McShep Match 2010 Masterlist
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Now for the masterlist of entries, and although I'm sure the voters had as much difficulty choosing as we would - may the best team win!
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Fanart
About Face by danceswithgary (Team Play) [G]
Prompt: about face
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: The present Jeannie sent for Torren was bad enough. When Rodney pulled out the nose, John decided that the only shaft that would end up lubed in the near future would be the one in Rodney's little yellow racer.
Beyond The Pale by sian1359 (Team Work) [Teen]
Prompt: beyond the pale
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Kinks
Summary: John finds out some unexpected home-truths.
Dreaming by ladyamarra (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: spitting image
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Really slight promise of nakedness
Summary: Once upon a time in Rodney's laboratory... Rodney had an idea.
Great Expectations by my_scheherazade (Team Play) [G]
Prompt: flash in the pan
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Rodney makes an exciting discovery and needs John's help to make it work.
Pie in the Sky by berlinghoff79 (Team Work) [G]
Prompt: pie in the sky
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: I decided to use the definitions of 'pie in the sky' I found in several dictionaries: "an unrealistic enterprise, daydreams, castles in the air".
Rapid Descent by chkc (Team Work) [G]
Prompt: jump the gun
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Potential for injury
Summary: John and Rodney about to rappel down an elevator shaft.
Sheppard Farm by anna_luna (Team Work) [G]
Prompt: black sheep
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Sheppard Farm, black wool at its finest. Known all over the Pegasus Galaxy, Sheppard Wool is used for all kinds of clothes and knits. Sturdy, shiny, beautiful and black! John Sheppard inherited the farm from his grandfather and was the first to specialize in black wool.
Dr. Rodney McKay decided to become a veterinarian after his dog died (he was 6) and now consults for most of Pegasus' farms.
Summer Vacation by aerie (Team Play) [G]
Prompt: wheels in motion
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Two of John's favourite things.
The Race by elli (Team Play) [PG]
Prompt: road to nowhere
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard (+ Zelenka and Atlantis)
Warnings: AU
Summary: Atlantis is in a desert. An intergalactic space race is being done to acquire a ZPM so they can all go home. Where will the road lead?
When There's Nothing Left to Burn (you have to set yourself on fire) by mashimero (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: crash and burn
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Stranded offworld, John and Rodney struggle to fight off the Wraith.
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Fanfic
A Fate So Sweet by telesilla (Team Work) [NC-17]
Prompt: baptism of fire
Pairing(s):McKay/Sheppard, very brief John/Kate Heightmeyer, implied Elizabeth/Teyla
Warnings: None (but please read the notes if you need information on content)
Summary: Rodney McKay, owner of the exclusive brothel Pegasus House, doesn't usually train new workers. Former airship pilot John Sheppard, however, might just prove the exception to the rule in more ways than one.
A Question of Quantum Physics, Molecular Attraction and Timing by gottalovev (Team Work) [NC-17]
Prompt: grand slam
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Rodney tries to guess what his new neighbour does for a living. John is amused.
absit omen (the We Gotta Get Out Of This Place edit) by mirasol (Team Work) [PG-13]
Prompt: trick or treat
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: (highlight to reveal) contains insects
Summary: “Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here” ought to be carved in letters thirty foot high on the outside of all the temples, cloisters, caves, mazes and markets that the Team visit.
Ahead of the Game by lilyleia78 (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: jump the gun
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Surprising a genius is nearly impossible, but sometimes the genius outsmarts himself.
Ain't That A Kick In The Head by wojelah (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: hostage to fortune
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Sometimes the only other option is losing someone important. Someone close. And if those are the only two options, John picks the one where he takes the hit. He's never been good about giving up a hostage to Fortune when she comes to collect.
Any Technology Sufficiently Advanced by soleta (Team Work) [PG-13]
Prompt: fast and loose
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: death of non-canon characters
Summary: At nineteen, John thought he knew what was possible and what wasn't. If magic was real, what else was he missing?
As Sorrow by ribbon_purple and taste_is_sweet (Team Work) [R]
Prompt: borrowed time
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: (highlight to read) Squick and disturbing content. - Mod: This is more disturbing than your average fic marked 'squick', so please take the warning seriously! If you need more info please email the mods at mcshep_match@refugeeblues.com.
