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i'd do anything | an sga dubcon reclist

a limited selection of the wealth of dubcon fic in the sga fandom

there is a sliding scale of how dubious the consent is in these fic, as well as other warnings, so please read responsibly.

aliens make them do it

Mercy by astolat | e, 1.5k, rodney / john John stared down at his hands, a little numbly, watching Rodney wrap the long leather strap over and under his wrists, binding them together. Operation Think of Atlantis by Liviapenn | e, 3.4k, rodney / john "Hey," John said after a while, "did anything like this ever happen to any of the SGC teams?" Want by velocitygrass | e, 3.7k, rodney / john They'd found him here three hours ago, naked, arms in shackles that were chained to the ceiling. At One's Pleasure by Ladycat | e, 3.8k, ronon / teyla / rodney / john “I will do this,” Teyla says. If anything, she looks interested at the explanation. Boundaries by esteefee | e, 4.2k, rodney / john The Alien High Priest makes them do it. This was for the AMTDI challenge, finished way too late. And the Boxes Came Tumbling Down by FrankTheSnek | e, 7.3k, rodney / john There was an art to hiding your true self, an art John had mastered. Sometimes however, life forced you into situations where hiding was impossible and all your secrets were revealed. Once things are forced into the open, can John pick up the pieces and hide himself away again? Does he want to? What I Meant To Say by Cesare | e, 7.7k, rodney / john AMTDI, bondage, boots, and bottom!John, by request. Warning, AMTDI noncon/dubcon issues apply. Stay, that's what I meant to say, or do something But what I never say is stay this time I really meant to so bad, this time But you can never really tell when somebody Wants something you want too… -- David Bowie, "Stay" Like She Owns Him by trophic | e, 8.6k, sam / john In order to negotiate with an alien society, Sam needs to bring along a sex slave in a harness. John volunteers. A Little Bit More (But Not Too Much) by Green & Ladycat | e, 10.7k, rodney / john John swallowed, because that should not have been sexy. He found himself breathing shallowly, the scent of Rodney -- sweat and grass and a little bit of mint, like aftershave long faded -- oddly overwhelming. "Just because I'm American military doesn't mean I haven't … wondered," he said, struggling to try and sound normal. Decreasing Radii by cathalin | e, 27k, rodney / john An alien device forces John and Rodney to do something they wouldn't do otherwise. The aftermath is not easy. But sometimes, not-easy leads to good things.

power imbalance

Take It Like a Man by sabinelagrande | e, 1.7k, rodney / john John Sheppard, occasional cocksucker. Bound and Waiting by A_Storm_of_Roses | e, 2k, larrin / john “Now, now, there’s no need to struggle so much. You’ll hurt yourself.” John finds himself at Larrin's mercy once again, this time with a much more enjoyable outcome. Passion's a Prison by sharkie335 | e, 2.6k, rodney / john Rodney held up a large hunting knife, repeating, "I don't have to untie you." Wake by Speranza | e, 3.3k, john / rodney, multi John's more than a little buzzed by the time he decides to go through with it. Brownian Motion by 30toseoul | e, 3.6k, ronon / teyla / rodney / john John gets bounced into an alternate reality. Contractual Obligations by velocitygrass | e, 4.4k, rodney / john "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. If you want to kiss the sky by siegeofangels | m, 7.8k, multi Warning: John fucks a lot of people, willingly but not necessarily happily. Warning: Kind of meta. helpless plaything by torch | e, 8.2k, ronon / rodney / john So, John Sheppard falls through a quantum mirror and ends up in a universe where Rodney and Ronon are warlords. And hey, they like him. A Fate So Sweet by Telesilla | e, 13.7k, rodney / john, multi 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. Theban Bond by tigerlady (shetiger) | e, 15.3k, evan / john, evan / rodney / john When John had been promoted to lieutenant colonel, he'd mostly been in shock that Elizabeth had managed to keep him in Atlantis at all. So in shock, in fact, that he hadn't even remembered the other responsibilities that came along with his new rank until Major Evan Lorne showed up at his door, ready to serve. Term of Service by Resonant | e, 16.2k, rodney / john, multi "You're telling me that you would sell your bodies for curiosity, orbital shielding, and a quarter-charged ZPM?" "Well, yeah. Who wouldn't?" **Warning for noncon also Wrapped in a Red Ribbon by auburn | e, 23k, rodney / john Det. Sheppard and CSI McKay must go undercover to catch a serial killer. **Warning for noncon also Vegas Dirtbag!Lorne AU by Anagrrl & chaos_monkey | e, 35k, evan / john, cam / john Major Evan Lorne looks like the all-American dream guy, the perfect poster boy for the US military, on the surface. The type who'd have your daughter home smiling and maybe a little disappointed by nine pm sharp, even if you'd said ten. Clean cut, easygoing. Good-looking in a way that's completely nonthreatening, even a little bit boring. Safe.

under the influence (drugs and alcohol)

Abandon by Zinnith | e, 2.7k, rodney / john "If you come inside now, I won't be able to help myself." Rodney on alien Viagra. Natural Aptitude by rageprufrock | e, 4.3k, rodney / john "Hey," John said, blinking. "You're kind of a slut, aren't you? Them Other Boys Don't Know How to Act by eleveninches | e, 4.6k, rodney / john Tag for 3x03 Irresistible. Rodney fails at getting his revenge, and Sheppard fails at getting his point across. Synchonicity by amireal & seperis | e, 10k, rodney / john "How long have we been walking?" What Happens in Pegasus, Stays in Pegasus by kisahawklin | e, 11.2k, jennifer / rodney / john Sex at a science convention! What could be better? Advantage by Resonant | e, 14.9k, rodney / john This slave-owner thing was a lot of responsibility.

under the influence (mind whammy)

If You Trust In Me, I Can Be Anything You Need by zoemathemata | e, 3.2k, rodney / john From a prompt on the sga_kinkmeme - John/Rodney, begging, conditioning, d/S, dubcon Months after he was kidnapped, John escapes and returns to Atlantis, but he's miserable. His captors conditioned him as a sexual submissive and to come on command and only on command. Embarrassed and desperate, craving the satisfaction and headspace of those experiences, he turns to Rodney for help. - UNBETAT'D Release Mechanism by Hth | e, 7k, ronon / john “It is temporary,” the old man said. “Activating the release mechanism within a certain period of time negates the– “ “Mine,” Sheppard said, in the slow tones of someone who was working very hard to stay calm, “doesn’t have a release mechanism.” “That’s a problem,” the Avorian said. Heart of Ice by crysothemis | e, 8.6k, rodney / john "That's the problem," Rodney said. "You don't care about anything." We Cannot Live Within by laureltreedaphne | e, 9.6k, rodney / john John grinned. "So McKay's attractive to everyone?" Fix (John's Point of View) by crysothemis | e, 33k, rodney / john John has a problem. Rodney really doesn't want to help.

#stargate atlantis #sgarecs #fic #heed all those warnings please #just felt the need #to share the love for dubcon #maybe i'll make lists for under the influence #and amtdi #that include the less dubcon-y ones too #someday #<33

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two long fic + two short fic | a sga birthday bash reclist

two long fic

Aegis by Leah and springwoof | 90k, e, mcshep The Ancients' genes didn't just confer the power to activate their technology. For ten percent of Earth's population, like John Sheppard, the ATA gene also gave them Gifts: special abilities that made them admired, envied, and feared. Sheppard was a Charmer, one of the feared ones, whose particular Gift let him create faith whenever he needed to be trusted or believed. But Sheppard didn't trust himself not to destroy what he loved most. And somewhere along the line, amid the terror and chaos of the Expedition's first year in the Pegasus Galaxy, what Sheppard loved most had become Rodney McKay. McKay didn't trust anyone. As soon as you started trusting people, you started counting on them, depending on them, and that was when you became vulnerable. And vulnerable things didn't survive. So just when, exactly, had he started trusting Sheppard? And what was going to happen, now that he did? Out of Nowhere by DraconisWing24441 | 74k, m, mcshep Rodney is en route to a scientific conference where he’s supposed to present his new groundbreaking research when, to his horror, he winds up stuck in a small town in the middle of Wyoming after a snow storm sends his rental car into a tree. John winds up playing host to the prickly scientist while his car is getting fixed and finds himself drawn to Rodney despite himself. Of course, the course of true love never did run smooth and once they succumb to their mutual attractions, a rift occurs that may separate them forever . . . unless they’re willing to put aside their fears and risk their hearts.

two short fic

Page Torn by mayachain | <1k, g, mcshep It never occurred to David that maybe he was supposed to be the one to reach out. Not Early, But Not Too Late by WonkyElk | <1k, t, mcshep Rodney finally learns the language.

