fic recs (SGA)

[astridv]

Lullabies in a Minor Key by penknife
gen; Rodney, Jeannie; ~4500 words
summary: Rodney and Jeannie backstory. It's not exactly family harmony.

A really intriguing look at Rodney and Jeannie growing up. I love the way their relationship is explored in flashbacks, frozen moments of their family history that paint a clear picture. Wonderful character study with plausible backstory.

Cheating the Other Guy by sholio
gen; PG; Teyla & Sam; 2000 words
Summary: Sam and Teyla find themselves in a Western. Sort of. And Teyla seems to have accidentally sold her teammates to buy a ranch, but who can blame her.

x-posted from stargategenrec:
Truth in Action by tridget
gen; PG; post-“Trinity”; Characters: Rodney, John, Ronon, Teyla, Lorne; ~ 13,600 words
Summary: The Doranda disaster was just the beginning of trouble for Rodney.
why rec'd: This story deals with the aftermath of the Doranda debacle in a way I really like (not being a fan of YABS fic...) I find Rodney's and John' s reactions believable - Rodney driven by guilt and ending up working himself into the ground in his desire to make things right... I can see that happen. The whump is well written.

What I like a lot is that Tridget doesn't ignore what else happened in the episode - Ronon abused Teyla's trust too, after all, and must be dealing with similar feelings as Rodney. I really enjoyed reading the moments between the two teammates - my favorite part. All in all, this story rounds off the episode well.

The Long Star Mile by Blue Shadowdancer / frith_in_thorns
gen; PG-13; Characters: Mostly Rodney and John, some team; ~26,000 words
Summary: There is a lot of space between the stars, and it's a lot of space to be alone in. Injured, McKay and Sheppard are just trying to get home, but the galaxy isn't a kindly place...
why rec'd: This is a really enjoyable friendship fic with suspense and action; well-written and with great character voices.

Comments

[ratcreature]

I must be dense tonight (probably comes with the random insomnia), but what does YABS stand for?

[astridv]

*g* You'll All Be Sorry!!!1!... the stories where, after Trinity, everybody's MEAN to Rodney, the marines beat him up, John is nasty, the scientists shun him, until he leaves Atlantis (that'll teach them!) or he does something heroic and gets hurt, and everybody's very sorry.

I read that acronym recently in a discussion and I've no idea if it's a widely known thing but it so nicely describes a whole subgenre of fic I figure it should be. :)

[ratcreature]

Ah. I call that grovel!fic, though I guess it is just one kind of this wider subgenre...

[astridv]

Oh yeah, same as grovel!fic.

Apparently in some fandom other than ours 'whump' actually means grovel!fic specifically. Fandom linguistics, always interesting.