Recs to give, Recs to get

[aurora_novarum]

I've been doing lots of reading. Some teamy goodness which I'll hopefully be rec'cing at stargateficrec next month, and some more "out of the box" recs from me. A few ship, a few slash, a few with SGA characters... So here they are, a nonexclusive list of "must reads" (with more to follow not listed at the ficrec...and probably even more I'm forgetting):



Oh, first, not exactly a fic, but must see/read:

Vid nibikko has put up a new fanvid...an opening credit/teaser sequence for Teal'c P.I. It's hilarious. (And if you haven't watched Hard Knock Life and/or Vogue. You must!)

Parody Scripts by kalquessa My new fandom toy (as evidenced by me completely spamming her lj) are these "mockscripts" of random SG-1 episodes. kaquessa is a newbie to SG-1. If you're at all familiar with nialla42's breadboxes, you should enjoy these. Plus kalquessa loves all the team members, so there's teamy love amongst the members behind the parody.

Now the fic:

Striptease by ivorygates Gen. Okay, I found this via the sg1_debrief, and I will be rec'cing it again in stargateficrec even though someone else already did too. And I can't resist rec'cing it here. It is awesome Season Nine team with a strange team in peril rite of passage for Mitchell. It sounds like crackfic, it was intended as crackfic, but it turned out to be so much more. Funny, teamy, with a dash of angst. Even non-fans of Mitchell could enjoy his fish-out-of-water sensation and his insights into his teammates as they are "forced" to view his more physical attributes.

Bad Dreams by elgrey. Gen. A lovely episode tag of Sam and Teal'c friendship (and a backdrop of Teal'c and Daniel friendship). Teal'c is still recovering from the events of Changeling, with lingering uncertainty of what is reality. The way both of Teal'c's dreams and "reality" are interwoven, with his connections to his life, and his friends makes a beautiful story. She's also recently rereleased an old J&D friendship with AU J/D fic that explores the J & D dynamic. Some of the real, some of the fanon, and some subversions of both. Very interesting character study of Jack and Daniel as individuals, their interrelationships, and the perceptions thereof.

Shadow Over Chatsworth by saffronhouse Gen. found via stargateficrec, this story haunted me literally for days! It's Daniel Jackson and Rodney McKay stranded on a back country road in the good ol' U.S. of A. while trying to meet Zalenka about some research. The characterizations of both are fantastic. There's mystery, intrigue, some whumping, and lots of awesome banter.

The Joy That You Find Here You've Borrowed by paian J/D slash; Teal'c/Vala & Cam/Sam and combinations thereof (hey it's apocafic. All bets are off). The end of the galaxy and Jack's left in charge of a small fleet of Earth ships...survivors of the human race. There are two equally fascinating storylines going on. The macrocosm of trying to start over when everything is gone, and the microcosm of wondering what could be/might be/should be in his personal life. The former is handled lovingly with epic scope. The latter, with a level of understatement and respect for both of these strong-willed men. No less involved is the "why and how" the apocalypse happens, which weaves both storylines to a heartbreaking climax. Yes, sad, but *so* worth it. Really.

Beneath the Stains of Time by annerbhp Jack/Sam, hints of Daniel/Vala, Jack and Vala friendship. (I know, I know, another apocafic. Maybe the end of the world makes ships more palatable for me, I dunno.) I am totally biased on this one because I helped beta it, but it had levels of awesomeness before I even glanced through it. Time travel and mystery and trying to save humanity as only Jack O'Neill can do. What's not to love? One of the best sequences is between Jack and Sam (yeah, she goes with Sam instead of Carter. Roll with it, it works here) where Jack's almost accepting defeat and Sam's not yet begun to fight. It's fascinating to follow the characters, some with other timeline knowledge, others without, and yet see all lovingly characterized by annerb.

Decade by nomadicwriter Jack/Sara. Any fan of Jack O'Neill MUST read this story. It's on fanfiction.net, not lj, but really, it's worth the read anyway. :-) It's a wonderful character study by the woman who many years ago, knew him best. Season Nine/Ten spoilers–but mainly about Jack's station. Nomad's done a wonderful insight on Sara, Jack, and the trauma that both binds them and tears them apart. There are lots of small details that are played with that you as reader will go, oh yeah...that works as canon!



So, I know I have lots of cool slashers, shippers, multipack people, and of course other beloved genners. And I'm asking all of YOU. What fic would you recommend for a "usually sees them all as just friends" reader for ship and slash of SG-1? (frienship/gen fic recs always encouraged) Is there a cool SGA friendship fic you think would be perfect?

