"Enthrall" by leahwoof
Title
Enthrall
Author
leahwoof
Prompt
Big Bang 2008. Sequel to a 2007 Big Bang story.
Summary
Rodney McKay thought his biggest failure was the Arcturus Project and the destruction of 4/5ths of a solar system. John Sheppard thought losing his confidence in Rodney was the hardest loss he would ever face.
But their most terrible failures were yet to come, and they would each face losing everything, including themselves.
Pairing
McKay/Sheppard
Rating
NC-17
Word Count
85901 words
Notes
This is a sequel to Aegis, which was our entry for last year's SGA Big Bang, and takes place in the same universe. Here, the Ancients' genes didn't just confer the power to activate their technology. For ten percent of Earth's population, the ATA gene also gave them Gifts: special abilities that made them admired, envied, and feared, and that came with a price….
We highly recommend that you read Aegis first to be able to understand Enthrall.
There are also three other stories set in the Gifts universe, which may be found here. They all take place after Aegis, but aren't related to Enthrall.
We've used dialogue from the following Season two episodes: "Trinity," "Conversion," "Aurora," and "Epiphany." The Sub Tuum was taken from this web page, at the bottom.
This story, especially the epilogue, is dedicated to Sealie (jimandblair on LiveJournal), who asked for an Aegis sequel, and specifically the scene in the epilogue. We finally did it. :)
Many, many thanks to our wonderful Betas ardent_muses and tesserae_, with special thanks to Squeaky, for Alpha- and Beta-ing far above and beyond the call.
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