Summary: In nature there is no evil, only an abundance of horror. -Isak Dinesen
Baa Baa Black Sheep by curia_regis (Team Play) [G]
Prompt: black sheep
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Crackish
Summary: Rodney accidentally turns himself into a sheep after playing with a mysterious Ancient device. Sheppard takes it upon himself to help Rodney.
because falling's not the problem by monanotlisa (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: crash and burn
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Off-screen sexbot sex.
Summary: This isn’t the story. This is what happens afterwards.
But I Ain't Got Wings by grammarwoman (Team Work) [R]
Prompt: forbidden fruit
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: When Rodney finds some plans for a flying device in the Ancient database, John wants one... badly.
Circle Yes or No by chellefic (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: baptism of fire
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Vacationing with John isn't all Rodney thought it would be.
Cloud Nine by almostnever (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: rise and shine
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: "Well, look who thinks he's the sexiest person on The Weather Station," said Rodney.
Defining Shifting Boundaries by mirror_mirrin (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: beyond the pale
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Dubious consent in the middle, but it’s definitely a happy ending.
Summary: Rodney’s overactive imagination gets him into trouble. Again.
Double Feature by pollitt (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: hell or high water
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard (Ronon/Amelia)
Warnings: None
Summary: It's movie night on Atlantis.
First Impressions by verocious (Team Work) [PG-13]
Prompt: acid test
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Talking. About feelings. In public. John longs for a rock-throwing planet.
Five Times John Sheppard Won at Sports - and One Time He Lost by valderys (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: grand slam
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, Sheppard/Rod
Warnings: I can't play bridge - I'm just saying... :) Slight AU.
Summary: There's always been times in John's life when he feels like he's losing, even when he wins. On Atlantis, it's even worse.
Fore(tune)play by florahart (Team Play) [R]
Prompt: hostage to fortune
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: If they can't go back to Pegasus and they're going to be stuck on a nondescript base with substandard equipment and an inadequate coffee supply and idiots in charge, which is totally unacceptable, there had better be something really good waiting on the other... wait. Really? Okay, well in that case. (just don't tell Rodney this is making lemonade, because for one thing, it's really not, and for another, he probably wouldn't appreciate the metaphor).
Goal by velocitygrass (Team Play) [R]
Prompt: off the record
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Contains: ( skip) Coach/Player relationship
Summary: Rodney McKay manages to lead Team USA to the World Cup final, but winning the match might not be the most important thing that day.
History On The Run by wolfshark (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: off the record
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Department of Energy analyst Rodney McKay is asked to find the source of some blackouts. He does.
Hold Me Fast by altyronsmaker (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: fast and loose
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: John's left a trail of broken hearts behind him, not willing or ready to settle down. Rodney thinks this is a sign of something wrong, and has a solution guaranteed to have John in a lasting relationship in no time. But the only relationship John wants is one he knows he can't have. Or can he?
I, Spy by keiramarcos (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: blind alley
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Explicit sex and foul language
Summary: Wanting John was second nature to me but until recently I’d thought I’d buried the sex thing under a pile of friendship and shared traumatic experiences. I really shouldn’t find the man sexy any more. We’ve shared a latrine off-world. I’d seen him bleed. I watched him turn into a big blue bug. John Sheppard shouldn’t be sexy to me anymore. Really.
Life in the Fast Lane by ldyanne (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: borrowed time
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Temporary character death
Summary: The day John died was just the beginning of the rest of his life.
Lure of the Deep by melagan (Team Play) [R]
Prompt: in at the deep end
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
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.
Mamihlapinatapai by clavally (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: dead of night
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: A midnight festival with boats, meteor showers and personal revelations.
Not Without a Plan by argosy (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: blind alley
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Complete AU. John Sheppard, newly retired from the Air Force, is having difficulty finding his place in the world, until he begins an amazing project with Doctor Rodney McKay.
One Step Back by sabinelagrande (Team Work) [R]
Prompt: hell or high water
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, Sheppard/OFC, Teyla/Kanaan
Warnings: Partner betrayal
Summary: It's just over.
