#logicgunn

[logicgunn]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers! Spread the self-love 💞

So...I'm a couple of months late to this party! Apologies. And I apparently have 105 works now, so this is hard. I'm going to take The Long Dark out of the running. It's too big in my brain to be fair to any other work.

the sky hasn't always been blue (SGA, TeylaBeth, Teen)

You can safely put the whole series in this rec. It wasn't my first Teylabeth Fic, but writing it was a good time for me and I think it shows. Elizabeth is an interesting POV for me to write, but also a really vulnerable one because she makes me feel exposed. Still. There's some real moments in there, but you'd never know which ones.

ask me (ST:V, B7, Teen)

This one was an exchange gift, and I did not think I was going to pull it off, or that the recipient was going to like it. I think it works because I kept referring back to canon dialogue between the two to capture and maintain the fiction between them, but also because I wrote it from the POV of B'Elanna, who gave me a chance to oscillate between stoicism and fury. Keeping Seven in character in the Voyager timeline and having her show interest was a challenge.

Crimson and Clover (SGA & SG1, Teyla/Vala, Teen)

Another exchange gift, and a VERY rare pair. (Seriously, there are only 5 works total on AO3, I hope someone writes another one!) I had not considered them before the match was sent out. Something just clicked in place for this, despite zero interactions in canon, and I feel like it's one of the most honest things I've ever written.

red pens and other moments (SGA, MCShep, M)

Drabbles are HARD. This was written for Domaystic 2023, I decided to do a McShep narrative of domestic moments to carry the story of their relationship and it gives me feels every time I reread.

Cut from the Same Cloth (Ent, Hayes/Reed, E)

If you look up Hayes/Reed in the Enterprise fandom, many of the fics come from the same scene where they are fighting in the gym. There was something about the way the actors played it that screamed repressed queers in the military (which, since McShep is my first written fanfic, will be no surprise to anyone). This is probably not a particularly good one, but, woah, I just sat down one day and my hands kind of wrote it directly from my subconscious. I was never going to share it. And then I did.

[logicgunn]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Stargate Atlantis Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Ronon Dex & Teyla Emmagan & Rodney McKay & John Sheppard, Rodney McKay/John Sheppard Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex Additional Tags: Podfic, Team, Fluff, Humor, Pre-Slash Summary:

John feels his irritation start to form words on his tongue, then swallows it back and breathes it out. This is the first year of the SGC's Team E-Card Festive Exchange, and he really would like AR-1 to show SG1 up. Take them down a peg or two. There's a crate of Bud on the line after all, if Cam makes good on their bet.

[texasdreamer01]

For the asks!

💕 whats your favorite part of your writing process?

😠 whats your least favorite part of your writing process?

🔥 what’s something that’s currently going really well?

💕 whats your favorite part of your writing process?

You know that flashlight analogy for writing, where you figure out what you're going to write next based on where you shine your "flashlight" ahead of you? That bit! I love when I'm in the middle of writing a sentence, and I figure out just the right word, or turn of phrase, or set of actions - even sequence of scenes! The building of the fic is the best thing, I think.

😠 whats your least favorite part of your writing process?

Reading through and realizing I've used the same word over and over again, particularly when they're so visually close together 😩 It's almost always the perfect word each time, too, and it feels like a downgrade to edit either sentence.

🔥 what’s something that’s currently going really well?

Theorems of a Ghost! I'm far enough along in the draft that I've started figuring out chapters, chapter lengths, and bits and bobs like author's notes and chapter titles. It's starting to feel a lot more like a story, rather than just the thumb-twiddling canon inspection it started out as.

[cassiope25]

“I want a divorce,” hisses Rodney, dropping a panel onto the reject pile on the floor.  John rolls his eyes as he turns to the next page of the instruction booklet.  "If you want to divorce me, buddy, you're going to have to marry me first."  “Sure, fine, whatever.”

Cover art for the lovely fic "Some Assembly Required" by @logicgunn as a gift for @carsonsweebabyturtles.

Also posted on AO3

So, if yo want to leave a welcome reaction like a kudo or a comment you can find both here:

Art on AO3

Fic on AO3

Author's summary: John, Rodney, flat pack furniture. What could go wrong?

[texasdreamer01]

1, 3, 10 for the asks! 🖤

What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

Oh geez. Uhhhhh. I don't actually know what makes people click on my fics? I have no idea how to answer this question, unfortunately, everything I'm looking at as a potential rec just makes me cringe at what could have been done better and what could characterize my writing style seems to change by fandom.

What are some tropes or details that you think are very characteristic of your fics?

Lots of background details in worldbuilding, with character introspection. I've been doing a lot more on body language, so I suppose that, as well.