#stargate atlantis #mcshep #fic #sgarecs #birthday bash recs 2023 #again #mostly random #there are just #so many fic

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two fav ship + two fav rare pair | a sga fanart only birthday bash reclist

two fav ship fic (ft. mcshep)

Bang by rageprufrock | 6k, e YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ALONE Bare by objectlesson | 11k, e “Did you not know,” Teyla says carefully, shooting a concerned look at Ronon over their mostly empty plates, “that Lt. Colonel Sheppard enjoys the company of—” “No, I did not!” Rodney manages to grit out, sucking in air desperately before grabbing his glass of water and downing it. “Since fucking when?!”

two fav rare pair fic (ft. jennifer / rodney / john)

everything you want (you can have) by melonbutterfly | 12k, t Rodney is in a relationship with Jennifer, but she doesn't at all think that that means he has to spend less time with his best friend. John seems to think so, though, and this bothers her more and more for reasons she can't really explain to herself. Dulce Domum by busaikko | 2k, g Jennifer would be the first to admit that she'd never planned on a life that looked like this, but it worked.

#stargate atlantis #sgarecs #mcshep #fic #birthday bash recs 2023 #i was really hard on myself for rare pair #my favorite ship #with the least amount of fic for it #on ao3 #however #not my favorite ship that isn't mcshep

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two aus + two eps | a sga fanart only birthday bash reclist

two aus

if you want to kiss the sky by siegeofangels | 8k, e, john / various Warning: John fucks a lot of people, willingly but not necessarily happily. Warning: Kind of meta. Bridges by busaikko | 52k, e, rodney / john Engineer Rodney McKay went to North Carolina's Crystal Coast to help his sister design a series of bridges. He hoped to rebuild his career following a professional disaster; he didn't expect to be drawn into the small community of Athos Island, where he found friendship and perhaps something more with helicopter pilot John Sheppard. But when Rodney tries to learn more about John's past, what he discovers might tear them apart. (non-Stargate AU)

two eps

Zen and the Art of Jumper Maintenance by Indybaggins | 40k, m, rodney / john The one where Rodney gets sucked in and John… follows. Featuring a quirky John, Rodney in orange robes, crazy Ancient-worship, sheep milking and jumpers that aren't broken but need to be fixed anyway. Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead by Speranza | 12k, e, rodney / john "Any plans for shore leave?" Rodney asks, and this time Sheppard doesn't even look at him.

#stargate atlantis #mcshep #fic #sgarecs #birthday bash recs 2023 #it was so incredibly hard to pick two #so these are MOSTLY random #altho the ep recs both come from s2 #for theme reasons lol #don't worry #i will post MORE RECS TOMORROW #all week in fact #!!!

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two old fic + two new fic | a sga fanart only birthday bash reclist

two old fic

Advantage by Resonant | 15k, e, mcshep This slave-owner thing was a lot of responsibility. After by maisierita | 5k, m, gen Teyla is calling frantically for help on her radio, but Rodney can't hear her. He's gone a special kind of deaf, he thinks, because all he can hear is the sound of Sheppard's panicked shout ringing in his ear.

two new fic

Cherry by tigerlady | 6k, e, mcshep Empty glasses filled the tables in front of the group, but John was the one who felt drunk when Rodney gripped his face in one strong hand and ordered, "Don't move." Kiss Prompts: In Secrecy by spurious | <1k, t, mcshep There are days that Rodney doesn’t mind having to keep things between them a secret.

#stargate atlantis #mcshep #fic #sgarecs #birthday bash recs 2023 #some of these have warnings #read with care etc etc #i love them all so much

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two favorites + two prompts | a sga fanart only birthday bash reclist

two favorites

You & Me & The Pegasus Galaxy by CartWrite | 29k, e, mcshep When John Sheppard finds Rodney McKay's very explicit ads on the Atlantis hook-up board, he feels pretty weird and kind of loses his mind. What Buddies Know About Love by busaikko | 5k, g, shepdex Ronon's making his own future; John's there for him. Ronon thinks it's time to take the next step in their relationship; John has reservations. Neither of them wants to talk about it, but they do anyway. (Contains canon pairings).

prompt: He suspects that the drink has citrus in it, so it just makes sense for him to drink the second cup too.

What Happens in Pegasus, Stays in Pegasus by kisahawklin | 11k, e, jennifer / rodney / john Sex at a science convention! What could be better?

prompt: second chance

Out of West by rageprufrock | 25k, e, mcshep In 1991, Desert Storm began, Pete Rose got banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Soviet Union collapsed, and Rodney McKay was framed for academic fraud.

#stargate atlantis #mcshep #fic #sgarecs #birthday bash recs 2023 #shepdex #this was another difficult one #wah

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two character fic + two team fic | a sga fanart only birthday bash reclist

two character fic (ft. john sheppard)

Aspects of Divinity (the world is my oyster) by kariye | 13k, e, rodney / john The summer John is eighteen, he drives an ice cream truck. He hasn’t yet learned there are things he can’t do just because he wants to badly enough. Or, a fic about seeing the map of the world. Ride Into The Sun by Cesare | 14k, e, rodney / john John's fantasies do a lot for him: they restore his sense of control, express his defiance, celebrate his victories, and connect him with feelings he can't access other ways. He never thought they'd get him what he wants.

two team fic (ft. ar1)

Animus, Animalia, Familae by tzzzz | 11k, g, gen To touch another's daemon is to touch another's soul. It is the greatest act of intimacy in this life. The Ties That Bind by kisahawklin | 2k, g, gen This is not the kind of team bonding experience John had signed up for.

#stargate atlantis #sgarecs #fic #mcshep #team fam #birthday bash recs 2023 #i might be biased #many of my team fic favs #are also john sheppard fic lol #also #chose again almost randomly #from amongst many #many many many #amazing fic #for both of these topics #went gen for the team ones #as a way to limit my options lmao #did not do the same for john #sorry

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the most powerful drug | a mcshep dirty talk reclist

Sugar by panisdead | <1k, e

Prompt: pet names.

Meeting Notes by helens78 | <1k, e

John is really, really bored at this meeting. He and Rodney have some good ideas about how to spend their time once they get out of here.

Trust by Neery | <1k, e

"I want to try something," Rodney says.

start me up and watch me go by sabinelagrande | 1k, e

Rodney discovers a new equation.

The Hold-Out by toomuchplor | 1k, e

John had totally, totally, been holding out on Rodney.

Rodney & John's Awesome Vacation by all_my_fandoms (marina) | 1k, e

John wants something. Rodney doesn't really get it, but is happy to oblige. PWP if ever there was one.

You're Shining Down For Me by Telesilla | 1k, e

John knows what he wants; it's asking for it that's hard.

Take It Like a Man by sabinelagrande | 1k, e

John Sheppard, occasional cocksucker.

Control Chair by busaikko | 1k, e

John and Rodney talk about a fucking control chair.

crossdressing by Anonymous | ?k, e

John loves to keep his panties on when he is being fucked.

Freefall by Lenore | 2k, e

This prompt came from [info]ladycat777. John has a rape-fantasy and he's convinced Rodney to role-play it. Which can be funny and awkward at first but gets really hot towards the end when John stops struggling and—um. yes. Not exactly as ordered, but I hope you like it, doll!

Talking Dirty by Toft | 2k, e

“It’s a major obstacle to successful porn dialogue that there are so few attractive words to describe anything to do with sex.”

Ask For It by Anonymous | 2k, e

When it comes to sex, John Sheppard has a system: Tell people what you want, ask if they’re into it, and don’t proceed until you get a definite yes. It avoids all sorts of discomfort and uncertainty, and it ensures that everyone involved is having a good time.

It’s a good system. It’s served him well.

But that doesn’t mean he can’t be a little bit of a bastard about it.

Warning by Resonant | 2k, e

John doesn't have a phobia at all.

Silence is Golden (the As Silent Raindrops Fell remix) by Telesilla | 2k, e

John may not be able to speak, but he still has a lot to say.

The One Where John is Naked by sheafrotherdon & Siria | 2k, e

The title says it all.

Today by Ladycat | 2k, e

This is chess with a mutable board, carefully crafted moves that shift in four dimensions, changing tempo or order but never deviating from the overall goal.

If You Trust In Me, I Can Be Anything You Need by zoemathemata | 3k, e

From a prompt on the sga_kinkmeme: John/Rodney, begging, conditioning, d/S, dubcon

Months after he was kidnapped, John escapes and returns to Atlantis, but he's miserable. His captors conditioned him as a sexual submissive and to come on command and only on command. Embarrassed and desperate, craving the satisfaction and headspace of those experiences, he turns to Rodney for help.

Vitruvian Man / Corners of the Mind by Ladycat | 3k, e

It's worse like this, willfully exposing the part of himself doesn't understand no matter how much he needs it.

In Your Head by Agin | 5k, e

"John might have had the odd fantasy. But he has it under control."

