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December reccers

Many thanks to

cassiope25,

goddess47,

mific, and

sgatazmy for all their November recs! We had 11 recs this past month.

Our December reccers are:

cassiope25: Rodney McKay

goddess47: Jack O'Neill

mific: John/Rodney

Reccers, you all have access and can start posting at any time. Remember that you have committed yourself to reccing at least two fics over the course of the month, although of course we will be happy with more. Feel free to use the copy-and-paste template from the reccer's FAQ for your convenience.

If you wanted to volunteer for this month to finish out the calendar year (!) and didn't have a chance to sign up, drop a comment here and I'll happily add you to the list.

Happy Little Delusions (by busaikko) (Teen)

Shows: SGA
Rec Category: Apocafic
Characters: John Sheppard/Nancy Sheppard, Sam Carter
Categories: F/M
Words: 3254
Warnings: No AO3 warnings apply
Author on DW:

busaikko
Author's Website: busaikko on AO3
Link: Happy Little Delusions on AO3, or backup on Wayback in case AO3's playing up.
Why This Must Be Read: This is set in Vegas'verse and it goes AU near the end of the episode, as in this fic John doesn't manage to get the Wraith killed in time and its signal gets through. So the Wraith fleet is coming for Earth and John's recovering after almost dying, at Nancy's, as she's still his listed next of kin. Beautifully written and with great characterisation for Nancy and John, this is kind of bleak, yes, as the apocalypse looms, but at the end there's some hope, and some redemption.

( snippet of the fic under here )

Between the Lines by Sholio

Show: SGA
Rec Category: John Sheppard
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Categories: gen
Warnings: None
Word Count: 6,727
Author on DW:

sholio
Author's Website: sholiofic.com

Link: Between the Lines on AO3

Author's Summary: Sometimes you'd never dream of being friends with someone, especially the most annoying person in Antarctica, until you get stuck with them in another galaxy.

Why This Must Be Read: I love this story so much. Sholio hits it out of the park with this story where Sheppard considers his first impression of McKay then follows them through canon and the amazing friendship they are building together. It's sweet and fun. I've probably read it several times because of the humor mixed with just the perfect view of them. Sholio really understands John and Rodney and gets their witty banter down perfectly. I can't recommend it enough.

And! There's a wonderful podfic by Rheanna for it as well which I've listened to at least twice. One of my favorites.

( Snippet of Fic )

Nobody Said It Was Easy by Kodiak Bear Country (G)

Show: SGA
Rec Category: John Sheppard
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Categories: gen
Warnings: None
Word Count: 6,516
Author on LJ: Kodiak Bear Country No DW
Author's Website: Not on AO3, so fanfiction.net link
Link: Nobody Said It Was Easy (ffn). or on LJ

Author's Summary: Sheppard and McKay are trapped in a cave Sheppard reflects on how he got to where he is on his birthday.

Why This Must Be Read: Kodiak Bear Country is one of my favorite authors and she always right a spot on John Sheppard. In this story, she has John reflecting on his past and his choices as he and Rodney wait for rescue. It's his 40th birthday. It's written before we learned about John's dad and other stuff in canon, but it's not far off from what canon decided. I love this John so worried about Rodney while thinking about what brought him to this point. It's sweet, reflective, and a quick read.

Unfortunately, Kodiak Bear Country has all her stuff on LJ and fanfiction.net and not on AO3, but I still think it's really worth the read anyway.

( Snippet of Fic )