycat
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Porn
Summary: Rodney wakes up alone for the first time in months and thinks: Finally, a sign I can read. Then he is spectacularly sick in the bathroom and spends most of the day screaming at scientists who are no stupider than they were yesterday, but now suddenly a whole lot more scared.
Acceptance (1529 words) by chellefic
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Anal Sex
Summary: John asks Rodney for something new.
Your Kisses Are All I Think About (6835 words) by sharkie335
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Rimming, First Time
Summary: He still couldn't believe that he'd actually taken his courage in both hands and kissed John.
Asleep (804 words) by Kass
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: kink_bingo, sleepy/unconscious
Summary: Even if John knew intellectually that Rodney was pretty much down for the count, his dick didn't seem to care.
Pieces of You (1431 words) by Brumeier
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Porn with Feelings, Masturbation, Merry Month of Masturbation Challenge 2015
Summary: John pulls his fantasies from everyday life, particularly his interactions with the smartest man in two galaxies.
There, There (1037 words) by thegrrrl2002
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Humor, Romance, Plot What Plot
Summary: "Could you be any lazier?" Rodney asked.
Things Left Unsaid (1810 words) by elandrialore
Additional Tags: First Kiss
Summary: Because there's a difference between John freaking out and giving him a rough hand job against a wall, and John deep-throating him like he's been waiting for it all his life.
[with ao3 account only]
A Place to Stand (3366 words) by chellefic
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Porn
Summary: Rodney wants to know what comes after incredible.
A Celebration by The Grrrl
Summary: A celebration of manhood, they called it. Rodney called it porn.
A Skewed Universe by The Grrrl
Summary: Rodney's not sure what to make of this.
A Bit Twisted by Kueble
Summary: John has a thing for Rodney's hands. (But really...who doesn't?)
Dangerous by rebecca
Summary: There was something there. Something Rodney needed to know.
Charis (2521 words) by Ladycat
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Porn, Blow Jobs
Summary: This is something private, intimate, for all they're grunting and hissing out insults as if it weren't.
DEATHFICS & COULD BE DEATH & LOSS & OPEN ENDING:
So Happy I Could Die (11572 words) by Reddwarfer
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Rodney works very hard to make sure John gets everything he needs, everything he's ever wanted. But John is still hungry for more. And Rodney never does anything halfway.
[NEITHER JOHN NOR RODNEY TECHNICALLY DIE but bittersweet, open ending & potentially definitive loss of life as they knew it]
APOCALYPSE & END OF THE WORLD(S):
Zombie Apocalypse (697 words) by Tarlan
Additional Tags: Blood and Gore, Zombie Apocalypse, Zombies, Trope Bingo Round 4, Community: mcsheplets
Summary: An emergency dial in from Earth almost unleashes a deadly plague on Atlantis.
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ABSOLUTE PERSONAL ALL TIME FAVORITES & MUST READ:
Liberty (39657 words) by Ladycat
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis, Angel: the Series
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Porn
Summary: John and Rodney wake up by the ocean, which isn't all that unusual - except that it's not their ocean, not their planet, not their galaxy. And, as much as being on Earth sounds great, they had a bit of a war going on back home that might need their attention. Will Rodney freak out? Will John remain calm and cool? Will they ever manage to relax, even for a second?
exceptionally vivid (8337 words) by etben
Summary: Grace, under rocks.
[coda/reference to Grace Under Pressure]
Symptomology (3986 words) by Kass
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Flash Fic, Fight or Flight Challenge
Summary: "For many individuals in high-risk situations, war zones being the most common example, the physiological impact of constant low-grade danger activates a fight or flight pattern called General Arousal Syndrome."
Seven Days (1520 words) by sheafrotherdon, Siria
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Rodney's been off-world for seven days - a span of time that's been stretched at least one day too long, if the way John's pressed up against him is anything to go by. John's been stretched too thin by absence, by the nagging weight of not knowing - Rodney can feel each unsaid word in the tremors racing over John's skin.
ALTERNATE REALITIES/ SET IN A SIMILAR UNIVERSES WITH SOME BIG CHANGES & PRE SHOW FIRST MEETING:
Switch by f0rcryin0utl0ud
Summary: “Go, shoo, Sheppard is yours for as long as it takes him to kill you.”
[only with ao3 account]
Chance of a lifetime (16854 words) by ca_pierson
Additional Tags: Angst, Sci-Fi, AU
Summary: Being sent to recruit someone for the Atlantis expedition wasn’t Rodney’s idea of a good time.
[only with ao3 account]
Amadeus Knows Best (2487 words) by respoftw
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Meet-Cute, Cats
Summary: Rodney McKay chases his cat into his downstairs neighbour's apartment and life will never be the same again.
