crack_van | Over the Edge & Under the Skin, by sdraevn (NC-17)

Fandom: STARGATE ATLANTIS
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Author on LJ:

sdraevn
Author Website: Untitled
Why this must be read:

"Over the Edge" is the story of Rodney trying desperately to keep it together while John is imprisoned another planet, his mind going into overdrive as he realizes just what John means to him. It's funny and heartbreaking all at the same time, and I adore Rodney's voice in this. "Under the Skin" is the story of their pain and their healing. It's hard for me to express just how much I love this fic. I go back to it again and again--the writing amazes me, and John is so beautifully drawn. He's closed off and hurting, yet unable to reach out, and the way Rodney manages to get through to him him is lovely beyond words. I love all of sdraevn's writings, but this one is just stunning.

A week after a mission that went spectacularly wrong, Rodney had sucked John off and climbed up his body, careful of the bruises that were spread across his skin. He lay next to John and made fun of every single signature on the cast encasing John's right arm. John happily drifted off to sleep, listening to Rodney's explanations why Radek's scrawling writing indicated he was on the verge of a mental collapse. John had wanted to point out that Rodney's writing was similar, wasn't it? But he was far gone, tired and aching and wishing Rodney had signed his cast with some rude remark that would let him know he was home.

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Over the Edge

Under the Skin