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yin_again has made some hilarious Stargate motivational posters.

sdraevn's collection of DVD commentaries for 'Lantis fics is marvelous and comprehensive. Go tell her if you've written one!

janedavitt let's the boys show, not tell, despite having to do it over the phone, with arguing, and no where to go from revelation: Cold Calling. R, season 7, Jack & Daniel.

eretria, with palpable heat, tangible frustration, and sophisticated astrophysics explanations. Calligraphy, R rated, John/Rodney established, SGA.

blueraccoon's D/s world of John and Rodney, where a first time has strong impulses and they're still figuring out if the other person can handle it. Dangerous, NC-17, SGA.

Can't remember if I've pointed to this or not, but

nestra wrote two short and evocative drabble/short fics. Both slashy subtext, but worksafe (PG-13?) Jack and Daniel, and Simon (Firefly). A lot of images in few words.

meret is new to Atlantis fanfic, but enters with a bang-on characterization of Ronon, through Elizabeths eyes: Pillow Talk, NC-17, Weir/Dex.

In a similar vein, also with Teyla/Kate and John/Rodney,

mmmchelle's Six Characters in Search of an Orgasm. I think it was actually Elizabeth/Ronon that got to me, though they each had their epiphanies. NC-17, really. SGA.

Of the Sam/Jack recs, which were all really worth reading and there is a link collection in the post's comments which I shan't repeat here, a couple have stood out so far:

Karen T's Fairytales was a lovely introduction to the ideas of possibilities being all well and good, and the loss of them painful, but in the end, it's the working side by side that they're living for. PG.

surrealphantast's good people trying to do the right thing; there's honor, there's good intentions, there's fairness, there's attraction... and there's a broken stargate to take them to the edge. Interesting Pete, respectful gentle separation from him. Bird Stealing Bread, R, Sam/Pete and Jack.

For the adult end of the spectrum, loved this one: Unspoken, by

elly427, NC-17, spoilers through S7. For continuing attraction and affection and annoying inability to communicate in words, though it seems less important if they're allowed to show what they mean. Great tension.

Also by Elly, a tag for Death Knell that got me thinking: Rationale, NC-17. Because, it's an exploration of slightly fuckedupedness + compromised mental state (exhaustion) + attraction leading to illogical conclusions. Now, this probably wasn't what was intended, but I love the idea that these two ridiculously messed up people (it's a messed up ship, it is) might have been sleeping together for years. YEARS, and telling each other and themselves that sex is different from emotion and separate from team issues or personal life and they might have actually believed it. Just the notion that they could both be able to get that messed up and wrung out that a conclusion like that would make sense. It's a fuckbuddies idea, only not. Somehow, that would make the years of pining so much more acceptible to me, if they were doing something, even if it was just making this more messed up.

Another nice messed up tag for Death Knell: No Quenchless Autumn Breezes by lyssie, which is Sam needing something not delicate and going to Jack; it goes right along with my deeply held believe that Pete was way too vanilla, and that was the problem for Sam ultimately.

Loved the Jack POV in this, because it really is about him and his whole life, of which Sam is a new adventure, but not the only one. Also loved the impression that for Jack, it was doing that mattered, not emotion, not any notion of forever or soulmates, just that they had made it there. Chronology, PG, by A.j. Wonky formatting that appears to be an artifact of posting as a .txt file.

Conversing With Cliffs by randomleaves/JoJo. Really liked this a lot. For Sam having friends of the female, military, smart & funny variety, for someone else opening their eyes to the possibility of having it all, and for, in the end, being competent people saving each other's arses first, with the revelations to be considered at some future time.