Of All the Gin Joints in All the World (Rubato Encore Remix) (1123 words) by MelayneSeahawk
Rating: Explicit
Summary: The last thing John expects to see is Rodney--the one night stand he couldn't forget.
Hostage (9865 words) by dvs
Summary: Physicist Rodney McKay is injured while on the run and ends up taking refuge in a secluded beach house as well as taking ex-Air Force pilot John Sheppard as his hostage.
Second Chance (59257 words) by sgamadison
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Disability, Alternate Canon, Hurt/Comfort
Summary: Major John Sheppard always wondered what his life would have been like if he had gone on the Atlantis Expedition.
Contractual Obligations (998 words) by ami_ven
Additional Tags: Community: mcsheplets, Stargate: Continuum, Alternate Timelines
Summary: “We’ve got to get out of here.”
[could be related to SG1: The Road Not Taken tho it's not sure and not mentioned as such]
Lure of the Deep (6095 words) by melagan
Summary: When an alien sea pod follows him home, John Sheppard wonders if he's in over his head. When he meets Rodney McKay, he knows he's in too deep.
Evil Overlord Sheppard (6241 words) by graceandfire
Rating: Explicit
Series: Part 1 of Evil Overlord Sheppard
Summary: John Sheppard is High Lord of the Planet Leiath in the Pegasus Galaxy. Rodney's away team gets captured by John's soldiers. Started out as an attempt to write EVIL John Sheppard but it came out more like completely non-evil, but snarky, John Sheppard.
& the sequel: Evil Overlord Sheppard Visits Atlantis (8473 words) by graceandfire (Explicit)
[kinda also works for cute & fluffy tbh]
SET IN MAIN CANON / GETTING TOGETHER & ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP SITUATIONS VAGUE CODA SEASON 1/4:
A Thousand Dancing Bears (4315 words) by Chandri
Summary: What Rodney did yesterday, John's not sure he could have done. But that's not new, not really.
Operation Play Time for Rodney (4817 words) by Mikey
Additional Tags: Humor, First Time, Community: mcshep_match, Team Play
Summary: John just wants to help. Really.
The Most Annoying Person in the Galaxy... (13162 words) by karenmcfadyyon
Summary: ...might actually not be the one you're thinking of
Consider the Great Wall of China (5594 words) by paradisecity
Summary: Rodney channels his inner Vizzini, John eschews capitalization, and Chuck's name really isn't Chuck.
Illumination (4662 words) by melagan
Additional Tags: Romance, Humor, McShep Match Challenge 2012
Summary: John's been clueless a long, long time. It's not until he and Rodney work together on a birthday surprise for Ronon that the light dawns.
Maybe Endearing Isn't So Terrible After All (5688 words) by krabapple
Summary: Rodney's surprisingly good with children. No one's more surprised than he is. Except for John.
[spoilers for McKay and Mrs. Miller]
Still (1293 words) by Tex
Rating: Explicit
Summary: John figures it out; he just needed to be still for a while.
The Thought That Counts (7123 words) by Kass
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time, Flash Fic, Strange New Worlds Challenge, Telepathy
Summary: That was when the jumper hit the invisible wall and started to plummet. Fast.
Blonds Have More Fun (4675 words) by Mad_Maudlin
Summary: John has a little accident off-world. Rodney has a bit of a problem.
Casual (960 words) by Punk
Additional Tags: Humor, First Time, That Particular Month, Sharing Clothes
Summary: Rodney's sweatshirt is soft and worn.
Hands and High Mountains by Neery
Summary: "Easy. Right. At this point I'm willing to believe that if the Ancients placed an outpost in a place that's this incredibly hard to reach, maybe they had a damn good reason. I mean, hello, mountain top? Ten thousand year old bridge without a railing? Scary native legends about the gods protecting this place? You've never seen any Indiana Jones movies, have you. This can't possibly end well."
Making Right (1019 words) by sheafrotherdon
Additional Tags: Community: sga_santa
Summary: . . . and since introspection's for the fucking birds, for the shrinks, for Nancy's friends, for that one guy who liked quoting poetry during sex, it's not surprising he stumbled over this without really knowing he wanted it, without acknowledging he'd been pulling Rodney's pigtails for four goddamn years.
Souvenirs (4723 words) by misspamela
Rating: Explicit
Summary: John gritted his teeth. "Fine. I'll feed your cat." Rodney was already halfway across the room, studying some piece of machinery. "I'll leave detailed instructions." He held up his hand in an aborted wave, which John took as his cue to leave.
How It's Always Worked (1681 words) by Luthien
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Angst
Summary: They were never not going to end up in the same room together this last night. They both knew it. Nothing needed to be said. That's how they both like it. That's how it's always worked.
Defining Gerunds (4965 words) by StarryDiadem
Summary: Ronon watches his new team.
