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This journal is mostly SGA.
I love Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Severance, TMNT, The Untamed, Star Trek (TOS, TNG, SNW, Lower Decks, DS9, Voy…), Red Dwarf, Psych, My Little Pony: FiM and much more.
I read just about anything these days. I don’t tend to prefer any one pairing except I do love McShep in SGA. I am partial to found family, ineffable friendship fics, feelings realization, and hurt/comfort.
I post both publicly and behind an access list. I am always happy to add more people to my circle. 18+ only please
I post my written on AO3 as Tazmy . I’ve written mostly in the SGA and Psych fandoms.
I post my podfic on AO3 as TazmyReads. Several people have kindly made podfic for my stories. Click here to find all podfics of my stories.
Blanket Statement: Creators are welcome to make work inspired by mine including podfics, but please let me know so I can enjoy your work. I love hearing other people read my stories or write something based on something I wrote. One rule: No AI please!
You are welcome to podfic anything I've already made a podfic for, including my own stories. It's always fun to hear other people's take. I especially love when people podfic my work. I get soooooo excited!
Today has been a day. Ooooof. Parenting is hard.
I’ce got the outlines now for my Fandom Trumps Hate stories and I’m excited to get to work in them. When I finally have time to myself….
I’m reposting an old gen story of mine: Weakness. Revising my old work has really shown me how far I have come. I can spot passive voice better now, make more believable action sequences, and make a more compelling and sensical story. The trick has been tempering my “Change everything!!!” with “Keep true to who I was and what my original readers enjoyed.”
NotTasha is posting a sequel to her story Ghosts of Atlantis and I couldn’t be happier! Both are gen and this new addition is for the genMayathon. I’m two chapters in and it’s a wonderful follow-up that takes place right after Grace Under Pressure. Rodney can see the ghosts again. Rodney’s struggling. Everyone’s worrying over him and trying to care for him. And there’s a certain ghost Rodney gets to talk to that is so…. Gah!!!
Go read: https://archiveofourown.org/works/66346744
Go read: https://archiveofourown.org/works/66346744
We're full halfway through May and I have yet to start my exchange fic for the ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
sga_genmayathon . But at least I did post one gen story! (My tiny Rodney one)
And a new podficcer just told me they are planing to podfic my recent story! Yay. I'm so excited. I can't say just how exciting it is when someone wants to podfic my stuff and I love listening to stories. My eyes have been funky lately when I'm tired, so I'm finding podfic listening is much easier that reading. I need to go get new glasses. Hopefully ones that won't give me the migraines my current ones do (and thus I don't wear them and deal with the blurry words which is probably not great for my eyes)
It's near the end of term! I can't wait to take a teaching break and hopefully have mounds of time for writing. As always, my mind is full of so many ideas including a sequel to a story collaboration I've been working on for two years. One would think I would finish the collab first, but not, my brain is full into the sequel. This has to be the first time it's taken me two years to write something.
I was thinking how odd it was that I managed to find a thriving sga community two years ago, right when I needed it the most. By all rights, this show is so old it shouldn't easily be finding a new audience, but it really has. I found a season six McShep story written in 2020 by Halestrom that had 888 kudos on it! and oh poor Atlas, the worlds a beast of burden. In 2020! It's a good fic so far, but it's really really really long so we'll see if I manage through it. My patience isn't very long these days and I fall into skimming when fics get over 60k. My own fics seem to be doing well enough to keep me feeling supported and part of a community, which to me is an important part of fandom. So now I'm reflecting on nearly two years in fandom and feeling...so happy it's here. Beyond all reason, hope, or expectations.
It looks like I'm getting my daughter's ADHD coach back as she moved to a direct care model. She went out of network a few years ago and it was too expensive, but now she's foregoing insurance entirely and I can afford her "subscription" fee for the whole family. Which means maybe *I* can get some good ADHD coaching as well.
sga_genmayathon . But at least I did post one gen story! (My tiny Rodney one) And a new podficcer just told me they are planing to podfic my recent story! Yay. I'm so excited. I can't say just how exciting it is when someone wants to podfic my stuff and I love listening to stories. My eyes have been funky lately when I'm tired, so I'm finding podfic listening is much easier that reading. I need to go get new glasses. Hopefully ones that won't give me the migraines my current ones do (and thus I don't wear them and deal with the blurry words which is probably not great for my eyes)
It's near the end of term! I can't wait to take a teaching break and hopefully have mounds of time for writing. As always, my mind is full of so many ideas including a sequel to a story collaboration I've been working on for two years. One would think I would finish the collab first, but not, my brain is full into the sequel. This has to be the first time it's taken me two years to write something.
