Stories that made your heart drop

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

Since I had such success with my first post, I thought I'd try again.  I'm looking for stories that, when read, made you really feel them.  Goose bumps, an honest gasp, the feeling of your heart dropping- any story that has one of those moments that you REALLY felt and that made the story stick with you.  I'm open to any pairing, het, slash, femslash, gen, anything.

Thanks in advance!

Comments

[mneiai.livejournal.com]

Hm, I think the first one that comes to mind for me is Tiger, Tiger (http://gaiaanarchy.livejournal.com/17417.html). I love the concept and the very end is what gives me that little "whoa" like feeling. It's John/Vala.

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

I don't even know much about the Ori or Vala as I'm not an SG-1 fan, but can I just say "guh." That was awesome, thanks!

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

I completely agree with you about "The Taste of Apples." That one was just amazing! I haven't read the other two- yet :) Thanks!

[echotango-me.livejournal.com]

I have to also say that most of auburn's fic would fit your criteria. That being said this is the one that first popped into my head when I read your post. (Note that a lot of links I tried didn't work until the ~ in front of auburn was deleted. A tip I read somewhere.) Thanks for this request. I look forward to reading all the recs it generates.

http://www.eternalvox.net/auburn/judasdoesn%27tanswer.html
Judas Doesn’t Answer by auburn
O'Neill and Woolsey arrive in Atlantis along with SG-1. Shortly thereafter, Sheppard and McKay find themselves in a race to catch a murderer.

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

I love Auburn- but don't think I've read this one. Thanks!

[gottaluvit123.livejournal.com]

One of my fav 'émotional impact'fics is "Your Cowboy Days are Over" So many times throughout this fic I felt my stomach clench out of despair for John and what he was going through. It brought me to tears and left me feeling jittery and disturbed over some of the choices John made to protect what was his, many times. http://www.butcheredart.net/Fiction/YourCowboyDays.html

It's also podfic'd and I've listened to it so many times I could recite most of it but it never fails to drag me back into the story no matter how many times I hear it. (Helps that it's beautifully read with emotion you can feel as well.)

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

I've had a hard time getting into this story- I think I was just never in the right mindset to try it. Now, however, I'm going to have to give it another shot.

[gottaluvit123.livejournal.com]

I understand what you're saying about finding it difficult to 'get into'. The first time I looked at it I only read a fraction of it and gave up, I couldn't figure out what was happening and was confused by some things, but then I listened to the podfic and loved it (and realised the things that confused me were revealed further on in the story, I'd have had the answers if I'd kept reading but I'm not known for my patience.lol). I went back and read and reread it. It's one of my favs now.

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

I might have to try the podfic first. I've been trying to figure out if I can copy a podfic to a CD the old fashioned way to listen in my car, but if not, I'll have to try it regardless. Thanks!

[gottaluvit123.livejournal.com]

Oh, and with all the rec's for Auburn's fics I thought I'd add one more. Have you read 'City of seven Walls'? There are also some side fics that go with this story that are terrific. It's also podficed (5hrs long, perfect time for the 5 hr trip from my home to my Mom's place, sure makes the travel easier to bear)

http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=12047&index=1

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

I love this story- but I think I love some of the side fics of it even more! Thanks!

[sholio]

People keep mentioning Auburn's stories, and I second/third/fourth the recommendation. (The ones of hers that've done that to me in the most major way are Patchwork and Legion the Things I Would Give to Oblivion -- major darkfic warning on that last one, though!) Those two are at least nominally gen with maybe a bit of a McKay/Sheppard slant.

Deflection by Martha Wilson. You should probably know that this story uses a plot point from one of her other stories, but knowing which one would give away the OMGWTFBBQ moment in the fic. Suffice it to say that you'll come to a point that makes you go "... wait, that never happened in canon!" -- well, it's a reference to another story she wrote. But you don't have to read it to understand this one; a general familiarity with canon is enough. This is one of my favorite stories in the whole fandom because of the way it turns your brain inside out. Gen.

The Moon Be Still As Bright packs an incredible emotional wallop in a very short story. John & Rodney, gen.

The Slow Braille of Touch by beadattitude (McKay/Sheppard) makes my heart flip over even when I'm *not* in a McShep sort of mood.

iamrighthere only has a few stories, but they're incredible. The Known World and Happy are incredible, powerful, sink-into-your-heart-and-don't-let-go stories. Both are team gen; "Happy" is a bit more Ronon-centric (written long before Season Five, but weirdly prescient for "Broken Ties").

Angels in the Architecture by shetiger has a bit near the end that kicks me hard in the gut, every time. (Gen, John-focused.)

The Possibility of Communication by ameretrifle is the funniest deathfic ever, and then it sneaks up on you and whacks you with a bucketload of emotion. (Gen, Rodney-centric.)

Come and Join the Dance by mirabile_dictu is a really incredible Rodney/Teyla story that rips your heart out and then puts it back together.

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

Wow- awesome! Thanks for the list, I'll have lots to read over the next few days!

[(Anonymous)]

The most literal 'heart drop' story I can think of is vain_glorious' Unmanifest Destiny: http://vain-glorious.livejournal.com/14937.html#cutid1

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

Hmm... I don't think I've even heard of this before. Thanks!

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

Oh... my. Just finished it and wow. Just wow.