Sure he has…

Manly Consolation and Whatnot by Persiflager | 9k, e

“No jerking off,” said Rodney miserably. “Just when I could really use the endorphins.” He drank his beer mournfully in his awkward, two-handed grip before finally giving up, setting it back down on the table and glaring at it as if the bottle was personally responsible for his injuries.

John counted to ten. “I could help with that.”

#stargate atlantis #mcshep #fic #sgarecs #obviously an incomplete list #but i want to share #<3<3<3 #i realize some of these #are just about noisy sex #and not dirty talk #but whatever #they all fit together in my mind

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if you liked seven walls, you might also like … | a mcshep reclist (please read responsibly)

Seven Walls by auburn | 191k, e

Gilded cages are still cages. Sheppard and McKay turn to each other to survive a life in slavery and afterward.

if you liked john involved in an oc marriage and want to cry:

Dearest by rageprufrock | 5.6k, e

"Be Lir'e, then. It means 'dear,' in a very old tongue of my people."

if you liked the enslaved but living together trope:

Term of Service by Resonant | 16k, e

"You're telling me that you would sell your bodies for curiosity, orbital shielding, and a quarter-charged ZPM?" "Well, yeah. Who wouldn't?"

if you liked them being stranded in a desert, but want it softer:

Forever Home by Kass | 13k, e

"The point is, at the end of the day I can tell you a lot more about their music -- unsurprisingly based on octaves -- and their math, which is in octal just like the Ancients' -- but not a damn thing about the location of this planet's stargate."

if you liked rodney reverently painting john’s body:

Harvest Festival by ras_elased | 6.9k, e

fic: harvest festival, genre: au, genre: drama, genre: romance, pairing: mcshep, rating: nc-17

if you want a warm desert fic where they kind of paint each other and nothing bad happens to anyone:

The Touch of Your Hand by seperis | 3.3k, e

He could be one of them, thin body and easy grace, but Rodney would know him anywhere by the slouch of his shoulders, the amusement hovering in green eyes.

#stargate atlantis #mcshep #sgarecs #i think about these fic as a set #all the time #they are so good #they don't actually have anything to do with each other #idk if anyone will appreciate this #but i literally cannot stop thinking about it #this is great for me #bc these are all significantly shorter fic #than seven walls #lskd;af #also i love the color version #of this banner #but all my other reclists have black and white banners #ALAS

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two series + two drabbles | a sga fanart only birthday bash reclist

two series

Foster's Bakery by anatsuno and Cesare | 60k, e, mcshep Grounded by an injury, John Sheppard leaves the Air Force and, at loose ends, takes up running the bakery he inherited from his mother's family in Colorado Springs. Ventura Highway by Telesilla | 15k, e, mcshep A series of snapshots from a life in which Rodney teaches at California State University Channel Islands and John owns "Boards, Boards and More Boards" a surf/snow/skate shop in Ventura, CA.

two drabbles

Sheppard Distracts Atlantis by chaos_monkey | <1k, t, various A series of drabbles around John Sheppard’s apparent oral fixation. It's a wonder anyone ever gets anything done around that city. Floating by luredin | <1k, e, mcshep “There, yeah, right there.” John moans and melts into the mattress.

#stargate atlantis #mcshep #fic #birthday bash recs 2023 #sgarecs #i sure did cheat on this one didn't i #too bad

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too loud for words | a grab bag of mcshep emotions reclist

Exit Wounds by Powderpuff | <1k, m

When John thought about sleeping with Rodney, it was usually frantic, furious, and biting; aggressive and demanding, like Rodney himself often was. John expected bruises; expected it to hurt the next day, in that pleasant, “I just got laid” sort of way. In short, he expected it to be like all of the other times, after Nancy. He wasn’t so foolish as to imagine it wouldn’t matter, because everything with Rodney mattered—all John could hope for was that it didn’t scar.

September 20th, 2011 by velocitygrass | 1k, t

It's the end of DADT and nothing will really change for John.

start me up and watch me go by sabinelagrande | 1k, e 

Rodney discovers a new equation.

Sleeping Arrangements by Brumeier | 1k, t 

Of all the risks John faced in the Pegasus galaxy, having to share a small bed with Rodney while offworld was definitely the most dangerous.

Get You Back by lamardeuse | 1k, t

John nearly loses everything.

Lessons in Waking Up by Siria & dogeared | 1k, e

Keller crashes first, hiding a yawn behind one hand while she makes her excuses about early morning clinics and paperwork and half-jokes about not even being able to read her own handwriting. Sam's not far behind her; then Teyla, trailing Ronon in her wake, looking for peace through meditation, though John knows the only thing she's likely to find is irritation with Ronon's snoring.

Touch by astolat | 1k, e

Rodney McKay was a cuddler. Which was more than John had wanted to know.

The Whole Story by unadrift | 2k, t

John shows up at his door that night, carrying a sixpack of beer. Rodney follows him into the transporter and out to the pier. They settle down, feet dangling over the edge, and John hands him a can.

"So," Rodney says, after they each have finished off a beer. "I figure this is your subtle way of telling me that you want to talk?"

Talking Dirty by Toft | 2k, e

“It’s a major obstacle to successful porn dialogue that there are so few attractive words to describe anything to do with sex.”

Better Than Ice Cream by DesireeArmfeldt | 2k, t

Episode tag to Remnants: McKay wants to know what Sheppard saw in his hallucination. (Gen/friendship or pre-slash, depending on the color of your goggles.)

Just Hold Me, Please by christinchen | 2k, t

It just so happens that John desperately needs some human contact and Rodney's back is kinda sore. It's just a simple massage between two friends. No, really!

It Doesn’t Change a Thing by luredin | 2k, e

If Rodney had expectations about what life on Atlantis was going to be like before he got here, Major John Sheppard giving him head on the down low would not have been one of them. Nothing makes sense anymore, and if this is going to be a regular occurrence, Rodney thinks he should probably start returning the favor.

Or, five times John gets Rodney’s cock in his mouth, and one time Rodney has the pleasure.

That's MY cold by Saxifactumterritum | 3k, g

I wrote a fic. Mcshep, post The Eye/The Storm (Stargate Atlantis series one. John's got a cold, Rodney's annoyed, then there's snuggling

Hand Wash Only by LogicGunn | 3k, m

It’s so late on a Sunday night that it might actually be Monday morning when Rodney answers his door and tells John to “Fuck off, Colonel.” It’s the ‘Colonel’ that clues John into the fact that Rodney’s genuinely pissed more than the ‘fuck off’; he’s been ‘John’ for months now, ever since their first tentative kiss in the infirmary after a mission gone badly wrong.

Five Lies John Told (And Then A Whole Lotta Truth) by Speranza | 4k, t

Man, he had to give up bullshitting like this.

Clear Blue Skies by pebbles1971 | 4k, t

“McKay,” Sheppard said curtly as he stepped into the elevator. Rodney’s heart sank. He was well and truly trapped now, for the however-many floors of their shared transit. Dammit, he’d done such a good job of avoiding the man at the press conference too.

As if elevators didn’t make him twitchy enough.

the stonemason's buildings want for his hands again by synecdochic | 4k, nr

It's not about being shipwrecked; it's about what happens when you have to come back. Title, inspiration, and heavy imagery drawn from the poem Possibilities of Love by Ed Kleinschmidt.

Those Three Words by Argosy | 5k, e

John has something he wants to say, but it won't be easy.

A Heart Needs a Home by shrift | 5k, e

Sometimes when a door closes, a closet opens.

bubble bar by objectlesson | 5k, e

Like the time Rodney mentions taking a bath and John flatlines and says, I’m not going to take a bath with you, Rodney, at the same exact same time he is thinking, literally, specifically, about taking a bath with Rodney.

Still Water by Rachael Sabotini (wickedwords) | 6k, e

"We found a bathhouse?"

Edges by Neery | 6k, e

Knife-play. Dog Tags. Kinkiness.

A Little Bit Crazy by thegrrrl2002 | 7k, e

Back on Earth after the events of Siege III, and John's feeling a little...unsettled. (Contains Siege spoilers)

Kid A by Speranza | 7k, e

"I'm not gay, Rodney," John says, and it's awkward to have to say it, but it really has to be said.

The First Pressing by laceymcbain | 8k, e

John doesn’t know when he started thinking people had to justify being happy.

War Bride by Speranza | 9k, e

"Rodney's my desert island guy," he says finally, because it's the simplest, truest thing he can say: if there's one person he gets to keep with him, he chooses McKay. It's as simple as that.

Bare by objectlesson | 11k, e

“Did you not know,” Teyla says carefully, shooting a concerned look at Ronon over their mostly empty plates, “that Lt. Colonel Sheppard enjoys the company of—”

“No, I did not!” Rodney manages to grit out, sucking in air desperately before grabbing his glass of water and downing it. “Since fucking when?!”

We All Arrive By Different Streets by thegrrrl2002 | 11k, e

Rodney can't have something he never knew he wanted.