I was thinking how odd it was that I managed to find a thriving sga community two years ago, right when I needed it the most. By all rights, this show is so old it shouldn't easily be finding a new audience, but it really has. I found a season six McShep story written in 2020 by Halestrom that had 888 kudos on it! and oh poor Atlas, the worlds a beast of burden. In 2020! It's a good fic so far, but it's really really really long so we'll see if I manage through it. My patience isn't very long these days and I fall into skimming when fics get over 60k. My own fics seem to be doing well enough to keep me feeling supported and part of a community, which to me is an important part of fandom. So now I'm reflecting on nearly two years in fandom and feeling...so happy it's here. Beyond all reason, hope, or expectations.
It looks like I'm getting my daughter's ADHD coach back as she moved to a direct care model. She went out of network a few years ago and it was too expensive, but now she's foregoing insurance entirely and I can afford her "subscription" fee for the whole family. Which means maybe *I* can get some good ADHD coaching as well.
I wrote my first entry for the SGA GenMayathon 2025! It's based off the tiny Rodney comic and animations made for me.
Title: The Tales of Tiny Rodney
Gen, no ships, John & Rodney friendship
Description:
Despite assurances even a toddler could pass the test, Rodney somehow failed. As though this weren’t embarrassing enough, the trial cursed him, as the locals ridiculously put it, dooming him to shrink whenever his frustrations got the best of him, growing back only as he calmed.
“It will wear off eventually,” they told him, but it wasn’t all that reassuring when they added, “probably.”
“No one’s actually failed before,” another villager explained.
Title: The Tales of Tiny Rodney
Gen, no ships, John & Rodney friendship
Description:
Despite assurances even a toddler could pass the test, Rodney somehow failed. As though this weren’t embarrassing enough, the trial cursed him, as the locals ridiculously put it, dooming him to shrink whenever his frustrations got the best of him, growing back only as he calmed.
“It will wear off eventually,” they told him, but it wasn’t all that reassuring when they added, “probably.”
“No one’s actually failed before,” another villager explained.
SGA GenMayathon and stuff
Apr. 29th, 2025 07:06 pmWe just rolled out directions for the SGA GenMayathon. I'm super excited to see people Tumblr excited for gen works! And we have a dream width page: https://sga-genmayathon.dreamwidth.org/
Meanwhile, I've been playing with legos. Lots and lots and lots of legos! I have a John and a Rodney lego figure (made by kiddo) and they are getting up to all kinds of trouble. Here's some highlights since I know several of you aren't on Tumblr.
( More Lego Adventures )
Meanwhile, I've been playing with legos. Lots and lots and lots of legos! I have a John and a Rodney lego figure (made by kiddo) and they are getting up to all kinds of trouble. Here's some highlights since I know several of you aren't on Tumblr.
( More Lego Adventures )
Oh, it's been a bit since I checked in, I think. I hope you are all doing well.
I've been working a lot, but really enjoying it right now. I hope that enthusiasm keeps up. I haven't written much, but I did start a new GEN story based on this artwork that my daughter drew me.
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I think I never posted here, but I did recently create a fic that was made into a podfic by itstartedwithalex as a gift for cassiope25. I so enjoy doing collabs with her and getting to surprise cassiope25 was a huge plus. Since we made it at the same time, we put the podfic and fic in the same post:
Possibly Hypothetical by Tazmy, read by Itstartedwithalex. Link to written fic and podfic. McShep, rated gen, Love confessions, feelings admission, a whole sea of emotions with humor. Rodney returns from an IOA inquiry with an important question for John.
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This May, I'm hosting a genMayathon for SGA. We're going to have open prompts for people to answer and it will be some laid back fun to get some gen fic out there. I'm also running a closed exchange for my discord friends at the same time that will pair with the genMayathon. I'm so excited to see some brilliant authors signing up who I don't think have ever written gen before! Much as I like my romance, I really have been missing some friendship and other gen style stories. I'm sooooooo excited!!!
