Request; McShep AU

[sarcastic-fi.livejournal.com]

Hi I'm looking for a spesific kind of AU;

In which only one of Rodney or John is involved with the Stargate or Atlantis programme and meets the other. An example I can think of is Black Helicopters where John is in the Stargate Programme and meets Rodney. Either way around would be okay. Please slash fiction though!

Thanks!

Edit (17:46):: also... have there been any fanfictions written where Rodney and John have been married or in a serious relationship in the past and then come together? Again, AU would suit this best but if there was one in the SGA verse that'd be okay too. I would love some post-relationship angst that gets resolved and happy endings ensue... well it doesn't have to get resolved just as long as no one ends up with someone else (e.g. Rodney and John were married, broke up and teh fiction ends with John getting together with Teyla or Rodney marrying Keller or whatever). If there are no fictions like this then any where either are in post-relationship (especially divorce) trouble and then meet each other. McShep and AU please.

Comments

[anonymoouse.livejournal.com]

Have a shufti through here. There are lots to choose from and with a bit of sifting I am sure you will find fics where only one are in SGA.

http://www.squidge.org/GiantMcShepAUList/the-actual-list/

[ashke.livejournal.com]

The Giant McShep AU list has lots of great stories on it and it is very comprehensive.

I forget if it is on the list or not but there is a great McShep AU where John is a caterer and Rodney works for a firm that does some government work for Stargate Program. The link is:

http://jane-elliot.inkquill.com/fiction/proposition.html

[mckaysmonkey.livejournal.com]

The AU list is very good, if rather long. If you can't face wading though it, you might want to try the Citrus Hill AU:

http://archiveofourown.org/series/5196

And also the Fosters Bakery AU.

http://almostnever.livejournal.com/631350.html

Both are stories where Rodney works for SGC but John does not.

For your other request, try this one:

http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=10408

[csad21.livejournal.com]

There is this one with military!rodney and author!john:

* N.O.R.W.I.C.H. by Tzigane and Zaganthi (http://www.caffiends.net/viewstory.php?sid=474&index=1)
Summary: Of course he'd be a dean or something, because he couldn't see, so he couldn't fly. And there Rodney was, in the Air Force and probably doing everything John had wanted to do. Fucker. // The story where John and Rodney were together during college, and split up when McKay joined the Air Force. A decade later, they meet and get together again. Rodney is a Major in the SGC, John a bestselling author. This is also the story where Rodney gets outed through a badly timed beaming.

Then the one with construction-worker!john:
* Construction Work by neery (http://neery.livejournal.com/28909.html)
Rodney groaned, letting himself flop back against this pillows. “Okay, this is not happening. Seriously, I’m still sleeping, and you’re just a dream I’m going to wake up from any minute now. Hot and smart guys do not just turn up in my bedroom.” // [ Alternate link: http://neery.killerstar.net/stories/constructionwork.html


* Jungle Fever by cupidsbow (http://cupidsbow.livejournal.com/226259.html)
Dr Rodney McKay, kidnapped by a Goa'uld, has to be rescued by ex-Air Force John Sheppard. Unfortunately, the return trip includes a trip through a jungle. Which, Rodney thinks, just figures.

* Water Your Dreams by Amireal & Ladycat777 (http://www.unrealwords.com/thestuff/sga/wateryourdreams.html)
Summary: "It didn't occur to me until later that you actually meant a boat." // Meeting in a bakery while John is on vacation after promotion to Major. Dinner date on a boat. A week spent together. Meeting again, years later, in Antarctica.

* Chance of a Lifetime by ca_pierson (http://archiveofourown.org/works/12932?view_full_work=true)
Summary: Being sent to recruit someone for the Atlantis expedition wasn’t Rodney’s idea of a good time. // An AR where John doesn't have a black mark, but had to retire on disability. But when a recent brush with alternate reality gate teams makes it clear the only way the Atlantis expedition is even going to survive, much less succeed, is with both Rodney *and* John on the expedition, the SGC is eager to recruit him. And so Rodney is sent out to do one of the most difficult things he's ever had to. Surprisingly light-hearted story, actually.