Your Inevitable Unhappy Ending by Helenish | 14k, e

It was easy to imagine fucking Rodney, the way he'd groan and clutch at John's arms and be too bossy about the whole thing; it was easy to imagine the problems it could cause.

Taking by Ladycat | 15k, e

John's throat works. Rodney wants to lean forward and lick it, bite along the bob of his Adam's apple. He will, he knows; John's already halfway there.

The Triboelectric Effect by trillingstar | 16k, e

"What the hell were you thinking, touching it!" John yells, terrified. "I didn't mean to!" Rodney yells back. "Oh right, because this morning I thought, let's be sure to get stuck to an unidentified object on an unknown planet in the dark depths of a cave today. Excellent, can't wait!"

Weddings, Plural, and a Yak by Speranza | 17k, e

By the eighth time John Sheppard married Rodney McKay, they were old pros at the wedding thing, having weathered not only an Ouishan blood wedding, but also a twelve-hour Avalonian handfasting, a Malanese necklace exchange, and a Thurtu joining ceremony that invoked a fire god and featured seven kinds of cake.

You & Me & The Pegasus Galaxy by CartWrite | 29k, e

When John Sheppard finds Rodney McKay's very explicit ads on the Atlantis hook-up board, he feels pretty weird and kind of loses his mind.

I Only Want Your Trust by Telesilla | 34k, e

"I Only Want Your Trust" is set in a BDSM AU where your orientation as a dominant or submissive matters more than your gender.

A Third Dimension to Traveling by gottalovev | 40k, e

The stargates have suddenly stopped working in Pegasus, disrupting trade and leaving four Atlantis reconnaissance teams stranded. When the Travelers come to Atlantis to ask what is going on, John and Rodney take Ronon and a couple of scientists with them on Larrin's ship to go investigate the problem and get their people back. It leads to John and Larrin finally acting on their mutual attraction, though their casual relationship gets more complicated when Larrin brings Rodney into the mix. John struggles with his feelings for Rodney and how this could change everything, especially when they'll go back to Atlantis. Through it all and while hopping from planet to planet, they'll face emergency situations, a brush with an old foe and of course they still have the stargate network to fix, at all costs.

#stargate atlantis #mcshep #sgarecs #my sga #fic #mcshep month 2022 #week 1: emotion #listen #there are so many emotions #so i cheated #and grabbed anything #that i left a note #using the words feeling or emotion #so here is a completely #random reclist #of mcshep fic #they have zero other things in common #besides the fact #that my note #had a word #i realize now that reclists aren't listed in your event #sd;lkfaj; #alas #i should read the fine print

[dedkake]

always getting in trouble | a somewhat silly mcshep reclist

Exotic Species by 30toseoul | <1k, t

It wasn't that Rodney enjoyed how things regularly jumped up and tried to kill him in the Pegasus Galaxy.

Queer readings of Tolstoy in the Pegasus Galaxy by SquaresAreNotCircles | 1k, t

Rodney’s mouth is wide and wet and hot. His hands are broad and agile and surprisingly strong, and it’s a scorching shivery shock when one of them moves from John’s shoulders south, walking down his ribcage and reminding him he’s ticklish and-

He snatches up Rodney’s wrist and puts his other hand flat on Rodney’s sternum and wrenches his mouth free.

Or: Why else would you take a book like that with you to another galaxy?

Euler's Jewel. by Basingstoke | 1k, m

In which John is a geek.

Snappy Comeback by mific | 1k, e

Rodney went still. "Wait, hang on. This isn't just you wanting a partner in crime to play hookey and sneak a midnight swim, is it?" He blinked up at John, his eyes wide and dark. "This is a date!"

Nash Equilibria Are For Losers by Persiflager | 1k, m

This was Rodney’s life now - reduced to the cable repair guy, surrounded by people who unironically fist-bumped, and doomed to die alone and get eaten by cats.

Through a glass, weirdly by valdomarx | 1k, t

Ronon ends up in the home universe of Rod McKay, the alternate version of Rodney that visited them a while back.

It's a pretty strange place.

Low-Slung, Surfer Boy by sheafrotherdon & thegrrrl2002 | 1k, e

The boys take a vacation, and all it takes for everything to come unraveled is one pair of swim trunks.

Collider by busaikko | 1k, e

Large Hadron Collider, large hard-on collider, practically the same thing... if you're John Sheppard and are trying to irritate Rodney into bed.

How to Date an Asshole by Punk | 2k, e

They're at an impasse.

Attack Of The Giant Robot From Outer Space by skoosiepants | 2k, t

John wants to hug it, and possibly use his tongue in inappropriate ways.

Cred by Resonant | 2k, e

What it takes to get Rodney's full attention.

John Sheppard vs. The Magic Ball of Love by SquaresAreNotCircles | 2k, t

John grimaces. “Magic ball of love?”

“It’s that artifact thing from yesterday.” Rodney finds the time to tut in between bites and actual words. “This is what happens when Zelenka approves the underlings’ paperwork before I’ve officially decided on a name.”

Or: There’s John, there’s Rodney, there’s an Ancient glowy ball, and a lot of very successful non-communication. Just an average week on Atlantis.

Willful Dereliction of Duty (Via Parkour) by ladyflowdi | 2k, e

There are two things he cannot do in this moment: he can’t look at Rodney, and he can’t laugh. If he laughs he will lose all credibility, and the four knuckleheads standing in front of him will think that this kind of stupid behavior is okay. It is most certainly not okay, and when did John turn into his father, seriously?

The answer: No it is not by chaos_monkey | 2k, e

Answering the big question: is it just masturbation?

Inviting Catastrophe by esteefee | 3k, e

Their first week back on Earth, Rodney could hardly bear the sound of the generator at Area 51, the constant hum that wasn't Atlantis, that wasn't the ocean or her power conduits singing the sweet music of systems in harmony.

The Treacherous Five-Step Journey To Figuring Out If Your Gate Team Leader Could Possibly Like You Back, as experienced by Rodney McKay, PhD PhD by SquaresAreNotCircles | 3k, t

“So,” Rodney says, on a trek back to the gate from some rural village with absolutely zero ZPMs, “men.”

And John says, “Huh?”

Or: In which Rodney is as smooth as a shark while digging in the dirt, but John just won’t bite.

Trust Metric by esteefee | 4k, e

Way to get whammied by the Ancient fertility device, John.

The Golden Hour by goldleaf1066 | 4k, e

John sits down heavily having retrieved more drinks; they slip and slop on the little tray he’s liberated from one of the locals and he’s loose and giggly in that way that he gets which is never and he doesn’t seem to notice or care that his thigh is pressed up against Rodney’s and Rodney thinks, I’m not drunk enough for this, and downs his (worryingly fruity) drink in one swallow because he might as well make a start.

Irreconcilable Differences by rageprufrock | 4k, t

Teyla and John are both hot-blooded women.

Happily Ever After (the Pegasus remix) by cupidsbow | 4k, t

One (glass slipper) alien device. One (romantic quest) typical Atlantis lab accident. One revelation of (true love) something far more ironic.

One-Way Ticket by Speranza | 4k, t 

"Is this expedition, like, a one-way ticket for inconvenient gay people?"

Weapons of Some Distraction by shrift | 5k, e

"At least it wasn't a Russian mail order bride." Set during those mostly-missing six weeks on Earth in episode 3x10 - The Return, Part 1.

Bridges by chellefic | 5k, t

Kaleb thinks Rodney and John are together. Jeannie disagrees. When John and Rodney come to visit they get a chance to find out which of them is right.

Of Pizza Bellies and Randy Colonels by ladyflowdi | 5k, e

A night of earth food and debauchery. And stripping. There can never be enough stripping.

Abstain by Resonant | 5k, e

Aliens force John and Rodney not to have sex.

For the Good of All Mankind by apple_pi | 5k, e

"My head hurts,” Rodney said loudly, opening his eyes. “And my thigh hurts. Christ, what did you people do to me?” He wrinkled his nose. “And everything stinks, too."

Bang by rageprufrock | 6k, e

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ALONE

make you my future history by objectlesson | 6k, e

It’s fucking freezing outside and Atlantis seems far away, Earth even further. A memory, or a dream, but Rodney is hyper-real, pressed up against John under a single animal skin, hot and solid as he grimaces up at the draped ceiling of their tent bowing lower beneath the weight of snow. “We should have, perhaps, asked for more spacious accommodations,” he grits out.

A Harlequin Romance by Salchat | 7k, t

Post S02 Ep19, 'Inferno,' where John gets in the way of his friend's pursuit of the scientist, Norina, Rodney is annoyed with him.

Wanted by toomuchplor | 8k, e

“Wait,” Rodney says, snapping his fingers and blinking. “You were looking at porn, right? I totally caught you looking at porn!”

