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Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett
Pairings: Rodney & John
Categories: gen, hurt/comfort, episode related, post-episode: s01e10/11 The Storm/The Eye
Warnings: Creator chose not to use warnings
Words: 5,594
Author's Journal: sablecain on ffnet
Author's Website: sablecain(writemeastory85) on AO3
Link: What Kind of Man

Author’s summary: Tag to "The Storm" and "The Eye"- in the aftermath of Kolya's invasion- McKay isn't dealing very well.

Why This Must Be Read: This is a wonderful coda to the episode “The Storm / The Eye”, written by sabelcain back in the early SGA years and recently migrated to AO3. It focuses on Rodney’s ordeal and the unsettling ending in the gateroom. The way the fic makes Rodney’s pain and guilt palpable is deeply touching, and it’s wonderful to witness how John approaches him—gently yet effectively dismantling Rodney’s conviction that he’s weak and useless.
This fic gives you the sensitive ending the episode didn’t and leaves you with an affectionate smile on your face.

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stargateficrec

Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Minor Characters
Characters: Daniel Jackson, Fred, Team, General Hammond
Pairings: Daniel Jackson & Fred
Categories: Gen, Episode-Related, Episode: Holiday, hurt/comfort
Warnings: None
Author's Journal: Unknown
Author's Website: Amanda Bankier's Ao3
Link: Giving Thanks

Why This Must Be Read: Holiday left me with a burning need to have Fred and Daniel meet, and Amanda Bankier has created that very concept! In another sort of holiday, "Giving Thanks" shows Fred recognizing Daniel on Thanksgiving. The pair talk.

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nuh_s posting in

stargateficrec

Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Minor Characters
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Kalan, Merrin, SG-1 Team
Pairings: Gen
Categories: Gen, Episode-related, Episode: s03e05 Learning Curve, Post-Series, 5 Things
Warnings: None
Author's Journal:

jedibuttercup
Author's Website: Jedi Buttercup's Ao3
Link: B is for Back to Basics

Why This Must Be Read: This fic is a lovely follow to Merrin and the world of Orban overall, developing SG-1 and Jack's relationship with them as well as the implications of Merrin's gift to them.

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stargateficrec

Show: SG-1, The Sentinel

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters:Pairings: none
Categories: gen, AU, different first meeting, first person, part of a series
Warnings: canon-typical violence
Word Count: 3200 for this fic (19,000 for the series)
Author on DW: none found
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: How Life Turns Out

Author's Summary:

An alternate universe where Jim and Blair meet shortly after Jim gets back from Peru and Blair gets back from an SG mission.

Why This Must Be Read:

A fun set of stories that are more Sentinel than SG-1, but a very different first meeting for Jim and Blair, aided by Jack and Daniel. Told in alternating, first person POV, it shows Jim and Blair's experiences before and after they meet, aided by the SGC.

There are four stories in the series; the first two include the SGC but the last two are pure Sentinel fic. But they are relatively short and a good story!

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mific posting in

stargateficrec

Shows: SGA
Rec Category: Ronon Dex
Characters: Ronon Dex/Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex & John Sheppard, Ronon Dex & Teyla Emmagan, past Ronon Dex/Tyre
Categories: M/M (but mostly a Ronon-centric character piece)
Words: 2463
Warnings: moderate angst
Author on DW:

hth
Author's Website: Hth on AO3
Link: Real Live Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings on DW
Why This Must Be Read: An episode tag to 'Broken Ties', the story explores Ronon's reaction to having temporarily abandoned Atlantis and become a slave to the Wraith after going to join Tyre and his old team. It's very much hurt comfort, showing him grappling with what happened and feeling broken, and how his relationships with, in particular, Rodney, and John, help him through this. Rodney's his lover in this but without it being particularly romantic, and, at the end, it's left unclear what his relationship with John is, but to me it reads as comfort, and a healing of their friendship. It's beautifully written, with pain but also redemption, and gives us the feels that canon glossed over. Powerful.

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mific posting in

stargateficrec

Shows: SGA
Rec Category: Ronon Dex
Characters: Ronon Dex, John Sheppard
Categories: Gen
Words: 1516
Warnings: no AO3 warnings apply
Author on DW:

trillingstar
Author's Website: trillingstar on AO3
Link: Newborn History on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is an interesting fic, with Ronon thinking about the meaning of his tattoos and how the people from Earth are curious, but get it all wrong. There's some great worldbuilding about Satedan culture and customs as Ronon compares them to what he's seen of the expedition's culture, and it's a lovely character piece, with John finally stepping in as a friend before Ronon gets too lost in brooding.

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Reading

What Kind of Man by sablecain (writemeastory85) (G)

Giving Thanks, by Amanda Bankier (barnowl) (G)

B is for Back To Basics, by Jedi Buttercup (G)

How Life Turns Out, by LRKulp (G)

Real Live Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings (by Hth) (Explicit)

Newborn History (by trillingstar) (G)

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