Three thematic requests

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Lately I've been finding that I really enjoy stories where language, either written or spoken, plays a strong role in the story's plot.  For example, there's 'Pegasus Literature 101', where Miko configures the 'Gate to translate the written word, or 'Words, Words, Words', in which John sketches and writes on his skin in ballpoint, or 'Nonverbal', where the original explorers of Atlantis have their own, completely unspoken language.  If this is to your taste, or if you'd like to see what I've garnered so far, here is the link to stuff on my delicious account, tagged 'language'.  I would really like to read more, though, especially after I recently found 'Peg Lit'.

Second, for some reason I adore Rodney-as-a-musician-or-professor stories.  All I have for musical!Rodney is: 'Pianoforte' by Mirabile Dictu; 'Unidentified', by Fiercelydreamed; and 'String Theory, a Concerto for Violin in D-minor' by Toftoft.  All I have for professor!Rodney is 'Freedom's Just Another Word'.

Finally: quantum mirror stories.  I can't get enough of them.

Gracias to all, and to all a good night!

-K

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

For your first request, have you already read "Athosian for Beginners" by trinityofone? http://trinityofone.livejournal.com/122785.html

It deals with the breakdown of the "translation" function of the gate, and all of a sudden Teyla, Ronon and the other Pegasus natives are cut off by language barriers; everyone has to relearn how to communicate. I absolutely love Rodney and Teyla in this story, hope it is what you are looking for! :D

-Katie

[(Anonymous)]

Oh wait, I see it is on your 'Peg Lit' list already. Sorry!

-Katie

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Athosian for Beginners really is amazing. If anyone's lurking around here, I rec it highly. :)

-K

[csi-niteowl.livejournal.com]

Alternative Medicine (http://www.area52hkh.net/asm/madison/alternat.php) by Madison is one of my favorites. It's McShep, don't know if that matters to you or not.

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Thanks, niteowl! I've read Madison before, but I don't think I've read that particular fic; and I actually tend to prefer McShep over other pairings.

Also: is this rec a musical!/professor!Rodney, a quantum mirror, or a language-related fic?

-K

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Oops! I had read that one, after all. Darn!

Thanks anyway, though...

[csi-niteowl.livejournal.com]

No problem.

[melodyunity.livejournal.com]

Martha Wilson has some awesome quantum mirror stories. Here: Refraction (http://www.ltljverse.com/watergate/stories/refraction.htm),Deflection (http://www.ltljverse.com/watergate/stories/deflection.htm), and a story that's part of her Retrograde universe, Least Resistance (http://www.ltljverse.com/watergate/stories/resistance.htm).

I also really like Cross Product (http://quasar273.livejournal.com/1871.html) by quasar273. There's a whole series (http://quasar273.livejournal.com/tag/crisscross) of those stories, but the first one (Cross Product) is the only quantum mirror story.

As for musical Rodney, there's a Christmas story called Wassail (http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=10164) by Dasha that features Rodney playing carols on a portable keyboard at a Christmas party (and it's really a much better story than I'm making it sound). One of Tiranog's (http://tiranog.southroad.com/Tiranog_Site_Map_Web.htm) stories also features a piano-playing Rodney, but I can't remember which one it is. Resilience (http://tiranog.southroad.com/SGA/Resilience.htm), I think.

Do you have the link for "Pianoforte"? I love musical-Rodney stories, and I haven't read that one.

I know there's another musical-Rodney story that I've read -- Rodney is a composer and John is his assistant -- but I can't remember what it was called or who wrote it. I might go check over at sgastoryfinders and get back to you.

[melodyunity.livejournal.com]

And I found it! They're fast over there at sgastoryfinders! It's Counterpoint (http://bifictionalbedlam.slashcity.net/nestra/stories/counterpoint.html) by Nestra. There are two sequels, Cadence (http://bifictionalbedlam.slashcity.net/nestra/stories/cadence.html) and Continuo (http://bifictionalbedlam.slashcity.net/nestra/stories/continuo.html).

[melodyunity.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I almost forgot! For Professor!Rodney, try rageprufrock's story Academic (http://glitterati.talkoncorners.net/fiction/academic.php).

[umbra-lunae.livejournal.com]

Pianoforte is here (http://mirabile-dictu.livejournal.com/52549.html).

[melodyunity.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Wow!

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Thanks a lot, everyone. Of course I still say 'more! Bring it on!' but this is enough to keep me busy for a long while...

:)

-K

[aqualegia.livejournal.com]

Second Best (http://wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=12518&warning=12) is my favourite quantum mirror story and its sequel Second to None (http://wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=13186&warning=12)

[trish51.livejournal.com]

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall by tarlan is my favourite quantum mirror story here http://www.davidhewlett.co.uk/fiction/viewstory.php?sid=35

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Trish, I love 'Mirror, Mirror on the Wall'. Even though I'm not all that fond of demonizing a canon character, the Carter in that story is admittedly a pretty interesting villian... and I think what gets me in these quantum mirror stories is often Rodney's reaction to himself, or rather, what the canon!Atlantis team members think of him.

Thanks again for reminding me of this one; I think it's time for a re-read. :)

-K

[(Anonymous)]

Infinity by Wintertime, an angsty quantum mirror story:

http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=3124

[rilestar.livejournal.com]

http://community.livejournal.com/stargateanon/14013.html

This link is for Medie's fic, McKay's Symphony of Two in Ten. Rodney's a pianist.

A word of warning - have tissues handy. Plenty of them.

[lwdagreat.livejournal.com]

I have

23 Music themed stories tagged here: http://del.icio.us/lwdagreat/MusicAU
38 ProfessorAU stories tagged here: http://del.icio.us/lwdagreat/ProfessorAU
and 39 Alternate Reality/Quantum Mirrorverse at http://del.icio.us/lwdagreat/AlternateReality

I don't have a tag for language/written word (except for http://del.icio.us/lwdagreat/BookAU which are AU's involving books some how) but here are some that aren't on your list:
Sign Language by bluflamingo at http://community.livejournal.com/sga_flashfic/604136.html

Dave's Story by tzzzz at http://tzzzz.livejournal.com/2062.html

Linguistics by stillane at http://stillane.livejournal.com/11938.html

[lwdagreat.livejournal.com]

Based on your lit tags you may also enjoy: The New Atlantean Dictionary of Literary Terms: A Complete Reference in Four Volumes by thingswithwings at http://thingswithwings.livejournal.com/13198.html

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

More to keep me busy... yay! Multiple recs! I will surely check them out. Thanks!

-K