Characters' background

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Hello again!:-) Could you guys please point me in the direction of stories that explore the characters' backgrounds? John and Rodney's relationships with their families, John's military past, Ronon's life on Sateda before it was destroyed by the Wraith (would love to read about his poet/painter/singer past!), Teyla's childhood on Athos (how did she become the leader?..), Elizabeth's youth (how did she come to be the diplomat that she is?..), Jennifer's pre-Atlantis life (what made her go to Atlantis if she was so unsure about herself?..) - that sort of thing. I'd really appreciate it if you guys could help me out.:-) One thing, though: when it come to SGA, I'm pretty canon-oriented, so could you please rec the stories that do not contradict the canon facts that we know from 5 seasons of SGA in a major way? For example, if John's father is a Cold War colonel and not Patrick Sheppard, it's not the kind of story I'm interested in (not that there's anything remotely wrong with the stories that were jossed! I just prefer canon-compliant fic when it comes to the characters' personal histories because I watched all 5 seasons of the show at once, and I *like* the hints of the backstories that canon gave us).

It doesn't matter if the stories are gen, slash, or het. Examples of background exploration stories that I have read and truly enoyed are "Teenage Kicks" by rheanna27 and "Still Haven't Found" by xparrot. I'd love to read something along those lines.

Thank you in advance!