[only with ao3 account]
ALTERNATE REALITIES: FUSION/POWERS/SOULMATES/TIMEY WIMEY & REALITIES TRAVELS WITH CANON BASIS:
Interface 1 (769 words) by Resonant
Additional Tags: Romance, First Time, Telepathy, Community: sga_flashfic
Series: Part 1 of Interface
Summary: The inside of McKay's brain was worse than TV news.
Interface 2 (672 words) by Resonant
Additional Tags: Romance, First Time, Telepathy, Community: sga_flashfic
Series: Part 2 of Interface
Summary: Rodney might have said a time or two that if you walked through Sheppard's head you'd hear an echo, but he'd never expected it to be literally true.
Interface 3 (1987 words) by Resonant
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Romance, First Time, Telepathy, Community: sga_flashfic
Series: Part 3 of Interface
Summary: "I'm just as much here as I always am."
Three's Company (5188 words) by respoftw
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Sentinels & Guides, Canon Universe, season one
Summary: Radek is Rodney's Guide. Their bond is no less real because of its platonic nature. How does John fit into that?
I've Been Here Before (1516 words) by nagi_schwarz
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Alternate Universe - Magical Realism
Summary: Written for the comment_fic prompt: "any, any, knowing the future and defying it." Ten-year-old Johnny Sheppard gets a visit from his future self, twenty-odd-years from tonight. He has a favor to ask.
A Road Traveled, More or Less (18715 words) by Shaddyr
Summary: There are many roads, and most of them are taken, more or less. Sometimes, those roads intersect.
[travel between realities & time travel]
Variations on a Theme of John Sheppard (8292 words) by kisahawklin
Warnings: Major Character Death, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Series: Part 1 of Variations
Summary: A Rodney McKay who's lost his Sheppard finds an alternate reality drive. We meet him in Vegas!AU and follow his search for other John Sheppards.
[Specific Warnings: One of the AU!Johns is dead, and another is a serial killer that tortures and murders children.]
* Part I of the Variations series
Summary: AU!Rodney's Sheppard dies; he finds the dimension-hopping drive and starts looking for... something.
[aka following an Alternate!Rodney accross hundred of universe because his own John died and meeting another along the way - on top of many other people with various circumstances]
Kashmir (26654 words) by kariye
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Fisting
Summary: Malfunctioning Ancient device, alternate realities, you know the drill, and suddenly there’s another Colonel Sheppard on Atlantis. He looks like Rodney’s best friend - spars with Teyla and runs with Ronon, and to Rodney he says things like, “Don’t worry, I won’t do anything you don’t want me to.”
[difficult one to place: DARK, dwelling with parallele universe & alternate Atlantis were Carson never dies and Carter stay on Atlantis - warning for a very twisted and fucked up alternative John messing with Rodney & John + emotional constipation]
Name That Tune (2884 words) by Maverick
Summary: “So you want me to use my powers for evil?” John cocked an eyebrow. “Because you’ve been using them for good up until now?”
Second Sight (20546 words) by sgamadison
Rating: Explicit
Summary: He never saw this sort of thing coming...
[An Alternate!John is made to see alternate versions of himself accross realities & get something out of it]
AMNESIA & MEMORY LOSS:
Opportunity Knocks (10004 words) by Quasar
Summary: A disgruntled minion hands Rodney an opportunity in disguise.
PINING, UST (& PRE-SLASH & EVENTUAL RESOLUTION):
How Many Astrophysicists... (8230 words) by Darsynia
Additional Tags: Ancient Technology, First Kiss
Summary: I really should have been paying attention, John told himself as he sat on a cracked Ancient console, gun on his lap, watching the foot-high water lap at the soles of his boots.
The Sixth Day (3907 words) by chellefic
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: First Time
Summary: It all started with Rodney's nipples.
let lips do what hands do (2303 words) by Siria
Summary: Ahead of them, John can hear Zelenka shouting, voice loud over the screech of strained metal.
[also fit in the CANON/could be canon category]
Perfect Timing (2804 words) by lamardeuse
Summary: John gets tired of waiting for perfection.
Marry Me (514 words) by elandrialore
Additional Tags: First Kiss, April Showers Challenge, Marriage Proposal
Summary: "Marry me," Rodney sighs, breathing in the heady scent of real coffee. John's pretty sure he's talking to the coffee and not John, even though John had been the one to bring it to him (along with two chocolate bars and a stack of science magazines from the Daedalus), but it doesn't stop John's face from heating or his feet from going clumsy as he half-trips out the door.
[with ao3 account only]
Distraction (1625 words) by miasnape
Additional Tags: Grey Hair is Sexy, Slow Build, Requited Love, Community: mcsmooch
Summary: Rodney keeps... noticing things.
[also could fit in the CANON/could be canon category]
The Dating Game (3331 words) by blackchaps
Summary: Rodney really is bad at dating. John is really bad at talking.