I have only a few caveats. For SG-1: No PWPs/lots of pron...I'm most likely going to skim those sections anyway. Nothing too shmoopy (that's how I started in some pairing genres...and why I don't often return). And no pairings with Cassie...I'm still traumatized from one.

As for SGA, I'd better take baby steps and stick with gen on this one. So far I've only been able to enjoy crossovers with SG-1 characters, so those would work...and to pull me out of my SG-1 box, my favorite SGA characters are Carson Beckett and Teyla Emmagan.

So...fic to read? Please? (And self pimps welcomed/encouraged)

Comments

[zats-clear.livejournal.com]

Am slow today...so you want your slash and ship friends to rec you something that a "just see them as friends" kinda girl could read w/o cringing (with you on Cassie!!!!!!) ok...

Living in the Moment, or Sexual Perversity in Denial by Fran Hartman (http://greensilver.livejournal.com/320165.html?view=1952677)
I adore this story. I admit a love for stranded fics, especially if it is just Jack and Daniel. This one has sex, but has me laughing my a$$ off every time I read it. So I think I will read it again LOL

To Drink From the Waters of Lethe by isabeau (http://isabeau.livejournal.com/617352.html), which pretty much sums up all the angst I can feel for the J/D pairing. I still choke up reading that story. No sex, just sadness and loss. Bring tissues. Then read the Gateverse remix of it (isabeau lists it)

Understood by Keiko Kirin (http://pteropus.com/keiko/sg/understood.html) Jack gets tooled by being able to read other peoples minds. Makes you wonder what other people are really thinking of you. How disturbing!

have I touched on anything you haven't read? try my delicious (http:/del.icio.us/place4mystuff) for a getting there in terms of organization recs list.

[kalquessa.livejournal.com]

Hey, thanks for the pimp!

And yay, recs! I've been digging for new gen fic recently, this will help! And Shadow Over Chatsworth filled my little Lovecraft-luvin' heart with joy. I just wish it had taken place in Louisiana, to really push it all the way into Lovecraft territory. An old Southern Royalty goa'uld is just one of those things that needed to happen. Plus, Rodney's always good fun.

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Shadow Over Chatsworth is the ultimate Daniel horror fic and wow it's good.

Aurora, what could I possibly rec for you that you haven't seen me rec before? It's all on my master list, really! Erm... Some LnC fic? :)

[mahoni.livejournal.com]

"usually sees them all as just friends" reader

Hee! That's me, right there. I don't read much shippy Stargate fic, and the only ones I could really recommend are either John Sheppard/Mitchell or Sheppard/Vala, so. No help there!

However! Since self-pimping is allowed, I recently wrote an SGA fic which is partly about the team getting attacked by cannibals but mostly about how Teyla is awesome. It's bite-sized in length, and is here (http://mahoni.livejournal.com/246435.html) if you're interested.

By other authors:

One of my all-time favorite stories in which Teyla features is Abrazzo (http://glitterati.illuminatedtext.com/fiction/abrazo.html); yes, it's essentially about John and Teyla dancing, but it's not so much shippy as it is just plain beautiful.

I'm a big fan of ltlj's stories; I can think of one non-shippy Teyla-POV story of hers right away that I really like, here (http://www.ltljverse.com/watergate/stories/strangers.htm). She's also written a long, plotty AU SGA/SG1 crossover that I really love, the first part of which is called Retrograde (http://www.ltljverse.com/watergate/stories/retrograde1.htm). The summary is: 'The Atlantis expedition has been lost for three years. SG-1 goes to find them, and arrives just a little too late.'

[eve11]

These are older stories but I'll throw them out there for you anyway:
Salieri's prologue to the massive pegasus_b universe. Slash goggles galore, AU SG-1, SGA crossover, and plotty and angsty and yeah, it sucked me in right and proper.

Also "Unmade" and "Ciphers" by Destina Fortunado (fic index here: http://www.lyricalmagic.com/sg1.html)

[paian]

Thanks so much for pointing to 'Borrowed,' and thanks a million for pointing to 'Decade' -- I just loved that.

[nomadicwriter]

As for SGA, I'd better take baby steps and stick with gen on this one. So far I've only been able to enjoy crossovers with SG-1 characters, so those would work...

