14 Things That Happened Off-Screen - It would never work, of course, but he wanted Rodney to tell him that exact thing. Preferably with a long explanation that included hand waving, complicated phrases, and a few choice words concerning John's lack of intelligence.
A Soul to Keep - pre-slash: Rodney frowned at the way the soldier's eyes wouldn't quite focus, his pupils sluggish and widely dilated.
After the Fall - post-Atlantis: After the Atlantis expedition had been recalled to Earth, John had quickly lost contact with his few remaining friends.
An Exercise in Pointlessness - character death: John felt strangely betrayed, and it made him spit out his next words: "You're gay, you wanted, you would have- how did you imagine it, tie me up, bend me over some altar and fuck me for the good of Atlantis?"
An SGA Fairy-Tale - crack!fic: "Gentlemen, let me see if I got this right. Dr. McKay complained that nobody seems to get him, so the Deravami gave him a fairy to help him find his soul mate."
Answer Man - "Hey, McKay, why do all the aliens speak English?"
Basics - character death: One of the most basic human character traits was the need for revenge, Rodney thought, staring at the device in his hands.
Blunted Edge - sequel to I, A Knife's Blade: There were too many memories he didn't want to recall, too many images he didn't want to see, but they just kept repeating themselves. Over and over and over again.
But Never the Nights - perceived character death: Whatever had happened, the Wraith dart was down, and he was alive, that was all that mattered to him right now. He'd just have to get out of it, be found by his team-mates, and let himself be taken home to Atlantis into the gentle if a little unsympathetic care of Carson Beckett.
Dead Zone - pre-slash: "I'm…" John swallowed. "I think I can see the past when I touch something."
Eighty Days Give or Take - "Well, yes, if you want to take an incredibly complex and intriguing concept and reduce it to the level of a third-rate sci-fi show," and Rodney's face was clearly telling what he thought about that, "congratulations, it's a holodeck."
Emissions - It was as though the Wraith queen's invasion had unlocked something in his mind
Ethereal - SG-1's Crystal Skull: The orb had been all that was left behind, lying unharmed on the floor where Sheppard had stood, just moments ago.
Falling Again - sequel to After the Fall: Rodney had started needling the brass to assign John "somewhere he's actually useful, and by that I mean here" practically from the day he had taken his new position as the scientific head of Nevada's most famous secret base.
Far Ahead the Road has Gone - "So long, Major." Three simple words, and John's blood froze at the sound of his own pathetic goodbye thrown back at him.
Focal Point - pre-slash: With the good drugs faded enough to make him lucid, but not enough to make him cry with pain, Rodney usually experienced the worst part of hospitalisation – boredom, which for lack of a laptop or even a handheld inevitably led to introspection.
Gifts You Didn't Ask For (But Wanted) - "Well." John scratched his head, still not liking the thought of Rodney as being lonely somehow. "You'll have to clear it with Elizabeth first. And convince Caldwell to transport a small animal and all its gear."
Here There Be - "It's a dragon," Rodney said stupidly, but instead of slapping him across the head for pointing out the obvious, all John could do was nod.
Home Fires Burning - a 'kill Weir' fic: "Look, Colonel, we all can pretend we've never heard of the Andes, but let's face it: if we want to survive, one of us has got to go."
I, A Knife's Blade - AU-ish, temporary character death: A Goa'uld mothership turning up in the Pegasus galaxy had been a surprise, to say the least. So had John's first encounter with the ring device. And his first time in the sarcophagus wasn't something he liked to dwell upon, either.
Insect Hole - pre-slash, torture: The two creatures huddled together in their cage, and Tvarrgk wondered if they were mates.
Ishmael - AU-ish: Rodney has never viewed himself as a particularly self-sacrificing person, but standing in his burning city, watching the last jumper headed for the mainland take off into the night sky, he finds that what he feels is more relief than fear.
Land Mines - sequel to Insect Hole: A month had passed since they'd been rescued, and Rodney's body was slowly healing. The first two days had been dreadful, when it had seemed like the doctors were fighting a losing battle, when Carson hadn't stepped out of the infirmary, in case Rodney… just in case.
Like Pavlov's Dogs - they met before: He is ten when they move again. His father has accepted a post in Canada – Canada! It's practically behind enemy lines! – so John says goodbye to the few friends he's got, packs his stuff, and off they go. He's determined he won't like it there.