Moron (2299 words) by Chandri
Summary: "This is stupid," Rodney mutters, mostly to himself.
Loosing MckAy by Tali
Pairings: McShep; mention of Rodney/Katie Brown and Rodney/Carter
Summary: It never occurred to him that Rodney didn't reciprocate. That Rodney, the open-minded scientist, genius, and Canadian wouldn't get it.
& the sequel There Was No Plan A
[also fit the cute/fluffy category tbh]
NEAR MISS/DEATH & BREAKDOWNS:
Too Hot to Handle (2070 words) by enigmaticblue
Additional Tags: Pre-Slash
Summary: Rodney is pretty sure he’s suffering from heat stroke, and it’s no laughing matter.
[also fit the team/found families categories]
In decision (1256 words) by torch
Rating: Explicit
Summary: No one's hurt, and it's just another day.
[could fit the pining trope & John is very bad at feelings]
Better With the Lights On (5825 words) by AnneZo
Summary: John & Rodney wake up in the dark. Scientist-hysteria, epi-pens, and stupidity. (Nothing explicit.)
Consistently Weird (Roboclaw) (22544 words) by waxjism
Additional Tags: roboclaw
Summary: Dying, John Sheppard thinks, is far more mundane than popular fiction would have him believe. He's done his fair share of it, come close enough to see its bloodshot eyes and smell its morning breath--Iratus bugs, nuclear weapons, gunshot wounds, cranky dinosaurs, Wraith, Rodney McKay--but he remembers no light, no tunnel, no friendly angels guiding him. His life never once passed before his eyes.
[breakdown, amputation/loss of an arm, something akin to body dysphoria/dissociation/psychologial struggle with dealing with prothesis, emotionally inept boys, Rodney attraction to high tech technology & to John "Bucky Barnes" situation]
Worst-case Scenario (7523 words) by Isis
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Podfic Available, Action/Adventure
Summary: Nobody likes seeing their friends get hurt.
[also sorta fit with team/found families]
No Sunday School Picnic (8520 words) by gottalovev
Additional Tags: Pining, Zombies, Team, First Kiss
Summary: A planet kept secret by the Ancients, a promising energy signature... Being stuck on the planet because of a busted DHD should not be so bad, right? They'll find the Ancient ruins and get some crystals to fix it, that's all. Or so they think until they are warned not to go into the forest, especially not after nightfall.
[also fit in the Pining category]
Hands by mific
Summary: John had always liked watching Rodney’s hands.
[also fit in the Pining/UST category]
THE ASCENSION ONES:
a hub for the wheel'd universe (1571 words) by busaikko
Additional Tags: Ascension, Trapped, Injury, Radio, Character Death, Kissing, Community: mcsmooch
Series: Part 1 of A is for --
Summary: John's trapped under tons of rubble, his only lifeline Rondey's voice on his radio. This can't end well. And yet, any yet....
Thirty Years (527 words) by Tarlan
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Additional Tags: Afterlife, Angst
Summary: Atlantis was their home - now and forever.
EPISODE RELATED:
Taking Stock (the Puppy Fat Remix) (3136 words) by skoosiepants
Summary: If Rodney concentrated very hard on the man's ass, he occasionally forgot that they were stuck on what was essentially an enormous free-range chicken farm for the Wraith with a limited supply of coffee and pudding.
[Ep:Rising & Hide and Seek - also fit in the CANON/could be canon category]
The Proof of This is Left as an Exercise for the Reader (1643 words) by kageygirl
Additional Tags: Episode Tag
Summary: "I'm starting to think that you don't trust me with your safety, McKay."
[Ep: Underground]
Ache (2211 words) by esteefee
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Episode Related
Summary: These hands can also heal.
[Ep:The Eye & The Storm]
Restitution (2679 words) by Perfica
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: 1000-3000 words, Angst, Drama, First Time, Episode Related
Summary: Everyone suffers from feelings of inadequacy at one point or another.
[Ep:Trinity]
The Rodney Multiplex (6163 words) by nessalynna
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Telepathy, Flash Fic, Fanart, PreSlashish but there is some frottage with clothes on
Summary: John can read minds and it turns out, unsurprisingly, he finds Rodney's mind the most interesting mind of all. Written for the superpower challenge on sga flashfic.
[Ep:Trinity & Conversion]
Shed Your Skin (The Sledgehammer Remix) (4743 words) by Kass
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Remix, remix08, post-Conversion, First Time, Episode Related
Summary: John had to know that pushing Rodney away was only going to make him find a way to break in. There's nothing like a barrier to make him want to push through.
[Ep:Conversion]
Things That Nobody Told Her (1478 words) by respoftw
Additional Tags: Pre-Slash, Mutual Pining, s02e11 The Hive, Episode Related, POV Outsider
Summary: There were a lot of things that nobody told Elizabeth about before she agreed to lead Atlantis.