Since you liked my latest story, I should take a moment to pimp my SG-1/SGA crossover, The Pegasus Connection (although be warned that it is A, also on fanfiction.net and B, a whacking great 100,000 words split into 28 chapters). It's more SG-1 than SGA focused, and features the season 8/season 1 casts, Baal, Jack's clone, and just about every other character I could plausibly cram in there.

I have some SGA gen stories listed at my recs journal, although they're mostly Rodney or Zelenka centric (and given the fandom's leanings, tend to have a heavy dose of Sheppard as well). Crossover-wise, I second the rec for Retrograde, and I also recommend Care Packages by Auburn & eretria (SG-1 send care packages to the Atlantis team) and Cosecant by Domenika Marzione (Jack debriefs Sheppard after the events of The Siege).

[abyssinia4077.livejournal.com]

Whee! Okay, I'm racking my brain for fics where the pairing actually worked for me (since I think I'm slightly more pairing-inclined then you, but I'm still with you in the mostly gen camp).

First, SGA:
* People have already poked you at ltlj's Retrograde, so I won't, but I urge you to RUN over there and read it if you haven't. Some of the later stories in the series didn't do a lot for me personally, but the early ones are amazing. It's an AU with SGA and SG-1 characters where Atlantis didn't reconnect with Earth until three years in - might also be a good way to dip into SGA fic since it has some great SG-1 moments too. She also wrote the wonderful Deflection (http://ltlj.livejournal.com/240755.html).

* Your Cowboy Days are Over (http://www.butcheredart.net/Fiction/YourCowboyDays.html) by M (Gen, NC-17) is Sheppard focused (with a fair bit of Teyla) AU off season 2 and is long and FANTASTIC. This is the fic that made me start watching Stargate and it's even better now that I know what the hell this stargate thing is and who these Wraith people are...

* Visiting Hours (http://www.improvidence.net/visiting_hours.html) is John/Rodney slash however is one of those rare stories where I actually can believe the slash. And that's very, very, very unusual for me and John and Rodney.

* To Say a Sorry Sight (http://heylittleriver.livejournal.com/130668.html) is Elizabeth and Lorne gen - mostly an Elizabeth character study. I love it.

* Picture (http://cybersyd.livejournal.com/34487.html) is a great story about Radek and Rodney discussing faith after "Tao of Rodney"

* friendshipper is possibly my favorite SGA author. She writes mostly John and Rodney friendship, but has done some of the other characters really well too. Her website is here (http://friendshipper.laylalawlor.com/) and I particularly love Candle in the Dark (http://friendshipper.laylalawlor.com/candle.shtml) and Running on Empty (http://friendshipper.laylalawlor.com/running.shtml) (LOVE that one) for John and Rodney. Also, she wrote a great Sunday Tag (http://friendshipper.laylalawlor.com/longestmile.shtml). If you poke around her site you'll find some great team stuff, Ronon, Teyla, Carson, etc.

* For Teyla fic you might also check out tielan and you might look here (http://sgatlantislight.livejournal.com/83603.html) for a list of recced Teyal fics (this post links to Beckett and Ronon fics too).

SG-1 Pairings:
Sam/Daniel:
* Unreasonable (http://dith.popullus.net/sg1stories/unreasonable.html) by raqs. Yes this isn't very plotty and has (not very explicit) sex but I love it wholeheartedly. I think it might be the first Sam/Daniel piece I read and somehow it feels Right. It's a simple story with a Sam and Daniel who've known each other for a long time suddenly realizing how lonely they are sometimes and how much they care for each other and it's just done really well.

* zorb also writes great Sam/Daniel. Taste (http://www.geocities.com/zorb47/taste.html) is very good, messy season 7/8 S/D falling into each other with very bad timing. Then there is the S8 sequel Of Reality (http://www.geocities.com/zorb47/ofreality.html) when the things that are messy become explosive instead. And finally, Clinging as Condition (Bhava Rising) (http://lunatic-z.livejournal.com/12152.html#cutid1) is robot!Sam/robot!Daniel and is one of my favorite robot!SG-1 stories.

* Quantum Attraction (http://havocthecat.livejournal.com/178854.html) by havocthecat - dorkverse!Sam and Daniel first time. (might be pornier than you want but not pwp).

* And...there should be more but the list I'm looking at is mostly either friendship fics or more porny than I think you want...

[lyore.livejournal.com]

That Teal'c: PI vid... *dies* But Teal'c hats would have to get equal billing, or at least a 'Guest Starring' each week!

(Thanks for the other recs too - they'll give me some nice weekend reading)