GAH!!!!

[suki_blue]

Uh...

I caught the McShep bug. I'm stricken with it.

From the fluttering in my tummy and the huge smile that I've had on my face all day, I'm pretty sure it's the start of another beautiful obsession.

Soooooo, a quick poll just for me to establish how many other SGA nutters I have on my list. Oh, and after two years of LJ, this is my first poll

[Poll #751311]

And if you do write McShep specifically, could you leave me small comment? Just so I can go digging through your journal ~g~

Comments

[iadorespike]

Ooohhh!!! Congratulations, sweetie! The SGA fandom is a fun place to be. :) I think you're going to be very, very happy...*g*. I don't know what you've read, but Oblivious by Shalott (Astolat) is the very first story that I ever read in SGA, and I've never looked back! I didn't even know for sure who Rodney and John were at that point, but the story was so compelling that I went looking for more. Let's just say that I haven't regretted it. Enjoy!

Anna *hugs and smooches you*

Oh, and first, on the poll! I'm never first for anything! LOL...

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

~g~ I can't believe it took me so long to catch on!! This stuff is gold!!!

I haven't read that one, but I'll add it to my little list of fics to read before the end of the week even if it means breaking my own leg so that I can stay at home and get around to it. ~g~ Yay!!!! Thanks!!!!

Oh, hey, I'm never first for anything either!! LOL! congrats!! Yay!!!

[iadorespike]

Wheee! It really is wonderful. *g* One more thing to share...*nodnodnod*.

Yeah, the fic I recced is soooooo worth reading. She has written a lot more amazing SGA fic too, and you can get to the rest of it from that story...there's a link. I always think of her as the eliade of SGA, except that she (eliade) writes SGA too!. There are some other wonderful BtVS/AtS writers who write in the SGA fandom too. Just a few are ladycat777, darkhavens, yin_again, kyrieane, wolfshark, and I'm sure many more that I'm forgetting (no exclusions intended!). And the writers I've found because of SGA? Wonderful! You're going to have a ball! *g*

*hugs you*

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks for all the names, hon!! How exciting! I love my Btvs to bits and I Spander will always be my number one. But finally to have stumbled across another fandom and another pairing that gives me that wibbly, excited feeling is just wonderful.

It was actually darkhavens that encouraged me to see the beauty that it McShep and sent me the whole first series and part of the second.

You guys are all so wonderful!

I feel kinda the same way that I did when I first discovered Slash, this 'WOW' feeling.

And if this series gets cancelled I'm gonna start chopping heads!! LOL!!

[eithnex.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to say that I'm always up for a new potential addiction. Will there be crossovers with S/X? I'll look forward to whatever you come up with.

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

OMG! You know, I was dubious, but I thought I'd give it a go. I just didn't see them as a good pairing at first. I wasn't even sure that I fancied them.

But then I watched the fist five episides and ep by ep I started to really see the pairing. By episode 10 I was frantic. It just hit me like a ton of bricks. I LOVE THEM!!!

I've been a jibbering, wibbling, bouncing wreck ever since.

Crossover with Spander? You betcha!!!!

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

There might already be one in the works. *looks shift* Maybe. For a ficathon. *scurries away*

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Hee! I can't wait to see what you've done with it, you shift thing you!!

[karinms.livejournal.com]

I've never seen an episode since the show was never aired in Sweden. Since they never even aired the whole show SG1 (they cut the show at a cliffhanger!) I doubt they'll ever bother with SGA. Anyway, I've tried a few fics (mostly crossovers) before I found this fic: Alone In My Mind (http://www.wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=718) by James. It's a threesome with Sheppard & McKay as an established couple and Beckett added later on. It's mostly from Beckett's POV but I think it's a good read. The archive Wraithbait (http://www.wraithbait.com/index.php) where it's on have some more fics for you to read (e.g. 1235 fics of McKay/Sheppard).

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Oh, that such a shame that you can't see it! Would you be able to dowmload it? I do that with quite a few shows because they always show them first in America and I don't have the patience to wait until they hit British shores! Hee!!

Thanks for the rec and the archive name. I shall certainly check them out!

[yin-again.livejournal.com]

I write McShep! Also, many pet stores sell a spray product called Lo-Shed (I think). You wash the dog, then spray the stuff on and rub it in and it's supposed to help. I used it on my cat years ago with good effect. Also, it depends on the breed of dog - some do a big shed twice a year of their undercoat and there's nothing you can do about it.

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'll come scrabbling through your journal later ~g~ Is there a McShep equivalent to bloodclaim? I'm wondering now just how popular the pairing is.

Oh, I'll go have a look at the pet shop tomorrow. I've never heard of it, though. I'm not sure we have it in England.

Indy is shedding at an incredible rate. He's a Black Lab and it seems to be his ENTIRE undercoat coming out. He's just about to turn five and it's never been like this before. Still, he doesn't seem bothered. ~g~

[kaleecat]

Sigh. I so do not get the McShep, had this conversation last night with someone else on LJ. I don't like John that much so I find it very hard to get interested in fic focusing on him. (loathe weir though)
That said, I *do* enthusiastically second the rec up above for James' 'Alone in Your Mind' because its a Carson-centric story and I adore him. so it makes the inclusion of john into the mix okay.

