Accidentally In Love with dating fics...

[roxy-palace.livejournal.com]

I have just been re-reading the gorgeous 'Accidentally In Love' by Tiger Lady 
( http://www.shetiger.com/fanfic/stargate/accidentally.html)  

Followed by reading the lovely 'Things to Do In Denver When You're Dead' by Speranza
(http://www.trickster.org/speranza/cesper/Denver.html)

And now I really want to find more stories where Rodney and John get together slowly, with nice dates and maybe a bit of emotional misdirection and a little angst.  You know, the slow build, chocolate boxes and roses, 'will they or wont they?'.  As opposed to the ever popular 'Oh?  You like me?!  Quick, trousers off and get on the bed!" (not that I'm knocking 'trousers off and get on the bed!', but you know, variety is nice too. :)) 

Longing and yearning are a definite plus.

Total AU's are deffinitely welcome.

Any rating.

In other words, bring the schmoop.

Comments

[debra-tabor.livejournal.com]

"The Neighborly Detective and the Tragic Woobie Widower" by Master Elayna will do. AU in which Rodney is the Tragic Woobie Widower, complete with cute kid (I don't usually like kid fics, but I do like this one...oh, yes, and "101 Ways to Get Lucky (in Love)" by Scribblin' Lenore works, too, and is also good kidfic AU. Don't have a link.)

Both are NC-17



ETA: Fixed the link, gave a rating. (http://wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=12476&warning=12)

[sasha-feather.livejournal.com]

I just read "Strangers on a Six Train" and totally loved it. It's an AU in New York.
Strangers on a Six Train (http://eye-queue.livejournal.com/680.html)

And then of course there's "Junk Cheap" by devildoll, which I hope everyone's already read. Another humorous AU. Junk Cheap! (http://devildoll.livejournal.com/751627.html)

[eveningblue.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you so much for reccing "Strangers on a Six Train"--I'd never read it before, and loved it completely.

("Junk Cheap" is already one of my favorites!)

[lunamazes.livejournal.com]

http://community.livejournal.com/undermistletoe/51353.html

The link to 101 Ways To Get Lucky (In Love).

[sasha-feather.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I love "Strangers" so much--it's now one of my absolute favs. (Props to kormantic for recommending it to me in this rec thread (http://kormantic.livejournal.com/182454.html).)

[roxy-palace.livejournal.com]

Thanks you guys!

[roxy-palace.livejournal.com]

Just had to come dashing back from reading the first few lines of "The Neighborly Detective and the Tragic Woobie Widower" to say YAY YOU! Thanks, this looks like just the ticket!

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

If AUs are OK, you might also like The Spare (http://mediafans.org/rachael/sga/atlantis_thespare.html) by wickedwords, in which prince-ly!John and scientist!Rodney have an arranged marriage to bring peace to their two countries, and the consumation takes some time to accomplish (on John's part, who's pretty willing for a trophy husband). It's nice and romantic, and an excellent read.

The other is a regency Harlequin-ish AU, A Dangerous Desire or McKay Makes a Match (http://janne-d.livejournal.com/32547.html) by janne_d, in which John saves Rodney from being kindnapped - wait, no, Rodney saves himself, punching John out in the process... They flirt in very regency fashion, and there's falling in love, angst and the like, plus a very nice and satisfying Harlequin-style happy end.

Also, a contemporary AU, in which stuff happens, and happens, before they jump into bed/being together for good: Push/Pull (http://jane-elliot.livejournal.com/29386.html) by jane_elliot. Summary: homeless!John AU

Wait, you want more? Fine. Rodney was having the worst day of his life even before he accidentally ran over a mysterious homeless man with his car. Now he finds himself without a job, with a new roomate, and with one burning question: Who is the enigmatic John Sheppard?

[roxy-palace.livejournal.com]

Oh my Goodness! They all sound completely perfect!! Thank you very much.

[roxy-palace.livejournal.com]

Thanks...I really enjoyed both of these. Nice one.