How do you decide what to write?

After convincing myself to write, whatever I can scrummage up a general plot line for, i.e. a vague concept of a beginning, a middle, and an end. Mostly I stick with whatever amuses me to write, or a particular idea that bugs me unless I get it written into a fic.

[nimuetheseawitch]

🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction? // 🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project? // 🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it xx

🍓 I had an uncontrollable urge to write a love letter from Aziraphale to Crowley that Aziraphale never gives him but Crowley finds hidden in a copy of Hamlet in their South Downs cottage after reading an interview with Michael Sheen in which he described his approach to Aziraphale thinking about Crowley as "I would never dare." I do not know what came over me, but I wrote and posted the thing very quickly and then didn't engage in fandom again for years. It took me 2.5 years, a pandemic, and yet another rewatch of MASH for me to write anymore fic.

🔪 I will say that military stuff and DADT is not weird considering the fic I write, so the weirdest thing is probably 1950s train schedules and weather. That was quite the rabbit hole. And I haven't even posted that fic yet (it's the MASH series one I've been stuck on for ages)

🎨 Probably this one from luluxa. It's the McShep I'm with genius one with Rodney and all the equations and John with a little heart. I love @luluxa's artwork in general, but this is the one I bought a full print of to hang on my wall. It just captures their dynamic so well.

I also want to give a shout-out to the stained glass one and also say that there's some really excellent Top Gun art and that really, I just love how much amazing fanart there is out there. For all the fandoms.

[texasdreamer01]

🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction? // 📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app? // 🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on xx

🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction?

Oh this was a while ago uh. Mostly once I got introduced to the concept ye old ages ago, I thought it was the coolest thing ever and decided to throw my hat into the ring? It seemed very much like a forum where you proposed ideas to each other and discussed them, but in the format of a story, and I really adored that.

📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app?

I have… two. One is just the regular notepad, and it's got some editing notes to put in for Theorems of a Ghost and To Commit An Act of God, and the other is where I write the stories before I wrap them up for publishing in a doc, so the current page up is Declination Zero.

🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on xx

If you're making some tea with a tea bag that's got a tag on it, make a little notch in it so you can loop the string around the handle and secure it in the notch. It'll keep your tea bag from moving around (probably doesn't help the steeping process but the bag tends to not stick to the side when I do this), and if you move your cup then you'll be less likely to spill your tea from the bag moving around.

[texasdreamer01]

🖤 Hi! B and M for the asks? Xx

B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.

I'd have to say that for SGA, it'd have to be Rodney/Teyla, mostly because it comes across as really cute? But also for Star Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi/Alpha-17.

M - Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend.

… I feel like I'd find most characters in my fandom annoying in real life, or at least only palatable in small doses, because I've gotten to know all the annoying parts about them. Idk, maybe Teal'c? Inscrutable, no qualms about new books to read, and we can nerd on main about Star Wars.

[carsonsweebabyturtles]

The fic and art are both fab. Such a wonderful gift. Thank you both again 😘

“I want a divorce,” hisses Rodney, dropping a panel onto the reject pile on the floor.  John rolls his eyes as he turns to the next page of the instruction booklet.  "If you want to divorce me, buddy, you're going to have to marry me first."  “Sure, fine, whatever.”

Cover art for the lovely fic "Some Assembly Required" by @logicgunn as a gift for @carsonsweebabyturtles.

Also posted on AO3

So, if yo want to leave a welcome reaction like a kudo or a comment you can find both here:

Art on AO3

Fic on AO3

Author's summary: John, Rodney, flat pack furniture. What could go wrong?

[cassiope25]

Earlier I posted this wonderful art my daughter made for me, which I took with me to Basingstoke Comicon to get all the autographs on it.

And this is what it looks like now. 💙💙💙

It's amazing and I'm so proud of her and so thankful for what everyone has written on it.

Basingstoke Comicon 2024

It was a weekend with a lot of impressions and tons of queues. It was hot and sweaty, but it was still fantastic.

I'm so grateful and happy that I finally got to meet all the wonderful fandom people I can call my friends in person and share a wonderful time with them. 💙💙💙

@massharp1971 @logicgunn @itstartedwithalex @sgatazmy @bunny-bopper @wonkyelk @stinalotte @acrowbyanyothername @salchat @alienfuckeronmain @inthractus and more who aren't on Tumblr.

[nimuetheseawitch]

SGA Summer Vacation Recs

So, a few weeks ago, a friend asked for longfic recommendations to read while on vacation, and I did not really realize how many I was recommending at the time. Seemed like a good idea to make a post about it.

