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In the City of Seven Walls by Auburn (NC-17)
Fandom: STARGATE ATLANTIS
Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, other relations involving OM and OC characters
Length: 171,000 words
Author Warnings: are many, and possibly triggery in of themselves. The link at the bottom goes to the story's index page; please read the author's notes to the right.
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auburnnothenna
Author Website: Allusions
Why this must be read:
There's bad fanfic, and there's good fanfic. And then there are fan products which rival anything being produced by anyone, anywhere, in scope and skill - but also have that special fanfic love-of-character and willingness to go there that make fanfic so absorbing. This is that type of story.
If you like angst, h/c, and characters pushed to their limits, this is the story for you.
If you like worldbuilding, well-constructed original characters, and a gripping plot, this is the story for you.
If you want a story in which what happens to people changes them, and in which love and friendship matter more than anything, this is the story for you.
It begins:
I"Just tell me they're not going to make us into eunuchs," McKay whispered.
Sheppard didn't lift his head, but his gaze slid toward McKay. He mouthed, 'Don't talk,' but it was already too late. The biggest guard's whip snapped out, laying another stripe over McKay's back. They were already kneeling on in the dirt and the blow made McKay fall forward onto his hands.
"Silence!"
McKay screamed just once, just enough to satisfy the guard.
The slave factor in charge of their group grunted, stopping the guard before he could swing the lash again. No use marking up the merchandise too much.
Sheppard curled his fingers into tight fists, resisting the urge to leap up and wrap his chains around the guard's neck and strangle him. Ronon had already been clubbed into unconsciousness for losing his temper. He didn't know where Ronon was now—he had been dragged off like so much offal—anymore than he knew where Teyla had been taken after she was sold. She could be on another world by now, taken through the stargate again, while Ronon's body rotted in a pit.
Sold.
In the City of Seven Walls
(Podfic version here.)
Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, other relations involving OM and OC characters
Length: 171,000 words
Author Warnings: are many, and possibly triggery in of themselves. The link at the bottom goes to the story's index page; please read the author's notes to the right.
Author on LJ:
auburnnothennaAuthor Website: Allusions
Why this must be read:
There's bad fanfic, and there's good fanfic. And then there are fan products which rival anything being produced by anyone, anywhere, in scope and skill - but also have that special fanfic love-of-character and willingness to go there that make fanfic so absorbing. This is that type of story.
If you like angst, h/c, and characters pushed to their limits, this is the story for you.
If you like worldbuilding, well-constructed original characters, and a gripping plot, this is the story for you.
If you want a story in which what happens to people changes them, and in which love and friendship matter more than anything, this is the story for you.
It begins:
I"Just tell me they're not going to make us into eunuchs," McKay whispered.
Sheppard didn't lift his head, but his gaze slid toward McKay. He mouthed, 'Don't talk,' but it was already too late. The biggest guard's whip snapped out, laying another stripe over McKay's back. They were already kneeling on in the dirt and the blow made McKay fall forward onto his hands.
"Silence!"
McKay screamed just once, just enough to satisfy the guard.
The slave factor in charge of their group grunted, stopping the guard before he could swing the lash again. No use marking up the merchandise too much.
Sheppard curled his fingers into tight fists, resisting the urge to leap up and wrap his chains around the guard's neck and strangle him. Ronon had already been clubbed into unconsciousness for losing his temper. He didn't know where Ronon was now—he had been dragged off like so much offal—anymore than he knew where Teyla had been taken after she was sold. She could be on another world by now, taken through the stargate again, while Ronon's body rotted in a pit.
Sold.
In the City of Seven Walls
(Podfic version here.)
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