isabellerecs | Entries tagged with pairing: mcshep

Title: A Not-So-Modest Proposal

Author: Reccea

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 13,925

Summary: "I'm pretty much left with you as the only reasonable person to assume the mantle of protecting my mind in perpetuity. So we should get married before I'm speared to death by some alien with rudimentary weapons and statistically improbable aim."

Recommendation: You have to give Rodney points for persistence in the face of rejection. Although if that was John rejecting advances he did a very bad job of it.

Link to the Story on AO3

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Current Mood: hungry
Current Location: Headed out to find dinner.

Title: Chaos Theory

Authors: sgamadison & the_cephalopod

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 34,254

Summary: Faint little alarm bells sounded in John's head. Rodney's speech had overtones of 'It's not you, it's me' to it and John had not yet steeled himself to say anything.

Recommendation: Boy, if Rodney got any more oblivious he might actually sprain something. Poor John. Also Ronon getting his 'woo' on is surprisingly hilarious.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,690

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Current Mood: sleepy
Current Location: The limbo state between waking and sleeping.

Title: The Bestiary

Author:

mific

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 11,754

Summary: "Oookay, that was unexpected," said John. "And also, what the fuck?"

Recommendation: Oh man, has anyone else here read the Animorphs books? This is like that only without the alien parasite slugs taking over the world just the fun animal parts. There may also be kinky shenanigans as well.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,689

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Current Mood: chipper
Current Location: At work. :P

Title: Pink Elephants

Author: helens78

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Not Rated [PG]

Word Count: 2,296

Summary: When an Ancient device gives John and Rodney mutual telepathy, Rodney finds out that John thinks about sex a lot more frequently than he realized, and John finds out that Rodney doesn't mind overhearing his sex fantasies.

Recommendation: Personally whenever I think of pink elephants I flashback to that rather disturbing bit from Dumbo with all the dancing elephants that turned funny colors.

Link to the Story on AO3 | Link to the Podfic on AO3

Recommendation #1,688

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Current Mood: working
Current Location: At work ;).

Title: Rodney McKay and the Crazed Gay Yenta

Authors: chellefic & thegrrrl2002

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 10,946

Summary: The title tells all.

Recommendation: Radek is great and should be listened to more often. But dude, the music selections, it made my life. Though I was a little disturbed by that fact that I could perfectly recall Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" from the time long ago when I rode around with my dad who listened to the easy listening radio stations.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,687

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Current Mood: sick but feeling better
Current Location: Under the covers, it's cold.

Title: How I Spent My Summer Vacation, by Doctor Rodney McKay

Author: lamardeuse

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 9,875

Summary: He wasn't sure exactly when he'd plunged over the edge of the Niagara Falls that was John Sheppard's goofy charm, but plunge he had.

Recommendation: Oh man, this sounds so fun. Sometimes it's just nice to read a story about nice, safe stuff happening to characters who frequently run for their lives. Also, I'd love to be driven around in a vintage firetruck.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,686

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Current Mood: sick & tired
Current Location: Still in bed.

Title: Cervantes Ranch

Authors: elderwitty & squidgie

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Mature [R]

Word Count: 21,784

Summary: Welcome to Wyoming!

Recommendation: This is a delightful AU into which everyone settles so very believably because despite the different circumstances of their meeting the are very much themselves even sans stargate. I was starting to fret over the absence of Teyla but never fear she's there and she fits her role as well. It took me a little minute after reading the story through to get the significance of the name, but I love it. So clever.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,684

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Current Mood: sick
Current Location: And at work :P

Title: Distraction

Author: laceymcbain

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Mature [R]

Word Count: 9,064

Summary: “Have you tried ear plugs?” Rodney asks. “It’s in my head, Rodney. Ear plugs don’t do a lot when the voices are inside your brain!”

Recommendation: This didn't go where I thought it was going to go but I like how it was resolved.

Link to the Story on AO3 | Link to the Podfic on AO3

Recommendation #1,682

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Current Mood: chipper

Title: Industrial Arts

Author: Punk

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 1,032

Summary: The important thing is that Rodney has a wrench and John's lurking in the doorway, staring at his ass.

Recommendation: Holy crap, so hot. Seriously.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,681

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Current Mood: hopeful
Current Location: Chilling at home.

Title: From Atlantis to Atlantis

Author: Elayna

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 7,429

Summary: Cynical and disillusioned John Sheppard makes his living calling bingo and hosting events on the luxury liner Atlantis, figuring he'd spend the rest of his life charming old biddies and enjoying the wilds of Alaska. But when grumpy and successful Dr. Rodney McKay is dragged on board for a 'real family vacation' by his sister, the scientist's blue eyes make John feel like life may have meaning again.