Time in a Bottle by astolat, 14K (not originally on my list because it was too short, but it's too perfect for a summer reading list, so I added it), McShep, Rated E, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings To see a World in a Grain of Sand / And a Heaven in a Wild Flower / Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand / And Eternity in an hour.

The Long Dark (series) by @logicgunn, 141K, McShep, Rated G-E but the first is M, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings An astronomical event causes two strangers to crash land on a remote island in the frozen Canadian north. Cue a fluffy slow burn in a survival setting.

Lord John Sheppard Versus Earth by LitGal, 61K, McShep, Rated M, Graphic Depictions of Violence Canon diverged before Jackson found Atlantis. The IOC stepped in and decided to make things more efficient. A gene testing program brought Major John Sheppard into the program earlier, but budget constraints and international treaties have kept Dr. Jackson out of the antarctic. So now John has to find his own team--and his own geek--or he's in danger of being stuck in the mountain forever as a light switch. However, as the universe changes, fate forces some things to return to proper form, and other things… they get wildly out of control. John isn't sure how he came to be Earth's enemy, but he's going to have to deal with the cards he's dealt.

Teamwork by onthewaters, 24K, McShep and others, Rated E, Graphic Depictions of Violence There is an Earth where things have turned out a little differently, and the people who go to Atlantis aren't quite the ones we know. AKA The one where Rodney is a Mountie.

The Doctor and the Sheppard by @hero-in-waiting, 70K, McShep, Rated E They've been in Pegasus for a year before Rodney is finally allowed to go off-world to meet with the mysterious leader of a group of allies against the wraith. The first meeting goes well, sending them down a path none of them could've foreseen, and leaving Rodney with thoughts of the mysterious leader with his bright eyes and dark hair.

The Hard Prayer by Rheanna, 30K, McShep, Rated M One year after the end of the world, John meets another survivor.

In Sickness and in Health by @a-storm-of-roses, 31K, McShep, Rated E "So I told a little lie, just to get you back to Atlantis. It was the only way, so try not to get too mad. I told them we were married.” When John suffers a major, life-changing injury on Earth, Rodney must pretend to be his husband to ensure his return to Atlantis. As he struggles to navigate recovery and accept his new reality, John must also come to terms with his new role as Rodney's husband and the new dynamics in their relationship. A story of healing, recovery, loss, love, and acceptance.

Enigma by sgamadison, McShep, 32K, McShep, Rated E, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings During an off-world mission, a piece of Ancient technology transports Rodney and John on a one-way trip to a deserted airfield. Working together to get back, it takes a vivid dream to make Rodney realize what's been in front of him all along.

Bridges by bussaiko, 52K, McShep, Rated E Engineer Rodney McKay went to North Carolina's Crystal Coast to help his sister design a series of bridges. He hoped to rebuild his career following a professional disaster; he didn't expect to be drawn into the small community of Athos Island, where he found friendship and perhaps something more with helicopter pilot John Sheppard. But when Rodney tries to learn more about John's past, what he discovers might tear them apart. (non-Stargate AU)

Apocalypse Rising by sian1359, 81K, McShep, Rated M, Graphic Depictions of Violence The Goa'uld are not the only ones who covet Earth.

Zen and the Art of Jumper Maintenance by Indybaggins, 39K, McShep, Rated M The one where Rodney gets sucked in and John… follows. Featuring a quirky John, Rodney in orange robes, crazy Ancient-worship, sheep milking and jumpers that aren't broken but need to be fixed anyway.

Black Helicopters (series) by whizzy, 141K, McShep, Rated T-E but the first is M, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Screw the bet. Rodney was going to prove the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence. Oh, and incidentally, he might just catch the United States Air Force with their pants around their ankles.

Pegasus Purgatorio by MrsHamill, 127K, McShep, Rated E, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings It is difficult to write a paradise when all the superficial indications are that you ought to write an apocalypse. It is obviously much easier to find inhabitants for an inferno or even a purgatorio. (Ezra Pound) Yeah, I'd say that about covers it, Ezra. John and Rodney are left behind when Atlantis (and, by extension, Pegasus) is evacuated. While returning to the Milky Way, they decide to bring a few friends along.

What A Wonderful Bunker You Would Make by ocdindeed, 50K, McShep, Rated M Summary in simple words: Rodney is recluse and John has a kid. Summary in not so simple words: Rodney McKay has given up on the world, living a simple life up on a mountain devoid of people. He likes it that way, at least he did until a kid with a full head of dark hair ambled up his dirt driveway and changed his sequestered life forever. (AU - Set during SG1 & Pre-SGA timeline.)