Between Friends by Shaddyr | 8k, e

"Aww, c'mon doc," Mitchell cajoled, giving him a friendly slap on the back. "What's a little blow job between friends?"

Running Tally by Chandri | 9k, g

Atlantis is stuck on Earth, waiting for the IOA's decision. Rodney just broke up with his girlfriend. But John Sheppard is in a weirdly good mood, and Rodney wants to know why.

Positively Charmed by toomuchplor | 10k, m

Welcome to McKay's World. Prepare to get schooled.

Post-series fic in which there is much drinking and comfort food and John discovers some of life's little luxuries via one Dr. M. Rodney McKay.

Cultural Exchange by lamardeuse | 10k, e

"What does he think we are, Fine Arts majors?" Rodney grumbled.

Circle Yes or No by chellefic | 12k, m

Vacationing with John isn't all Rodney thought it would be.

Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead by Speranza | 12k, e

"Any plans for shore leave?" Rodney asks, and this time Sheppard doesn't even look at him.

With Intent by shaenie | 12k, e

John has never successfully talked about anything in his entire life, and while Rodney would probably tell him that means he's statistically due for success, John isn't keen on risking it.

Funny Little Secret by crysothemis | 16k, e

Having a secret admirer was a lot more complicated than Rodney had expected.

Sheppard's Pie by auburn | 20k, t

Cooking is just chemistry, so pie should be easy, if Rodney could just figure out what Sheppard wants.

Teamwork by onthewaters | 24k, e

There is an Earth where things have turned out a little differently, and the people who go to Atlantis aren't quite the ones we know.

AKA The one where Rodney is a Mountie.

Waiting for My Real Life to Begin by toomuchplor | 27k, e

It had changed so gradually with Jennifer, was the thing. Rodney couldn’t pick a moment when he’d felt the balance shift from “this is fucking awesome” to “wow, I’m really middle-aged”.

#stargate atlantis #mcshep #fic #sgarecs #mcshep month 2022 #week 3: comedic duo #i don't read a lot of crack fic #but like #these are sillier and more light hearted #:) #honestly surprised by the amount #alskdj;a #there are a few more #that i've recced recently #that could go here #but #it's too long already

[dedkake]

you’re stuck with me | a mcshep fix-it reclist

Aspects of Divinity (the world is my oyster) by kariye | 13k, e, pre-canon

The summer John is eighteen, he drives an ice cream truck. He hasn’t yet learned there are things he can’t do just because he wants to badly enough. Or, a fic about seeing the map of the world.

Water Your Dreams by amireal & Ladycat | 13k, e, pre-canon

"It didn't occur to me until later that you actually meant a boat."

↓ the rest in chronological order under the cut  ↓

First Aid by 2ndA | 2k, NR, 1x01

They were a multi-national, intergalactic military/civilian enterprise on an ice field at the bottom of the world. And they had a piano.

Aftermath by LtLJ | 1k, e, 1x11

A Plot What Plot? tag at the end of The Storm-The Eye episodes.

Aftershocks by astolat | 2k, e, 1x11

The calm after the storm, or the lack thereof. Post-ep for The Storm/The Eye.

That's MY cold by Saxifactumterritum | 3k, g, 1x11

I wrote a fic. Mcshep, post The Eye/The Storm (Stargate Atlantis series one. John's got a cold, Rodney's annoyed, then there's snuggling

Reckoning by tacit | 5k, t, 1x12

Written December 2007 for the SGA H/C secret santa. Everybetty requested gen Shepwhump featuring Beckett, that didn't skip over the medical details. This is what came out.

Nb: At the end of The Defiant One, McKay nods to Sheppard's gun shot wound and asks if Sheppard's okay. Sheppards replies, "Other than this and a few cracked ribs," which seemed eye-rollingly over-stoic, to me. I've taken a bit of poetic license with the severity of Sheppard's injuries.

The 10,000 Year Old Second Chance by squidgie | <1k, g, 1x15

Set just after S01E15, "Before I sleep," John and Rodney have dinner in the Mess after "Ancient" Elizabeth dies - and start to ask, "What if?"

bye bye buss by lovelycrinkle | <1k, e, 1x20

Consequences are not for the dead but the living left behind, so he should probably feel sorry for what he's about to do.

(Nancy always called him selfish. Maybe it's about time he finally proves her right.)

Chess by esteefee | 7k, e, 2x01

We're all pieces on the board, some more valuable than others. Rodney wants to negotiate.

A Little Bit Crazy by thegrrrl2002 | 7k, e, 2x02

Back on Earth after the events of Siege III, and John's feeling a little...unsettled. (Contains Siege spoilers)

Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead by Speranza | 12k, e, 2x02

"Any plans for shore leave?" Rodney asks, and this time Sheppard doesn't even look at him.

A Day Without Me by Brumeier | 1k, t, 2x12

It was a long six months stuck in the time dilation field for John, and he's been missing Rodney's touch.

Wishes on a Wheel by waterfallliam | 3k, t, 2x12

The sun is gentle, faintly wrong against his skin. The wind whispers against his arms and neck that he’s alive and that counts for something, he’s never wholly alone, he still has himself—but it’s nothing like the sea breeze that feels like home.

Zen and the Art of Jumper Maintenance by Indybaggins | 39k, m, 2x12

The one where Rodney gets sucked in and John… follows. Featuring a quirky John, Rodney in orange robes, crazy Ancient-worship, sheep milking and jumpers that aren't broken but need to be fixed anyway.

MVP by Speranza | 11k, e, s2

He has a highly regressive personality and may be impulsive, engaging in acts of compulsive and pleasurable wish-fulfillment. He is secretly a moralist, though he will act to save others even as he judges them. However, his is a personality always on the verge of disintegration: he does not have a strongly drawn line between "self" and "other" and is likely to engage in acts of reckless self-disregard. Very probably homosexual.

Energy Conservation by miasnape | <1k, g, 3x08

"I just wanted to, you know, talk to you about something." Rodney quickly saved his work and turned to face Sheppard. "Oh, God. Really?"

Casual Easy Thing by lamardeuse | 3k, m, 3x08

John contemplates the possibilities.

No Saviours by Saxifactumterritum | 2k, g, 3x09

after phantoms John and Rodney are both a bit out of sorts.

Rodney finds John on one of the walkways, high above the city…

Inviting Catastrophe by esteefee | 3k, e, 3x10

Their first week back on Earth, Rodney could hardly bear the sound of the generator at Area 51, the constant hum that wasn't Atlantis, that wasn't the ocean or her power conduits singing the sweet music of systems in harmony. 

Weapons of Some Distraction by shrift | 5k, e, 3x10

"At least it wasn't a Russian mail order bride." Set during those mostly-missing six weeks on Earth in episode 3x10 - The Return, Part 1.

Accident Prone by LadyRa | 7k, t, 3x10

Something goes wrong during one of John's missions with his new Stargate team.

until she shines by verity | 20k, e, s3

John felt like Atlantis was home from the moment he stepped through the Gate. He just didn't expect that the city would feel the same way.

In which Ancients come and go, Rodney reinvents Babelfish, Ronon resumes his career in library science, and Teyla is awesome.

Payback by lamardeuse | 2k, e, 3x18

John's never done it before.

woke up hurting by respoftw | <1k, g, 4x04

Nightmares were a part of John's life

Tomorrow and Tonight by ami_ven | <1k, g, 4x04

“We should really get some sleep, too.”

Lessons in Waking Up by dogeared & Siria | 1k, e, 4x04

Keller crashes first, hiding a yawn behind one hand while she makes her excuses about early morning clinics and paperwork and half-jokes about not even being able to read her own handwriting. Sam's not far behind her; then Teyla, trailing Ronon in her wake, looking for peace through meditation, though John knows the only thing she's likely to find is irritation with Ronon's snoring.

Not in a Dream, Much Less in the Real World by unadrift | 3k, e, 4x04

"Do you even know," crytal-entity-Sheppard asks in a low voice, "why John puts up with you, with your abrasive personality, your enormous ego, your wannabe omniscience, your pathetic whining and complaining, every fucking day of his miserable life?"

In Your Dreams by lamardeuse | 5k, e, 4x04

Holy shit, was this his subconscious?

Traveler's Tag by Ladycat | 1k, g, 4x05

John waits for it. He waits through the debriefing, with Carter's knowing eyes and her humiliatingly sympathetic smiles. He waits through dinner, where his team needles him just to make sure he's back and everything's okay.

Love on the Cover of a Magazine by pinkoptics | <1k, g, 4x06

John wakes up at the end of Tabula Rasa.

TEYLA - “Yes. If the distribution of the cure had been delayed any longer, many more people would have died.”

SHEPPARD (worried) - “What do you mean?”

SHEPPARD (looking around) - “Where's McKay?”

We pick up from there. It gets mcsheppy and “WAIT OKAY THIS IS SO CUTE” to quote a friend.

