SGA Saturday

FIC: Aftershocks

Sat, 02 May 2026 19:37:24 GMT

Posted by: brumeier

Whew! Got this done just in time!

Title: Aftershocks
Author: brumeier
Challenge(s): rescue/cry
Fandom(s): Stargate Atlantis
Pairing(s): Evan Lorne/David Parrish
Wordcount: 3,228
Warning(s): Hollywood-level natural disaster scenario, character injuries

Summary: A relatively simple offworld excursion for the botanists to collect samples take a swift turn when the area's seismic activity goes into overdrive, and becomes a desperate rescue mission.

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Weeks #544-548: "puzzle" and/or "echo" is open!

Sat, 02 May 2026 19:01:55 GMT

Posted by: squidgiepdx

Look at that - actually inspired by an SGA episode. Okay, not puzzle, but echo because Season 3, Episode 12 was called "Echoes". So you can take these prompts any way you'd like. Maybe John likes to do puzzles in his downtime, and one of the puzzles he does gives him a clue about Rodney or Elizabeth or Carson. Maybe two adjacent crossword clues are "kiss" and "her" (John/Elizabeth) or maybe the clues reveal "love" and "you" and "always"? As for echo or echoes, you have a couple different ways of tackling something. First, you could write how Ronon likes to track people by listening to the echo of their footfalls in the hallway. Or maybe Lorne is trapped on a planet, freaks out, and screams so loud that he's sure his voice is echoing off the walls of his prison.

But there's another way to take this, and that's after the Echoes episode itself! Maybe you write a little scene that's missing from Echoes - John and Rodney in the infirmary because of busted eardrums. Or maybe because of said busted eardrum, Rodney's muttering too loud and people can finally understand his usual under-breath mumblings.

However you'd like to approach it, you've got five weeks this time. And don't forget to leave or take a prompt in our ongoing promptfest!

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Weeks #540-543: "rescue" and/or "cry" is coming to a close!

Sat, 02 May 2026 18:41:58 GMT

Posted by: squidgiepdx

Thank you for the wonderful fills this week - including a new Sheppard/Carson story!

brumeier  gave us Aftershocks
goddess47  gave us Rescue
lucy_roman  gave us Rescue Mission
melagan  gave us First Touch - A Soulmate AU

Remember, if you're working on something, it's due by Sunday evening, May 3rd. But if you just let me know, we can give you a little extension. And also, come join our SGA drabblefest, celebrating 3 Weeks 4 Dreamwidth!

New prompt coming soon!

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Fanfiction: Rescue Mission

Fri, 01 May 2026 13:54:55 GMT

Posted by: lucy_roman

Title: Rescue Mission
Author: lucy_roman
Challenge: Rescue
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairing: John/Carson
Summary: Rodney is on a rescue mission
Rating: pg
Word Count: 706

( Rescue Mission )

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Rescue - Stargate Atlantis (PG)

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:36:27 GMT

Posted by: goddess47

Title: Rescue
Author: goddess47
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Challenge: 10 out of 20
Length: 491
Warnings: None

Notes:

For sweetandshort April 2026 10 out of 20 challenge - smoke

For mcsheplets prompt #151 - invisible

For sga_saturday prompt #540-543 - rescue

Summary:

John watched as Bates led the rescue mission.

Rescue on AO3

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The Community Celebrates 3weeks4dreamwidth!

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:11:46 GMT

Posted by: squidgiepdx

With everyone posting challenges and such for the 3weeks4dreamwidth festivities, we'd like to join in! To do so, we're running a prompt drop and fill fest from now until mid May. Basically how the CommentFic community works, but only for Stargate Atlantis (and crossovers, as long as SGA is the primary focus, either in a multi-fandom crossover OR an AU of some kind).

If you're not familiar with prompt drop and fill fest, it's where you leave a fandom - which will of course be SGA - plus a pairing or characters or "ANY", and then a prompt of some kind. Feel free to leave as many prompts as you want as comments to this post, and then you or someone else can come in behind you and fill that prompt.

