Tables turned? Sucker punched!

[sarcastic-fi.livejournal.com]

Hi!

I'm looking for a strange catagory. I have three fictions as examples, the brilliant 'Absolute Corruption' by cypher  and Black Helicopters by wizzy and again in the fantastic 'Sacrifices Made' by blackchaps  where everything is turned on its head by the end of the fiction. In all of these fictions I kind of felt - at some point - I was sucker punched with the truth, especially in Black Helicopters when John's intentions are revealed in the second long story of the series, and then in Absolute Corruption near the end where the tables are turned on Rodney and he finds what he thought was true isn't.

So I guess what I am looking for McShep stories that are written really well in which the reader doesn't see the twist coming. The reader gets sucker punched by something in the story. Very evocative and emotional stories, but no death-fics please. AU or canon is fine, but must be McShep even if it takes a long time to get there. Bonus points if the character is just as sucker punched as we are!

Hope some people have some good suggestions for me! I'm pretty open minded about fic and have read a lot so hoping there are some great ones I have missed out there!

Comments

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

Remorse (http://archiveofourown.org/works/31984) by michelel72. ~18,500 words, not McShep (gen) but such a good twist story you should really read it if you hadn't already.

Judas Doesn't Answer (http://www.eternalvox.net/auburn/judasdoesn'tanswer.html) by auburnnothenna. Plenty of clues, but it's grippingly written, and, oh, the last line. ~70,000 words

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

a hub for the wheel'd universe (http://community.livejournal.com/mcsmooch/114370.html#cutid1) by bussaiko - but avoid the warnings and after do make sure you read (either or both of the different (http://telesilla.livejournal.com/704200.html#cutid1) direction (http://community.livejournal.com/casa_mcshep/21274.html)) sequels so it will fit your request.

[strawfyre.livejournal.com]

The Ones You Leave Behind
http://community.livejournal.com/mcshep_match/66839.html

This may or may not count as death fic.

[danceswithgary]

I wrote a short one that might fit: All That We Sever by danceswithgary

[sarcastic-fi.livejournal.com]

It's a good fiction - very full of sorrow and sweetness - but not really what I am after as it lacks a twist or any kind of 'sucker punch' but thanks anyway as it is a good read.

[busaikko]

I have six fics tagged on Delicious for Twist Ending + SGA". I tag for deathfic (most of my tags are spoilers), but in this fandom, sometimes death isn't really dead....

[no-affiliation.livejournal.com]

"Unmanifest Destiny" by Vain_Glorious.

http://vain-glorious.livejournal.com/14937.html

[no-affiliation.livejournal.com]

umm, sorry, just re-read your request. Pls disregard above rec (though I won't say why, as it will spoil the story for anyone else who hasn't read it)

[busaikko]

I I adore this story for precisely the reason you dis-recced it *g* I just stopped breathing at the end when I realized. So, so good ♥

[sarcastic-fi.livejournal.com]

Brilliant fics thanks so much! You are right that last line left me breathless! So good!

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! :)