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[5ifbywormhole.livejournal.com]

I'm looking for first-time, happy-endinged McShep fics involving one of the following:

1. Some kind of a matchmaking program/device according to which John and Rodney are a perfect match. Ideally with one or both of them reacting negatively at first. (Canon/alternate-timeline or AU.)

2. Asexuality. Their relationship being asexual, or one or both of them being asexual but having sex with each other anyway. (Canon/alternate-timeline or AU.)

3. A prince-and-pauper theme or an arranged marriage. (Fantasy/sci-fi/historical-type AU.)

4. A Harry Potter fusion/crossover, with the guys being Hogwarts students.

* Only stories without any current John/male-other or Rodney/male-other please, and with minimal mention of past gay experiences/relationships (especially not-entirely-pleasant ones, unless it's non-con).

Many thanks.

Comments

[elayna88.livejournal.com]

The Spare by Rachael Sabotini fits the arranged marriage part of #3 -

http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=4440&warning=12

[5ifbywormhole.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[endeni]

2. If you haven't already read it, I suggest:
If you want to kiss the sky by siegeofangels - An Everybody's Gay story; a story where they're not gay, they just love each other; the one where John's not gay enough for the Air Force.

[5ifbywormhole.livejournal.com]

Erk. Ok, I should probably mention my (extremely annoying) either-half-of-any-OTP/other-male-character squick in the post.

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

Random chime-in: I'd suggest giving it a try anyway -- I think it's one of those fics that's so well-done that it can overcome something that's usually a squick for a reader, and the John/Rodney love story is really the central theme.

[5ifbywormhole.livejournal.com]

I did try it (some time ago), and it just left me feeling irked and gloomy. :(

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

eh, sorry about that.

[wanted-a-pony.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is a fantastic fic! Don't know why I missed it when posted but I'm so happy to see it now....

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

Doesn't quite but almost fits 1 - but is hilarious: Polynomials and Fixed Points (http://diluvian.livejournal.com/268862.html) by diluvian

for 1, eHarmony (http://shetiger.livejournal.com/454303.html) by tigerlady

(for 1, you may also want to check out the suggestions in this search (http://community.livejournal.com/sgastoryfinders/2679587.html).)

for 3, prince/pauper (Rodney is on Atlantis, John has always wanted to go offworld) plus arranged marriage, (okay, mail-order bride) classic: No Refunds or Exchanges (http://www.intimations.org/fanfic/stargate/No%20Refunds%20Or%20Exchanges.html) by astolat - Atlantis-based AU, fantastic.

[5ifbywormhole.livejournal.com]

Already read eHarmony and No Refunds (which, yeah, Awesome), but the first fic and the search are new. Thank you!

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

Hope some of those work for you. :)

[shibela.livejournal.com]

For #2 (asexuality), the only fic that pops to mind is "Dulce Domum" (http://archiveofourown.org/works/67033) by busaikko, but I'm not sure it fits your request since it starts off as a Keller/McKay pairing & somehow John is added to the mix - with no sex with either Keller or McKay. I think the set-up of their relationship in this story is well-done & worth the read for that alone.


For #3 (prince & pauper), Rodney disguises himself as a woman in order to marry John, who is a Duke, in order to save his family from financial ruin in "To Marry a Duke" (http://community.livejournal.com/undermistletoe/50087.html) by saldemonium & yarnaddict.

[shibela.livejournal.com]

For #1....


Featuring Yenta!Atlantis:

"Whatever 'Lantis Wants...." (http://faelescaloris.livejournal.com/496.html) by faelescaloris

"Foolproof And Incapable Of Error" (http://neery.livejournal.com/25781.html) by neery

"Atlantis Observed" series (http://seekergeek.livejournal.com/tag/(sga)atlantis observed) by seekergeek

"Explain" (http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=10664) by goddess47

"Items May Have Shifted During Transport" (http://thingswithwings.livejournal.com/7823.html) by thingswithwings *sort of, but not really(??), fits*



Featuring Matchmaking Service:

"Playing With Matches" (http://elizayabanci.livejournal.com/1066.html) by elizayabanci

"Rodney McKay and the Crazed Gay Yenta" (http://thegrrrl2002.slashcity.org/atlantis/04/yenta.html) by Chelle (mmmchelle) & thegrrrl2002

[5ifbywormhole.livejournal.com]

Cool, lots of new stuff - only read (and loved) Foolproof and RMatCGY before. Many thanks! :)

[almostnever.livejournal.com]

You've probably read this one, but no list of device-matches-them-up fics is complete without the delightful "Happily Ever After" (http://cupidsbow.livejournal.com/285366.html) by cupidsbow. ♥

[5ifbywormhole.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, read it just a few weeks ago. :D