I'll post the genMayathon pages for the general prompts challenge soon as we get them set up.
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I can't stop thinking about Babylon 5.![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
sholio posted about The Long Night of London Mollari, and that episode was always so special to me. Especially now with how everything is going. When G'Kar tells London that it doesn't matter if people stopped. It doesn't matter if it was a stranger or his worst enemy. He had a responsibility to say something.
Oooooof I feel we all have to keep repeating that right now.
I've been working a lot, but really enjoying it right now. I hope that enthusiasm keeps up. I haven't written much, but I did start a new GEN story based on this artwork that my daughter drew me.
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I think I never posted here, but I did recently create a fic that was made into a podfic by itstartedwithalex as a gift for cassiope25. I so enjoy doing collabs with her and getting to surprise cassiope25 was a huge plus. Since we made it at the same time, we put the podfic and fic in the same post:
Possibly Hypothetical by Tazmy, read by Itstartedwithalex. Link to written fic and podfic. McShep, rated gen, Love confessions, feelings admission, a whole sea of emotions with humor. Rodney returns from an IOA inquiry with an important question for John.
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This May, I'm hosting a genMayathon for SGA. We're going to have open prompts for people to answer and it will be some laid back fun to get some gen fic out there. I'm also running a closed exchange for my discord friends at the same time that will pair with the genMayathon. I'm so excited to see some brilliant authors signing up who I don't think have ever written gen before! Much as I like my romance, I really have been missing some friendship and other gen style stories. I'm sooooooo excited!!!
I'll post the genMayathon pages for the general prompts challenge soon as we get them set up.
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I can't stop thinking about Babylon 5.
sholio posted about The Long Night of London Mollari, and that episode was always so special to me. Especially now with how everything is going. When G'Kar tells London that it doesn't matter if people stopped. It doesn't matter if it was a stranger or his worst enemy. He had a responsibility to say something. Oooooof I feel we all have to keep repeating that right now.
Cute Art!!!!
Apr. 6th, 2025 07:01 amMy kid was bored so I told her to draw me chibi, cross Rodney. So she did. On her phone. With her finger.
Then later she made me John finding mini Rodney:
Then later she made me John finding mini Rodney:
So each day just seems about getting through the minutes and finding ways to just enjoy what I can. So I've made lots of podfic and done some writing. It's nice to podfic. There's not pressure to come up with the ideas and make it awesome. I just read. If people like my reading then they like it. If not, I'm betting the author is going to be excited no matter what. And yes, sometimes I am the author because I find listening to my own stories relaxing.
I used to think no one would podfic my works if I didn't do it myself, but now I've got a good handful of fic with podfics made by others and that's made me extra happy. It's interesting and fun to read how differently people hear what's on the page from how I hear it in my own head. Each new reader adds their own flare and it makes the story that much more wonderful to hear.
I did record two McShep podfics this week (McShep light. Some cuddles in the first and the second is all pre-slash. They don't even get to the feelings admission, just a lot of pining!John). Sniffles by Mas_Pebbles_Sharp (short sickfic) and (Not an) Evil Robot Overlord by WonkyElk (hilarious! with Red Dwarf skutters!). I also wrote a story that I'm getting finished up for posting soon.
Description for (Not an) Evil Robot Overlord (HIGHLY recommend): John Sheppard had experienced quite a number of surreal moments in his life, most of which he’d simply accepted and ploughed right on through, with a shrug and a quip, saving his private internal freakout for later.
But his best friend getting arrested on charges of conspiring to overthrow Atlantis with an evil robot army, was one of those occasions when his attempts to control his shock and agitation ended up being about as effective as a T-Rex trying to hide behind a lamp post.
I'm also through 4 of the 5 part series by Tipper. Almost there!!!!
In Gen news: We've decided to have a genficathon again (other creations aloud so working on the name). Details should come out soon. I'm so excited to get more SGA gen stuff out there. Also, since the fandom seems to be slow not be creating over the last two months, it will be really nice to have more new posts.
How are you all?
