Hi, here is a link to the stories I've saved with drowning as part of the story, I can't say for certain if its John saving Rodney though. I don't like death fics so I generally don't save them but there is one fic with that warning, however maybe read the summary and see if its ok for you to read. Nue.
Thanks for the link! This is possibly one of my favourite fics and I must have read it six or seven times, but I completely forgot about the near-drowning part...
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Date: 2017-04-16 08:17 pm (UTC)http://rodneymckayhc.dreamwidth.org/tag/drowning
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Date: 2017-06-09 02:48 am (UTC)http://mckay-sheppard.livejournal.com/700718.html
Deprivation by Chaps1870.
The wet part is at least halfway through the story, but Rodney suffers plenty before then.
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Date: 2017-06-15 04:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-06-29 12:05 am (UTC)Drowning by KarenMcFadyyon
https://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=15582
Might also be at Ao3, if you prefer that format.
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Date: 2017-06-29 10:58 pm (UTC)