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Shows: SGA
Rec Category: Ronon Dex
Characters: Ronon Dex/Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex & Aiden Ford, Ronon Dex & Rodney McKay, Ronon Dex/John Sheppard/Teyla Emmagan/Rodney McKay
Categories: F/M, Multi, Gen
Words: 5500
Warnings: Secondary character death (offscreen) in the 2nd story. Aphrodisiac dosing offworld thus a dubcon OT4 in the 3rd story and postscript.
Author on DW:

minnow
Author's Website:

minnow
Link: Five Ways Ronon Dex Kisses a Team Member on DW
Why This Must Be Read: A series of stories in the 5-things structure, some with attraction, some entirely gen or friendship-based, and an AMTDI OT4 near-orgy. They're all wonderfully written, and as a bonus postscript,

minnow gives us an M-rated section she cut from the OT4 part, which is very nice indeed. There's some worldbuilding about Sateda and Ronon's earlier life, but not a lot as the sections aren't that long. An excellent read.

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fignewton in

stargateficrec

Sorry for the delay, people.

Many thanks to

cassiope25,

goddess47,

mific,

nuh_s, and

smilebackwards for all their July recs! We had 16 recs this past month, including my own.

Our reccers for August are:

cassiope25: Rodney McKay

goddess47: Jack O'Neill

mific: Ronon Dex

nuh_s: Minor characters

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 and didn't have a chance to sign up, drop a comment here and I'll happily add you to the list.

mific in

stargateficrec

Shows: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan, Elizabeth Weir, John's mother, Rodney's mother
Categories: M/M
Words: ~18,500
Warnings: No AO3-type warnings apply
Author on DW:

minnow
Author's Website:

minnow
Link: Fair on DW
Why This Must Be Read: This is a lovely AU in which John's a fairy and he and Rodney meet as children, and then, many years later, as in canon. Meanwhile, there are shenanigans with an Ancient memory device, and of course there's angst and drama once John's heritage is revealed, and his mother gets involved. The story's beautifully written and a cracking good read, with plenty of feels and a satisfying ending. It's only available on DW so may not be as well known as stories on AO3. Very much recommended.

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cassiope25 in

stargateficrec

Show: SGA

Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, Laura Cadman
Pairings: Rodney & Laura
Categories: gen, emotional hurt/comfort, angst, discussion of consent issues, episode related, post-episode: s02e04 Duet
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Words: 2,884
Author's Journal:

wonkyelk
Author's Website: WonkyElk on AO3
Link: Crossing Line

Author’s summary: Rodney and Laura talk about the events in Duet. (AN: An attempt to get a little resolution for a few things in Duet.)

Why This Must Be Read: The awesome Wonkyelk did an amazing job with this aftermath fic, written in alternating POVs and creating a long-overdue moment between Rodney and Cadman that addresses the unique and emotionally painful experience they both went through in Duet.
She combines lighthearted and somewhat funny glimpses with deeply emotional and meaningful ones, allowing both Rodney and Cadman to express themselves with honesty, thoughtfulness, and sensitivity. It shows that there’s not just right or wrong, but understandable reasons, and offers thoughts that bring balance and a first step toward healing for both of them.
This fic gives you what should have been in canon, and it stays with you in the best way.

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goddess47 in

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Show: SG-1, SGA

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters:Pairings: Jack O'Neill/Daniel Jackson, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Categories: slash, pre-slash, DADT
Warnings: none
Word Count: 2048
Author on DW: none found
Author's Website: AO3 Profile

Link: road less traveled

Author's Summary:

The repeal of the US military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy changes John Sheppard’s life in more ways than one.

Why This Must Be Read:

John is on mandatory leave from Atlantis but Woolsey has decided that command staff should not take leave at the same time. So John is hanging out at the SGC because, well, he has no where he wants to go. While he's there, DADT is officially repealed.

An interesting character study of John Sheppard when he really understands what the repeal of DADT might mean to him.

As a side note, it's illuminating to see the effect DADT had on at least John... It's easy to forget that DATA was in effect when the show was running.

If you like this, check out Arya's other stories... they're nicely done!

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fignewton in

stargateficrec

This entry will be open through the 31st. The August reccers post will hopefully go up some time on Friday.

Comment with the username you'll be using to rec and the category you want. Choose a category from the list below or select a more rare category that has been used in the past. If you want to rec a category that is not on the list below or in Memories, that's fine, too: you may volunteer for a category that isn't listed.

By signing up, you are committing yourself to reccing at least two (preferably four) stories in that category during the month of August. July reccers who wish to sign up again should rec their minimum two for this month before doing so. You don't have to check the Memories before choosing which stories to rec. If you have a good fic to rec, go for it! Do remember, though, that story links must be freely accessible, without requiring any sort of login to view. The FAQ and rec template, with detailed instructions, can be found here. Reccers may add self-recs once they have done their minimum two for their category of the month, and see more details at the FAQ entry.

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goddess47 in

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Show: SG-1, Leverage

Rec Category: Jack O'Neill
Characters:Pairings: none
Categories: gen, crossover, alphabet soup, mission gone awry, humor
Warnings: none
Word Count: 2,138 (total, across 2 parts)
Author on DW:

tallulah_rasa
Author's Website: AO3 Profile
Link: A is for... Another Day at the Office

Author's Summary:

Same old, same old.

Why This Must Be Read:

It's a crossover with Leverage! It's cute, fun and short... there are two parts, read them both. It will brighten up anyone's dreary day!

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smilebackwards in

stargateficrec

Show: SGA

Rec Category: John Sheppard
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairings: John/Rodney
Categories: Slash
Warnings: None
Author’s Website:

candle_beck
Link: Fundamentals of Shipwreck Prevention

Why This Must Be Read: John acquires a head injury after falling down a well off-world and Rodney and the team have to get him home. Really good voices for the characters and I found the prose style unique and interesting.

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Five Ways Ronon Dex Kisses a Team Member (by minnow) (M)

August reccers

Fair (by Minnow) (Mature)

Crossing lines by WonkyElk (T)

road less traveled by arya_silvertongue (PG)

August reccers volunteer post

A is for... Another Day at the Office by tallulah_rasa (G)

Fundamentals of Shipwreck Prevention by candle_beck (E)

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