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Title: That Which
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Explicit sex
Genre: Slash, action/adventure, humor, romance, hint of mystery
Summary: That which does not kill us by collapse, frustrate us to death by refusing to love us easily, or confound us by sabotage—that which gives us hope… makes us stronger.
When Teyla's still missing, Rodney's done pining, and John's just trying to figure out where to go next.
Notes: Any resemblance to events that appear in season five are purely by coincidence with one possible non-spoiling exception. Spoilers up to 'The Last Man.'
Huge thanks to my betas![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cold_poet and beahorgana, without whom I'd be completely lost! A special thank-you to my support group ladies at ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
bb_gene_therapy, to grammarwoman, taste_is_sweet, cathalin and vaginasaurus for listening to me plot (and whine) over and over, and everyone else that had to deal with me agonizing over getting this done (read: my wonderful flist)! Again, thanks.
Artwork: A lovely piece illustrating one of my favorite parts, bymonkey_junkey! Please click the preview to see the whole piece, this is just a hint!
Please leave feedback at the link provided via the Big Bang site, and not here! Thanks.
That Which @ the SGA Big Bang Site.
Writing this was a blast, really, for all that I'm really bad about flirting with deadlines. I've never written anything so plotty before, and it was a lot more fun than I expected! One of the things I enjoyed most was trying to put in some signature character moments for the supporting cast in the story, and so Ronon, Zelenka, and Sam to name a few got their own places to shine in That Which. Ultimately, though, it's John and Rodney's story, where each goes through their own kind of journey. I hope you enjoy!
Big Bang RECS: Dawn Will Break (byca_pierson and darkmoore, McShep) has a premise that recommends itself (John hops through universes, Quantum Leap-style, fixing things), so I don't think I have to prod anyone too much to go read that (eta: it occurs to me that I raved a lot more than I had planned to about my other rec--this fic was also a great read, fun, fabulous premise, and I enjoyed it a lot)-
-but (as in 'but for those who weren't looking at non McShep stories/those who needed to be poked, of whom I include myself:') I also readsiriaeve's These Proverbs We Made in the Winter Must End, a Jennifer/Ronon piece. GO READ IT OMG. Spectacular world-building, spot-on characterization, and the simply gorgeous writing we've all come to expect from siriaeve. Plus, the art, oh the art. *handsflail* I know you guys, like me, have been waiting for your McShep novel-lengths since signups, but this story really is amazing, and friendshipper's awesome art convinced me to read it before a lot of the other stories I've been waiting for. I didn't regret my choice a bit.
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Explicit sex
Genre: Slash, action/adventure, humor, romance, hint of mystery
Summary: That which does not kill us by collapse, frustrate us to death by refusing to love us easily, or confound us by sabotage—that which gives us hope… makes us stronger.
When Teyla's still missing, Rodney's done pining, and John's just trying to figure out where to go next.
Notes: Any resemblance to events that appear in season five are purely by coincidence with one possible non-spoiling exception. Spoilers up to 'The Last Man.'
Huge thanks to my betas
cold_poet and beahorgana, without whom I'd be completely lost! A special thank-you to my support group ladies at bb_gene_therapy, to grammarwoman, taste_is_sweet, cathalin and vaginasaurus for listening to me plot (and whine) over and over, and everyone else that had to deal with me agonizing over getting this done (read: my wonderful flist)! Again, thanks.Artwork: A lovely piece illustrating one of my favorite parts, by
monkey_junkey! Please click the preview to see the whole piece, this is just a hint!Please leave feedback at the link provided via the Big Bang site, and not here! Thanks.
That Which @ the SGA Big Bang Site.
Writing this was a blast, really, for all that I'm really bad about flirting with deadlines. I've never written anything so plotty before, and it was a lot more fun than I expected! One of the things I enjoyed most was trying to put in some signature character moments for the supporting cast in the story, and so Ronon, Zelenka, and Sam to name a few got their own places to shine in That Which. Ultimately, though, it's John and Rodney's story, where each goes through their own kind of journey. I hope you enjoy!
Big Bang RECS: Dawn Will Break (by
ca_pierson and darkmoore, McShep) has a premise that recommends itself (John hops through universes, Quantum Leap-style, fixing things), so I don't think I have to prod anyone too much to go read that (eta: it occurs to me that I raved a lot more than I had planned to about my other rec--this fic was also a great read, fun, fabulous premise, and I enjoyed it a lot)--but (as in 'but for those who weren't looking at non McShep stories/those who needed to be poked, of whom I include myself:') I also read
siriaeve's These Proverbs We Made in the Winter Must End, a Jennifer/Ronon piece. GO READ IT OMG. Spectacular world-building, spot-on characterization, and the simply gorgeous writing we've all come to expect from siriaeve. Plus, the art, oh the art. *handsflail* I know you guys, like me, have been waiting for your McShep novel-lengths since signups, but this story really is amazing, and friendshipper's awesome art convinced me to read it before a lot of the other stories I've been waiting for. I didn't regret my choice a bit.