I used to think no one would podfic my works if I didn't do it myself, but now I've got a good handful of fic with podfics made by others and that's made me extra happy. It's interesting and fun to read how differently people hear what's on the page from how I hear it in my own head. Each new reader adds their own flare and it makes the story that much more wonderful to hear.
I did record two McShep podfics this week (McShep light. Some cuddles in the first and the second is all pre-slash. They don't even get to the feelings admission, just a lot of pining!John). Sniffles by Mas_Pebbles_Sharp (short sickfic) and (Not an) Evil Robot Overlord by WonkyElk (hilarious! with Red Dwarf skutters!). I also wrote a story that I'm getting finished up for posting soon.
Description for (Not an) Evil Robot Overlord (HIGHLY recommend): John Sheppard had experienced quite a number of surreal moments in his life, most of which he’d simply accepted and ploughed right on through, with a shrug and a quip, saving his private internal freakout for later.
But his best friend getting arrested on charges of conspiring to overthrow Atlantis with an evil robot army, was one of those occasions when his attempts to control his shock and agitation ended up being about as effective as a T-Rex trying to hide behind a lamp post.
I'm also through 4 of the 5 part series by Tipper. Almost there!!!!
In Gen news: We've decided to have a genficathon again (other creations aloud so working on the name). Details should come out soon. I'm so excited to get more SGA gen stuff out there. Also, since the fandom seems to be slow not be creating over the last two months, it will be really nice to have more new posts.
How are you all?
Writing. Stuff.
Mar. 20th, 2025 07:47 pmI managed 1000 words of a new story today. This is huge because I haven't been able to write at all for 3 weeks. Reading Tipper's I Sometimes Wonder series (McShep) reminded me of how much I really love this series and why I can't seem to walk away from it. Then WonkyElk's story with the skutters (McShep) got me so very excited. Finally the words came. Phew. I know at some point I should move on and switch fandoms again, but SGA just captures my heart in a way nothing else does.
I started revising my most dreaded (by me) story. Weakness. Written in 2006. I loved it at the time and then negative feedback later led me to delete it. And then Case reminding me of the story and how much she loved it... It felt like it was finally time to go back, fix it up if possible. I feel like previous me was obsessed with the words "but" and "and". Some of the writing is good. Some is okay. Some is in serious need of revision. It's a HUGE project. We'll see how it goes?
How are you all doing?
I started revising my most dreaded (by me) story. Weakness. Written in 2006. I loved it at the time and then negative feedback later led me to delete it. And then Case reminding me of the story and how much she loved it... It felt like it was finally time to go back, fix it up if possible. I feel like previous me was obsessed with the words "but" and "and". Some of the writing is good. Some is okay. Some is in serious need of revision. It's a HUGE project. We'll see how it goes?
How are you all doing?
I'm still here. I haven't been writing much, even though I very much want to! I have so many ideas, and a few started stories and a few older stories I want to edit still. I especially want to write this story in NotTasha's Ghosts of Atlantis universe that has not left my head for months now.
I have been making podfic. I'm recording all of Tipper's (tippergreen ) I Sometimes Wonder series and that is a lot of work, but so fun. I just finished recording "Ice Giant" and that....oh...it is so hard hitting. Hearing John have to talk to aliens about his feelings and Rodney struggling. Just so good.
“Can it go away if you do achieve control over that thing, or that person?”
Rodney twisted his lips, then shook his head. “No, not always.”
“Why not?”
“Because if the harm they did was so great, it cannot be undone, that kind of hate is hard to let go of.”
“As in when you lost Elizabeth Weir. You hated the replicators for taking her from you.”
Rodney blinked a few times, pushing back the wetness in his eyes. “No,” he said. “I hated me,” he said softly. “The replicators were just doing what they were programmed to do.”
“Do you still hate yourself?”
“You know?” he said to the air, “I really need to concentrate on this and you’re making it very hard. Can we move on?”
...
GAH!!!!! So good so good so good. I'm going to melt into a million pieces.
I have been making podfic. I'm recording all of Tipper's (
tippergreen ) I Sometimes Wonder series and that is a lot of work, but so fun. I just finished recording "Ice Giant" and that....oh...it is so hard hitting. Hearing John have to talk to aliens about his feelings and Rodney struggling. Just so good.There was this one part I just loved so much where the aliens are asking Rodney to describe what "hate" means:
“Can it go away if you do achieve control over that thing, or that person?”
