Top!John McShep but not BDSM, D/s or threesomes

[patk.livejournal.com]

I'm looking for Top!John McShep slash-stories which are *not* BDSM, D/s or Threesomes.

Not necessarily only PWPs (though rec away if you have a favorite or four) but rather stories of any length, genre and plot as long as John is the top when it comes to the sexual part of their relationship. Quite simple, actually. Again, I'm *not* looking for particularly kinky stories (that's easy to find) just for the twist that John's the top 'cause I try to look into possible correlations in regard to the overall John-characterization.

I know and have browsed the Top!John-tag on Crossroads and various other link-lists and now, after weeding out the BDSM, D/s, threesomes from said lists, I'm simply asking for *your favorite* stories (regardless of why you love this particular story) that include John as the top when it comes to the McShep sex.

I've also looked into the tags and the past searches of the last two month but didn't see a similar search, so I think this is not redundant.


ETA: To make that perfectly clear "John on top" doesn't have to be the *focus* of the story, it doesn't have to be the "main dish", so to speak. Stories that revolve mainly around something else are very fine as long as John is on top *when* the guys have a sexual encounter with each other.

ETA 2: I'm not sure who added the "kink"-tag to this post, but as I've stated, I'm explictely *not* looking for kink and I don't think that John simply topping already counts as kinky.

Comments

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

Lemme see, what fics can I remember that I really liked and had John topping, hmmm...

Well, there's:

Bootylicious (http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/bootylicious) (link to the audio!fic archive with links to both the podfic and the story text) by kashmir1, McShep, PWP-ish, NC-17, pants!kink

Your Delicate Seams (http://unamaga.livejournal.com/234535.html) by kashmir1 and unamaga, McShep, NC-17, de-aged!Rodney kinkiness (also available in podfic form at audio!fic archive)

Hot Pants (http://lallybroch.livejournal.com/33799.html) by lallybroch, McShep, NC-17, in which Rodney is not wearing his own pants and the fact drives John a little around the bend - well, more so than usual when it comes to Rodney's ass pants. *g*

-- Um, wait, scratch that, it's just a hot pants!kink fic but John doesn't top in it. Sorry. There's one that I wish I could find, also pants related...

Ah yeah, runpunkrun's marvelous that particular (fic) month (http://runpunkrun.livejournal.com/tag/that+particular+month), during which there was many a hot McShep scenario posted (and resulted in the pants_no_pants continuation of the kinkish frenzy *g*), the highlights of which that might interest you are Industrial Arts (http://runpunkrun.livejournal.com/209736.html) (Rodney. Doing grunt work. Swearing. ...Yeah, John reacted about the same way, too. *vbg*) and Tabled (http://runpunkrun.livejournal.com/208791.html) (Ancient work-table's POV, mindblowingly hot - and the best kind of strange; there should be a sequel-ish ficlet or two, as well, under that wonderful month's tag).

...And I think that's about as much as I can think of at the top of my head. I prefer Rodney on top, so good John-on-top fics are hard for me to recall, as it turned out.
_{Sorry 'bout that, lj's being stubborn.}

[patk.livejournal.com]

So, "Liberty" has both guys topping/bottoming at different times, that's also fine. Thank you for the rec. :-)

[patk.livejournal.com]

Thank you for all the recs. :-) Very much appreciated.

>>I prefer Rodney on top, so good John-on-top fics are hard for me to recall

And in *this* you're obviously *so* not alone, given how hard it is to find stories of the simple, mundane, non-kinky BDSM / D/s variety that have John on top. :-) Apparently the majority prefers Rodney on top.

[gaffsie.livejournal.com]

Personally, I'm very fond of OK Computer (http://trickster.org/speranza/cesper/OKComputer.html) and The Group-W Bench (http://trickster.org/speranza/cesper/groupw.html) by cesperanza. John does end up on the bottom once or twice in OK Computer, but he does appear to be on top most of the time.

[patk.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :-) I'll go and take a look, see what's left after I've sorted out the kinky ones of the kind I'm not looking for.

[patk.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, thank you very much for those. :-) Cesperanza is a great author, definitely worth reading and re-reading. :-)

[patk.livejournal.com]

>>you may have seen these, though

Which is absolutely not a problem. :-)

And I know for sure that I haven't read at least two of your recs.

Thank you so much for the recs and, please, feel free to add more any time if you want. :-)

[patk.livejournal.com]

Both of which I haven't read yet. Again, thank you. :-) It seems to be the case that people who prefer John on top are in the minority in SGA-fandom, so I'm grateful for every rec.