Operation Play Time for Rodney by mikes_grrl (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: against the grain
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: John just wants to help. Really.
Out of the Frying Pan by kisa_hawklin (Team Work) [R]
Prompt: flash in the pan
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: The only thing good about Rodney's new job (besides the fact that he has a job at all, considering the explosion at Doranda Enterprises) is the diner he discovered on his third attempt to find a route to get him to work in under forty minutes during rush hour.
Play(er) and Play for Keeps by scarlettandblue (Team Play) [R]
Prompt: forbidden fruit
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Sort of pre slash, mention of Shep + Female persons in general terms.
Summary: "It was every bit as awful as he imagined it would be, talking about stuff, feelings. And yet now he’d said what he needed to, strangely he did feel better. Maybe that was the good part of this new thing he was trying. The more honest with himself thing."
Playing for Keeps by mandykaysfic (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: pass the buck
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: implied dub-con between minor OCs, slave rescue
Summary: The game is K'nada. The prize is possession of one of Okonna's bucks for one week. When Rodney is given over to Okonna, his best hope at rescue lies not with his team's more usual modus operandi, but with John's skill at cards.
Running Tally by chandri (Team Play) [PG]
Prompt: close to the mark
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, McKay/Keller
Warnings: None
Summary: "Have you noticed anything weird about Sheppard?"
Ronon regards Rodney thoughtfully. "He's happy. That's weird." And trust Ronon to get right to the point.
Sheppard's Pie by auburnnothenna (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: pie in the sky
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Cooking is just chemistry, so pie should be easy, if Rodney could just figure out what Sheppard wants.
So Happy I Could Die by reddwarfer (Team Work) [NC-17]
Prompt: wheels in motion
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
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.
Sunday Morning Coming Down by schmidttykr (Team Play) [PG]
Prompt: square peg
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard; McKay/Keller (established)
Warnings: None
Summary: Two years had passed since the expedition had been forced out of Atlantis, and most of her former citizens had started to move on and readapt to life on Earth, save John.
Sweet by shakespherical (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: trick or treat
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: John and Rodney baby-sit Madison.
The All American Road Trip Or How to Make Rodney Crazy in Two Thousand Miles by secondalto (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: as the crow flies
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, brief McKay/Keller mention
Warnings: None
Summary: John takes Rodney on vacation.
The Bestiary by mific (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: rise and shine
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: (highlight to reveal) This may be a challenge for you if you're squicked by human/human sex where one partner is temporarily in animal form.
Summary: “Oookay, that was unexpected,” said John. “And also, what the fuck?”
The Echoes in a Shallow Bay by themostepotente (Team Work) [NC-17]
Prompt: in at the deep end
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Minor character death, smoking!Sheppard, a bit of artistic leeway with the Ancients' touch stones
Summary: Stones, when dropped, make ripples. These ripples make changes.
The Number of a Man by busaikko (Team Work) [Adult]
Prompt: spitting image
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: (highlight to reveal) Descriptions of injuries. Discussion of the loss of a child.
Summary: Rodney McKay will leave no man behind-especially when there's a simple solution involving nanites, alien technology, and Legos.
The Office by beachlass (Team Work) [NC-17]
Prompt: pass the buck
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: John doesn't spend much time in his office.
The Payoff by neevebrody (Team Work) [R]
Prompt: against the grain
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard; Lorne; OC scientists and military
Warnings: Adult Situations, Language
Summary: "Anyone worthy to follow my journey may discover these secrets. You will then see first hand how I spent my long hours here in the Valley of Rains." Minaeus made a slight bow and smiled again. "Shall I offer you more incentive?"
The Secret Language of Giving by wickedwords (Team Play) [G]
Prompt: lost in translation
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Rodney knows he doesn't always get it when people give him gifts, but he is aware that he's supposed to be happy and please and grateful. His sister keeps telling him he needs to work on that.
The World That We Live In (No, We Can't Go Back) by kyuuketsukirui (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: dead of night
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: ( skip) Character death
Summary: When his dad first said they were going to move, John yelled and called him a liar. He didn't tell Rodney for a long time, not until they were starting to pack and he couldn't not tell him anymore.