Mind's Eye - amnesia!fic: "Hey, Rodney," the man in front of him said quietly, and he blinked at this unexpected gift, the knowledge of his name.
Not Quite an Explosion - "Well, if we're all done here, I'd like to add something." They all turned towards him with expectant gazes. "Once the Hiveship is gone, I'll return to Earth aboard the Daedalus. Consider this my official resignation."
One Man's Island - AU-ish, werewolf!John: John didn't have to turn around to know that Rodney was staring at him, at the long, furred ears, the shaggy black tail that had ripped a hole through his BDUs.
Perks - The thing about having sensitive nipples, besides their irritating habit of perking up at the most inconvenient moments, was that they hurt when it was cold.
Pride's Old Companion - Some lesson this is, and the tension keeps building up inside you until you snap, and tell him that he shouldn't think you didn't know exactly what your team is up to.
Probably Mistaken - It's not always easy to meet expectations. Sometimes, it's even harder not to.
Queen Bee - a 'kill Weir' fic: There was only one way to get into Elizabeth's quarters these days
Resolving the Issue - pre-slash: His eyes are dry and itchy, and so is his skin; there's a headache at the base of his skull where the muscles are tense and hardened, he can't concentrate anymore, and if he doesn't get some sleep soon, he fears he's going to kill someone.
Rising - character death, tentacle sex: "One of my team members just turned into a giant, glowing squid, so excuse me if I'm a little on edge here!"
Routines - crack!fic-ish: Atlantis might adore The One, but her subroutines loved The Scientist.
Routines: Missing Scene - John leaned both hands on the door, feeling the vibrations shuddering through it, through the floor, "When I get my hands on you, I'm going to kill you, you stupid bastard! Get out of there! Now!"
Same Old Dance - cheating!John: Rodney closed the door on Sheppard and the redhead, closed the door on naked, sweaty people who were so involved with what they were doing they hadn't even noticed him, and walked away.
Shudder - kink!fic: "Do it," Rodney breathed, "I want… do it, John."
Sick Cycle Carousel - temporary character death: He woke up on the dirty floor of a crude, wooden cage. Groaning, he sat up, shaking his head against the dizziness that followed.
Size 7 ½ – Cinderella AU, musical: Rodney was having a bad day. His mother had died in some bizarre kitchen accident involving a kettle, a carrot, and a dead chicken, and they were just returning from having her buried next to his father. They, because Rodney's stepfather Acastus Kolya was nothing if not keeping up the outward appearance of being a grieving widower, and his two daughters Chaya and Mara had dutifully shed a few tears as well, even if they did have to pinch their eyelids to get the water flowing.
Some Freely – currently taken down for sgabigbang purposes
That Fuzzy Feeling - drugged!sex: "Ro'ney, you drugged me," John managed a halfway indignant voice, and thus was horrified when he concluded the sentence with a giggle.
The Absence of Sound - character death: He had heard it for the first time on the day that Carson had tried his gene therapy. Like a hesitant greeting, cautious but jubilant, clear notes not quite like a piano reverberating through the back of his mind.
The Art of Feeling Guilty - pre-slash: Rodney, though, didn't really hold the whole thing against him, not after the initial round of 'you shot me – give me chocolate'. Ironically, it made a crappy situation even worse, because John didn't know how to deal with a forgiving Rodney McKay.
The Exceedingly Sad and Very Touching Story of How Dr. Elizabeth Weir Died Saving Atlantis - a 'kill Weir' fic: "My negotiations with the Enari are incredibly delicate and as you all know, vital to the survival of Atlantis. So here's what I need you to do," Elizabeth said, and died.
Thorn Wall - pre-slash: "There is a truth each of them needs to know. They will wake up if you tell them the right thing. Do not worry: if you fail, I will rouse them myself." She had smiled again, and then with a wink of her wings, she had disappeared, leaving him alone in a sleeping city.
Trinity's Fall - pre-slash: And really, what had he expected? That Sheppard would send in the cavalry, to go find one egoistic, arrogant scientist? They hadn't cared the last few weeks, why would they start now?
Untitled Snippet - pre-slash: The mission had been less than successful right from the beginning: capture, torture, Sheppard needlessly mouthing 'don't tell them anything' from behind a forcefield in a tube that had been rapidly filling with water, Rodney unable to do anything but watch.
View Points - ascended!Rodney: Rodney had used the Ancient's ascension machine to save John's life, ultimately giving up his own. It was a noble, selfless thing to do, and John wanted nothing more than to drag Rodney back and beat the shit out of him for doing it.