[Ep:The Hive]
Clothed in Sealace (5803 words) by Ladycat
Additional Tags: Episode: s02e14 Grace Under Pressure, Character Study, Angst
Summary: The ocean didn't think or feel or want to reach out for what she'd lost.
[Ep:Grace Under Pressure]
Payback Is an Unpredictable Bitch (2803 words) by Lenore
Additional Tags: Sex Pollen, Episode Tag, First Time
Summary: Tag for Irresistible. Rodney uses the do-my-bidding weed on John. It goes awry.
[Ep:Irresistible]
Resistant by indigorhapsody
Summary: Rodney should have expected something like this to happen.
[Ep:Irresistible]
Not Missing You So Much (582 words) by Lyrstzha
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Missing Scene, Comment Fic, Flash Fic, Snark
Summary: John is just a bit snitty about Rodney's claiming not to miss him so much during their telephone conversation.
[Ep:The Return]
John Sheppard and the Pegasus Kid (11973 words) by riani1
Additional Tags: stuck on earth, Exile, Episode: s03e10-e11 The Return
Summary: Bored geniuses should be distracted before things get out of control.
[Ep:The Return]
Dying, dying, young by Lilas
Summary: He’d tried, god knew he’d tried, but every time he closed his eyes he was back in the cell old and shriveled and dying and he woke up in a cold sweat, lights blazing to life as he sprang out of his bed and ran to the bathroom to check his reflection. Still young, still unharmed, still breathing, still living.
[Ep:Common Ground]
Cage for Gods (63905 words) by Zaganthi, perryvic
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe, First Time, Drama
Summary: It was meant to be a quick ascension, turn around and come back, don't let the revolving ascended plane door hit him on the ass on the way home. But maybe he got distracted or...something, because hours had become days, days had become weeks and Rodney hadn't come back.
[Ep:Tao of Rodney - AU where Rodney ascended and neither John nor Carson deal well, not that Rodney is having fun being ascended]
No Hard Feelings by pocky_slash
Summary: "I just wanted you to know there are no hard feelings. That's what the, you know, fruit basket is for. To welcome you and to tell you there're no hard feelings."
Redux (2491 words) by lunabee34
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Episode: s04e10 This Mortal Coil, Replicators, Angst, Rape/Non-con Elements
Summary: After watching "This Mortal Coil," I had a terrible thought. Just how many times has the Team had its memories wiped?
[Ep:This Mortal Coil]
Grab Hold of Something (2294 words) by Isagel
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Episode Tag, Episode Related, Episode: s04e16 Trio, Hurt/Comfort, Bruises
Summary: It’s night when he wakes up, nowhere near morning, and Sheppard is sitting in his desk chair.
[Ep:Trio]
Chicks Dig Scars (1283 words) by Argosy
Additional Tags: Jealousy, Humor, Episode Tag
Summary: Jennifer and Rodney get that beer. John is displeased. Episode tag for "Trio".
[Ep:Trio]
Coda (977 words) by callmeri
Summary: According to Rodney, his greatest accomplishment was reaching 40,000 years into the future and bringing John Sheppard home.
[Ep:The Last Man]
Proof (2014 words) by pollitt, Maverick
Summary: John sends Rodney a love letter of sorts...
[Ep:The Last Man]
The Bird Watcher (10313 words) by kariye
Summary: Rodney’s standing in the middle of the woods, face turned to the sky, with a pair of binoculars mashed against his eyeballs when some idiot runner mows him down. “Hey,” the man drawls from above him, all loose limbs and tanned skin. “Did you know people use this path to run?” and Rodney snaps back, “Excuse me? That was a black-throated blue warbler. Do you have any idea how rare that bird is here?” and Atlantis helpfully supplies: data: dendroica caerulescens; data: subset: probability of extinction: 99.3%
[Ep:The Last Man]
Sacrifice (4031 words) by ca_pierson
Additional Tags: Community: cliche_bingo, Episode Tag, Episode: s05e06 The Shrine, Tight Spaces, Pre-Slash
Summary: Nobody wants to tell Rodney anything.
[Ep:The Shrine + also fit the CANON/could be canon post season 5 for the ending]
MAINLY CANON VERSE & COULD ALMOST BE CANON & SOME POST SEASON 5:
Rebound (7555 words) by RosiePaw
Summary: John was sixteen when he discovered the merits of being in the right place at the right time with regard to break-ups.
[also fit in the Pining category]
There Was, There Is, There Will Be (12586 words) by moodymuse19
Summary: Then again, maybe it isn’t so surprising they ended up together.
Antediluvian (15435 words) by threnodyjones
Additional Tags: Wordcount: 10.000-30.000, First Time, Aliens
Summary: It was a cube. A big black cube.