Foretold by thegrrrl2002 | 8k, e, 4x08

What if John had taken the Seer's hand? What would he have seen?

If I Could Walk on Water by apple-pi | 1k, e, 4x09

Tag for SGA 4x09, Miller's Crossing

Cornflake Girl by kariye | 16k, e, s4

In which many Rodney clichés rear their obsessive-compulsive heads. And wherein Rodney thinks he’s found out Sheppard’s secret. Because Rodney’s always right. Right?

What You Trust by Tex | 14k, e, s4

He's never been good at asking for what he wants. Well, not politely. And especially not when it's something personal. "Come on, let's snuggle," or "I need a hug" are words that have never passed his lips.

Forty-Two by cathalin | 5k, e, 4x13

Maybe John has been paying more attention to Rodney than he's realized. Rodney does some thinking, and then tests a hypothesis.

Delicate Man by Ladycat | 1k, g, 4x16

Sheppard gave him a look. "Do you want to go on hurting?"

Get You Back by lamardeuse | 1k, e, 4x16

John nearly loses everything.

Manly Consolation and Whatnot by Persiflager | 9k, e, 4x16

“No jerking off,” said Rodney miserably. “Just when I could really use the endorphins.” He drank his beer mournfully in his awkward, two-handed grip before finally giving up, setting it back down on the table and glaring at it as if the bottle was personally responsible for his injuries.

John counted to ten. “I could help with that.”

Silent Running by Anonymous | 1k, e, 4x17

John/Rodney, silent sex. Needing to reconnect after Midway, but having to stay as quiet as possible because Kavanagh and Bill Lee are in the back of the Jumper and are very not invited.

Rush by Siria | 1k, t, 4x17

"No."

End of All Things by dapperanachronism | 1k, t, 4x20

When the stasis pod opens, the hologram Rodney is waiting there, just like he promised.

The Same River Twice by DragoJustine | 3k, e, 4x20

John comes back from 48,000 years in the future, and has to figure out how *this* Rodney could ever have become *that* Rodney.

That Comfort Thing by lavvyan | 3k, g, 5x01

John wants something he doesn't think he can have.

Calamity of So Long Life by busaikko | 1k, t, 4x10 / 5x04

Daedalus Variations alternate reality fic; AU of Mortal Coil. It had seemed like a really good idea. A lot of his good ideas, in retrospect, sucked.

Never Gonna Happen by Brumeier | <1k, t, 5x06

LJ Comment Fic for Love prompt: Stargate: Atlantis, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Comforting each other.

In which Rodney and John attempt to comfort each other while Rodney suffers through Second Childhood.

Having by unamaga | <1k, g, 5x06

Rodney bears the team’s hovering and constant check-ins remarkably well for the first few days after he’s released from the infirmary.

broken, as you clutch the sleeve of my jacket and beg me not to leave by respoftw | 1k, g, 5x06

Rodney forces himself to watch the tapes a week after he’s discharged from the infirmary.

He picks one at random and spends the next twenty minutes throwing up in his toilet.

Perhaps We Should Notify His Sister by wneleh | 1k, NR, 5x06

John and Rodney, mid-The Shrine.

Six kinds of comfort by Kass | 3k, e, 5x06

com·fort Pronunciation: \ˈkəm(p)-fərt\ From Late Latin confortare to strengthen greatly.

Unaccepted by Xparrot | 5k, t, 5x06

Sometime it's frightening, how easily these people from Earth face down nightmares and conquer them.

On The Pier by hestia_lacey | 6k, m, 5x06

Following the events of The Shrine, Jeannie talks to John.

Primacy by Chandri | 7k, g, 5x06

It's most of a week before it starts to come back, but Rodney always remembers this: the terror at waking alone, blind panic driving him out into the corridors, only one goal on his mind, only one place where he'd be safe. John.

Convenience by Kass | <1k, e, 5x09

"So why'd you decide to go after her in the first place?" Set after S5 x 09, "Tracker."

Jennifer's Choice by velocitygrass | 1k, t, 5x09

"I have to know...your intentions," she settles on even though it sounds terribly old-fashioned to her ears. At his confused look, she adds, "Toward Rodney."

Intentions by cathalin | 3k, g, 5x09

Ronon knows some truths.

Bet Me by Siria | <1k, g, 5x14

"Shake on it?" John says, and this is honestly not how Rodney would have predicted his day would end.

Reward by Kass | <1k, m, 5x14

"Did your mom really let you cry yourself to sleep?" A tiny episode tag for S5 x 14, "Prodigal."

Many More by waterfallliam | 1k, t, 5x14

An alternate take on what could have happened in the Jumper in s05ep14 The Prodigal.

Not Anymore by hestia_lacey | 2k, t, 5x14

An episode tag of sorts to The Prodigal in which there are cars, and we revisit That Scene in the puddle jumper.

Just A Little Freakout by wneleh | <1k, g, 5x15

Just a little John freakout, because this fandom needs more smarm.

The Whole Story by unadrift | 2k, t, 5x15

John shows up at his door that night, carrying a sixpack of beer. Rodney follows him into the transporter and out to the pier. They settle down, feet dangling over the edge, and John hands him a can.

"So," Rodney says, after they each have finished off a beer. "I figure this is your subtle way of telling me that you want to talk?"

Better Than Ice Cream by DesireeArmfeldt | 2k, t, 5x15

Episode tag to Remnants: McKay wants to know what Sheppard saw in his hallucination. (Gen/friendship or pre-slash, depending on the color of your goggles.)

For Better or Worse by Brumeier | 1k, t, 5x16

LJ Comment Fic for Quotes prompt: Stargate Atlantis, Rodney McKay/ John Sheppard, “I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”

― Marilyn Monroe

Brainstormed by Kass & Sihaya Black (beledibabe) | 15k, e, 5x16

John's mind was already made up, but he couldn't resist yanking Rodney's chain a little bit. "Hmm," he said. "A room full of physicists; a long-winded presentation I probably won't understand. Yeah, it doesn't really sound like fun."

A Solitary Man by skinscript (Infie) | <1k, g, 5x19

Vegas ep tag: The site needs to be secured, and McKay means for it to happen before it's too late for John Sheppard.

Still there by chaos_monkey | 1k, m, 5x19

It takes John awhile to work out what McKay wants from him, but he gets there in the end.

Disambiguation by Goddess47 | 1k, e, 5x19

For the McSheplets Challenge #58: Hindsight

Disambiguation - To establish a single grammatical or semantic interpretation for.

time enough for counting (when the dealing's done) by valdomarx | 2k, m, 5x19

In the Vegas verse, John gets rescued from the desert and ends up wrapped up in the Stargate program - thanks to one Dr. Rodney McKay.

Solitary Man by Shinybug | 5k, e, 5x19

Second chances and dark horses. (Vegas AU)

Until Love Can Find Me by Isagel | 10k, e, 5x19

When you don't die in the desert, life goes on.

Pentameter by Hideous_Sun_Demon | 2k, g, multi-season

John falls in love in five moments.

Stopgap by irrelevant | 5k, t, multi-season

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.

Five Times John Saw Rodney Naked by respoftw | 6k, t, multi-season

This fic does exactly what it says on the tin.

it could've started like this... by dedkake | 64k, m, multi-season

A McShep get-together per episode. Each fic is written as a missing scene and completely independent of the others.

Apply When Needed by Cesare | <1k, g, post-canon

"Five years you've made fun of my prescription mattress, and the second we land on Earth, you go buy a body pillow. I believe I'm extremely justified in pointing and laughing with a hearty ha, and furthermore, ha."

a comfortable distance by kiden | 2k, t, post-canon

It's team movie night. John is maybe drunk but probably not, Rodney introspective, Teyla is content, and Ronon is sleeping.

"John is too close, they are too intwined, and Rodney’s been memorizing the rough callouses on each of his fingers, mapping where they begin and end and identifying their origins, for the last hour. "

A House, A Home by A_Storm_of_Roses | 4k, m, post-canon

One week on Earth.

As they await the IOA's decision, John and Rodney try to find home.

A Modest Proposal by sgamadison | 8k, m, post-canon

Damn it, John was always the man with the plan! So why was it Rodney had to propose this one?

Today I Am Wise by ocdindeed | 10k, t, post-canon

In simple words: John's path to self-discovery.

In not so simple words: While Atlantis is grounded on Earth, everyone, including Rodney, is moving on with their lives and John realizes he's the one being left behind.

*This touches on extended or missing scenes from the series. If you haven't watched or aren't familiar with the big Rodney & John interactions, it may be difficult to follow.

A Stranger, Half Asleep Still, Just Beginning to Remember by Zabbers | 10k, t, post-canon

It's been twelve years, and the last person Rodney expected to rescue him from an unexpected kidnapping is John Sheppard.

Holy Rivers by objectlesson | 21k, m, post-canon

Once they're back on Earth, things start falling apart.

