fic recs (SGA)

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.

fic rec (SGA) - Galatea, by Purna / vid rec (DS)

Galatea by purna
team with bonus McKay/Sheppard, various other characters make an appearance; PG; ~15,500 words
inspired by the episode "Be All My Sins Remembered," and contains major spoilers for that episode
Summary: An accident on the Apollo reunites the team with an old friend.

Fantastic sci-fi story, fast-moving and complex, that picks up several dangling plotlines and unanswered moral questions and very elegantly weaves them together.

vid rec:
You can call me al by sdwolfpup (Due South)
Frasier, Ray K., Ray V.
I've never been in DS fandom but I like the show. I enjoyed this vid without being super familiar with canon (even though no doubt half the allusions went right over my head). I think this vid can be read as gen as well as happy OT3, so there's something for everybody. :)

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linkage: fun link, found by koalathebear: Piano stairs