Since I like Carson Beckett so, Rodney/Carson is a pair I can totally get behind. and wouldn't mind being in front of or in the same room as. ;-)

(big fan of Carson/Radek as well. Love Radek.)

James also has a great centaur-AU set in Atlantis. Its kind of hard to explain, but really really good. Actually, I recommend James/Gila period. I'm going to assume you read James' most excellent Spander series written with Wolfling, "Sands of Time".

If you want to try some Rodney/Carson, I recommend the most excellent writing of
Mice.
The 'Moments Sacred & Profane' series is long and wonderful. For a more accessible and quicker intro, try
Red Lion Rampant

Totally random swerve out of topic:
As much as I like reading McBeck, and I watch SGA fairly regularly, it makes me kind of sad because so many Stargate SG-1 Jack/Daniel writers have completely abandoned it for SGA. When I compare that quick decampment to how long-lasting 'The Sentinel' jim/blair love has lasted...sigh.

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

I love John!!! I think Rodney is my fav, though. He's so grrr but auwww at the same time, you know?

I think Carson is a very funny character. I can see him in a lot of comedy fics. I'll def read your recs and see what I think about him and Rodney. I'm not sure though. I feel as thought my love of McShep will be as anal as my love of Spander. But then again, I'll take Xander with just about anyone now, so maybe that will translate to Rodney too.

it makes me kind of sad because so many Stargate SG-1 Jack/Daniel writers have completely abandoned it for SGA.

you know, I think SGA takes quite a few writers from different fandoms. I remember being dismayed that people on my flist were driting over.

[amejisuto.livejournal.com]

I joined mckay_sheppard yesterday and someone else asked for recs and I bookmarked it for me to read. HERE (http://community.livejournal.com/mckay_sheppard/819122.html).

Enoy love! MWAH!

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

I just joined too! Thanks, luv! And wow, that's a lot of recs. And have you seen how many members they have??!?!?!?!? I'm astounded!!!

Now I just need to find a Mcshep icon LJ.

Thank you, my little partner in crime. MWAH!!!!!!

[sweet-exile.livejournal.com]

I love Atlantis but tend to read more Carson/Rodney fics. Although saying that I do like your icon!

Have you tried Area 42 (http://www.area52hkh.net)? There's a large archive of McShep fics there.

[sweet-exile.livejournal.com]

Oops silly me. Meant that to be 52 not 42. I got my Hitchhikers confused with my Atlantis!

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

LOL!! Hee!! Whoops!

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

I love Carson! He's so funny!

Thanks! It's by velocitygrass. She did a really great little batch of them.

Oh, yeah. darkhavens rec'd that site, too! It looks good. I'll def be checking it out

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

For the pretty, there s mckay_daily, mcshep_daily, flanigan_daily and sheppard_daily.

For everything else, there's
sga_newsletter, sga_noticeboard and sgastoryfinders.

There are also comunities where other characters played by Joe Flanigan and David Hewlett are slashed, but I won't link you to them. I'll let you get settled into the McShep first and then hit you with the rest. *g*

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Wow, there's so much!! Thanks, luv! ~joins them all~

Hit me with the rest?? Holy moly!!!

Yay!! This is so exciting!!!

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Um, okay. *g* Bear in mind these are just the ones I have friended, and that there are oodles of other SGA comms out there. ;)

atlantis_news, atlantis_vids, gate_unleashed, geek_repository, harlequin_sga, metagate, metalantis, prime_not_prime, psychic_snakes, sg_research, sg_workshop, sga_6degrees and stargateanon. They're not all fic comms but some are quite useful and interesting. :D

Also this (http://darkhavens.livejournal.com/151447.html). ;)

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

~boggles~ This fandom is huge!!! Wow.

I feel like a kid in a toy shop. I want the full size inflatable Rodney!

Thanks so much for all your help. You're my official SGA contact! ~huggles~

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

I want the full size inflatable Rodney!

Oh god, don't we all?! *g*

His fans actually sent him a full size inflatable dalek and he posed for a load of photos with it and put them up on his website. He's such an adorable geek. :D

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

His fans actually sent him a full size inflatable dalek and he posed for a load of photos with it and put them up on his website. He's such an adorable geek.

AUUUUUUUUWWWWWWWWW!!!!! That just makes me love him more!!

[azurehart.livejournal.com]

If you're looking for more McShep stories I recomend checking out rec_room here on LJ. They rec stories from many different fandoms, but they do rec a lot of high quality SGA fics.

Also, if you haven't already, check out WraithBait: http://wraithbait.cathandnick.com/index.php.

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

I'll check it out! Thanks, hon!!!

WraithBait looks really good. Wow, there's so much SGA out there. I didn't expect it to be so big!