The fest will go from today until May 15th, 2026. All prompts and prompt fills should be within this post (unless you end up filling a prompt for this month's prompts and want to post it afterward as an official fill for that challenge as well!).

Sound good? Let's go!

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Fic: First Touch - A Soulmate AU (McShep)

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:56:44 GMT

Posted by: melagan

First Touch - A soulmate AU (660 words) by melagan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Additional Tags: Soulmates, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, First Meetings, POV First Person
Summary:

A rainy night, a 24-hour diner, and it's not until that first touch that Rodney McKay realizes he's found his soulmate.

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FIC: The Past Reconfigured

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:52:28 GMT

Posted by: brumeier

Title: The Past Reconfigured
Author: brumeier
Challenge(s): reading/history
Fandom(s): Stargate Atlantis
Series: Reunited (And It Feels So Good)
Pairing(s): John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Wordcount: 7,610
Warning(s): John has all the feels (including abandonment issues)

Summary: A mix-up with the mail reveals a secret John has been keeping - he's adopted. Now he has to decide whether or not to try and find his birth parents before Atlantis returns to Pegasus, leaving him overwhelmed with indecision and all the feelings and, while things might not turn out how he expected, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

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Weeks #540-543: "rescue" and/or "cry" is open!

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:02:43 GMT

Posted by: squidgiepdx

So I'm personally a sucker for rescue videos. I mean, I just went through a bunch of tissues bawling my eyes out because I watched a videoof someone who pulled over to the side of the road and rescued a momma dog and her two puppies. Shut up, I'm not crying, you're crying!

That little emotional fest got me thinking - what if Ronon walked through the Stargate and a tiny puppy was trailing behind him? Or maybe the Pegasus version of a puppy - maybe with fur and gills? Or maybe it's the size of Ronon's foot right now, but it grows up to tower over him? Or how about John being "rescued" by people who think Atlantis is keeping him hostage? Or if you went the AU route, maybe there's a little farm house in Iowa that is all quiet until maybe Finn hears the tiniest of cries? So John wakes up and watches as Finn crawls under the house and comes out with a tiny kitten, abandoned by it's mom? Or Lorne has to rescue Parrish from yet another Botany-filled bookstore?

Whatever the case, you've got four weeks to think about "rescue" and/or "crying" and come up with a story all your own.

Let's go!

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Weeks #536-539: "reading" and/or "history" is coming to a close!

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:53:57 GMT

Posted by: squidgiepdx

So it's time to wrap up our adventures in Reading and/or History, and we've had a couple of submissions - so thank you to the wonderfully creative people who submitted works!

brumeier  gave us The Past Reconfigured
melagan  gave us Printed on Your Skin
sgatazmy  gave us Heard You Kissed

If you're working on something around "reading" and/or "history", then you're in luck 'cause even though the challenge is ending, I know a guy who'll help you out. Just ping me and I'm sure he'll let you on the list. Otherwise, wrap up what you're writing and submit it by Sunday evening to get officially counted in the festivities. Otherwise, it'll have to wait for another prompt or for amnesty at the end of the year.

A new prompt coming soon!

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Fic: Printed on Your Skin (mature)

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:17:22 GMT

Posted by: melagan

Printed on Your Skin (4103 words) by melagan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard
Additional Tags: Soulmates
Summary:

Touching your soulmate leaves fingerprints.

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fic: Heard You Kissed (pg)

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:04:57 GMT

Posted by: sgatazmy

Heard You Kissed by Tazmy (sgatazmy )

Challenge: Reading/History

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay

Warnings: None

Words: 9,057 words

Description: While Teyla and Rodney are stuck on Atlantis sick, John and Ronon go missing off world. In the backdrop to all of this, one ill-advised McShep kiss. Rodney is so mortified.

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Weeks #536-539: "reading" and/or "history" is open!