Decision Point by esteefee | 23k, m, post-canon

esteefee: *starts to write a story where Rodney stays on Earth and John goes back to Pegasus*

esteefee: hmmm, I'm at 15K+ words, and John still refuses to leave Earth. I don't understa—

Narrator: esteefee did, in fact, understand.

The Mute Shepherd by auburn | 34k, m, post-canon

John's

never been able to ask for what he wants, but sometimes silence

itself is the sin.

#stargate atlantis #sgarecs #mcshep #fic #mcshep month 2022 #week 5: what should have been #listen #obviously i'm extremely biased #towards some episodes #this list makes that very clear #kls;jfalsdf #also this is the longest list #i've made so far #and i tried so hard #to limit myself #lsdkjfa; #tried to only grab #fic from my bookmarks #where i left myself a note about 'fix it' #instead of just #grabbing everything that fit into canon #it was HARD #i didn't reread all of these #but i think #i THINK #i only grabbed the ones #that were actually fix it and happy ending #sorry if any sad ones slipped in #my love of angst is well documented

[dedkake]

nothing permanent | a mcshep moments of change reclist

here is the secret that everyone knows by sabinelagrande | <1k, g

John stops wearing his uniform on the two thousand and second day after they arrive.

A New Day At Midnight by Speranza | <1k, e

He's not at all surprised.

September 20th, 2011 by velocitygrass | 1k, t

It's the end of DADT and nothing will really change for John.

broken, as you clutch the sleeve of my jacket and beg me not to leave by respoftw | 1k, g

Rodney forces himself to watch the tapes a week after he’s discharged from the infirmary.

He picks one at random and spends the next twenty minutes throwing up in his toilet.

A Field Guide to Bigfoot and Other Mystery Primates by DevilDoll | 1k, t

In which the author takes the phrase "dog days of summer" far too literally.

Two Years After Tomorrow by lavvyan | 1k, g

McKay had put in for leave, and Sheppard had dialled the Gate to Earth himself, and the two of them hadn't exchanged another word as McKay hefted his duffle bag and walked into the wormhole.

Bashert by aadarshinah | 1k, t

"If a clock could count down to the moment you meet your soulmate, would you want to know?"

No Regrets by respoftw | 2k, t

Rodney gave up on trying to fix the jumper on day thirteen.   John caught him staring through the broken innards of the engines with a blank look on his face and knew, on a guttural, deep down level, that there was no getting out of this one.

In a room, alone by commatme | 2k, e

It’s just that sometimes, when they’re in a room alone (John’s, Rodney’s, the science lab, the jumper bay that one time right up against jumper 9), John will get down on his knees and unzip Rodney’s pants and pull him out of his underwear and swallow him down until Rodney comes hard and bitter and gasping down John’s throat.

The Same River Twice by DragoJustine | 3k, e

John comes back from 48,000 years in the future, and has to figure out how *this* Rodney could ever have become *that* Rodney.

Basic Jumper Repair by esteefee | 4k, e

John repairs the jumper; Rodney applies a theory.

Boundaries by esteefee | 4k, e

The Alien High Priest makes them do it. This was for the AMTDI challenge, finished way too late.

Tenets of Leadership in Vacuum by Xparrot | 4k, t

John wouldn't necessarily say that hanging out with Rodney was less stressful, but it did tend to leave fewer visible bruises.

Reckoning by tacit | 5k, t

Written December 2007 for the SGA H/C secret santa. Everybetty requested gen Shepwhump featuring Beckett, that didn't skip over the medical details. This is what came out.

Nb: At the end of The Defiant One, McKay nods to Sheppard's gun shot wound and asks if Sheppard's okay. Sheppards replies, "Other than this and a few cracked ribs," which seemed eye-rollingly over-stoic, to me. I've taken a bit of poetic license with the severity of Sheppard's injuries.

Touch Therapy by Ladycat | 7k, e

For the first time in what felt like months, John felt a smile hovering over the corner of his mouth. “You’re going to pack for me, McKay?”

Foretold by thegrrrl2002 | 8k, e

What if John had taken the Seer's hand? What would he have seen?

Heart of Ice by crysothemis | 8k, e

"That's the problem," Rodney said. "You don't care about anything."

The First Pressing by laceymcbain | 8k, e

John doesn’t know when he started thinking people had to justify being happy.

War Bride by Speranza | 9k, e

"Rodney's my desert island guy," he says finally, because it's the simplest, truest thing he can say: if there's one person he gets to keep with him, he chooses McKay. It's as simple as that.

Bare by objectlesson | 11k, e

“Did you not know,” Teyla says carefully, shooting a concerned look at Ronon over their mostly empty plates, “that Lt. Colonel Sheppard enjoys the company of—”

“No, I did not!” Rodney manages to grit out, sucking in air desperately before grabbing his glass of water and downing it. “Since fucking when?!”

Aspects of Divinity (the world is my oyster) by kariye | 13k, e

The summer John is eighteen, he drives an ice cream truck. He hasn’t yet learned there are things he can’t do just because he wants to badly enough. Or, a fic about seeing the map of the world.

What You Trust by Tex | 14k, e

He's never been good at asking for what he wants. Well, not politely. And especially not when it's something personal. "Come on, let's snuggle," or "I need a hug" are words that have never passed his lips.

One Leg at a Time by Mallory Klohn (malloryklohn) | 14k, e

John and Rodney have a difference of opinion as to who of the two of them is the true King Prude of Petticoats Mountain. You might think this dispute leads to a lot of outre sexual exploits, but mostly they just argue a bunch. Mostly.

Advantage by Resonant | 14k, e

This slave-owner thing was a lot of responsibility.

ad infinitum by dedkake | 15k, m

John is left out to dry after his dishonorable discharge. Rodney develops a little bit of an obsession when he figures out a way to save Earth and Atlantis.

Gravel Road by candle_beck | 19k, e

Unexpected plot twists, John Sheppard's hair, and other things that annoy Rodney McKay.

Straight as a Circle by toomuchplor | 20k, e

John Sheppard wakes up straight.

suffer me not to be separated by auburn | 21k, e 

The SGC recalls the Atlantis Expedition.

Holy Rivers by objectlesson | 21k, m

Once they're back on Earth, things start falling apart.

Decision Point by esteefee | 23k, m

esteefee: *starts to write a story where Rodney stays on Earth and John goes back to Pegasus*

esteefee: hmmm, I'm at 15K+ words, and John still refuses to leave Earth. I don't understa—

Narrator: esteefee did, in fact, understand.

freedom's just another word by synecdochic | 23k, NR

Because the meaning of life is "do the next thing", and we all carry the seeds of the past into our future. Futurefic, Rodney-centric.

Random Acts by sgamadison | 25k, e

"It's called a random act of kindness," she said. "You should try it sometime."

You & Me & The Pegasus Galaxy by CartWrite | 29k, e

When John Sheppard finds Rodney McKay's very explicit ads on the Atlantis hook-up board, he feels pretty weird and kind of loses his mind.

A Hole in the World by gottalovev | 29k, e

One day, Rodney walks out of Atlantis without saying why and vanishes. While John does everything he can to find him, he is forced to face the fact that he has feelings for Rodney that run deeper than he'd realized.

Sheppard's Law by Speranza | 34k, e

"Weird? You don't know what weird is. Weird is being in a-- with the-- and the crazy alien--" He stopped, incoherent, hands flailing. "And then your best friend is twelve, and you're his piano teacher. That--now, you're talking weird!"

#stargate atlantis #mcshep #fic #sgarecs #mcshep month 2022 #week 4: metamorphic moments #listen #sorry it's late #last week was a lot #and also #i'm not even sure how i put this list together #lmao #some of these changes are more concrete than others #not sure if there's a common thread among them #aslkdfj;a #please also #pay attention to tags and warnings in here #ALSO #again i'm sorry i don't read post-trinity fic #OR post-conversion fic #lksjd;fa #WHOOPS

[dedkake]

kind of nice to hear | a mcshep + words of affirmation reclist

Need to Say by ami_ven | <1k, g

“Even when I’m drugged to the eyeballs, I can’t say it!”

Never Gonna Happen by Brumeier | <1k, t

LJ Comment Fic for Love prompt: Stargate: Atlantis, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Comforting each other.

In which Rodney and John attempt to comfort each other while Rodney suffers through Second Childhood.

finally catching up by dedkake | <1k, t

It could've started when they drained a ZPM sending Rod back to his reality.

or, Rodney shows up at John's room late at night.

Love on the Cover of a Magazine by pinkoptics | <1k, g

John wakes up at the end of Tabula Rasa.

TEYLA - “Yes. If the distribution of the cure had been delayed any longer, many more people would have died.” SHEPPARD (worried) - “What do you mean?” SHEPPARD (looking around) - “Where's McKay?”