Through a Glass Darkly by eccentricweft (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: lost in translation
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: The Wraith falls away, and Rodney can see that its gray, fragile victim is himself.
Tied to the Rocket by meansgirl (Team Work) [NC-17]
Prompt: square peg
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Rodney McKay meets John Sheppard in 1989, after which nothing is the same. Pre-series AU.
Tripping Over Shadows by danceswithgary (Team Play) [R]
Prompt: acid test
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: John had refused to allow Rodney go exploring without him, which Rodney hadn't really minded, at least not until they'd both ended up stuck inside a room with no exit.
Where You Choose To Be by propinquitine (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: close to the mark
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: John goes far from home without ever leaving the city.
Who Could Claim the Sky by lavvyan (Team Work) [PG-13]
Prompt: road to nowhere
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, mentions of Jeannie/Kaleb and Teyla/Kanaan
Warnings: (highlight to read) death of supporting characters, some blood, some hateful people
Summary: In a world ruled by the Wraith, Rodney McKay is just trying to keep his head down. When a new group of prisoners is sent out to build a supply road, events are set into motion that throw Rodney's life out of balance - and might force him to betray his greatest secret…
Wider Than the Sky by wintercreek (Team Work) [G]
Prompt: as the crow flies
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: In which Ancient ideas for practical security are unimaginably weird, the security and structural integrity of field pack straps could probably use some more rigorous testing, and John and Rodney reach a new level of relationship security without ever really having much out-and-out discussion.
You’re Cool, I’m Fine by gblvr (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: about face
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: (highlight to reveal) homophobia
Summary: Sometimes a misunderstanding can open the door to something good.
Entries for the top commenters contest are also closed - you can still comment, but those dated after this post will not be included in the count - and we'll be announcing the winners of that at the same time.
All participant names should be on entries now, along with any beta thanks and other author/artist notes you included with your submission. Artwork should now be replaced by the signed version if you supplied one. If we've missed anything, or if you want to add beta thanks, please just let us know. Same applies if you spot any errors, though we've checked as best we can. It helps us to edit more quickly if you include a link and the name of the mod who posted the entry, btw, as we post entries with our own journals.
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.
Now for the masterlist of entries, and although I'm sure the voters had as much difficulty choosing as we would - may the best team win!
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Fanart
About Face by danceswithgary (Team Play) [G]
Prompt: about face
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: The present Jeannie sent for Torren was bad enough. When Rodney pulled out the nose, John decided that the only shaft that would end up lubed in the near future would be the one in Rodney's little yellow racer.
Beyond The Pale by sian1359 (Team Work) [Teen]
Prompt: beyond the pale
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Kinks
Summary: John finds out some unexpected home-truths.
Dreaming by ladyamarra (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: spitting image
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Really slight promise of nakedness
Summary: Once upon a time in Rodney's laboratory... Rodney had an idea.
Great Expectations by my_scheherazade (Team Play) [G]
Prompt: flash in the pan
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Rodney makes an exciting discovery and needs John's help to make it work.
Pie in the Sky by berlinghoff79 (Team Work) [G]
Prompt: pie in the sky
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: I decided to use the definitions of 'pie in the sky' I found in several dictionaries: "an unrealistic enterprise, daydreams, castles in the air".
Rapid Descent by chkc (Team Work) [G]
Prompt: jump the gun
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Potential for injury
Summary: John and Rodney about to rappel down an elevator shaft.
Sheppard Farm by anna_luna (Team Work) [G]
Prompt: black sheep
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Sheppard Farm, black wool at its finest. Known all over the Pegasus Galaxy, Sheppard Wool is used for all kinds of clothes and knits. Sturdy, shiny, beautiful and black! John Sheppard inherited the farm from his grandfather and was the first to specialize in black wool.
Dr. Rodney McKay decided to become a veterinarian after his dog died (he was 6) and now consults for most of Pegasus' farms.
Summer Vacation by aerie (Team Play) [G]
Prompt: wheels in motion
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Two of John's favourite things.