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:53:34 GMT

Posted by: squidgiepdx

Welcome to March, where we celebrate Women's History Month, National Reading Month, and International Women's Day on the 8th. There's so much to celebrate this month, that we thought we'd try combining some of this month's activities into prompts - reading and/or history. Maybe combine them, like having John watch Rodney fall asleep reading a scientific journal. Or maybe Lorne brings back a book on the history of botany because, "It looked interesting" - when in reality he misses falling asleep next to Parrish, who used to ease Lorne out of the stress of the day by talking about botanicals in the 1800s. Or maybe we go campy, over the top and have Stackhouse reading the entire expedition to filth (a primer on the best Drag Race reading challenges can be found at this link).

Whatever you choose to do, you've got four weeks to get some ideas on paper and just go for it!

Shantay you stay!

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Weeks #532-535: "dinner" and/or "movie" is coming to a close!

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:33:26 GMT

Posted by: squidgiepdx

Well, we all knew February into March was going to be busy what with all the Valentines Day themed events going on. So far we've only had one entry for the last prompt of "dinner" and/or "date":

melagan gave us Dinner Date

If you're working on a fic for these prompts, you've got until tomorrow night, Sunday March 8th, to be included in the roundup (or an extra few days if you let me know). Otherwise it'll have to come under another prompt or wait for amnesty this December.

New prompt coming soon!

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Romancing SGA: Dulce Domum (Podfic)

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:31:51 GMT

Posted by: mific

Title: Dulce Domum (Podfic) (on AO3)
Author:mific
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Length: 00:18:48
Pairing/Characters: Jennifer Keller/Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Rating: G
Warnings: No AO3 warnings apply
Summary: Jennifer would be the first to admit that she'd never planned on a life that looked like this, but it worked.
Notes: A longtime favourite of mine, written by busaikko.

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Fic: Dinner Date - Lorne/Parrish, John/Rodney (G) - prompt: Dinner

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:16:23 GMT

Posted by: melagan

Dinner Date (1006 words) by melagan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Evan Lorne/Parrish the Botanist, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Characters: Evan Lorne, Parrish the Botanist (Stargate), John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Additional Tags: Fluff and Humor
Summary:

Lorne and Parrish have dinner plans.

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Weeks #532-535: "dinner" and/or "movie" is open!

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 23:55:07 GMT

Posted by: squidgiepdx

Since we are in the midst of Romancing McShep, Romancing SG-1, and Romancing SGA, I figured a little prompting that is around date nights might be in order. For the next four weeks, you can deal with "dinner" and/or "movie" and maybe tie an SGA story together with one of the accompanying fests. Dinner? Movie? I think this is something Colonel Slinky Hips could get behind.

So you've got 4 weeks for this challenge, though the fests end in 3 weeks. You get to figure out how SGA folks get to celebrate. And, GO!

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Weeks #527-531: "tea" and or "cup" is coming to a close!

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:23:23 GMT

Posted by: squidgiepdx

We had some wonderful fills for our "tea" and/or "cup" prompts!

brumeier  gave us Steeped in Remembrance
goddess47  gave us Working on a Vague Idea
melagan  gave us Uncharted Road

A new prompt is coming up soon. Meanwhile, don't forget that this comm will be busy hosting our usual prompts, but also the Romancing SGA Fest 2026, while companion Romancing McShep Fest 2026 and Romancing SG-1 Fest 2026 will be held in their respective communities.

So whatever you do - consider the prompts and fests you want to undertake, and run with it! And if you're still working on a fill for "tea" and/or "cup", you have until Sunday evening to post it - or just ping me and I'll grant you a short extension to get things wrapped up.

New prompt coming soon (but groceries first!)

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Fic: Uncharted Road (mature) McShep

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 23:13:08 GMT

Posted by: melagan

Uncharted Road (4161 words) by melagan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett
Additional Tags: Soulmates, Canon Universe, Light Angst, Happy Ending
Summary:

An off-world ritual results in John and Rodney hating to be touched by anyone except each other.

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Pimping Romancing McShep

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:39:45 GMT

Posted by: melagan

Coming your way in February!

Romancing McShep. Celebrating the pairing of my heart.