We pick up from there. It gets mcsheppy and “WAIT OKAY THIS IS SO CUTE” to quote a friend.

Be my Reminder by FrankTheSnek | <1k, t

Prompt 11: things you said when you were drunk.

Energy Conservation by miasnape | <1k, g

"I just wanted to, you know, talk to you about something." Rodney quickly saved his work and turned to face Sheppard. "Oh, God. Really?"

Traveler's Tag by Ladycat | 1k, g

John waits for it. He waits through the debriefing, with Carter's knowing eyes and her humiliatingly sympathetic smiles. He waits through dinner, where his team needles him just to make sure he's back and everything's okay.

"Are You There? It's Me. John." by Brumeier | 1k, t

LJ Comment Fic for “What If?” Scenarios prompt: Stargate Atlantis: John Sheppard + Rodney McKay. Rodney did Ascend during The Tao of Rodney

In which John has a hard time letting go, but then so does Rodney.

Pillow Talk by Toft | 1k, e

McKay was a talker.

Sex? Later by chellefic | 2k, e

Rodney is trying to work. John distracts him.

Cred by Resonant | 2k, e

What it takes to get Rodney's full attention.

I'm Gonna Stay by Brumeier | 2k, m

Rodney wakes up in the morning with John still in his bed, and spends all day worrying what it means.

Bound by Will by sheafrotherdon | 2k, g

On PX8-839, scientists are valued above all other commodities.

No Saviours by Saxifactumterritum | 2k, g

after phantoms John and Rodney are both a bit out of sorts.

Rodney finds John on one of the walkways, high above the city...

first to leave by objectlesson | 2k, t

“So, you’re allowed to voice your stupid unfounded insecurities for me to talk you down from, but if I do the same thing, you get mad?” John ventures, rolling over to look at Rodney. He expects his eyes to be hard, to flash in the dark beneath a mask of anger, but when he meets them, they’re only hurt.

Silence is Golden (the As Silent Raindrops Fell remix) by Telesilla | 2k, e

John may not be able to speak, but he still has a lot to say.

The best bad idea you’ve ever had by chaos_monkey | 2k, e

John and Rodney wind up sharing a joint, and then a little more than that, too.

Do You Know What I Know? by DevilDoll | 2k, t

Two of my favorite things: drunk!John, and I-didn't-know-we-were-dating!Rodney. Pure self-indulgence. Merry Christmas to me!

Wishes on a Wheel by waterfallliam | 3k, t

The sun is gentle, faintly wrong against his skin. The wind whispers against his arms and neck that he’s alive and that counts for something, he’s never wholly alone, he still has himself—but it’s nothing like the sea breeze that feels like home.

Tutorial by objectlesson | 3k, e

This softness—John doesn't know what to do with how good it feels, how much he wants it. How temporary it probably is, how much it’ll hurt when it’s gone.

Or, Rodney's never touched John's dick, until now.

Five Lies John Told (And Then A Whole Lotta Truth) by Speranza | 4k, t

Man, he had to give up bullshitting like this.

John Has An Empty Box by Black_Crystal_Dragon | 4k, g

John has something very important to say to Rodney. He’s been thinking about it for a while, and he’s come up with the perfect plan for how he’s going to do it. There’s just one small problem …

Proof by DevilDoll | 5k, m

"We had a fight and he dumped me." Foofy humor.

Those Three Words by Argosy | 5k, e

John has something he wants to say, but it won't be easy.

Pegasus Non-Verbal by igrab | 6k, t

John always gets a little thrill when he sees Rodney sign at him across the room, casually dissing people literally standing next to him and John is the only one who knows.

Contraposto by Salchat | 12k, nr

Everyone on Atlantis is having a day off, by order of Dr Elizabeth Weir. (Everyone. That includes you, Rodney.) On a mission to find something to occupy this tragic waste of his time, the reluctantly relaxing Chief Science Officer stumbles across Major Evan Lorne's art studio, has a look through some of his art work and draws certain conclusions. But what does he care if the artistic Major's having a torrid affair with his Commanding Officer? It's no business of Rodney's is it? What difference does it make to him? None. None whatsoever.

Your Inevitable Unhappy Ending by Helenish | 14k, e

It was easy to imagine fucking Rodney, the way he'd groan and clutch at John's arms and be too bossy about the whole thing; it was easy to imagine the problems it could cause.

A Hole in the World by gottalovev | 29k, e

One day, Rodney walks out of Atlantis without saying why and vanishes. While John does everything he can to find him, he is forced to face the fact that he has feelings for Rodney that run deeper than he'd realized.

The Mute Shepherd by auburn | 34k, m

John's never been able to ask for what he wants, but sometimes silence itself is the sin.

In This Era of Liberty by Chandri | 35k, t

They lose the Daedelus at the beginning of the fifth year. That's the first night John crawls into bed with him.

#stargate atlantis #mcshep #fic #sgarecs #mcshep month 2022 #week 2: words of affirmation #obviously assorted and incomplete <3 #uhhhh #not all of these are particularly focused on words #and i'm very sure #there are other fic #that focus on words more #but like #these stick out in my mind #sorry for the double recs #this week and last #but i want them together #D< #also #i'm very sure #there are some lovely post trinity fic #centered on words of affirmation #but they are not my jam #and i apologize for the gap here

[dedkake]

without a single word | a soft sga reclist**

cuddling fic three: team by busaikko | <1k, g, gen Team cuddling

Suds (In It For the Spa Tub) by SpaceCadetDHD | <1k, m, rodney / john Another drabble and a bit of fanart. Exactly what it says on the tin

Besele by Ladycat | <1k, m, rodney / john “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.”

woke up hurting by respoftw | <1k, g, rodney / john Nightmares were a part of John's life

Nap Time by LtLJ | <1k, g, gen Written for the International Nap Day Challenge!

Having by unamaga | <1k, g, rodney / john Rodney bears the team’s hovering and constant check-ins remarkably well for the first few days after he’s released from the infirmary.

Our Mutual Friend by Pervasive_Threnody | <1k, t, rodney / john It's Rodney's favorite Ancient couch, with thick, squishy cushions that swallow you up and an upholstery that always seems to be the right temperature no matter the season, and it's his couch and he wants a nap on it.

But there's someone already using it.

A Day Without Me by Brumeier | 1k, t, rodney / john It was a long six months stuck in the time dilation field for John, and he's been missing Rodney's touch.

another night by dedkake | 1k, t, rodney / john Rodney presses his nails gently into John’s skin. “Oh, excuse me,” he says—and that’s his my-life-is-so-hard voice. “I forgot who I was speaking to. If I want real answers, I have to be specific. Why are you wearing my pants?”

or, John and Rodney relaxing after a rough night.

Opening the Door to Strangers by LtLJ | 1k, g, gen Written for SGA_Flashfic's Exhaustion challenge. Teyla is rescued by aliens.

Still by Tex | 1k, e, rodney / john John figures it out; he just needed to be still for a while.

Awful, No Good, Very Bad Day by Ladycat | 1k, NR, rodney / john "You know, this aspect of your personality is incredibly annoying. Who knew you could be such a needy bitch?"

Something Wicked by LdyAnne | 1k, t, rodney / john Trapped with an injured Sheppard, McKay learns a lesson about carnivals and Ferris Wheels

Touch by astolat | 1k, e, rodney / john Rodney McKay was a cuddler. Which was more than John had wanted to know.

Forty Years and Eight Pounds (The Skin Hunger Variations) by bironic | 2k, t, gen John finds what he's been waiting for when Teyla places it on his chest, warm and heavy and smelling of milk. Or: Six people John never told, and four he didn't need to tell.

The World, and now the Universe by mayachain | 2k, t, gen John rarely lets anyone touch him, but it's different during movie nights with his team.

a comfortable distance by kiden | 2k, t, rodney / john It's team movie night. John is maybe drunk but probably not, Rodney introspective, Teyla is content, and Ronon is sleeping.

"John is too close, they are too intwined, and Rodney’s been memorizing the rough callouses on each of his fingers, mapping where they begin and end and identifying their origins, for the last hour. "

Just Hold Me, Please by christinchen | 2k, t, rodney / john It just so happens that John desperately needs some human contact and Rodney's back is kinda sore. It's just a simple massage between two friends. No, really!

That Comfort Thing by lavvyan | 3k, g, rodney / john John wants something he doesn't think he can have.

Sleep Tight by Penknife | 3k, t, gen Insomnia's something of an occupational hazard.

Stuff by Isagel | 8k, e, ronon / teyla / rodney / john Team orgy, team love. Through John's eyes.

**an incomplete selection :)

#stargate atlantis #sgarecs #fic #snuggle more #such cuddles #clearly this is an incomplete list #generated off a quick review #of my bookmarks #as they stand today #i just #feel very passionately #about soft cuddle fic #i thought about plugging one of my get togethers #but then there were too many for me to think about lskjdfa #my sga