romancingmcshep | Pick-Me-Up Fics Rec List

I posted a version of this on my LJ about a year ago, but I've updated it and added more fics and fixed a couple of typos. So I thought I would post it around at a few fandom fests happening right now. If you are interested in the complete version, with non-McShep fics, Gen fics, and fics from other fandoms, see my LJ HERE.

Pick-Me-Up Fics Rec List

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The Birds and the Bees and the Bats and the Robots by iibnf
Rodney makes aliens do it! SGA, preslash McShep.

No Puns, Please by 1ightning
Wherein John is a shepherd, Rodney is a sheep rustler, and nothing turns out quite as planned. SGA AU, McShep.

Bedrunken by siria
John likes to think he's good at putting two and two together. SGA, preslash McShep.

Rain Dance By mific
AMTDI meets "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" SGA, McShep

Masturbation Assistance for the Near Sighted By glitterandlube
"ARE THEY ROBOT HOOKERS THAT LOOK LIKE ME?" Atlantis thinks John is the best thing ever and starts making copies for everyone. SGA, McShep

Do astrophysicists dream of electric sheep? by bluespirit
Rodney's injured & John isn't happy about it. SGA, McShep

To See That Smile by esteefee
A hyperspace by-pass to John's brain. SGA, preslash McShep

pretty much the worst winter ever by americanleaguer
"C'mon. How was I supposed to know that system was gonna go out?"

McKay had waved his hands over his head, sputtering, like he couldn't even vocalize the extent of his exasperation. "You could start by maybe listening to me when I warn you that these things are going to happen!" SGA, preslash McShep

These Things, They Happen by threequarters
But like most things Rodney-related in his life, the result was very different from his theory. SGA, McShep

John Sheppard's Guide to Surviving Project Runway by sheafrotherdon
When John Sheppard applies for season six of Project Runway, it's mostly because he's bored. SGA AU, McShep

Tea and Sympathy by sabinelagrande
Just a peaceful day in Atlantis. SGA, McShep

Squishy Things by miscellanny
Knievel and Doppler and their squishies SGA, McShep

American Beverages by Leah
Rodney's got a question... SGA, preslash McShep

The Slave Trade by runpunkrun
When the king's guards return Colonel Sheppard to them, he's wearing a collar. He's also stoned out of his mind.

"Oh, crap," Rodney says, "not again." SGA, preslash McShep

King of Atlantis by punk
Carson assigns John a Marine and gives him strict instructions not to set foot outside his quarters. SGA preslash McShep

So Movey by sheafrotherdon
John is drunk. Rodney is movey. SGA, McShep

One Life To Ascend To by glitterati
Despite Rodney's snide comments about how of course John would be the one to discover the Ancient equivalent of television and bring about the decay of all possible scientific efficiency on Atlantis, John's suddenly everybody's best friend for having figured out that the white, spherical orbs that appear when you touch the pale square on the night tables makes pictures and noise. SGA, preslash McShep

Five Planets Atlantis is Never Contacting Again, or at Least If They Do, They’re Sending Another Damn Team, Not John’s by spuffyduds
As the title says. SGA, mild McShep

A Lorentzian Slip of the Tongue by runpunkrun
No one really knows how gate travel works, but anyone that's been through the gate a few times knows that if you're speaking when you step across the event horizon, there's no guarantee that's what you'll be saying when you come out the other end. Note: this has never stopped McKay from talking all the way up the ramp and out the other side. SGA, McShep

The Courtship of Dorkbirds by aesc
The team observes the courtship rituals of a pair of dysi birds. SGA, preslash McShep

With Intent by Shaenie
John has never successfully talked about anything in his entire life, and while Rodney would probably tell him that means he's statistically due for success, John isn't keen on risking it. SGA, McShep

The Universe is Awesome, yo by kiden
Sheppard is very, very drunk. And the universe loves him. SGA, preslash McShep

Midnight (or later) Confessions by beadattitude
Rodney talks in his sleep. Sort of. SGA, McShep

A Regular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle by out_there
When stuck in a time dilation field, Rodney learns Mad Ninja Skillz. SGA, preslash McShep

The Cat Whisperer by forcryinoutloud
"That bed spread is hideous. If you're worrying about Squeaker's (that poor, poor cat) fur ruining your quilt, don't; there's nothing left to ruin." SGA AU, McShep

Aliens Made them... Hula Hoop? by epiphanyx7
"Come on, Colonel McSlinky, just join their hula-hooping contest and let the nice aliens see how much we value their customs.” SGA, preslash McShep

101 Uses For Spellcheck by someinstant
John and Rodney met once when they were young and had sekrit sex. Much later, in Atlantis - John remembers and Rodney doesn't! Can the rugged soldier convince the brilliant blue-eyed physicist that they're meant to be? SGA, preslash McShep (scroll about halfway down the page)

934 by siriaeve
a day in the life SGA, McShep

The Gravity Feels Funny Here and the Clock is Wrong by glitterandlube
Subtitle: The History of John Sheppard AKA The end never justifies the means. SGA, McShep

To Infinity, And Beyond by perspi
“Jet wings!” SGA, Gen, with McShep overtones.