Fix (Stargate Atlantis story)

Fanfiction
Title:	Fix
Author(s):	crysothemis
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Genre:	slash
Fandom:	Stargate Atlantis
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Fix is a Sheppard/McKay story by crysothemis.

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The One That Demonstrates That in the Pegasus Galaxy, Masturbation Really Can Make You Crazy. I Can't Say I'm Surprised. Fix, by crysothemis. Stargate: Atlantis, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard.

This story does not contain your more traditional drugs - alcohol, cocaine, magical fruit powder - but it does contain the ultimate drug of the Pegasus galaxy: Ancient technology. Addictive Ancient technology. Addictive Ancient sex technology. I know, you're already sold.

And well you should be. In addition to featuring addictive Ancient sex technology, a phrase that I am sure could cause Rodney McKay to achieve orgasm if uttered with sufficient conviction, this story is also choose-your-own-point-of-view, a concept that I love almost as much as McKay loves Ancient tech. (No, really. I love screwing around with point of view. And. I mean. I love fandom's tight focus points of view, but often I will, for my own enjoyment, write versions of stories or scenes from the point of view of some other character. I have been doing that to fiction since I was in second grade, and now I do it to fan fiction, too. I just cannot help myself.) I suggest reading either the John version or the Rodney version, and then reading the other one. (You can also do the combined one, but definitely do that one last, okay?)

Anyway. If you still aren't sold, despite addictive Ancient sex technology and choice of point of view, then - well, okay, I am sad for you, because I don't think there's anything I can say to sway you. But I will add that this story also is very satisfying to me, because I have long been convinced that the Ancients were incredibly skeevy bastards that you wouldn't want floating around your universe as disembodied all-powerful beings, and I believe this story supports that point of view most heartily. (Have we had an "oh, those skeevy Ancients" challenge at [livejournal.com profile] sga_flashfic? Because if not, I think I need to lobby for it. I want to spread my Ancient phobia as much as possible, thank you.)

Hands down, one of my all-time favorite 'genres' in this fandom is the whole 'Ancient technology/aliens made them do it' thing. This takes that concept and turns it a little on its ear, while at the same time having a wickedly fun story structure and one hell of a reread value. The first thing I want to suggest, from reccer to potential reader, is this: don't read the 'choose your own adventure' version first. Part of the charm of this story is getting to read it without knowing what the other half of this pair is thinking--and then getting to go back and find out exactly what he was thinking... It's a rare story that can prompt a reader to reread immediately and voraciously, but this is definitely in that category.