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Show: SGA

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

Helenish
Link: Blush

Why This Must Be Read: This fic has one tag and that tag is 'oh john sheppard' and I think that's very apt. I love John for, among other things, his awkwardness and his insanely guarded vulnerability and this showcases that fantastically.

( First paragraph to get you started )

tielan

Played two games on Sunday. Think I played 2 games a couple of rounds ago, too.

On the whole, the body is hurting quite a bit more than it was last time. But I've been having a few aches and pains.

Good feeling: I scored a goal - a beautiful pass from the wing straight into the middle of the circle, and I (and a defender whose stick clashed with mine) reangled it into the goal behind the keeper.

Bad feeling: all the twingy, twitchy hip and leg aches for which I am going to see a physio this morning.

Apparently, Team 1 is down to 13 players (there's 11 on the field) and they were going to move some of T2 up (myself and my friend J, who came and played for the club last year because I was here and her team was being relegated to a competition in the southwest; she still plays with them for the masters/veterans competition) but we've got about three injuries ongoing on the team - including one fractured foot and one pregnancy, who is taking it fairly easy.

Yesterday, we were missing one of our 'young runners', and the other had period cramps really bad. Both inners (women about my age, so perimenopausal) were nursing injuries, and our pregnancy is on the wing. Doing well, but...yeah. She probably won't be running much longer...

Our forward line is simply not able to get the ball up there with any kind of strength, so we're losing 3-0, but we're doing a really good job at playing. I know that doesn't sound like we are with 3-0 losses, but truly told, we're playing amazing. Passing, calling, talking, we just can't get it into the circle and into the goal.

Anyway, we're improving and we're having fun. Even the not-so-nice team was okay to play yesterday.

Back to Team 1, they're probably going to try to get myself and J qualified for the team in the finals series. Which...eek. That means at least another 2 weekends with 2 games for me. Which...I can maybe do if I keep my fitness up? Oof.

But I may reach my holidays and be like "here is a pool and a nice hotel in Sinagapore and I AIN'T MOVING A MUSCLE"...

tielan

I love my dad but...

( he's a cheapskate )

Otherwise, am making plans for places to stay in London, Bath, Porto, and Rotterdam, and finding things to do in those places, too.

Anyone done day tours in Porto, Portugal?

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Shows: SGA
Rec Category: Alternate Universe - fork in the road
Characters: Teyla Emmagan, Evan Lorne, John Sheppard
Categories: Gen. John Sheppard & Teyla Emmagan
Words: 2012
Warnings: no AO3-type warnings apply
Author on DW:

saraht
Author's Website: saraht on AO3, and more on DW
Link: Six crooked highways on DW
Why This Must Be Read: I'm a fan of post-Conversion bug!John stories and this is darker than most, but with a hopeful ending. In this, John is only partially restored by Carson's treatment, flees through the gate into Pegasus, and Teyla and Ronon have searched for him for months. Finally, on an off-world mission, Teyla, Ronon, and Lorne find a number of dead Wraith...

( Teyla and Lorne snippet )

mrspollifax

One of my kids is home for the summer and binge-watching allllllll of the Stagates and I am reading my old livejournal entries and having the most intense nostalgia.

That’s it. That’s the post.

Except wait, I went to make this post and dreamwidth is like “do you want to edit this saved draft” and judging by the content it was from *2015*. So like, props for hanging on to that draft for me for a literal decade, dw. <3

anr

Through the Dark Side of the Mornin' (1125 words) by anr
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (TV 2023), The Walking Dead - All Media Types
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Daryl Dixon/Carol Peletier
Characters: Carol Peletier, Daryl Dixon
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Hallucinations, Sharing a Sleeping Space, Touch, Post-Episode s02e06: Au Revoir Les Enfants, The Book Of Carol
Summary: She struggles to keep the mask on after awhile.

Passing Mood hopeful
Music of the Moment Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me

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stargateficrec

Shows: SGA, SG1
Rec Category: Alternate Universe - canon divergence
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Jeannie Miller, Caleb Miller, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Sam Carter, Teal'c, Cam Mitchell
Categories: M/M
Words: 8673
Warnings: no AO3 warnings apply. Grief.
Author on DW: n/a
Author's Website: Cottontail on AO3
Link: Come Back Later on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This goes AU at the end of Tao of Rodney - Rodney ascends, rather than figuring out a last minute save. So the fic starts with John's grief, linked to his unacknowledged feelings about Rodney. He returns to Earth to tell Jeannie and finds he can't bring himself to return to Atlantis. But then, some time later, Rodney returns. I enjoy ascension stories, and this delivers, with an eventual happy ending to comfort us for the pain John has to go through at the start of the fic. An excellent read.

( snippet of fic )

tielan

Well, I have employment to March next year. Which is interesting, because usually it would be until January - ie. "6 months". That said, they will be getting 6 months out of me because of the vacation. So...

Anyway, continued employment (shy of colossally screwing up) is assured. Huzzah.

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stargateficrec

Show: SGA
Rec Category: Rodney McKay
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Madison Miller, Jeannie Miller
Pairings: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Categories: slash, emotional hurt, family, nonbinary character, on Earth
Warnings: No warnings apply
Word count: 3,962
Author's Journal:

sgatazmy
Author's Website: Tazmy on AO3
Link: Accepting Me

Author’s summary:After receiving an email from 12-year-old Madison, Rodney rushes back to Earth with John in tow.

Why This Must Be Read:
This new fic by the wonderful Tazmy revolves around Rodney and his niece Madison, and it's wonderful on so many levels. It's a companion piece to Festering Wounds, Hurting Souls, Loving Hearts, which I recced here, but can easily be read as a standalone.

There’s so much empathy, understanding, and unconditional love woven into the story, making everything feel deeply palpable and giving it real emotional weight. At its heart, it’s about how every living being deserves to be seen, heard, and treated as they wish to be—simply accepted for who they are.
You get to experience all of this through some endearing McShep vibes, with all the best Rodney-ness and John’s loving insights. The glimpses into their own, partially hurtful life experiences are emotionally perfect and add so much depth.

It’s a beautifully written fic where every word lands, leaving you with a warm feeling in your heart.

( snippet of fic )

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Blush by Helenish (E)

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travel and family

Six crooked highways (by saraht) (G)

It’s super not safe to be a physician in the Gateverse

FIC: Through the Dark Side of the Mornin' (The Walking Dead)

Come Back Later (by Cottontail) (Mature)

work contract renewed

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