LF: McShep; AU Sheppard discovers he has ancient gene

[amproof.livejournal.com]

Looking for AU (or semi-AU) McShep fics like Farm in Iowa in which there is a scene (or scenes) where John accidentally discovers his ancient gene and doesn't understand it and then Rodney sees and explains it.

The longer the better b/c I love the slow build. :)

Thank you for your help!

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[squidgiepdx]

Pimping something of my own here (well, me & elderwitty) - our Citrus Hill 'verse, where John finds out quite by accident that he has the gene.

[amproof.livejournal.com]

That sounds right up my alley. Thank you!!

[elleipsis.livejournal.com]

I know I have read some AU's where John discovers his ATA gene by accident (usually by picking up things he shouldn't) and then Rodney explains what it is (whilst going mad with excitement and sudden lust, let's be honest) but I can only remember the name of one straight off the top of my head:

Hindsight by Ragepurfock (http://archiveofourown.org/works/256849).

I hope it fits what you are looking for and I will endeavour to try and remember some more.

[amproof.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Please do come back and share if you find more. I don't know what it is about scenes like this, but I love them so much. :D

[elleipsis.livejournal.com]

Found some more:

- Adventures in an Astrophysicist's Life by Elayna (http://www.furholt.net/elaynas_den/_McShep_Adventures.htm) AU story of how they met before atlantis. NC-17.
- Tongues of men and angels by Mad_mauldin (http://archiveofourown.org/works/54934?view_full_work=true) AU story in the milky way, the one where Rodney is a Tok'ra (and incidentally one of my favourite stories!). PG-13
- Converging by Perna (http://archiveofourown.org/works/20793) AU story of how they met before, sort of fits I think? NC-17

Hope these help :) And I know what you mean, I love those scenes too.

[amproof.livejournal.com]

I haven't read any of those. \o/

[phyllis-stine.livejournal.com]

http://archiveofourown.org/series/7573 The Detective and the Woobie 'verse by Elayna.

[amproof.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!

[janeaverage.livejournal.com]

I have a delicious tag for fics where Rodney brings John (https://delicious.com/#janeaverage/theme%3Asg%3Arodney.brings.john) to the program, some or all of which might fit, but these were the ones I thought of off the top (besides Hindsight and Converging, which, totally seconded):

Taking the B Train (http://archiveofourown.org/works/308104) by LdyAnne: John messed up his leg going back for Holland and earned a medical discharge instead of exile to Antarctica, but one day, after drowning his sorrows, he starts to "hallucinate" a certain astrophysicist who's on Atlantis.

Hello, I Must be Going (http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=12120) by Stormheller: John's in Colorado for his review after disobeying orders and sort-of-accidentally picks up Rodney in a bar. And then he touches something in Rodney's room.

Construction Work (http://neery.livejournal.com/28909.html) by neery: John's doing construction work outside Rodney's apartment. (this one's pretty short, but a lot of fun)

[amproof.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I look forward to reading all these. The last two especially sound perfect.

[(Anonymous)]

The King of Wishful Thinking by Margie
http://margarks.livejournal.com/389497.html
Summary: Based on the movie Pretty Woman, but with an SGA twist. The title is based, in case you didn't know, on a song from the soundtrack.

One of my favorites.

deconblus aka Mimi

[amproof.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[phyllis-stine.livejournal.com]

http://archiveofourown.org/works/441
Jungle Fever by cupidsbow