They're Advertising in the Skies.. ; The Machinery of Heaven

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Claim: Stargate:Atlantis, McKay/Sheppard
Title: They're Advertising in the Skies for People Like Us 
Author: Kel
Characters: McShep, Sheppard, McKay, Weir, Sumner 
Prompt:  03: Angst
Rating: NC-17, to be safe
Length: Medium
Brief summary: The most heartbreaking Quantum Dimensions story ever. McShep arrive to a different reality, in which the Wraith are still dormant, some people are alive, the others are dead, and their "doubles" hardly know each other. Most of the pain in this story comes from the Other!John, who was denied so many opportunities, spared the bad things but also the good things.
 
Link to the story: They're Advertising in the Skies for People Like Us

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Claim: Stargate:Atlantis, McKay/Sheppard
Title: The Machinery of Heaven
Author: Torch
Characters: McKay, Sheppard, Teyla, Ford, various OCs
Prompt: 18: Light  
Rating: NC-17
Length: Epic
Brief summary: I have no adequate words to describe this one. The team is asked to fix  machine that brings the fire of heaven, and when I say "the team"' I mean "McKay". He fixes it, and then bad things happen. Like I said, no words. The writing is flawless, the images beautiful and the whole thing feels so real.

 

"This isn't about my engineer," John said. "Our engineer. We left the tower yesterday afternoon and we haven't talked to the king. Whatever he's doing, he's doing it on his own. And you were supposed to keep an eye on him, weren't you?" he added for good measure. His ears were still ringing, and his cheek burned. John rubbed his knuckles against his jaw, and then he toggled the radio. "Teyla?"

"Major Sheppard." He could hear more trouble in her voice. "The door to the tower of heaven is locked. There were odd noises--"

"It was probably the king raising the platform," McKay cut in. "I could hear the gears grinding."

"But what's he going to do on the platform?" John said, and Ennif's arm twitched in his grasp. "That lens is really just a big magnifying glass, isn't it? Not that useful for looking at the stars."

"Particularly not now that the sun is up," McKay. "Look, major, I don't know what's going on, and believe me, I wish I did--"

"I think we should move back," Teyla said, voice sharp and tense. "Look at the--"

The world exploded.

Link to the story: The Machinery of Heaven