MVP by Cesperanza (NC-17)

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Fandom: STARGATE ATLANTIS
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Length: 74k
Author on LJ: cesperanza
Author Website: Speranza's Fiction
Why this must be read:

Now don't misunderstand, Ces's fic is deservedly well-known in the fandom. There have been other fics of hers recced here, and all her stuff is great - but I keep coming back to MVP. I don't know why, but it touched something in me. In this fic, Rodney accidently reads something he shouldn't in Sheppard's psych file which leads him to realise that he's on the expedition not because he's the best at what he does, but because he's the most expendable. And Rodney can't let that go...

It's such a touching fic, Rodney's fear for Sheppard when he realises that his self-destructive tendancies are real has to be read to be believed. I love it so much.

He has a highly regressive personality and may be impulsive, engaging in acts of compulsive and pleasurable wish-fulfillment. He is secretly a moralist, though he will act to save others even as he judges them. However, his is a personality always on the verge of disintegration: he does not have a strongly drawn line between "self" and "other" and is likely to engage in acts of reckless self-disregard. Very probably homosexual.

MVP

Comments

[thisissirius.livejournal.com]

even ith written by the victors being the masterpiece that it is, i still love mvp the best. there's just something about it that sticks with you no matter what.

definitely worthy of mentioning over and over :)