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SGA recs: Spotlight on the Rare Pairs
Aug. 29th, 2007 10:39 amHappy birthday, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kittypoker1!!!!! I hope the day is wonderful. I'm very grateful for your friendship.
If you're like me, while you're into McShep, sometimes you want to read something different. In that vein, I offer you:
Women's Work by Rachel Sabotini Miko/Cadman PG-13 It's become apparent to me that when someone wants to write an incredibly thoughtful SGA story, she chooses Miko as the POV character. I absolutely love seeing Pegasus through Miko's eyes; her observations are not at all what Rodney sees or John sees or even what Elizabeth sees. It's wonderful watching this character who gets a few onscreen minutes as a joke become this nuanced and strong woman. Really excellent read.
Courtship Ritual by Kylie Lee Beckett/Halling Adult I know what you're thinking. How would this even work? Why should I care? Oh, you should care, my friends. You should care. Because this story is freaking amazing. You get a very real sense of how these two men are from different cultures in the way that they approach their relationship and the way that they expect their respective groups to react. I think that what I like most about this fic is that it is willing to bring up difficult issues and then not resolve them; I love that there's no easy fix for the problems in their relationship. The final chapter is from John's perspective and it's a voyeurism scene, which pushes all my buttons--it's really hot, and John being so guiltily turned on is some happy fun time reading. I do think however that the last chapter is tonally different from the rest of the fic.
A Matter of Convenience by Cinaed Radek/Rodney Adult Rodney and Radek start sleeping together as a matter of convenience, but like most things in Pegasus their relationship doesn't remain convenient for long. I have a real soft spot for Radek/Rodney and this is a very nice look at the pairing. I especially love that they don't see it coming, how much they actually mean to each other.
Zacatky by Ankhmutes Rodney/Radek PG-13ish I love love fic that tells us how and why everyone got invovled with the Stargate program and this story of Radek's recruitment is a lot of fun. Watching Radek's universe expand is a real pleasure.
Retromancy by JiM Caldwell/Sheppard Adult You know, I've been wondering where all the Caldwell/Sheppard slash is hiding and I finally found a piece. Lucky for me it's a good one. LOL Caldwell is so damaged here; I feel quite sorry for him and for John as well. This is an unflinching look at many of the ways in which a relationship of this nature is screwed up. Everybody should read this story.
kittypoker1!!!!! I hope the day is wonderful. I'm very grateful for your friendship.If you're like me, while you're into McShep, sometimes you want to read something different. In that vein, I offer you:
Women's Work by Rachel Sabotini Miko/Cadman PG-13 It's become apparent to me that when someone wants to write an incredibly thoughtful SGA story, she chooses Miko as the POV character. I absolutely love seeing Pegasus through Miko's eyes; her observations are not at all what Rodney sees or John sees or even what Elizabeth sees. It's wonderful watching this character who gets a few onscreen minutes as a joke become this nuanced and strong woman. Really excellent read.
Courtship Ritual by Kylie Lee Beckett/Halling Adult I know what you're thinking. How would this even work? Why should I care? Oh, you should care, my friends. You should care. Because this story is freaking amazing. You get a very real sense of how these two men are from different cultures in the way that they approach their relationship and the way that they expect their respective groups to react. I think that what I like most about this fic is that it is willing to bring up difficult issues and then not resolve them; I love that there's no easy fix for the problems in their relationship. The final chapter is from John's perspective and it's a voyeurism scene, which pushes all my buttons--it's really hot, and John being so guiltily turned on is some happy fun time reading. I do think however that the last chapter is tonally different from the rest of the fic.
A Matter of Convenience by Cinaed Radek/Rodney Adult Rodney and Radek start sleeping together as a matter of convenience, but like most things in Pegasus their relationship doesn't remain convenient for long. I have a real soft spot for Radek/Rodney and this is a very nice look at the pairing. I especially love that they don't see it coming, how much they actually mean to each other.
Zacatky by Ankhmutes Rodney/Radek PG-13ish I love love fic that tells us how and why everyone got invovled with the Stargate program and this story of Radek's recruitment is a lot of fun. Watching Radek's universe expand is a real pleasure.
Retromancy by JiM Caldwell/Sheppard Adult You know, I've been wondering where all the Caldwell/Sheppard slash is hiding and I finally found a piece. Lucky for me it's a good one. LOL Caldwell is so damaged here; I feel quite sorry for him and for John as well. This is an unflinching look at many of the ways in which a relationship of this nature is screwed up. Everybody should read this story.
