atlantisbasics | Story Index

Under the cut tag, you'll find a detailed index of the stories written for the

atlantisbasics challenge. They're organized by genre (gen, slash, other – thus far we have no solely het submissions), then alphabetically by title. I'll be adding additional stories as they're posted.

akire_yta and I want to extend our thanks to everybody who participated and created such wonderful works.

Gen

Title: Affinity
Author:

ga_unicorn
Rating: PG-13 (language)
Genre: Gen
Spoilers: anything through The Shroud (season, 10 SG1) and Echoes (season 3, SGA)
Summary: At loose ends while the rest of his team attends to other things while visiting Atlantis, Cameron Mitchell joins Sheppard and a squad of Marines on a simple diplomatic mission. (For

bluflamingo)

Title: All Our Yesterdays Will Haunt You
Author:

kajikia
Rating: R
Genre: Gen
Spoilers: general season two
Summary: "So it's like our own personal Groundhog Day?" "But with a civil war and a Wraith culling, yes." (For

ismentruth)

Title: All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands
Author:

scarletts_awry
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Gen
Spoilers: none
Prompt: Ronon, his gun, an advanced society he meets while running
Summary: You can only see the Shadows when you have been a shadow as well. ~3700 words. (For

kribby)

Title: The Beckla Tree
Author:

gothpyle
Rating: PG-13 (some bad language, and mild gore)
Genre: Gen
Spoilers: None
Summary: When Teyla was a child, long-limbed and supple as the blades of the fishtam grass, she learned three truths. (For

mirabile_dictu)

Title: bound by the life you left behind
Author:

let_fate_decide
Rating: R
Genre: gen, but implied McKay/Sheppard
Spoilers: "Before I Sleep" explicitly; takes place in early season two.
Summary: The writings guard the entrance to a building the Lehmai never learned to open, unable to without the gene. ~2100 words. (For

goddess47)

Title: The Boy Who Didn't Need Stories
Author:

wojelah
Rating: G
Genre: gen, or mild pre-ship (Radek/Teyla)
Spoilers: None in particular.
Summary: Once upon a time, there lived a small boy who had no use for fairy tales. Many years later, his head pounding and blood on his shirt, opening his eyes and finding that he is sitting against a sealed bulkhead, with a ton of debris cutting three of his friends off from their only chance at safety, Radek Zelenka thinks about his grandmother, and the story of the golden bird, and realizes that he might, finally, have started to understand. (For

roaringmice)

Title: Elements
Author:

kylielee1000
Rating: G
Genre: Gen
Spoilers: Set during Season 1 after 1.10 "The Storm" and 1.11 "The Eye."
Summary: Earth, air, fire, and water. (For

icarusancalion)

Title: First Day of School
Author:

bluflamingo
Rating: PG
Category: Gen
Spoilers: Post-The Siege, pre-Runner, no major spoilers
Summary: In which Major Lorne learns exactly what "Sheppard's XO" means (For

noafterglow)

Title: A Hair’s Breadth of Time
Author:

thepouncer
Rating: PG
Genre: gen, episode-related
Spoilers: through 3.11, The Return II (although nothing that couldn't have been predicted from the first part)
Summary: Teyla fancied the butchered trees and shrubbery were external proof of her pain at yet another displacement, now that the Ancestors had reclaimed Atlantis. 3200+ words. (For

rustler)

Title: I May Be Some Time
Author:

bluflamingo
Rating: PG
Category: Slash, John/Rodney
Spoilers: Nope
Summary: “You know,” John says, “When I said I thought we were due a vacation, I was kind of hoping for somewhere –“
“Warmer?” McKay suggests. (For

gothpyle)

Title: McKay's Treasure
Author:

insight2
Rating: PG
Genre: Gen
Spoilers: None
Summary: The love of McKay’s life. A quiet moment. (For

neierathima)

Title: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Author:

roaringmice
Rating: PG-13+/R
Genre: gen
Warnings: Swears, torture (offscreen), angst.
Summary: He’d seen this much blood before. (For

kajikia)

Title: Swimming hole
Author:

texanfan
Rating: G
Genre: Gen
Spoilers: through Grace Under Pressure
Summary: John takes his team for a little R&R. (for

shetiger)

Title: Tuesday
Author:

neierthima
Rating: PG
Genre: Gen
Spoilers: Let's be cautious and say all of season 2
Summary: Lunchtime on Atlantis is good for getting to know people. (For

neevebrody)

Slash

Title: Keep Your Friends Close
Author:

rustler
Rating: PG-13
Genre: slash (McKay/Sheppard)
Spoilers: through 3.19 "Vengeance"
Summary: The Genii, killer bugs, and an inconvenient crush—just another day in the life of Rodney McKay. 5100 words. (For

scarletts_awry)

Title: No More Quasi-Religious Alien Sex Rituals
Author:

icarusancalion
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Slash (McKay/Sheppard)
Spoilers: None
Summary: John desperately tries to bail himself out of trouble. ~3000 words. (For

texanfan)

Title: Pas de Deux Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five
Author:

neevebrody
Rating: PG-13, maybe R for language
Genre: Slash (McKay/Sheppard), Hurt/Comfort, Team, First Time
Spoilers: Season 3 – Up to Sunday
Summary: Of course it wasn't every day that John had to run off to another planet to rescue his best friend - although in Pegasus, it was more likely. (For

insight2)

Title: Pie
Author:

roaringmice
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Slash, McKay/Sheppard
Spoilers: None
Summary: McKay, virtual reality simulations, and pie (For

xfirefly9x2)

Title: Trapped
Author:

goddess47
Rating: PG (minor language)
Genre: Slash (McKay/Sheppard)
Spoilers: Minor spoiler for Sunday
Summary: A routine exploration of Ancient ruins goes awry (For

kylielee1000)

Other

Title: Ariadne
Author:

aesc
Rating: R
Genre: implied het and slash: Teyla/Carson and McKay/Sheppard
Spoilers: through 3.16 "The Ark." This takes place some time before "Sunday."
Notes: This fic contains brief mentions of implied rape/non-consensual sex. They are, however, very fleeting (mostly alluded to and not described in detail).
Summary: The Wraith try to take her truth and her team away, and Teyla struggles to get them back. ~5300 words. (For

wojelah)

Title: A Shadow of a Tree
Author:

mirabile_dictu
Rating: PG-13
Genre: slash, het
Spoilers: Set post-S3
Summary: "It's your choice. But there aren't many Satedans left. Shouldn't you take a little more care to preserve your society?" (For

aesc)