Fic: Tongues of Men and Angels (McKay/Sheppard, PG13)

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Title: Tongues of Men and Angels
Author: mad_maudlin
Recipient: ca_pierson
Pairing: John/Rodney, OC/OC (sorta), implied past John/Nancy (sorta)
Length: 58,428
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: SG-1 themed AU; original characters; whump
Disclaimer: Not mine. Never mine. ::poke poke::
Author's Notes: All hail L, queen of betas, long may she reign. This longassed thing is the result of National Novel Writing Month, unemployment, and my recip's request for plot. CA, this is probably more plot that you actually wanted, but I hope it meets your expectations. The title is from First Corinthians 13, a chapter better known for its ruminations on faith, hope and love.
Summary: When SG-4 is ambushed offworld, an injured Major John Sheppard must put his trust in a Tok'ra agent named McKay to survive. But what secrets is McKay keeping about his mission, the planet, and his own motives for helping John?


( Tongues of Men and Angels )

Comments

[mecurtin.livejournal.com]

Oh WOW. I mean, wow. Plot!!! And they're still them! I really like having an AU where J&R don't have some sort of instantaneous unique connection, but where it has to *grow*, like a real feeling. And O'Neill is a scream.

The OCs are excellent, fitting in flawlessly and not (as too often happens) hijacking the plot to lecture the characters on what they should be doing/feeling. The setting, the mistakes, the banter and the rubbing each other wrong, the h/c, it's all good.

Santa been good to us this year.

[mad_maudlin]

Thank you! I was actually worried about selling the romance when it starts out in such bad terms. That, and the fact that it's technically an OT4...