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Author: The Spike
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply. Graphic medical details (blood, vomiting) at points.
Relationships: Rodney McKay & John Sheppard (Gen, friendship)
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Jennifer Keller, Radek Zelenka
Additional Tags: Podfic Length: 2.5-3 Hours, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Bug!John, Reconciliation, Friendship, Love, Whump, Post-Episode: s02e08 Conversion, Post-Episode: s04e01 Adrift
Summary: The weird thing was, when the knock came at his front door, he knew it would be John.
A recording of The Spike's story.
Notes: I've been planning and working on this for a long time, since The Spike gave permission. Life intervened, but it's finally done. It's a canon-divergent AU, branching off part-way through Adrift. I'm posting it for the Romancing SGA festival, as while it's very much about John and Rodney's relationship, in this they're friends, and initially estranged. So it didn't fit Romancing McShep's parameters, but their relationship, as they stumble toward a reconciliation, is every bit as intense and life-altering as any romance. It's one of my favourite SGA stories. Cover art made in Procreate. Thanks to The Spike for writing this, and for being enthusiastic about it being podficced.