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Shows: SGA
Rec Category: AU - no Stargate
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Elizabeth Weir, other SGA regulars
Categories: M/M
Words: 9104
Warnings: no AO3 warnings apply
Author on DW: apple_pi
Author's Website: apple_pi on AO3
Link: NHMR Productions Inc. on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is one of my feel-good comfort reads. John's a charismatic TV presenter and Rodney's an irascible, perfectionist building contractor who HGTV build a home renovation fix-it show around. It's like Holmes on Homes but with Rodney badmouthing the shoddy work and half-assed prior contractors and driving his highly competent crew to do amazing makeovers. Teyla is the 2IC with people skills who smooths over his bulldozer approach, and Elizabeth's the executive producer who manages them all. Inevitably, John and Rodney become close and their relationship is beautifully drawn and absolutely in character. Teyla gets pregnant and has Torren during a season finale, leading to spectacular ratings, and finally the media find out that John and Rodney are together and they have to deal with that. It's all really well written, warm and engaging, and I want to watch this show SO BAD! Seriously, I'd watch the hell out of it, but reading the fic comes a close second. The story's fairly well known, but hey, maybe it's time for a re-read!

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Shows: SGA
Rec Category: AU - no Stargate
Characters: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Elizabeth Weir, Jeannie, Kaleb, Madison.
Categories: M/M
Words: ~8200
Warnings: no AO3-type warnings apply
Author on DW: wojelah
Author's Website: wojelah on AO3, Wojelah on LJ
Link: Bar Harbor's Best on LJ (and backup on Wayback). There's also a podfic read by rhea314.
Why This Must Be Read: This is an enjoyable no-Stargate AU in which John is a lobster boat and whale-watching charter skipper. Rodney is a brewer and winemaker from a local vineyard family who'd left Bar Harbor in Maine for a few years after an argument with his family, but who's now returned to renovate the local pub. The usual suspects are translated into local characters - Ronon a chef, and Teyla an environmentalist, for example. There's romance, adventure at sea, and of course a happy ending - it's a lot of fun!

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