Slow relationship fics and/or sex after marriage/bonding

[race-the-ace.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm looking for slash fics, preferably with Sheppard as one of the people in the main pairing (but beyond that, I'm not picky) where his relationship moves slowly. I'm a bit tired of the ones where they're suddenly in love and fall into bed together instantly. I want some where the relationship develops from the beginning and keeps going at a somewhat normal pace. It would be awesome if there were some where they didn't even have sex until after marriage or bonding. (I'm old fashioned like that).

I prefer long fics, the longer the better. And like I said before, I'll take McShep, Lorne/Shep, Cam/Shep, Radek/Shep, Beckett/Shep, Shep/OMC, Shep/Ronon. I'm not too big a fan of Ford/Shep, but it it fits the qualifications, I'll take it!

I've looked in past posts and haven't really found anything that suited this, so I'm hoping there are some out there and that someone knows where they are.

Also, I'd prefer a happy ending fic, nothing that's gonna make me cry or anything like that.

Cheers!

Comments

[gaffsie.livejournal.com]

John and Cam's relationship develops slowly in Quality of Memory (http://cm-tropefic.dreamwidth.org/3457.html?format=light) by dossier. That might have something to do with the fact that Cam's a robot though. ;) It's a really good story, and has a very sweet John/Cam relationship. No sex.

I Am The Weapon (http://jendavis.livejournal.com/1114.html) by jendavis. It spans all the way from season 2 to season 5 and features a naturally expanding between John and Ronon. R-rated.

Never As Bad As Anticipated (Until It Is) (http://bluflamingo.zonezine.net/fiction/bf_never.htm) by bluflamingo. Even though both John and Cam are experienced and Cam's already carrying a torch for John at the beginning of the story, it takes them months to actually end up in bed together. NC-17, set during an AU-version of season 4 (Cam is the leader of Atlantis instead of Sam).

The Year That Was (http://community.livejournal.com/sg1_jubilee/10388.html) by bluflamingo. No marriage (and no explicit sex either), but it does take Cameron and John a good while to go from first meeting to friends to lovers.

Not sure if it counts since it's not one long story but two short ones, but it's pretty clear from The Lost Language of Flowers (http://community.livejournal.com/non_mcsmooch/4598.html?style=mine) (PG) and sweet briar, bon-fire, strawberry wire, and columbine (http://community.livejournal.com/non_mcsmooch/14323.html?style=mine) (NC-17) by busaikko that John and David Parrish's relationship wasn't formed over night.

Hunting Parties (http://www.ltljverse.com/watergate/huntingindex.htm) by Victoria Custer features an instant connection, but John and the OC Vanrin doesn't just fall into bed overnight (err... at least not in a sexual way). And you're in luck, because there's even a marriage ceremony! NC-17, season 2 AU.

[race-the-ace.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I've read Never As Bad As Anticipated, Hunting Parties and I Am The Weapon, but I shall check out the others. =)

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Hunting Parties is amazing!

[folavril.livejournal.com]

Astolat's A Beautiful Lifetime Event would fit the bill. McShep.

http://www.intimations.org/fanfic/stargate/lifetime_event.html

[race-the-ace.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'll check it out. =)

[folavril.livejournal.com]

I hope you enjoy it, its a long & fun look at how John & Rodney have kid (its NOT mpreg if you're sensitive to that), raise her, realize they are sort of married & finally get around to having sex about year 6. An old classic of the McShep fandom.

[race-the-ace.livejournal.com]

I just finished it, and I did enjoy it. It took me about ten minutes to realize that I had read it before, but I did enjoy rereading it. It was exactly what I was looking for, so thanks!

[maaseru.livejournal.com]

Very long, very slow, and very good. The Water Grinds the Stone by Auburn. It was on SGA Big Bang site which is inaccessible right now, but there is also a link at:
http://www.eternalvox.net/auburn/TWGTS.xhtml

[race-the-ace.livejournal.com]

Hey, thanks! I've actaully read that before, but it's always a joy to re-read good fic. =)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

This one was so slow-building, I started apologizing halfway through that they still hadn't gotten together:

Out Of Bounds (http://www.icarus.slashcity.net/stories/outofbounds.html), John/Rodney

Yes, there is a happy ending.

[race-the-ace.livejournal.com]

Thanks, it was great. I'll admit that I had seen it before, but passed since I'm not huge on AU's but I gave it a read, and spent entirely too much of my night on it (I'm really gonna pay for that when it's time to get up), but it was great.

[deceptivechasm.livejournal.com]

But Never The nights by lavvayn: http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=4627&warning=12 -- Mcshep

Summary: When Rodney is being culled, John suddenly has to deal with the loss of his best friend. As for Rodney, things get downhill from there. Set somewhere after The Hive, spoilers up to that episode.

One of my favorite stories!

[race-the-ace.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'll check it out!