What Do You Know? - PWP: In hindsight, it had probably been a really stupid thing to say, John thought, and gasped as a hand cupped him through the fabric of his BDUs.
You Know You Screwed Up When You… - The worst, the hardest thing was that McKay had been so brave about it, pale but composed, and damn if the scientist's last words hadn't been "It's not your fault, Major."
14 Things That Happened Off-Screen - "I don't think I can do this," Elizabeth said, and sighed.
Drone's Ascent - Wraith!fic: It was the time every drone, every worker, was striving to strike down a clansbrother of importance, to bring the fallen's severed head before Her Who Had a Name, the Queen, to ascend both in rank and in Her favour.
Jawbone Festival - Halloween!fic, character death: Rodney's nightmare had started with a bite. A small child in the village they'd visited had bitten Teyla's hand, and when she'd turned around towards them, her eyes had been dull and her face blank.
Of a Friend - Rodney's faith in Sheppard's coping mechanisms aside, there was the issue Sheppard had with taking proper care of himself. As in, he didn't.
Or Down Low - character death: Rodney summoned the last of his strength and pushed himself forward, allowing himself a brief, pained smile as his hand encountered coarse dark fabric, warmed by the afternoon sun. He pushed again, and again, and then he was there, finally giving in to pain and dizziness and letting go, allowing himself to rest.
The Dreaded Day - could be read as pre-slash: Rodney was going to do the self-sacrificing thing once again, for he had invited Sheppard for the weekend.
The Formula of Perfection - At first, he had thought the SG-1 formula was simple: two soldiers + two scientists = one hell of a team. Only that one of the soldiers had been an alien, and one of the scientists had been a soldier, so it might take a slightly more complicated equation than that.
Waves Breaking on the Shore - rape!fic: Rodney had looked up at the small tumult, his eyes wide and afraid, and John had desperately tried to find something reassuring to say, to tell him everything would be all right.
Wraith Snippet - Wraith!fic: Tonight's feast is rich.
(Almost) Rapunzel - not-quite-prince!John & not-really-Rapunzel!Rodney: For a moment, they just stared at each other. Then the prince asked, "Aren't you supposed to be a beautiful princess?"
14 Things That Happened Off-Screen - "It's gonna look degrading and stupid, and I'm not wearing them." Rodney crossed his arms over his chest and glared at the offending harem pants. "And I don't care how humiliating it was to get them through customs; if you like them that much, you put them on."
Antarctic Drift - penguin!fic: "Tell me we didn't just adopt an egg." It shouldn't have been possible, but John sounded intrigued and irritated at the same time.
By the End of April - fireman!John: One look at the tall man in the middle, and Rodney couldn't have kept the words from spilling out if he'd tried: "Mr. May!"
Don't Ask Anymore - musical star!John & reporter!Rodney: "Rodney!" His quick, slightly ironic smile was the same as ten years ago. "Drive with me back to the hotel? I believe I owe you an interview."
Flight of the Bumblebee - third in the greenhouse-verse: "Oh, I'm incredibly, incredibly sorry. I'm a frisky bumblebee," the insect answered sincerely, and sunflower sniggered.
Ghost Writer - romance novel author!John & ghost!Rodney: "Oh, yes, like violence is going to help," the man snapped, but he was bouncing on his feet, looking irrationally happy for someone who was… dead.
High Stakes - Discworld!AU: John just looked at the other man, who in the cramped small-town tavern stuck out like a sore thumb with his black robe and pointy hat, and raised one of his brows. Rodney rolled his eyes. "Rodney McKay. Do I get your name, or would that obliterate the baffling veil of mystery you shroud yourself in?"
Incorporating a Few Slight Adjustments - mensa!AU: Rod's initial feeling of smug superiority over being the better McKay had quickly given way to envy. Honest to god envy, because Rodney could be petty, could be an egoist, and he still had friends, and it was probably a truer friendship than anything Rod had ever had.
Life in Full Bloom - first in the greenhouse-verse: Thus began a relationship of gentle ribbing and teasing, with sunflower doing his best to keep tulip grounded and from alienating the rest of the greenhouse with his attitude. Tulip, in turn, took a special delight in educating sunflower in the various types of fertiliser and playing the occasional game of guano/not guano.
Live Life Ordinary - ex-pilot!John & physicist Rodney: The man's chest was rising in a slow, regular pattern, so at least he wasn't dead yet. It was a small comfort, but at this point, Rodney was willing to take whatever he could get.