[roxy-palace.livejournal.com]

Just read Strangers...oh my god! It was SO good!!! Thank you very, very much for reccing it. That story...I am in love. *sigh*

[allyndra.livejournal.com]

On Life and Living (http://home.comcast.net/~wesleysgirl/fanfiction/sga/life.html) by wesleysgirl is my favorite SGA AU. (And since you know the quality of the AUs in this fandom, that's saying something). It's the one where John is a widower and Rodney is (basically) himself. It's lovely, and there are sequels. And she's currently writing another one for fire_fic! *jumps up and down*

How do you feel about high school AUs? Or movie remixes? The Best Things in Life Are Free (http://www.offpanel.net/smittywing/stories/tbtilaf.html) by smittywing is absolutely brilliant. It's the one where John is the cool kid from "Can't Buy Me Love," and Rodney is the geek who bribes John to hang out with him. So good, and there are some wonderful Rodney & Jeannie moments.

But Wait, There's More (http://community.livejournal.com/anotheratlantis/7331.html) by lavvyan is great, and not nearly as silly as the premise sounds. It's the one where John is the Home Shopping host who helps inventor!Rodney sell his gadgets on TV. There's a follow-up, too, written due to popular demand.

*looks at the list of fics that have been recced to you* Damn, we have awesome AUs in this fandom!

[allyndra.livejournal.com]

Thought of two more. Actually, I've recced these before, but I love them enough to keep mentioning them.

astolat's amazing Time in a Bottle (http://www.intimations.org/fanfic/stargate/time_in_a_bottle.html) is an excellent fic with a slow build. It's the one where John and Rodney get stuck in a virtual environment. You may have already read it, as it is much loved, but it never hurts to rec it again.

Cleave (http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=8018) by amireal is really touching. It's the one where people with the ATA gene develop a brand new allergy.

I'll warn you now, I may come back and stalk this post some more when I think of other stories.

[roxy-palace.livejournal.com]

Wow! That is totally awesome!! Thanks a lot.

[roxy-palace.livejournal.com]

I LOVED Time in a bottle! When John totally loses it because Rodney's just...gone...and when they eek out the touching to make it through the day...*sigh* I melt every single time.

Cleave, I don't know, so I'm looking forward to that one.

The others you've recced look interesting. I will read them, even the one that, yes indeed, does sound pretty silly. John as Home Shopping Host. *g*

*I'll warn you now, I may come back and stalk this post some more when I think of other stories.*

That's the kind of warning I can live with! Bring it on!!!

[allyndra.livejournal.com]

You're going to get sick of me eventually, because I don't bookmark anything, so it's all a matter of fics popping into my head. I'm assuming you've read A Beautiful Lifetime Event (http://www.intimations.org/fanfic/stargate/lifetime_event.html) by astolat and A Farm in Iowa (http://sheafrotherdon.livejournal.com/105567.html) by sheafrotherdon, just because everyone on the planet seems to have read them. Two other stories that recently occurred to me:

Looking for Lamour (http://trinityofone.livejournal.com/40661.html) by trinityofone is a roadtrip fic. It's the one where they drive Route 66 and John slowly figures things out. John's POV really works for me in this one.

Slow and Steady (http://kellifer-fic.livejournal.com/32413.html) by kellifer_fic has one of my personal favorite things: a Rodney who is neither oblivious nor socially incompetent. It's the one where John doesn't touch anyone.

[roxy-palace.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, Beautiful Lifetime Event was my gateway fic for this fandom (after something of a gruesome false start with a fic involving John, Rodney and some alien inforced fisting...ahem...)

And would you believe it, I just this second discovered A farm in Iowa, just as I saw your comment.

Slow and steady sounds great!

Every time I think I must have come to the limist of this fandom I just discover more and more...I need to get organised and make myself a reading list or I'll never get through them all.

That and a bookmarking system.

Jeez...I need remedial fandom help.:)

Thanks so much for your recs. Keep them coming.

I was thinking of an online fandom book club, where we read and discuss the 'classics'. Then I thought 'Someone will have done this already. Ever hear of such a thing?

Or am I REALLY showing my lack of fu now?

