AU recs update

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I updated my AU recs page with the following recs:

Stargate: Atlantis

The Aquarians (ca. 2,000 words) and its sequel Electric Kool-Aid, Add Fresh Paint (ca. 1,500 words), by aesc. Slash, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard.
A hilarious story in which Rodney and John meet at Woodstock.

Wrapped in a Red Ribbon, by auburnnothenna. Slash, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard. (ca. 23,000 words)
This is a fun and action-packed non-stargate AU with John as a cop and Rodney as a forensic scientist who end up going undercover as a gay couple. The story skillfully weaves in a lot of characters from both SGA and SG-1 into its mystery plot, and though I didn't much like the way Ford turned out here, it worked for story. It's a great mix of humor and darker elements, and that the story fed my slave!John-kink certainly didn't hurt either.

Here In This Lonely Place, by brighidestone. Slash, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard. (ca. 4,500 words)
A fascinating and creepy dystopia, with interesting plot twists involving both the Wraith and the Asurans as well as the Ori.

Jungle Fever, by cupidsbow. Slash, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Cameron Mitchell. (ca. 8,900 words)
The story is based on a Harlequin romance prompt, and is an entertaining adventure story. I would have loved to find out more of the background and how exactly this universe differs from the canon SG-1. Apparently he SGC is fighting the Goa'uld on earth since Rodney has been kidnapped by some Goa'uld's servants and is then rescued by John Sheppard, and their jungle adventures and encounters with hidden Ancient tech proceeds from there.

Absolute Corruption, by Cypher (seikaitsukimizu). Slash, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, Lorne. (ca. 19,200 words)
It's an AU for the SG-1 episode Absolute Power. Daniel managed to keep control of earth, and Rodney works for him, while secretly trying to sabotage. Then Daniel gives him the captured resistance soldier John Sheppard as a "pet". I really enjoyed the plot twists in this stories, the uncertainty about who is on whose side.

Carousel, by gaiaanarchy. Slash, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard. (ca. 13,000 words)
I'm a sucker for timetravel as well as stories dealing with ascension and this one has both. It's an AU version of the events from the Siege.

A Year in the Life, by ignipes. Slash, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard. (ca. 3,300 words)
It's an SGA AU set in the Supernatural universe. John and Rodney are hunters, and we gradually find out their backstories and how their lives turned out differently than in SGA.

Unconventional Beauty, by jane_elliot. Slash, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Radek Zelenka/Jeannie McKay and Ronon Dex/Teyla Emmagan in the background. (ca. 30,400 words)
The story is a kind of The Beauty and the Beast remix with Stargate Atlantis elements. What I really liked was that it didn't just take the characters into the fairy tale but also kept the sf elements like the Ancients and the Wraith.

Gods That Slumber, by layton_colt. Slash, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard. (ca. 2,700 words)
Another variant of the "John-as-descended-Ancient" premise.

Fair, by minnow1212. Slash, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard. (ca. 18,500 words)
This is a delightful AU that takes the premise of fairy!John seriously and makes it fit with the Stargate universe , even though the story has plenty of humor too.

I Believe in Wishful Thinking, by pentapus. Gen, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay. (ca. 22,400 words)
I haven't watched the movie that was the prompt for this AU (i.e. "Theodora Goes Wild"), but the story is a great comedy, following Rodney's exploits as he tries to track down the author of an anonymously published math article for the Stargate program in a small town, and runs into the war veteran John Sheppard.

Five Ways Tao of Rodney Could Have Ended, by ras_elased. Gen, Rodney McKay, John Sheppard. (ca. 2,300 words)
Just like the title says, it's different episode tags for Tao of Rodney.

In Remembrance Bear, by siriaeve. Gen, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan. (ca. 1,900 words)
It's a fusion placing John and the others in the Firefly universe.

You're a Good Man, John Sheppard, by smittywing. Gen, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Acastus Kolya. (ca. 3,700 words)
John Sheppard is a fighter pilot during the first World War, Rodney is his mechanic and Kolya the Red Baron. Since it is inspired by a Snoopy Christmas special this AU isn't a gritty war story, but it is a very neat and fun idea. Also, the Sheppard-Snoopy association is a brilliant idea: Not just because of their love for flying, they also are both reading War and Peace in their canons at a slow pace, and even the Rodney-Woodstock connection for their respective best friends has several points in its favor, what with both Woodstock and Rodney being unable to fly in a straight line, both liking ice hockey too... (though I can't see Rodney working as John's secretary).

To Serve A Queen, by tielan. Het, Ronon Dex/Elizabeth Weir, John Sheppard/Teyla Emmagan. (ca. 50,000 words)
This story is a response to the Harlequin challenge and a fusion with Anne Bishop's Black Jewel's universe. I'm not familiar with the books but still enjoyed it as a fantasy story standing on its own. It's a fantasy world with magic and hierarchical castes based on the strength of magic a person wields which is measured in the colors of jewel that are utilized in the spells. Ronon ended up as a slave after his former land Sateda lost a war and Elizabeth, the Queen of the Atlantean court, buys Ronon during a visit to a neighboring court to free him from slavery. Meanwhile Atlantis has also trouble with the Genii and their court. The story isn't very close to SGA, though the characters are about as recognizable as they could be considering that the universe is so different in its setup than canon, but it's definitely a lot of fun to read.

The Theory of Acquired Characters, by toomuchplor. Slash, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard, Ronon Dex. (ca. 8,400 words)
In this college AU Rodney is posing as a student to approach John, who's a professor, with the goal to recruit him for the Stargate program and Atlantis without revealing too much too soon. It is apparently loosely based on a movie I'm unfamiliar with and quite funny, especially once Ronon shows up as Rodney's backup.

Irony (ca. 2,600 words) and its companion piece The Numbers (ca. 3,200 words), by trinityofone. Gen, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Samantha Carter.
A look at possible backstories for the John and Rodney from the (canonical) alternate reality introduced in the episode McKay and Mrs. Miller.

Supernatural

Light of Day, Dark of Moon, by maygra. Gen, Dean, Sam. (ca. 3,135 words)
Sam and Dean are under a curse like in the movie Ladyhawke.

Grounding, by monkeycrackmary. Gen, Dean. (ca. 960 words)
Short snapshots from an AU scenario in which John left Sam and Dean with Ellen and Bill.