The Race by elli (Team Play) [PG]
Prompt: road to nowhere
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard (+ Zelenka and Atlantis)
Warnings: AU
Summary: Atlantis is in a desert. An intergalactic space race is being done to acquire a ZPM so they can all go home. Where will the road lead?
When There's Nothing Left to Burn (you have to set yourself on fire) by mashimero (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: crash and burn
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Stranded offworld, John and Rodney struggle to fight off the Wraith.
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Fanfic
A Fate So Sweet by telesilla (Team Work) [NC-17]
Prompt: baptism of fire
Pairing(s):McKay/Sheppard, very brief John/Kate Heightmeyer, implied Elizabeth/Teyla
Warnings: None (but please read the notes if you need information on content)
Summary: Rodney McKay, owner of the exclusive brothel Pegasus House, doesn't usually train new workers. Former airship pilot John Sheppard, however, might just prove the exception to the rule in more ways than one.
A Question of Quantum Physics, Molecular Attraction and Timing by gottalovev (Team Work) [NC-17]
Prompt: grand slam
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Rodney tries to guess what his new neighbour does for a living. John is amused.
absit omen (the We Gotta Get Out Of This Place edit) by mirasol (Team Work) [PG-13]
Prompt: trick or treat
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: (highlight to reveal) contains insects
Summary: “Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here” ought to be carved in letters thirty foot high on the outside of all the temples, cloisters, caves, mazes and markets that the Team visit.
Ahead of the Game by lilyleia78 (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: jump the gun
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Surprising a genius is nearly impossible, but sometimes the genius outsmarts himself.
Ain't That A Kick In The Head by wojelah (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: hostage to fortune
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Sometimes the only other option is losing someone important. Someone close. And if those are the only two options, John picks the one where he takes the hit. He's never been good about giving up a hostage to Fortune when she comes to collect.
Any Technology Sufficiently Advanced by soleta (Team Work) [PG-13]
Prompt: fast and loose
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: death of non-canon characters
Summary: At nineteen, John thought he knew what was possible and what wasn't. If magic was real, what else was he missing?
As Sorrow by ribbon_purple and taste_is_sweet (Team Work) [R]
Prompt: borrowed time
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: (highlight to read) Squick and disturbing content. - Mod: This is more disturbing than your average fic marked 'squick', so please take the warning seriously! If you need more info please email the mods at mcshep_match@refugeeblues.com.
Summary: In nature there is no evil, only an abundance of horror. -Isak Dinesen
Baa Baa Black Sheep by curia_regis (Team Play) [G]
Prompt: black sheep
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Crackish
Summary: Rodney accidentally turns himself into a sheep after playing with a mysterious Ancient device. Sheppard takes it upon himself to help Rodney.
because falling's not the problem by monanotlisa (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: crash and burn
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Off-screen sexbot sex.
Summary: This isn’t the story. This is what happens afterwards.
But I Ain't Got Wings by grammarwoman (Team Work) [R]
Prompt: forbidden fruit
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: When Rodney finds some plans for a flying device in the Ancient database, John wants one... badly.
Circle Yes or No by chellefic (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: baptism of fire
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Vacationing with John isn't all Rodney thought it would be.
Cloud Nine by almostnever (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: rise and shine
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: "Well, look who thinks he's the sexiest person on The Weather Station," said Rodney.
Defining Shifting Boundaries by mirror_mirrin (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: beyond the pale
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Dubious consent in the middle, but it’s definitely a happy ending.
Summary: Rodney’s overactive imagination gets him into trouble. Again.
Double Feature by pollitt (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: hell or high water
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard (Ronon/Amelia)
Warnings: None
Summary: It's movie night on Atlantis.
First Impressions by verocious (Team Work) [PG-13]
Prompt: acid test
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Talking. About feelings. In public. John longs for a rock-throwing planet.
Five Times John Sheppard Won at Sports - and One Time He Lost by valderys (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: grand slam
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, Sheppard/Rod
Warnings: I can't play bridge - I'm just saying... :) Slight AU.
Summary: There's always been times in John's life when he feels like he's losing, even when he wins. On Atlantis, it's even worse.