Not quite a regular day (5807 words) by Bluespirit
Additional Tags: Action/Adventure, First Time
Summary: It had started out like any other day but then events happened that would change Rodney's life forever.
Pieces (813 words) by elandrialore
Additional Tags: April Showers Challenge, First Kiss, Pining
Summary: John knows he should turn away. Knows he should take all the little bits of Rodney that he’s gathered up over the years and keep them safe and close and private, but John doesn’t want just pieces anymore.
[also fit in the Pining category & only with ao3 account]
no prize (306 words) by sheafrotherdon
Summary: John isn't sure what's done it, what slip he's made.
California Oranges (1191 words) by mattygroves
Additional Tags: citrus, Future Fic, Episode Tag, Episode: s05e06 The Shrine
Summary: Rodney let out a frustrated sound that brought the meeting to a grinding halt as everyone turned to stare at him, and Sheppard had the nerve to look up innocently through his lashes.
Through A Door Left Open (3058 words) by danceswithgary
Additional Tags: First Time, Romance, Pining
Summary: Rodney figures out that he hadn't given up on being happy after all.
[also fit in the Pining category]
Crime and Punishment (2604 words) by anyanka_eg
Additional Tags: Angst, Pre-Slash
Summary: Rodney has finally had enough
Stopgap (5065 words) by irrelevant
Additional Tags: Real Men Don't Do Touchy-Feely, John Sheppard's Issues, Angst and Humor
Summary: Things change when you’re looking, when you’re not looking, and when you wouldn’t know where to look if someone turned you in the right direction and pointed.
First Base (952 words) by Tarlan
Additional Tags: Fluff and Angst, Community: mcsheplets, Trope Bingo Round 3, First Kiss
Summary: Telling John he loved him was such a stupid thing to do.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place (1640 words) by omg_wtf_yeah
Additional Tags: Post-Series
Summary: On the run from angry aliens with golfcarts, John and Rodney hide in the husk of a large tree and something arises that confuses Rodney and embarrasses John. (Past tense Keller/McKay.)
The Matter of Marriage (1346 words) by RosiePaw
Summary: Headwoman Ruara gives the girl a stern look. "Colonel Sheppard," the headwoman says, "I do not know your people’s customs in the matter of marriage." John chokes on his tea. Even Teyla displays a brief flash of alarm, although you’d have to know her well to catch it.
Ancient History (1997 words) by all_my_fandoms
Summary: "History is full of the dead weight of things which have escaped the control of the mind, yet drive man on with a blind force."
[John centric]
Can't You See (2340 words) by lilyleia78
Additional Tags: Crossover, Jealousy, Slash, First Time, SGA Secret Santa 2011
Summary: SG-1 visits Atlantis, and John is decidedly not pleased with the friendship Daniel's trying to strike up with Rodney.
[also fit in the cute & fluffy category]
Turn the world all which a way (2881 words) by Bluespirit
Additional Tags: Angst, First Time
Summary: John doesn’t want to hear what Rodney has to say, and so he makes a strategic retreat… Okay, he runs away.
The piano (1007 words) by Melime
Additional Tags: First Kiss, Post-Canon, SGA Reverse Big Bang Challenge 2017
Summary: The last thing he needed was someone judging him for not being good enough again. He wasn’t a musician, an artist, he just enjoyed playing the occasional song.
Under the Influence (4622 words) by Rustler
Summary: Rodney darted his eyes around the room even though there was no one else present to witness this new level of peculiar behavior. He’d only ever had Sheppard pressed against him like this semi-conscious and bleeding from a gunshot wound. Even after a few beers, hell, even after more than a few beers, Sheppard wasn’t... snuggly.
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay (2284 words) by sharkie335
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Intercrural Sex, First Time
Summary: John angsts. Rodney is brave.
Into Each Life (3423 words) by Chelle1117
Additional Tags: First Time
Summary: "Are you planning on doing something you don't want to blame on alcohol?" There's no smile on John's face, no touch of humor in his eyes. He softly whispers, "Yes."
Journey to Be (5803 words) by mezzo_cammin
Summary: Set post series. Atlantis is finally going back to the Pegasus Galaxy, come hell or high water. First, though, Rodney McKay has to figure a few things out. Lucky for him, he has a little help along the way.
Learning Experience (2469 words) by resqueln
Additional Tags: First Time, Post-Canon
Summary: Written for the mcsheplet's prompt 'jealousy'.
ALTERNATE UNIVERSE / COMPLETE DEPARTURE FROM CANON:
I’ll See It Through (The Texas Two-Step Mix) (7692 words) by Dee_Laundry
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Vampire, Asperger Syndrome, First Time, Consent Issues, Autistic Character(s)
Summary: Vampires: Sexy, mysterious, dashing. Right?