[gaffsie.livejournal.com]

Oh hey, I just remembered that tarlanx pretty much exclusively writes top!John.

Also, Read My Mind (http://thingswithwings.livejournal.com/25459.html) by thingswithwings has John on top. Uh, just read the warnings first so you know what you're getting yourself into. :P

*scratches head* Other than that, I'm stumped. I have a very strong preference for top!Rodney, so I can't really remember any more examples.

[patk.livejournal.com]

Really? I think I haven't read something by Tarlanx yet, oh, that's good advise.

And "Read My Mind", that sounds ... interesting. *ggg* I'll definitely check that one out.

Thanks for going out of your way and adding more recs. :-) I really appreciate that.

[gaffsie.livejournal.com]

Trawling delicious, I found this recpost: http://www.journalfen.net/users/lol_meme/55159.html?replyto=254074743 Maybe you'll find something that strikes your fancy there. :)

How about

[(Anonymous)]

Kiera Marcos's What Might have Been series has a toppy John. Rodney is on top a little bit but mostly it is John. No knink that I can remember but John is possessive. In her Sentinel series they switch but John is on top at first as I recall.
http://keiramarcos.com/
miki

[cycnus.livejournal.com]

I'm actually kind of surprised to see people saying they see Rodney on top most often, because I feel like I run across both guys on top about equally. Hmm. Just from my bookmarks, I found all these (excluding ones already linked and the kinkier stuff):

Mostly PWPs:
Possession (http://blueraccoon.livejournal.com/565369.html) (This author has a number of other top!John fics, but most of them tend towards kink, so they might not suit your needs)
At the End of the Pier (http://cesperanza.livejournal.com/209996.html)
Selfish (http://www.helenish.net/selfish.shtml)
Shouldn't (http://lierdumoa.livejournal.com/215241.html?style=mine)
The Last Test (http://chellefic.livejournal.com/5246.html) (chelle writes lots of stories with both Rodney and John on top)
Sleep Tight (http://wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=10069)
Indelible Marks (http://wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=12800)
A (Making) Love Scene (http://torakowalski.livejournal.com/70917.html)
Have You Ever? (http://community.livejournal.com/sga_flashfic/350600.html)
Something Interesting (http://wesleysgirl.livejournal.com/572229.html) (John tops with a vibe)
We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Sex (http://oxoniensis.livejournal.com/247895.html?thread=9391959)
Magical Mystery Ointment (http://kashmir1.livejournal.com/810352.html)
Potential Infinity (http://margarks.livejournal.com/553500.html)
Inspiration (http://the-cephalopod.livejournal.com/14303.html)


Longer/plottier:
Miracles (http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=5815&warning=12) (involves mpreg)
The Ballad of the Lincoln Cafe (http://sheafrotherdon.livejournal.com/234266.html#cutid1) (Part of the Farm in Iowa (http://sheafrotherdon.livejournal.com/105567.html) series, which has a mix of both Rodney and John being on top, but this bit stands out to me as containing a scene with John on top)
Two Men and a Baby (http://lamardeuse.dreamhost.com/sg/twomenandababy.html)
The Prisoner of Zenda (http://eotu.livejournal.com/3919.html)

Well. I could list more, but I'm sure that's more than enough to be going on with, lol. If you really want more, check out my delicious (http://delicious.com/shimmerwings) account. I tend to prefer Rodney on the bottom, so that's a lot of what I have.


Also, I don't know if you'd count these since they involve genderswap in some capacity or other, but there's also A Change of Seasons (http://cupidsbow.livejournal.com/215838.html) and Always Should Be Someone You Really Love (http://thingswithwings.livejournal.com/8873.html). In fact, there are several genderswitch stories I can think of that involve John (or Jane or Joan...) on top, but those are the only ones I have saved at the moment.

[patk.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you. I'll definitely go and check this out. :-)

Re: How about

[patk.livejournal.com]

Thank you for those recs. :-) I've seen Kiera Marcos' AU but haven't read it yet. But with your rec it goes definitely on my "to read" list.

[patk.livejournal.com]

>>I'm actually kind of surprised to see people saying they see Rodney on top most often, because I feel like I run across both guys on top about equally<<

I guess it's a matter of (my) perception and perceptions aren't always perfectly objective, naturally. :-)

*blinks at your rec list*

Oh, *wow*, thank you. That's a lot. And I will definitely check out your delicious-account, that sounds promising. I'm glad you decided to let me know about it. :-)