Pimping banner! (artwork by cassiope25)

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FIC: Steeped In Remembrance

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:11:00 GMT

Posted by: brumeier

Title: Steeped In Remembrance
Author: brumeier
Challenge(s): tea/cup
Fandom(s): Stargate Atlantis
Pairing(s): Pre-John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Wordcount: 982
Warning(s): canonical character deaths (The Last Man ep), grief/mourning

Summary: Rodney is performing his second Athosian tea ceremony, this time for himself as he remembers everyone he's lost since John went missing through the Gate.

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Working on a Vague Idea - Stargate Atlantis (PG)

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:28:59 GMT

Posted by: goddess47

Title: Working on a Vague IDea
Author: goddess47
Character(s): John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Pairing(s): John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Rating: PG
Length: 370 words
Warnings: none

Notes:

Filling a bunch of prompts with one ficlet! Whee!

For mcsheplets prompt #141 - itch

For sweetandshort January 2026 Mini-Bingo

alone	fantasy
honey	jumping

For sga_saturday prompt #527-531 - tea

For Writer's Choice prompt #152 - save

Summary:

Rodney didn't always get to putter with his personal projects.

WOrking on a Vague Idea on AO3

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Romancing SGA fest 2026

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:03:21 GMT

Posted by: mific

ROMANCING SGA

~ the companion festival to Romancing McShep and Romancing SG1 which is hosted on Stargatefests ~

Stories, art, graphics, icons, podfic, vids, rec lists, picspams, macaroni sculptures - any media welcome.

Posting is from February 14 - 28
Hosted by sga_saturday and here's the collection on AO3 (SGA_Saturday_Romance_2026) - just post your headers and a link to your work to sga_saturday or post to the AO3 collection, and we'll be able to locate your work to make a masterlist after the end of Feb. Just post away, no sign-up needed. The tag for posts to this comm is romancing sga fest 2026.

What types of works are suitable?
Works featuring any SGA pairing (except happy McShep - post that in Romancing McShep), threesome or moresome, including aro relationships, genfic, whump, and relationships with OCs and crossover pairings with other fandoms.
Happiness not required!
This festival includes works with dark or unhappy relationships, and McShep relationships with unhappy endings. Also, no Valentine's day theme is needed - any trope or theme is fine.
No work's too small!
There's no size requirement - doodles and drabbles are great as well!

~~~

Any questions, drop a comment here or message me on DW.

Pimp the fest! - copy-paste the html below to insert the banner with a link to this page

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Weeks #527-531: "tea" and or "cup" is open!

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:56:02 GMT

Posted by: squidgiepdx

Sometimes trying to come up with prompts is definitely a challenge in and of itself. But this morning, all I got on the brain is my cup of tea to start my day. So why not try and make a thing of it, huh?

Coffee is what makes Atlantis run, but what happens when they run out of coffee? Is Tea something that you think Rodney McKay would drink? I mean, if he's out of coffee and wanted some sort of caffeinated boost in the morning, tea is pretty much it. They wouldn't have energy drinks out in Pegasus. And cup? Well, cup can mean so many different things. Sure, you can write an AU where single dad Caldwell is trying to make a cake for his birthday kiddo and needs to borrow a cup of sugar from their prickly neighbor, Ambassador Weir. Or you could go the other way around. John Sheppard watches as Rodney goes to grab a cup to get something to drink only to accidentally break it - so John learns ceramics from the Athosians and makes Rodney a new cup. Or maybe it's a stolen moment together where Carson cups Cadman's cheek before kissing her - or Lorne drinks a cup of liquid courage before he asks Parrish out on a date.

For the next FIVE weeks, you've got "cup" and/or "tea" to try and put something together for the prompt.

And...GO!

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Weeks #523-526: Amnesty is Coming to a Close

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:44:26 GMT

Posted by: squidgiepdx

That right, friends! Amnesty is almost over - but it's cool, we were all too busy to get anything written, and I totally get that. The Winter holiday keeps us all busy and that's all cool.

But, if you're working on something that you consider amnesty, you can still log it as long as it's done before Sunday evening, January 4th. Otherwise, it'll have to wait or be worked into another prompt.

Speaking of new prompts, one coming up soon!

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