Rodney twisted his lips, then shook his head. “No, not always.”
“Why not?”
“Because if the harm they did was so great, it cannot be undone, that kind of hate is hard to let go of.”
“As in when you lost Elizabeth Weir. You hated the replicators for taking her from you.”
Rodney blinked a few times, pushing back the wetness in his eyes. “No,” he said. “I hated me,” he said softly. “The replicators were just doing what they were programmed to do.”
“Do you still hate yourself?”
“You know?” he said to the air, “I really need to concentrate on this and you’re making it very hard. Can we move on?”
...
GAH!!!!! So good so good so good. I'm going to melt into a million pieces.
Whoot! My offerings in FTH are set to bring in $100! Closer to $190 if I take second bids. I think my biggest surprise and honor was seeing the opening bid for my fic at $50. That just made me have all the feels! And people wanted my podfic, which was great!
For my own bids, I won two auctions and sent $80 to The Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. And I will get two lovely stories as gifts!
Overall, a great experience so far. Last year I only bid. I’m glad I put myself out there this year.
Also, I had an anonymous bidder. I am so curious. They didn’t win, but I want to know who they were!?!
For my own bids, I won two auctions and sent $80 to The Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. And I will get two lovely stories as gifts!
Overall, a great experience so far. Last year I only bid. I’m glad I put myself out there this year.
Also, I had an anonymous bidder. I am so curious. They didn’t win, but I want to know who they were!?!
Bidding time is almost over
Feb. 28th, 2025 08:28 pmLess than 24 hours left in the Fandom Trumps Hate charity auction. Bidding ends March 1 at 8 pm EST
Podfic bid
Fanfic bid
I’m winning a few auctions at the moment and my own offerings seem to be bringing in some awesome bids. With all in chaos right now, it’s nice to be able to do some good.
Check out everyone offering stargate.
Podfic bid
Fanfic bid
I’m winning a few auctions at the moment and my own offerings seem to be bringing in some awesome bids. With all in chaos right now, it’s nice to be able to do some good.
Check out everyone offering stargate.
FTH 2025 bidding
Feb. 26th, 2025 09:10 am Fandom Trumps Hate 2025 bidding is open. This is a great opportunity to donate to charity. I’m offering sga fic and podfic this year. I’m offering gen or shippy or anything in between, rating up to T. Bidding ends March 1.
Podfic bid
Fanfic bid
Podfic bid
Fanfic bid
Penicillin for the win!
Feb. 23rd, 2025 03:10 pmI had white patches all over very swollen tonsils. Today they are quickly receding. So I spent my time in bed rewatching sga with my sga group and reading fic.
Where would i be without fandom?
Where would i be without fandom?
Finding Home
Feb. 21st, 2025 06:45 pmI posted on tumblr, but forgot to post here. I did it! I finished Finding Home. This feels like a huge relief and accomplishment. I’m so proud of it!
It managed to stay between gen and pre-slash so my gen readers and my slash readers can interpret how they want. John does say the L word in ch 21 but I mean for this to go either way in terms of platonic friends who are essentially family or of a more preslash nature.
22 chapters, 43k words, and nearly everyone is there! Ford comes home. Elizabeth and Carson 1.0 get a role, and so much more.
I can’t believe it is done!!!!!!
It managed to stay between gen and pre-slash so my gen readers and my slash readers can interpret how they want. John does say the L word in ch 21 but I mean for this to go either way in terms of platonic friends who are essentially family or of a more preslash nature.
22 chapters, 43k words, and nearly everyone is there! Ford comes home. Elizabeth and Carson 1.0 get a role, and so much more.
I can’t believe it is done!!!!!!
FTH offerings
Feb. 21st, 2025 05:37 pm The browsing period has begun for Fandom Trumps Hate! Check out these Stargate offerings. There are too many good choices! How will I choose?
