More recs and links

Time for the more-or-less weekly recs n links jamboree. Y'all ready? Okay, then.

Already Seen, by in_wintertime
SGA, gen

A chilling little addendum to "Progeny" -- what was that "intimate torture" in Rodney's brain all about? I kind of wanted to cry after reading this, and not for the usual reasons.



Qin Ge, by Jayne Leitch
Firefly, gen

Another gloomy little biscuit -- or maybe it's just my mood tonight. A simple little Firefly AU with a reversal of roles between Simon and River. Short and effective.



Applied Mathematics, by trinityofone
SGA, Rod/MENSA-John

I don't know if I entirely grok trinityofone's take on alternate-universe "Rod" McKay in this addendum to "McKay and Mrs. Miller", but I do like MENSA-John a great deal. This is sort of half-story, half character study, and it works very nicely indeed.



Fanart: "Teyla says they're mostly harmless.", by jedoch
SGA, gen

There are alien okapi in this picture. And they just loooove Rodney.



Fanart: Illustration by mutecornett, for trinityofone's Something Wicked
SGA, McKay/Sheppard

If you haven't read the story, go read it now, before you look at this amazing piece of art. They're a perfect pair, each augmenting the other. I'm especially amazed by how immediately recognizable John's nine-year old dream self is.



Higher Education by resonant8
The Breakfast Club, Brian/Bender

I can't believe I hadn't read this story before, because the idea that it's been sitting out there in the world without my brain claiming it and chewing it up and loving it just sort of baffles me. John Bender grows up and gets a life and somehow, that life comes to include Brian, whose car has a license plate that says "Brain". I love them both so very, very much.

Did I mention it's also scorchingly hot? 'Cause, um, whoa.



Pieces tossed aside, by ana_grrl
Firefly, Mal/Simon (peripherally)

Apocalypse fic, and a pretty grim one at that. Not the most id-rewarding read, unless apocalypse is your thing, but pretty great anyhow.