[freemountin.livejournal.com]

FIC: Freedom's Just Another Word For Nothing Left To Lose (http://synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/59305.html) by synecdochic will always remain one of the most gripping stories on the 'net, any fandom, any genre, for me. Heartbreaking but ultimately hopeful.
Exigencies (http://rivier.livejournal.com/267985.html) by rivier is another memorable one. Dark and to me very real.
For a lighter tone, What You Trust (http://tex.livejournal.com/315683.html) by tex has a scene with Ronon hugging the rest of the team offworld that always gives me the fuzzies, no matter how down I am.

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

I agree with you on Freedoms' Just Another Word... that one really gets me every time. I haven't read Exigencies or What You Trust and am looking forward to them. Thanks!

[sakurablue13.livejournal.com]

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3191885/1/Eyes_Wide_Open

gives me the chill and makes my cry no matter how many times i've read it

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

I have not read this or heard of it- of course I've been avoiding fanfiction.net, but I know there are always jewels in the rough there. Thanks for the rec!

[(Anonymous)]

skinscript's Menace of Eternity (http://skinscript.livejournal.com/7754.html)

The story of the dead team from Daedalus Variations and how they got there, in journal format. Grim.

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

Sounds interesting- Thanks!

[patk.livejournal.com]

Do I overlook something or has actually nobody mentioned Speranza's "Written by the Victors" yet?

http://www.trickster.org/speranza/cesper/Victors.html

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

That's another great one- Thanks!

[rissabby.livejournal.com]

These are fairly well known. They're both in my haunting angst category. The first is a short story. The second is probably novella length.

By Whirlwind Scattered (http://community.livejournal.com/mcshep_match/36900.html") by bussaiko

The Body Holographic (http://leahwoof.livejournal.com/tag/the+body+holographic) by leahwoof

[rissabby.livejournal.com]

P.S. They are both McShep.

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

Just read "The Body Holographic." That was fantastic. Thanks!

[daj00ntje.livejournal.com]

A bit late, but I just had to respond XD

Telesilla's Missing Man Formation is an absolutely beautiful fic. It's OT4 (nothing explicit I believe, it's been a while) and a deathfic though..

http://www.chezrozilla.net/missingman

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

Excellent- thanks!

[raphe1.livejournal.com]

Just went up - Fade To Black by Whizzy

http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=15375


Summary: There was an entire pantheon of things Rodney was willing to concede could exist, even though he'd never personally witnessed evidence thereof. Time travel, for starters. Space aliens. The perfect man. But he absolutely, positively could not accept that he'd been dreaming of a guy he'd never seen before in his life, who turned out to be real. McShep

Totally creepy - be warned !Character Death!

[calaiskenobi.livejournal.com]

...guh. That was just creepily awesome and I reread it again immediately! I'm the kind of person who can't watch a movie more than once since I have a pretty good memory for dialogue and action but I reread it the second I finished. That was wow!

[shibela.livejournal.com]

The fics that just make my heart ache whenever I read them:

"The Ones You Leave Behind" (http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=15311) by taste_is_sweet (McShep slash, main character death-yet-not)

"Speaker for the Dead" (http://www.hawksong.com/~thammill/SGA_Fic/speaker.htm) & its sequel "Jeden Dobrý Člověk [One Good Man]" (http://www.hawksong.com/~thammill/SGA_Fic/good_man.htm) by mrshammill (McShep slash, main character death)

"The New Frontier" (http://www.aliencorn.net/stories/new.html) by harriet_spy (sort of Apoca!fic, no pairing, character death)

"Sennacherib" (http://witchofthedogs.livejournal.com/636851.html) by witchofthedogs (Future!fic, no pairing, character death)

"Inflated Frogs" (http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=12789) by quasar273 (McShep slash, sort of main character death, gender-switch/body-swap)

"I Got Soul But I'm Not A Soldier" (http://minervacat.livejournal.com/951835.html) by minervacat (McShep slash, main character death)

"The Seat of Talents" (http://community.livejournal.com/sga_genficathon/21610.html) by xparrot (No pairing)

"I Am the World Dressed As Your Image" (http://mirabile-dictu.livejournal.com/66173.html) by mirabile_dictu (McShep slash, Apoca!fic, main character death-yet-not)

"Cache Ta Vie" (http://mirabile-dictu.slashcity.net/SGA/Cache.html) by mirabile_dictu (No pairing, short fic)

"Minor In Action" (http://kellifer-fic.livejournal.com/46716.html) and its sequel "The Past Always Finds You" (http://kellifer-fic.livejournal.com/47745.html) by kellifer_fic (No pairing, de-aged characters)

"The Wisdom of Children" (http://jlupinfic.livejournal.com/19648.html) by jlupinfic (McShep slash, mentally de-aged character)

"Familial" (http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=5929) by kellifer_fic (McShep slash, de-aged characters)

"Old Soldiers Die Hard" (http://friendshipper.livejournal.com/21437.html) by friendshipper (No pairing, McShep friendship)

"What Dreams May Come" (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5385691/1/What_Dreams_May_Come) by kriadydragon (No pairing, main character deaths-yet-not)

"Little Man Sheppard" (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3642119/1/Little_Man_Sheppard) by kriadydragon (No pairing, McShep friendship, de-aged character)