astridv | off to Comic Con... plus, fic recs

Yesterday I got the cover feedback for my latest book. That was the only thing that was missing, so I sat down last night and finished it, and this morning I put it in the mail. That means I can go to Comic Con and Writercon without thinking about that unfinished thing on my desk. :)

Still haven't packed. Plan is to stay at my Dad's place tonight, since he lives closer to the airport, which hopefully means I'll get some sleep tonight. Also have to recharge my laptop. A list. I should probably make a list. And start packing. *twitch*

Instead I was lounging around in the garden (it's so sunny!) and reading fic. Found via

stargategenrec:
Second Story by

elementalv
gen; PG; 1,500 words.
Summary: Everything changed.

Amazing Sheppard character study. With time travel.

Spaces Between by

sholio
gen; PG; team; 1600 words
Summary: The planet looked just like British Columbia, as they often do.

A beautiful story about team love.

These are xposted from

stargateficrec (I was reccing Keller this month):
Uphill by

penknife
Head High to the Finish by

cinaed
So Much Trouble by

sheafrotherdon

Uphill by

penknife
gen; PG; friendship; John Sheppard; ~1300 words
Summary: It's bad enough being trapped in a cave. Jennifer's pretty sure that in the Pegasus galaxy, things can always get worse.

Penknife is a new writer in the fandom, really worth checking out! Her voices are spot on and I love the interaction between the characters; makes me wish we had gotten more Jennifer-John screentime.

snippet: "We just need to find a way out of here," Sheppard says, as if she doesn't know that. He's being very patient with her, which makes her feel about ten years old. At this point, she's basically useless, and they both know it. Okay, if Sheppard gets hurt, she can give him what first aid she can manage without her medical kit, which is buried under a bunch of rocks. That's not really a scenario she thinks either of them is hoping for.

"We're going up," Jennifer says. "That's good, right?" She thinks she read that in some kind of book on wilderness survival, which she read on an airplane while drinking coffee and eating pretzels. She wishes she had some pretzels.

Head High to the Finish by

cinaed
McKay/Keller, McKay/Keller/Zelenka; PG-13; 5,800 words
Summary: The thing is, Jennifer really doesn't like Zelenka. At all.

This isn't a pairing combination I had ever considered before but I thought the author really pulls it off; I completely bought it. I love the slowly growing friendship between Jennifer and Radek and the fondness underneath Rodney's and Radek's bickering.

So Much Trouble by

sheafrotherdon
gen; PG-13; Keller, team; h/c; spoilers for 5x01; ~ 529 words
Summary: Keller tries to do what only John's team can. (tag to Search and Rescue; )

Sometimes friends are the best medicine... a lovely glimpse at Keller and team Sheppard in the infirmary.

gotta go packing...

off to Comic Con... plus, fic recs

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