Opaque Sheppard,

[hickman1937.livejournal.com]

I'm looking for stories where from beginning to end you think you know him but maybe not. I am one of those ubiquitous McShep fans but if you know a story that fits with Sheppard/? go ahead. I may or may not read but others will. The only example I have is judas doesn't answer by auburn

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[jane-connor.livejournal.com]

Black Helicopters series (http://whizzy.livejournal.com/?skip=10&tag=black%20helicopters) by whizzy. Very long, very plotty and clever. From PG-13 to NC-17. John/Rodney, obv.

Sandstorms (http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=11931) by Mithreon, which is tale classic where Sheppard comes off as complete ass, but turns out not so much.

A Face That Nobody Knows (http://sgabigbang.talkoncorners.net/?view=fic&id=52) by aesc. John/Rodney, NC-17. Rodney is a private detective, John is homme fatale.

[hickman1937.livejournal.com]

Thank you jane. I've read these but it's been awhile. Worth re-reading.

[almostnever.livejournal.com]

Homunculus (http://community.livejournal.com/mcshep_match/10542.html) by siriaeve
After a close call, John's behaving strangely.

Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by ras_elased (http://community.livejournal.com/mcshep_match/10789.html)
AU: John's a thief who doesn't even know his own heart til circumstances force him to make a choice.

Forget Me Not by maisierita (http://maisierita.livejournal.com/14509.html)
Rodney is in a prison where the inmates are stripped of their memories, and even more than his own lost past, his fellow inmate and new servant John is a mystery to him.

Sequelae, by The Spike (http://community.livejournal.com/sga_flashfic/712183.html)
Years after the end of the Atlantis expedition, Rodney doesn't know who John is anymore... but John needs his help.

These are darker:
Four Ways John Sheppard Didn't Lose His Mind by cupidsbow (http://cupidsbow.livejournal.com/203060.html)
Four different scenarios, one of them revealing Sheppard's not who he seems.

Failsafe by ana-grrl (http://ana-grrl.livejournal.com/121113.html)
Rodney notices power spikes, and John's acting oddly.

[almostnever.livejournal.com]

The stories I'm reccing above and here don't all leave John ambiguous all the way through the end, but I'm trying to only rec you stories that have John opaque for the lion's share of the story. I hope that works!

The Sacrificial Mage by taste_is_sweet (http://www.alyse.info/sesa_files/TheSacrificialMage.htm)
AU; Rodney is a mage, John is mute and buggy and mysterious.

Four Quarters verse (http://trinityofone.unrealwords.com/fiction.html#sga) by trinityofone
You need to scroll down a bit on the page to see the series links. It's in alphabetical order under "F."
AU; the team are the biggest band in the world; John's... well, opaque.

Bridges by busaikko (http://sgabigbang.talkoncorners.net/?view=fic&id=96)
AU; John's an ex-Air Force pilot, Rodney's an engineer. They begin a relationship but John's opacity makes it hard for Rodney to get close.

Tannhauser Gate (http://trinityofone.unrealwords.com/tannhauser.html), also by trinityofone
John's not what he seems.

Arizona (http://wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=14187&warning=12), Puerto Vallarta (http://wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=14193) and Mexico City (http://wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=14194) by seperis.
AU; John's a mysterious spy/bounty hunter, Rodney's on the run. Ends on a cliffhanger, sort of.

There's also Seperis' The Rules of Attraction (http://seperis.livejournal.com/611549.html), AU in which Rodney is a surveillance expert and John's an undercover FBI agent, but it's unfinished and unlikely to be finished. It's great while it lasts though.

[hickman1937.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, some I've read and forgotten, a couple I've never seen. Thank you! And I'm starting to realize that I prefer it if John is more understandable at or near the end so good job! I appreciate it.

[altes-dev.livejournal.com]

I fail at pretty links... so:

SGA/X-men AU crossover, "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" by Nel
http://www.pertifity.com/fanfic/goodguys.htm

John's motives are pretty ambiguous. (Warnings: Not a death fic! Oh, though there is violence, sex and language.)

[hickman1937.livejournal.com]

Cool, another one I've never read. Thank you.