[roxy-palace.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! Thanks so much. The Beauty and the Beast one sounds right up my street.

Yes, there have been some really great suggestions since I posted. Everyone has been so incredibly helpful:)

If unidentified is the AU with amnesiac!Rodney and Gay and Pining!John then I've read it and completely loved it.

Anyway, thanks a bunch for these! I'm shagging off work to dive in right now!

[roxy-palace.livejournal.com]

Jeez...Just had to jump over and tell you I'm reading A Farm In Iowa right now and it's just great. I'm not always too sure about kid fics, but Daddy!John just melts me in all the right ways. Thanks so much for this rec:)

[allyndra.livejournal.com]

Isn't it good? There's a reason most everyone on the planet has read it. :o) sheafrotherdon raised a phenomenal amount of money for fire_fic by promising to write another part, so there will probably be an addition soon after you finish the current parts. *rubs hands greedily*

I have issues with a lot of kid!fic myself, but some stories overcome that.

[roxy-palace.livejournal.com]

Have you read the one where John is Rodney's relationship therapist from Pasedena and has a daughter? That one is brilliant kid fic, mostly because she's hardly in it and when she is she's taking the piss out of Rodney and/or their big gay crushes on each other. It's really sweet.

Dashing off to check out Fire_fic now. I know nothing about it.

[allyndra.livejournal.com]

I love 101 Ways to Get Lucky (In Love)! Although I'll admit, I get embarrassed on behalf of fictional people really easily, so when I re-read it, I tend to skip over the beginning, when Rondey is being horrible to his staff. It took me months to read Bell Curve, or Ladies Night at the Boom Boom Room (http://glitterati.talkoncorners.net/fiction/bellcurve/bellcurve.html) by rageprufrock, because I had to keep covering my face or clicking over to another screen when I got embarrassed for Rodney. And that's a great fic, recced far and wide. If you haven't read it yet, it's the one where John is a bartender/occasional stripper, and then he's Rodney's TA. Despite her habit of embarrassing me, Pru's descriptions just knock me dead every single time.

As I'm sure you've discovered if you went over there, fire_fic is a community created to raise money for the victims of a house fire. I am so in love with fandom for the generosity people have shown. It's amazing.

[roxy-palace.livejournal.com]

Oh man...I totally hear you re: getting a shame on for characters. I'm always having to walk out of the room when I'm watching TV (usually when Lex does something completely stupid and/or gay-but-not-in-a-good-way). But yeah, I get embarrassed reading fics too: I was once (naughtily) reading a Joe/David rps, which I would never normally do because it just leaves me feeling icky and red in the face. Anyway, near the end David accidentally calls Joe 'John' in a moment of angst, and I actually yelled 'HOLY SHIT! NO!' at the top of my lungs and turned off the computer. This would have in no way been a problem if it hadn't been 3 am and the computer hadn't been right next to my ma's bedroom. Parental questions about why you're red in the face and yelling obscenities at 3 in the morning are in no way cool.

I am totally going to read the Boom boom one now.

Right after I friend you:)

PS you are SO my pusher right now. Yay you!

Re: You're welcome :-)

[roxy-palace.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's the one. He discovers he bought John a plane to say sorry before the amnesia?

I read it that they were never together, just friends, but John wanted to move things on, and Rodney was too messed up to accept it. John takes this to mean Rodney's really straight...and so doesn't try again when he's helping Rodney get through the amnesia...

But it all works out for the best in the end!

I'll have to read it again now to see if that was more my wishful thinking at work!

Re: You're welcome :-)

[roxy-palace.livejournal.com]

I think of them as only friends because Rodney says "I wont be your Saturday Night Special" when John makes a pass at him in a pre amnesia flashback. And John's all hurt that Rodney would think he'd do that. And Rodney's all hurt because he can't do the thing with people. There's a mess o' hurtin'.

What do you think?

It's a really great story. I love post amnesia Rodney. He such a sweet heart, and she really paints a picture of what someone like the Rodney we know and love would be like if the world hadn't repeatedly kicked him in the nuts - the rock climbing thing is priceless.