The Reverse of Fascination, Regression

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Claim: Stargate: Atlantis - John Sheppard
Title: The Reverse of Fascination
Author: shrift
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay.
Prompt: 34. Vacation.
Rating: NC-17.
Length: medium (4,870 words)
Brief summary: Yes, John went on an eighteen-day space cruise and didn't bring any form of recreation whatsover. Yes, he's bored out of his mind. Yes, he forces Rodney to entertain him.

Rodney woke to find Sheppard looming over his bunk. "What? What is it?"

"Rodney," Sheppard said, his face intent and serious, which meant they were probably all going to die shortly if everything held true to form. "I am very, deeply, painfully bored."

He dropped his head back onto his pillow with a thump and sighed loudly. "What do you expect me to do about it?"

Sheppard grasped Rodney's shoulders. "Listen carefully, because I will never say this again: Rodney, please give me something to do."

Link to the story: The Reverse of Fascination

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Claim: Stargate: Atlantis - John Sheppard
Title: Regression
Author: lamardeuse
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay.
Prompt: 37. Make-up.
Rating: PG-13.
Length: medium (2,196 words)
Brief summary: Takes place around Duet. Rodney was the one to end it, and here John watches Rodney court, date, crash, and burn—and then come back to him for all the right reasons. (Note: This story is one installment in a series, but it stands on its own.)

Managing a smirk, he drawled, "It's all about expanding your horizons, Rodney," and reached out to deliver a manly pat on the arm. As his hand connected, however, he realized he'd made a tactical error, because the familiar solidity of Rodney’s bicep under his fingers, even through a layer of cloth, was enough to send a dizzying wave of heat coursing through him. He raised his eyes slightly and was caught and held by a confused sapphire gaze.

What the hell are you confused about? John wanted to yell. You're the one who broke up with me.

And the sheer middle-school angst factor of that thought was enough to startle him out of his stupor. He turned to Zelenka. "We ready to go?" he barked. Startled, Zelenka jumped, spun and nodded all in one motion, then raced to catch up with John as he turned and strode out the door without looking back.

Link to the story: Regression