Recommendation: If I was going to go on a cruise I'd prefer an Alaskan one over a Caribbean one, but I think getting to go to a whole other galaxy would beat that hands down.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,680

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Title: The Wheel, Atlantis, Wars, and So On

Author:

cesperanza

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 3,639

Summary: "Eeee! Eeeee! Eee-ee!" the dolphin said, and the shell echoed back, "Oh my God! You people are so stupid!"

Recommendation: So instead of starting out in the water, Rodney gets turned into a dolphin. Some pretty awesome crack ensues. Thanks Douglas Adams.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,679

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Title: Through the Noise to the Sea

Authors: sardonicsmiley & sherriaisling

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Mature [R]

Word Count: 18,000+

Summary: John has time to realize that those fingers are webbed and then the involuntary laughter about finding a mermaid interferes with his already questionable grip on breathing, and he passes out.

Recommendation: We've had mer!John, now for mer!Rodney and boy was this really great. I love to effort that Rodney put into learning English and I love the fact that he's not transformed into a human but is something else. You should go through the extra snippets too, those are also great.

Link to the Story on NMT

Recommendation #1,678

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Title: Hidden Depths

Author: lamardeuse

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 13,879

Summary: A Splash AU. Yes, you read that right.

Recommendation: Merpeople (who can turn into humans) living on a planet in another galaxy. Sure. Fine. Great. Learning colloquial English from marathoning Star Wars, that seems a little beyond belief. But this was all very cute anyway.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,677

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Title: Cosmic Balance

Author:

tarlan

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 16,481

Summary: When a murder occurs on Atlantis, Woolsey requests a civilian detective to handle the case, and who better than a Vegas detective who already knows all about the Stargate Program. As the investigation progresses, it draws John and Rodney closer together.

Recommendation: How many shows have an actual canon alternate universe (mostly one's with star in the title, but anyway). I had been unfamiliar with this episode so I had to go back and brush up. All McKays should have a Sheppard, this should be a universal constant.

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Recommendation #1,676

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Title: Catch-19

Author: chellefic

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Mature [R]

Word Count: 9,553

Summary: The IOA wants to replace John, but never fear, Rodney has a plan.

Recommendation: At one point John thinks that everyone is smiling at them indulgently because they don't believe they're together. I think it was more about everyone having thought they were together before and them indulging the fact that John and Rodney are being especially mushy all of a sudden.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,675

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Title: Where the Sun Don't Shine

Author:

toomuchplor

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Mature [R]

Word Count: 2,237

Summary: The gate on M5R-Y34 was perfectly ordinary except for the way it took off the gate team’s clothes as they stepped through the event horizon.

Recommendation: Ronon's reaction to circumcision is worth the price of admission. So funny.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,674

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Title: Cultural Exchange

Author:

lamardeuse

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 10,879

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

Recommendation: Oh my God, this was so cute. It's a pretty slick move, teaching Rodney to play the guitar. I feel so sorry for little Rodney being used like that in his parents efforts to one up each other. I think they might have scarred Woolsey by thanking him though.

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Recommendation #1,673

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Title: Scenes from an Accidental Courtship

Author:

torakowalski

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 6,288

Summary: Years later, when about a dozen regulations had been changed and the combined nagging of their friends proved too much, John would make a speech at their wedding – which they were absolutely not calling a wedding – in which he said it made perfect sense that their first kiss had been an accident.

Recommendation: You can't help but be sympathetic for John but even if Rodney is slow on the uptake he does get there eventually. Then proceed directly to the hot sequel, A (Making) Love Scene. John's got issues, but Rodney sets it right.

Link to the Story on AO3 | Link to the Sequel on AO3

Recommendation #1,672

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Title: An Inaccurate Telling

Author:

thegrrrl2002

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 14,319

Summary: When the rules change Rodney is asked, but what he tells isn't precisely accurate.

Recommendation: I love stories that have either Rodney (as in this case) or John being all territorial of the other but not really registering why that is, all the while the other is totally cool with it just waiting for the clue bus to show up.

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Recommendation #1,670

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Title: The Bachelor Game

Author:

esteefee

Canon: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 4,125

Summary: Rodney says he's done with wimmin.

Recommendation: Once again I've fallen down the McShep rabbit hole. I just can't seem to help myself once I've read one I just can't stop. Anyway, on with the show. -- I love that John has absolute faith that Rodney "Has a Plan" and that he's totally willing to go along with it no matter what.

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Recommendation #1,669

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