epic romance?

[sarcastic-fi.livejournal.com]

Hi

This request is for epic romance McShep style. I'm not talking about Harlequin or fluff - epic romance can be angsty. I'm talking about McShep fics (any kind, au or Atlantis or whatever) where their romance made you just sigh and breathe deep and fall in love with them an romance all over again.

This is a bit awkward to describe but I hope someone fins something fitting the bill. Thanks anyway.

Comments

just a few off the top of my head

[skaredykat.livejournal.com]

They're not all epic in length but the romantic aspect felt memorable to me in:
Cleave (http://amific.livejournal.com/6236.html) by amireal, ~14,700 words
Lost in Waiting (http://www.stickymanpress.mediawood.net/lostinwaiting.html) by Lacey McBain. ~14,800 words
The Difference Engine (http://community.livejournal.com/i_defeated_sga/8205.html) by copperbadge, ~20,900 words
Forget Me Not (http://maisierita.livejournal.com/14509.html) by maisierita, ~47,000 words
A Song of Companionship (http://chelle.slashcity.org/atlantis/song.shtml) by Chelle, ~36,600 words
Every Day in Every Way (http://sgabigbang.talkoncorners.net/?view=fic&id=8) (~58,500 words) and other longer stories by velocitygrass
The Ones You Leave Behind (http://www.refugeeblues.com/mcshepmatch/2009/war/fic13w_sab.html) (~30,200 words) and other longer stories by [Bad username or site: taste_is_sweet title= @ livejournal.com]

Re: just a few off the top of my head

[sarcastic-fi.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Re: just a few off the top of my head

[wanted-a-pony.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for these recs--they're wonderful! <3 <3

[scifigrl0.livejournal.com]

I think everything by Keira Marcos is epic and romantic.
http://keiramarcos.com/

[sarcastic-fi.livejournal.com]

True! LOL. Thanks.

[keiramarcos]

:-)

Thank you.

[shibela.livejournal.com]

skaredykat hit quite a few of my personal epic romances. :D


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Others that strike my personal epic romance meter, in no particular order include:

**WARNING: below-mentioned suggestions are a mix of angst & fluff, some may have more of one than the other & vice-versa**


mrshamill's Pegasus Purgatorio series (http://hawksong.com/~momskitchen/SGA_Fic/purgatorio.htm) (clocks in at well over 120,000wds.)

"Surrogate" (http://sgabigbang.talkoncorners.net/index.php?view=fic&id=85) by seekergeek (~57,300wds. -- Warnings for mpreg)

The Foster's Bakery AU series (http://almostnever.livejournal.com/631350.html), written in collaboration by almostnever & anatsuno (clocks in with over 21,000wds.)

"Going Public" (http://orandream.com/html/going_public_pro_-_3.html) by Oran (orandream) (~77,400wds.)

"Or Something Like It" (http://semivowel.livejournal.com/4505.html) by semivowel (~7,700wds.)

"Oasis" (http://blueraccoon.livejournal.com/559265.html) by Rebecca (blueraccoon) (~40,000wds.)

The Screen Savor series (http://archiveofourown.org/series/1188) by danceswithgary (Upwards of 19,000wds.)

"Indelible" (http://shaenie.livejournal.com/332275.html) by shaenie (~129,300wds.)

[sarcastic-fi.livejournal.com]

Thanks a lot for this awesome list!

[wanted-a-pony.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for these recs--they're wonderful! <3 <3

[snowglow1275.livejournal.com]

Not epic length-
The 'Oh' Thing: PG, 6600 words. They fall in love without realizing it. http://community.livejournal.com/casa_mcshep/19154.html
Worth Fighting For: NC-17, 15,313 words. John fights for Rodney. http://velocitygrass.livejournal.com/73416.html
Rules of Engagement: NC-17, 21,950 words. Harlequin-ish with a fake marriage that turns out to be maybe not so fake. http://velocitygrass.livejournal.com/62709.html

Epic length (most are 'verses and have upwards of 50,000 words total)-
Farm in Iowa 'verse: NC-17 overall, link goes to master post. http://sheafrotherdon.livejournal.com/105567.html
The Neighborly Detective and the Tragic Woobie Widower: NC-17, AU where John is a detective and Rodney has a kid. http://elayna88.livejournal.com/311636.html
Fair Trade: NC-17, AU. Warning- mild disability. http://esteefee.livejournal.com/12350.html

[sarcastic-fi.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

[wanted-a-pony.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for these recs--they're wonderful! <3 <3

[jane-connor.livejournal.com]

Geeks and Goons series (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/852967/) by likethekoschka is the obvious choice.
Slither (http://liketheriverrun.livejournal.com/28375.html) by liketheriverrun, 19,200 words, PG-13.
Gift Horse (http://liketheriverrun.livejournal.com/3676.html#cutid1) and its sequel Careful Wishing (http://liketheriverrun.livejournal.com/9527.html#cutid1) by liketheriverrun.
In This Era of Liberty (http://www.fantasi.net/iteol.html) by Chandri MacLeod
Damned If You Do, and Damed If You Don't (http://wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=15313) and other pir8fancier's stories.
Still (http://wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=14762&warning=12) by murron

[sarcastic-fi.livejournal.com]

I havent heard of most of these, thanks!

[wanted-a-pony.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for these recs--they're wonderful! <3 <3

[almostnever.livejournal.com]

Aegis (http://sgabigbang.talkoncorners.net/?view=fic&id=16) by leahwoof is an AU in which most expedition members have superpowers. This story's John is very angsty and scared to get close to anyone, so the romance gets

Bridges (http://sgabigbang.talkoncorners.net/?view=fic&id=96) by busaikko has a very realistic, grounded love story between John and Rodney that I think becomes epic in the importance it takes on for both characters.

"The Water Grinds the Stone" by Auburn (http://sgabigbang.talkoncorners.net/?view=fic&id=18) is epic in scope and in length-- over 200,000 words! The romance is big enough to match.

[almostnever.livejournal.com]

Oops-- that first one was supposed to read, "This story's John is very angsty and scared to get close to anyone, so the romance gets very intense."

[sarcastic-fi.livejournal.com]

LOL! Thanks so much. Intense is good!

[wanted-a-pony.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for these recs--they're wonderful! <3 <3

[wanted-a-pony.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for asking this question. All the answers & recs are pure concentrated awesome--definitely going into mems!!

[aqualegia.livejournal.com]

The Journey Home: John's Story (http://sgabigbang.talkoncorners.net/?view=fic&id=76) by puddleofgoo