SGA Rec: Black Helicopters at Dawn by Whizzy

[icarus]

Have I been distracted for a night? I did write another scene of Out Of Bounds.

Taking a break from writing, I've kicked back and enjoyed one of the best pre-Atlantis AUs I've encountered in the Stargate Atlantis fandom. And this fandom does wonderful AUs.

Black Helicopters at Dawn whizzy, R, John/Rodney, mostly pre-slash

I picked this story up from amothea's rec. I've never read anything by whizzy before, but she is obviously a very experienced writer. Her AU is built carefully, with a plausibly weird and paranoid Rodney McKay who'd refused to sign the confidentiality agreement to join Stargate, and little hints about a John Sheppard who joined the Stargate program before Antarctica. Then whizzy a remarkably tense action story that takes place almost entirely over the radio. Which alone takes talent.

But Whizz doesn't leave it there. The action sequence is just the wind up for the second half, where the story delivers what first appears to be a domestic drama leading to the inevitable cliche romance. But that's because you and I have forgotten about the SGC.

More, whizzy, more!

Comments

[amalthia]

I'm so happy people are still writing stories on this level for SGA. :) I was kind of worried after SGA ended the good writers would leave the fandom. But that didn't seem to happen. :)

[icarus]

And everyone seems to be writing AUs. Could it be that John and Rodney are irresistible characters?

[amalthia]

I think they are rather compelling characters and the actors had a lot of chemistry together!

[wrabbit]

Oh yay. Thanks for the rec!

Have I been distracted for a night? God, I've been distracted for /days/. Can I have some of your drive? *pokes at essay*

[icarus]

Okay, so "distracted for a night" is seriously understating the case. Distracted for a lifetime, perhaps?

[green_grrl]

Thanks for this rec. Awesome!

[icarus]

I am so impressed with Whizzy.

[lastscorpion]

Thanks for reccing this story! I'm almost finished reading it, and it's just terrific.

[icarus]

You're welcome. I should do more recs.