* With Bones Like That by torakowalski (http://community.livejournal.com/mcshep_match/44484.html)
Summary: “I’m Dr Rodney McKay,” she said slowly. “We were at Berkeley together. You majored in mechanical engineering because you’re an idiot who wanted to go to war rather than use your brain for something worthwhile. I’m Rodney McKay with breasts, okay? It’s not that hard to grasp." // [ Alternate link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/40305 ]

* The One You Believe by torakowalski (http://torakowalski.livejournal.com/152959.html?format=light#cutid2)
Companion story to "With Bones Like That". Carson's POV.

* Unhealthy Attachment by Amireal (http://www.unrealwords.com/thestuff/sga/unhealthy.html)
Summary: "So your bedside manner leaves a lot to be desired."

* Intersections by Kaneko (http://archiveofourown.org/works/7123)
How John and Rodney meet before Atlantis. John is the pilot when Rodney transfers to Antarctica.

* Converging by Purna (http://archiveofourown.org/works/20793)
[ Alternate link: Part 1: http://purna.livejournal.com/22055.html + Part 2: http://purna.livejournal.com/21837.html + Part 3: http://purna.livejournal.com/21717.html ]
John is a lifeguard, but there's still an Atlantis. Alternate Reality.

As for the second part of your request, this one will partially fit (I say partially because, while Rodney and John have been in a serious relationship years before Atlantis, they did not separate, but kept it necessarily secret):
Now and Then by the_cephalopod (http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?action=printable&sid=12920&textsize=0&chapter=1)
John & Rodney began their relationship pre-Atlantis. Pre Russia & Afghanistan, actually.

[csad21.livejournal.com]

As for the second part of your request, I'm sure there are quite a few of those, though the only McShep one I know of is:
Breathe by Medie (http://archiveofourown.org/works/91331)
Summary: Two years ago, John Sheppard walked out on their marriage, Meredith McKay walked out on the SGC, now he's back. The question is, why?
To be honest, I haven't read this story because of precisely this summary. Not my cup of thing, you know? But I still can recommend it highly simply because it fits your request and it's written by medie, and generally her writing style is great, quality-wise.


Ironically, the one story that fits your request really really well is a McWeir one (past McWeir, present McShep): We Used To Be Friends (The ComeOnNowSugar, BringItOnBringItOnYeah Remix) by justabi (http://archiveofourown.org/works/4619), which has a strangely (I say "strangely", because I don't usually like McWeir) captivating plot you can vividly imagine.

[zoemathemata.livejournal.com]

Have you tried A Farm in Iowa series (http://sheafrotherdon.livejournal.com/105567.html) by sheafrotherdon?

I believe Rodney works for SGC in that one.

AND IT'S SO GREAT.

[esteefee]

Taking the B Train by ldyanne. Rodney goes to Atlantis on the Expedition. John is on medical discharge from the USAF. Summary: "Summary: The first time John Sheppard saw Rodney McKay he thought he was hallucinating." McShep.

Request 1

[joya-oscura.livejournal.com]

The Black Helicopter series by whizzy
http://archiveofourown.org/series/873
Premise: John is working at the SGC as a glorified light-switch/pilot when he happens to crash a Puddle-Jumper in Canada. Rodney, a retired scientist, is able to contact him and offer help.
Note: I added this because others might be interested in reading this fic series, but you didn't leave a link in the original post.

The Long Journey Home by skoosiepants – ~11,000 words
http://skoosiepants.livejournal.com/178151.html
Premise: John is a part of the SGC and went to Atlantis. Rodney is a sci-fi author, who through an Ancient device saw John life in the Pegasus galaxy. Rodney ended up writing a book series based on John’s adventure. Then things go pear-shaped when John becomes unreachable.

Adventures in an Astrophysicist's Life by Elayna
http://archiveofourown.org/works/185829
Summary: A genius, evil co-workers, a strip joint…life just keeps happening to Rodney.

Santa in a Stetson by kho - 17,000
http://lovethesnark.livejournal.com/14217.html
Summary: The Tavern on the Green, which is a kick and a half being that it’s located in the desert, is sixty miles north-northwest of Las Vegas and twenty miles south-southeast of Groom Lake. John gave up a long time ago trying to figure out if the bar did so well being only an hour out from Vegas or being the nearest watering hole for conspiracy-theorists thinking they’re going to sneak into Area 51.