end of year story rec

[erda]

I'm going to close out my year with my first story rec ever.


I've read so many extremely good stories that it's hard to pick any particular one to rec, but there are three stories I've read in the six months since I joined live journal that I often think of as gems of SGA writing. Every word in these stories hangs together so perfectly, making a cohesive whole that feels so right I can't imagine changing a single thing. They're just so much fun. The stories are Kid A by cesperanza, Touch by astolat and the one I want to (briefly, I promise) talk about:

Rock, Paper(No Scissors) by zelempa

What I love about it:

1. The notes between John and Rodney are hilarious.
2. OMG the hurt/comfort. It's inspired.
3. The story is extremely touching without being maudlin.
4. Best declaration of Rodney's love for John I've ever read: "Oh my God, you fucking dumbass grunt, will you JUST SHUT UP ALREADY"
5. Best declaration of John's love for Rodney I've ever read: "I protect you more. I always protect you more."
6. I love poetry. I've read a lot of poetry, I spend a lot of my spare time browsing around oldpoetry.com, so I speak sincerely when I say that John and Rodney's poems are near the top of my list of all-time favorite poems.
7. The story is full of internet slang. I just have a thing for slang.
8. This is the story I would show to someone who wanted to know what fanfiction is all about.

Bye now, I have to go read it again.

Comments

[sasha-feather.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you for this rec! I have now started the new year off right: by reading a totally amazing story. I loved it!!!

[keefaq.livejournal.com]

I love sharing a story this good. So glad you enjoyed it.