Be My Yoko Ono (8982 words) by kashmir
Rating: Explicit
Summary: The one where John's a bike messenger and Rodney's an office drone.
Heat (45197 words) by dvs
Summary: Rodney McKay is desperately trying to get out of Peru. John Sheppard is a pilot who might be able to help. Or get him into more trouble.
Step Through (10220 words) by snarkydame
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis, Labyrinth (1986)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Fusion
Summary: Rodney didn't actually intend to get his sister stolen by goblins. She was just interrupting his work on his dissertation.
Contractual Obligations (4421 words) by velocitygrass
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Porn, First Time
Summary: "Get a condom for Rodney and something to prepare John," he heard the director's voice coming from somewhere. He slowly looked up, and it suddenly dawned on him what that meant.
[PORN AU - enough said]
Fight Fire With (2227 words) by elandrialore
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, First Time
Summary: "Your water pressure sucks," McKay said from underneath a towel and John rolled his eyes, though it was mostly at himself because he couldn't fathom why he'd imagined a thank you. "And-wait, are you blow drying my cat?"
[only with ao3]
Whatever You Wish For (11992 words) by skoosiepants
Summary: John wasn’t very good at following the text.
An Eleven-Step Guide to Survival by Prince Meredith (ed. John Sheppard) (8507 words) by theravenwrites
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis, Old Kingdom - Garth Nix
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Summary: A fusion between Stargate: Atlantis and Garth Nix's Abhorsen trilogy - Rodney is the brother of the future Abhorsen, Teyla, and the heir to the throne, Jeannie. He's at a bit of a loss as to what he wants to do for the rest of his life when he meets John, a pilot who's plane crash-landed in the Old Kingdom.
TRAPPED TO EARTH / BACK TO EARTH / CUT FROM ATLANTIS:
Tonight and the Rest of My Life (14835 words) by velocitygrass
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Allergies, Back to Earth
Summary: He didn't need or want a tearful goodbye, but he wanted something, something that acknowledged their relationship-their friendship-and the fact that they might never see each other again.
CUTE & FLUFFY:
Be Cool (1115 words) by unamaga
Additional Tags: Fluff, Schmoop, John Sheppard is awkward
Summary: Nothing between his teeth: check. Mood lighting: check. John puts his hands on his hips and does one last sweep of the room. Everything looks good. No dirty socks are hanging out of the hamper, the curtains are closed half-way to let in just enough sunshine, and the laptop is casually positioned on the end of the bed like an invitation. His feet and arms are bare for the same reason, even though it’s a little chilly and his toes are getting cold.
[could also fits the canon/could be canon category]
Keep Me Closer (2658 words) by dammitspawk
Additional Tags: Atlantis is still full of surprises, First Kiss
Summary: “John I have something you have to see, are you busy?” Rodney sounded excited. The kind of excited he got when he figured out a new equation for maximizing shield output or the coordinates for a new ZPM. Whatever it was John wasn’t going to miss it for some lame paperwork that he’d been sitting here for an hour doing nothing but staring at.
Best Laid Plans (1621 words) by Argosy
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Minor Rodney McKay/Sam Carter
Additional Tags: Humor
Summary: John didn't really believe the date was going to happen--Carter would come to her senses, or Rodney would chicken out, or--if worse came to worse--Atlantis itself would recognize it for the abomination it was and sink into the ocean.
Cross My Heart and Hope To Die (3898 words) by Tarlan
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Romantic Comedy
Summary: Rodney makes a promise to a very drunk John Sheppard... who remembers it the following morning.
Those Three Words (5745 words) by Argosy
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Humor, Angsty Schmoop
Summary: John has something he wants to say, but it won't be easy.
Wallflower (3230 words) by lamardeuse
Summary: What annoyed Rodney more than anything was that it was beginning to look like he'd saved Atlantis so that it could provide shelter for ladies' poker and Monday night football.
Bootylicious (2728 words) by kashmir, unamaga
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Rodney McKay's ass drives John Sheppard to distraction.
Sleeping Atlantis (1453 words) by Lenore
Additional Tags: Fairy Tales, Romance, Humor, First Kiss
Summary: Rodney rescues himself and everyone in the city.
The AR-1 Cross-Disciplinary Education Program (3022 words) by respoftw
Additional Tags: Team Bonding, oblivious boys in love
Summary: Rodney wants to learn how to shoot and John realises that they could all do with expanding their horizons a little bit.
How To Woo Your Scientist In 100 Cookies or Less [G] (1816 words) by rock_mafia
Additional Tags: First Time, Oblivious Rodney
Summary: Rodney has a secret admirer. Prompt fic.
Committed and Monogamous (700 words) by ami_ven
Additional Tags: Community: mcsheplets, Established Relationship, Engagement
Summary: John and Rodney don’t talk about marriage- until they do.