Fore(tune)play by florahart (Team Play) [R]
Prompt: hostage to fortune
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: If they can't go back to Pegasus and they're going to be stuck on a nondescript base with substandard equipment and an inadequate coffee supply and idiots in charge, which is totally unacceptable, there had better be something really good waiting on the other... wait. Really? Okay, well in that case. (just don't tell Rodney this is making lemonade, because for one thing, it's really not, and for another, he probably wouldn't appreciate the metaphor).
Goal by velocitygrass (Team Play) [R]
Prompt: off the record
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Contains: ( skip) Coach/Player relationship
Summary: Rodney McKay manages to lead Team USA to the World Cup final, but winning the match might not be the most important thing that day.
History On The Run by wolfshark (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: off the record
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Department of Energy analyst Rodney McKay is asked to find the source of some blackouts. He does.
Hold Me Fast by altyronsmaker (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: fast and loose
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: John's left a trail of broken hearts behind him, not willing or ready to settle down. Rodney thinks this is a sign of something wrong, and has a solution guaranteed to have John in a lasting relationship in no time. But the only relationship John wants is one he knows he can't have. Or can he?
I, Spy by keiramarcos (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: blind alley
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Explicit sex and foul language
Summary: Wanting John was second nature to me but until recently I’d thought I’d buried the sex thing under a pile of friendship and shared traumatic experiences. I really shouldn’t find the man sexy any more. We’ve shared a latrine off-world. I’d seen him bleed. I watched him turn into a big blue bug. John Sheppard shouldn’t be sexy to me anymore. Really.
Life in the Fast Lane by ldyanne (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: borrowed time
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Temporary character death
Summary: The day John died was just the beginning of the rest of his life.
Lure of the Deep by melagan (Team Play) [R]
Prompt: in at the deep end
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
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.
Mamihlapinatapai by clavally (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: dead of night
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: A midnight festival with boats, meteor showers and personal revelations.
Not Without a Plan by argosy (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: blind alley
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Complete AU. John Sheppard, newly retired from the Air Force, is having difficulty finding his place in the world, until he begins an amazing project with Doctor Rodney McKay.
One Step Back by sabinelagrande (Team Work) [R]
Prompt: hell or high water
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, Sheppard/OFC, Teyla/Kanaan
Warnings: Partner betrayal
Summary: It's just over.
Operation Play Time for Rodney by mikes_grrl (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: against the grain
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: John just wants to help. Really.
Out of the Frying Pan by kisa_hawklin (Team Work) [R]
Prompt: flash in the pan
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: The only thing good about Rodney's new job (besides the fact that he has a job at all, considering the explosion at Doranda Enterprises) is the diner he discovered on his third attempt to find a route to get him to work in under forty minutes during rush hour.
Play(er) and Play for Keeps by scarlettandblue (Team Play) [R]
Prompt: forbidden fruit
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Sort of pre slash, mention of Shep + Female persons in general terms.
Summary: "It was every bit as awful as he imagined it would be, talking about stuff, feelings. And yet now he’d said what he needed to, strangely he did feel better. Maybe that was the good part of this new thing he was trying. The more honest with himself thing."
Playing for Keeps by mandykaysfic (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: pass the buck
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: implied dub-con between minor OCs, slave rescue
Summary: The game is K'nada. The prize is possession of one of Okonna's bucks for one week. When Rodney is given over to Okonna, his best hope at rescue lies not with his team's more usual modus operandi, but with John's skill at cards.
Running Tally by chandri (Team Play) [PG]
Prompt: close to the mark
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, McKay/Keller
Warnings: None
Summary: "Have you noticed anything weird about Sheppard?"
Ronon regards Rodney thoughtfully. "He's happy. That's weird." And trust Ronon to get right to the point.
Sheppard's Pie by auburnnothenna (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: pie in the sky
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Cooking is just chemistry, so pie should be easy, if Rodney could just figure out what Sheppard wants.
So Happy I Could Die by reddwarfer (Team Work) [NC-17]
Prompt: wheels in motion
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
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.