Also, I'm offering sga fic and podfic.
https://fth2025offerings.dreamwidth.org/tag/fandom:+stargate
Also, I'm offering sga fic and podfic.
https://fth2025offerings.dreamwidth.org/tag/fandom:+stargate
Writing ramblings
Feb. 8th, 2025 03:11 pmI finally am at the last chapter of Finding Home
It’s been over two months which is incredibly annoying, but its also 40k words at least so maybe 2 months is not so long. I just was not prepared for how much this fic would take out of me. I’ve been keeping it gen that can be read as preslash if preferred to make both my audiences happy, and I hope I’ve managed in that respect. There is a bit if Amelia/Ronon in background though as the show ended with them clearly together.
I think this fic is essentially a series finale, giving everyone a hopeful/happy ending.
Anyway, how are you all?
It’s been over two months which is incredibly annoying, but its also 40k words at least so maybe 2 months is not so long. I just was not prepared for how much this fic would take out of me. I’ve been keeping it gen that can be read as preslash if preferred to make both my audiences happy, and I hope I’ve managed in that respect. There is a bit if Amelia/Ronon in background though as the show ended with them clearly together.
I think this fic is essentially a series finale, giving everyone a hopeful/happy ending.
Anyway, how are you all?
Someone mentioned on a friends post how Wei Wuxian use humor to deflect from tension and help take the focus off of others. And damn. It's so true.
Of course, someone can't mention Wei Wuxian without me becoming completely obsessed, because The Untamed is so good and rich. I can watch the series a million times and probably still find new layers.
Whenever I find the Wuxian/Wanji hole sucking me in, I have to watch this one video that is soooooooo good it literally sucks my brain away for weeks at a time just thinking about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq86LjO9khY
(Wei Wuixian/Lan Wangji set to Bet My Life by Imagine Dragons)
Well, I guess I'm not sleeping tonight...
Of course, someone can't mention Wei Wuxian without me becoming completely obsessed, because The Untamed is so good and rich. I can watch the series a million times and probably still find new layers.
Whenever I find the Wuxian/Wanji hole sucking me in, I have to watch this one video that is soooooooo good it literally sucks my brain away for weeks at a time just thinking about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq86LjO9khY
(Wei Wuixian/Lan Wangji set to Bet My Life by Imagine Dragons)
Well, I guess I'm not sleeping tonight...
Another gift!
Jan. 26th, 2025 05:36 pmI was complaining today about being sick in the discord where we rewatch SGA every Sunday. I mentioned I'd love a fic where the team is sick, but not seriously, and just hanging out in quarantine. And Mas_Pebbles_Sharp immediately set to writing me a fic! I'm getting spoiled by so many fics folks.
This one is sweet and wonderful. All the best vibes for a little filet. McShep relationship but with content wise a gen rating.
Sniffles by Mas_Pebbles_Sharp
“I think I got a worse dose,” Rodney complains.
John looks over at Ronon shivering on the cot and raises an eyebrow.
“You sure about that, buddy?”
This one is sweet and wonderful. All the best vibes for a little filet. McShep relationship but with content wise a gen rating.
Sniffles by Mas_Pebbles_Sharp
“I think I got a worse dose,” Rodney complains.
John looks over at Ronon shivering on the cot and raises an eyebrow.
“You sure about that, buddy?”
A Pegasus Christmas Carol
Jan. 25th, 2025 05:07 pmOh! I just realized I forgot to post about my other awesome gift from the other sga secret Santa fic exchange. I was so lucky to have Mas write for me! They are a wonderful writer and friend and their fics are always special and awesome.
This one is especially awesome as it focused on Rodney as autistic and dealing with the holidays. It's a wonderful twist on A Christmas Carol. I love how soft this is with McKay and how it understands his struggles with parties. The team is wonderful in how they help him with this. Such a treasure of a fic.
A Pegasus Christmas Carol by Mas_Pebbles_Sharp
McShep, first kiss, holiday
Summary:
My name is Hedda,” the girl said. Then her look became mischievous. “But you may call me the ghost of Christmas Past.
This one is especially awesome as it focused on Rodney as autistic and dealing with the holidays. It's a wonderful twist on A Christmas Carol. I love how soft this is with McKay and how it understands his struggles with parties. The team is wonderful in how they help him with this. Such a treasure of a fic.
A Pegasus Christmas Carol by Mas_Pebbles_Sharp
McShep, first kiss, holiday
Summary:
My name is Hedda,” the girl said. Then her look became mischievous. “But you may call me the ghost of Christmas Past.