Shagging the Sheikh - sheikh!John & almost-harem!boy Rodney: To add insult to injury, bad weather had forced his plane to detour around Eastern Europe and finally land in some tiny backwater Arabian kingdom no one had ever heard of when they'd run out of fuel. Rodney had kept pacing around the ridiculously small waiting area, only to be ogled by some guy with a suit and stupid hair who'd smiled at him and then had him kidnapped by his minions.
Snow White - temporary character death: When the prince came to the coffin made of glass, seven Ancients stepped into his way: this one was not meant for him.
Starting Over - therapist!John & amnesiac!Rodney: John told himself to be patient. Five months ago, this man had forgotten every single thing about his life, including his own name and face, and nobody had been able to figure out a reason. And while Dr. McKay had shown an amazing capacity for learning and adapting, it didn't change the fact that his situation was anything but normal, and he deserved to be cut some slack.
The Cat and the Raven - raven!John & tomcat!Rodney: As cats and ravens went, they shouldn't have had too much in common, or even seen each other as anything other than a moving piece of fur on the ground or a black dot high in the air
The Eternally Unnamed - ketchup!John & pea!Rodney: "Ketchup and peas don't go together."
The Necessity of Having a Bee (Or Not) - second in the greenhouse-verse: "You know," sunflower said casually one morning, "I think my pollen are ripe."
The Spaces Inside - BDSM-AU: Every two or three days, John would pick Rodney up and drive them back to his house, where they'd play.
The Useless Little Garage in the Middle of Nowhere - mechanic!Rodney: Later, John would say it was luck that had his car break down just outside the dirty little town of Atlantis, Ohio.
Tree Hugger - lumberjack!John & whatever!Rodney: "I'm demonstrating against the fatal environmental implications of logging and its effects on the very sensitive floral and faunal balance of the Canadian ecosystem."
Underworld: Last Stand - Underworld!crossover: In the early days, before the war, there were two boys. One of them was a Vampire, the other a Lycan. It was in a time when Lycans were the Vampires' daytime guardians, little more than slaves, but in the way children often have, the two boys didn't care much about that.
Unwell - currently taken down for sgabigbang purposes
With Wings So Bright They Burn - X-Men!crossover: John didn't want to be special. He just wanted to be left alone.
14 Things That Happened Off-Screen - BvP/Thoughtcrimes: A sudden movement to his left made him flinch, and then she was there, very red and very big, staring down at him and the unlucky snake that was now wound around his arm right up to his elbow.
For Now at Least - BvP/Thoughtcrimes, third in the Naga!Emmett-verse: Emmett doesn't want to be loved because he's some kind of exotic being, no matter how much he wants to just take Brendan and hold him and never let him go, and it has to show on his face.
Mechanics of a Relationship - BvP/Thoughtcrimes: On good days, Freya didn't tap into Emmett's thoughts anymore, because he gleefully projected everything she wanted to know, and then some.
Mermaids are Dead Anyway - BvP/Thoughtcrimes, second in the Naga!Emmett-verse: Emmett is something out of a fairy tale himself; he's Naga, which is basically a mermaid with a snake bottom instead of the fish parts. And like the little mermaid, he has left everything behind for someone who'll never understand what a sacrifice it has been.
Once Bitten - BvP/Thoughtcrimes: "My antivenom is experimental at best, not nearly ready to be administered to a human being." It would be irresponsible, as much as he wanted to help her. He knew how it felt to lose someone to a snakebite. "I'm sorry, Miss McAllister, but I really can't help you there."
Sliding Scales - BvP, Emmett/Betty, first in the Naga!Emmett-verse: What Emmett misses when he's with Betty is kissing. It's one of the few things about humans he actually likes.
Triangle - BvP/Thoughtcrimes, Betty POV: She didn't know if he had a name. In her mind, she called him Almost Snake. He called her Betty.
Two Sets of Luck - BvP/Thoughtcrimes: There were days when he really hated his job, Brendan thought morosely as he half-trudged, half-skidded through the mud.
Pounce - John/Ronon: "Look," McKay concluded impatiently, his voice low even though they were alone, "if you want to have him, you'll have to take him yourself, because there's no way he will make the first move."
With a Little Help - Rodney/Other: His quarters aboard the Daedalus are small, as are your own. It makes you feel at home, a little less nervous.