Sunday Morning Coming Down by schmidttykr (Team Play) [PG]
Prompt: square peg
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard; McKay/Keller (established)
Warnings: None
Summary: Two years had passed since the expedition had been forced out of Atlantis, and most of her former citizens had started to move on and readapt to life on Earth, save John.
Sweet by shakespherical (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: trick or treat
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: John and Rodney baby-sit Madison.
The All American Road Trip Or How to Make Rodney Crazy in Two Thousand Miles by secondalto (Team Play) [PG-13]
Prompt: as the crow flies
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, brief McKay/Keller mention
Warnings: None
Summary: John takes Rodney on vacation.
The Bestiary by mific (Team Play) [NC-17]
Prompt: rise and shine
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: (highlight to reveal) This may be a challenge for you if you're squicked by human/human sex where one partner is temporarily in animal form.
Summary: “Oookay, that was unexpected,” said John. “And also, what the fuck?”
The Echoes in a Shallow Bay by themostepotente (Team Work) [NC-17]
Prompt: in at the deep end
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: Minor character death, smoking!Sheppard, a bit of artistic leeway with the Ancients' touch stones
Summary: Stones, when dropped, make ripples. These ripples make changes.
The Number of a Man by busaikko (Team Work) [Adult]
Prompt: spitting image
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: (highlight to reveal) Descriptions of injuries. Discussion of the loss of a child.
Summary: Rodney McKay will leave no man behind-especially when there's a simple solution involving nanites, alien technology, and Legos.
The Office by beachlass (Team Work) [NC-17]
Prompt: pass the buck
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: John doesn't spend much time in his office.
The Payoff by neevebrody (Team Work) [R]
Prompt: against the grain
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard; Lorne; OC scientists and military
Warnings: Adult Situations, Language
Summary: "Anyone worthy to follow my journey may discover these secrets. You will then see first hand how I spent my long hours here in the Valley of Rains." Minaeus made a slight bow and smiled again. "Shall I offer you more incentive?"
The Secret Language of Giving by wickedwords (Team Play) [G]
Prompt: lost in translation
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Rodney knows he doesn't always get it when people give him gifts, but he is aware that he's supposed to be happy and please and grateful. His sister keeps telling him he needs to work on that.
The World That We Live In (No, We Can't Go Back) by kyuuketsukirui (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: dead of night
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: ( skip) Character death
Summary: When his dad first said they were going to move, John yelled and called him a liar. He didn't tell Rodney for a long time, not until they were starting to pack and he couldn't not tell him anymore.
Through a Glass Darkly by eccentricweft (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: lost in translation
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: The Wraith falls away, and Rodney can see that its gray, fragile victim is himself.
Tied to the Rocket by meansgirl (Team Work) [NC-17]
Prompt: square peg
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: Rodney McKay meets John Sheppard in 1989, after which nothing is the same. Pre-series AU.
Tripping Over Shadows by danceswithgary (Team Play) [R]
Prompt: acid test
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: John had refused to allow Rodney go exploring without him, which Rodney hadn't really minded, at least not until they'd both ended up stuck inside a room with no exit.
Where You Choose To Be by propinquitine (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: close to the mark
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: John goes far from home without ever leaving the city.
Who Could Claim the Sky by lavvyan (Team Work) [PG-13]
Prompt: road to nowhere
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard, mentions of Jeannie/Kaleb and Teyla/Kanaan
Warnings: (highlight to read) death of supporting characters, some blood, some hateful people
Summary: In a world ruled by the Wraith, Rodney McKay is just trying to keep his head down. When a new group of prisoners is sent out to build a supply road, events are set into motion that throw Rodney's life out of balance - and might force him to betray his greatest secret…
Wider Than the Sky by wintercreek (Team Work) [G]
Prompt: as the crow flies
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: None
Summary: In which Ancient ideas for practical security are unimaginably weird, the security and structural integrity of field pack straps could probably use some more rigorous testing, and John and Rodney reach a new level of relationship security without ever really having much out-and-out discussion.
You’re Cool, I’m Fine by gblvr (Team Work) [PG]
Prompt: about face
Pairing(s): McKay/Sheppard
Warnings: (highlight to reveal) homophobia
Summary: Sometimes a misunderstanding can open the door to something good.