In Love and War (723 words) by out_there
Summary: John figured he should feel a little guilty. But Rodney deserved better than some ditzy alien - someone who could integrate in his head and understand Monty Python jokes. Someone like John. Rodney would catch on. Eventually.
Inked (500 words) by Brumeier
Additional Tags: Prompt Fill, Tattoos, Established Relationship
Summary: LJ Comment Fic Tattoo prompt: Stargate Atlantis, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, John gets a tattoo in Pegasus, which because of his ATA gene does some interesting things to his skin.
Weird (424 words) by Azilver
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Daniel Jackson/Jack O'Neill
Additional Tags: Humor
Summary: “So....” Jack drawls, rocking back on his heels. “What number is this?”
[also fit the CANON/could be canon category]
Besele (556 words) by Ladycat
Additional Tags: Kissing
Summary: “Don’t need to see Carson.” Mm. Soft pillow. Nice, warm pillow that smelled like salt and musk and all the things Rodney refused to label ‘John’, even if they were. “S’just a bruise. S’fine. G’sleep now.”
Green-Eyed Monster (756 words) by helens78
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Daniel Jackson/Rodney McKay
Additional Tags: Jealousy
Summary: Is it possible all of Rodney's talk about Sam was just to cover up something else? And just how seriously does John take that talk, anyway?
I Am Kirk, Deal With It! by Kodiak_bear
Summary: “I’m breaking up with you,” snarls Rodney. “Because if I don’t, I’m going to shoot you.”
The Language of Candy by lillian78
Summary: Rodney believes that attaining a Nobel Prize is the most important thing in the world to him but, as usual, he’s wrong.
THE GOOD OLD "FOR SOME OBSCURE REASONS LOT OF SEX IS HAPPENING" & THE MOSTLY SMUTTY ONES:
Experiment #24 (3156 words) by chellefic
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Fingerfucking
Summary: John is half-convinced Rodney thinks their sex life is a series of experiments.
One For Sorrow (1956 words) by Ladycat
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Porn
Summary: Rodney wakes up alone for the first time in months and thinks: Finally, a sign I can read. Then he is spectacularly sick in the bathroom and spends most of the day screaming at scientists who are no stupider than they were yesterday, but now suddenly a whole lot more scared.
Acceptance (1529 words) by chellefic
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Anal Sex
Summary: John asks Rodney for something new.
Your Kisses Are All I Think About (6835 words) by sharkie335
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Rimming, First Time
Summary: He still couldn't believe that he'd actually taken his courage in both hands and kissed John.
Asleep (804 words) by Kass
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: kink_bingo, sleepy/unconscious
Summary: Even if John knew intellectually that Rodney was pretty much down for the count, his dick didn't seem to care.
Pieces of You (1431 words) by Brumeier
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Porn with Feelings, Masturbation, Merry Month of Masturbation Challenge 2015
Summary: John pulls his fantasies from everyday life, particularly his interactions with the smartest man in two galaxies.
There, There (1037 words) by thegrrrl2002
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Humor, Romance, Plot What Plot
Summary: "Could you be any lazier?" Rodney asked.
Things Left Unsaid (1810 words) by elandrialore
Additional Tags: First Kiss
Summary: Because there's a difference between John freaking out and giving him a rough hand job against a wall, and John deep-throating him like he's been waiting for it all his life.
[with ao3 account only]
A Place to Stand (3366 words) by chellefic
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Porn
Summary: Rodney wants to know what comes after incredible.
A Celebration by The Grrrl
Summary: A celebration of manhood, they called it. Rodney called it porn.
A Skewed Universe by The Grrrl
Summary: Rodney's not sure what to make of this.
A Bit Twisted by Kueble
Summary: John has a thing for Rodney's hands. (But really...who doesn't?)
Dangerous by rebecca
Summary: There was something there. Something Rodney needed to know.
Charis (2521 words) by Ladycat
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Porn, Blow Jobs
Summary: This is something private, intimate, for all they're grunting and hissing out insults as if it weren't.
DEATHFICS & COULD BE DEATH & LOSS & OPEN ENDING:
So Happy I Could Die (11572 words) by Reddwarfer
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Rodney works very hard to make sure John gets everything he needs, everything he's ever wanted. But John is still hungry for more. And Rodney never does anything halfway.
[NEITHER JOHN NOR RODNEY TECHNICALLY DIE but bittersweet, open ending & potentially definitive loss of life as they knew it]
APOCALYPSE & END OF THE WORLD(S):
Zombie Apocalypse (697 words) by Tarlan
Additional Tags: Blood and Gore, Zombie Apocalypse, Zombies, Trope Bingo Round 4, Community: mcsheplets
Summary: An emergency dial in from Earth almost unleashes a deadly plague on Atlantis.
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