G******, Tramps, and Thieves* (series) by auburn, 372K, McShep and a whole lot more, Rated T-M, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con, later fics Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Vala Mal Doran and her partners, renegades Jehan abd-Ba'al and Meredith McKay, hijack the Tau'ri ship Prometheus and leave the Milky Way behind in search of the Lost City of the Ancients, Atlantis.

*I censored this title due to a common racial slur

[saxifactumterritum]

Rules: you will be given a word. then you share one sentence/excerpt from your wip(s) that starts with each letter of your word!

Lynne tag me for FISHY. I have many wips I am all wip and no... Trousers...? Possibly not. Wait. STARTS WITH?! that is harder. Hm.

F - “For one thing it was quite late in winter, and there was no sun, golden or otherwise, to light as you thundered through on this supposed great war horse,” Arthur said, still murmuring.

[sir Leon lies telling a tall story by a fire and Arthur corrects him, with Merlin chipping in obligingly]

I - I tell Jeeves about the johnny I knew who kept a bear in his rooms, which turned out to be a dog who had eaten too many crumpets and got very large; Jeeves tells me about a dog he had met once in dark dread of night who turned out to be a bear escaping from a circus.

[from an Oxford-y Jeeves and Wooster thing involving getting roped into Ben Jonson gay plays]

S - She thinks it’s the reflection on the screen making things strange, making Dancing Rain lean forward too, and peer at her, too, back out of Glory at Su Mucheng sitting the training room, tilting her head when Su Mucheng tilts her head.

[Su Mucheng ends up in Glory/ghostish story/I kept forgetting what I was writing]

H - He’s knelt, threading his needle, Porthos is holding Athos’s arm, his body, he’s stood and bent oddly so Athos is pulled to him, his thigh bracketing him.

[Musketeers, a strange fallen down house, injury, portraits, you know]

Y - Yu Wenzhou throws a bottle of sweet tea at Huang Shaotian's head with a surprising amount of vehemence, Huang Shaotian just catches it and thanks him, as if it wasn't a projectile weapon but a nice gesture.

[I thought about different fandom for each letter but as lynne tagged me I did blue rain for the last one too it is from friendgenda napagenda hst and ywz tricking wjz into things fic so.]

I didn't see how many people I tag? I think i tag people. doing this made me realise how little I have actually interacted with anyone here for ages I know no people who aren't lynne. Ok well, I am gonna tag people who i don't rlly know/havent interacted with for ages if at all, so feel free to ignore but pls dont send murder clowns or smth cus it's just tumblr. @bienmoreau, @thepolomonkey, @logicgunn, I heard a short story today by @mslanna so have a tag ig. um, that is all the people i can think of. ppl change names and vanish i wish i noticed that.

[dedkake]

SGA Fanworks Only Holiday Gift Exchange 2023

A day you won’t forget by scifi_dancer | g, 2.4k, rodney / john

The prompt I used describes it well: "Nothing goes right - until it does."

A Little Christmas Chaos by WonkyElk | t, 3k, rodney / john

The Cheer Committee nodded in solemn and united agreement. In principle, of course, they agreed that ‘absolutely hosed’ was not the ideal state for a large proportion of the expedition to be in, at any one time, Christmas or not; but that didn’t stop them feeling that the punch could do with being just a smidgen merrier. For morale purposes. Which was why each of them, separately, decided to add just the tiniest amount of extra cheer to the punch.

Big enough to miss by Mas_Pebbles_Sharp | t, 3.9k, rodney / john

Missing scenes/coda to The Daedalus Variations: Rodney's injury from alien weapon fire is worse than they at first realised

Elizabeth’s Pet Demon by Tazmy | g, 2.8k, gen

A mini demon ransacks Elizabeth’s quarters. Somehow, it’s cute. It shouldn’t be. It should be wrong, maybe even disturbing.

Finding Limits by halestrom | g, 3.6k, gen

The only thing John could focus on was getting back to Atlantis, getting a team and finding Rodney before Ford's men did anything. Getting back to Atlantis and finding out that Rodney had rescued himself wasn't a surprise, but sitting and watching his still body as Carson tried to figure out what to do was hard. Not just for John, but for all of AR-1.

First Embrace by Cyber_Witch85 | m, 2.8k, carson / evan, rodney / john, evan / john

John Sheppard and Evan Lorne rescue Rodney and Carson from a wraith lair. Carson and Evan explore the beginnings of their relationship as John and Rodney sleep.

Golden Slumbers by cassiope25 | g, 3.8k, rodney / john, team

“You should put more trust in me,” Ronon told her gently. "There's nothing a former runner can't take on.” Ronon is there to care for his team, and they care for him in turn.

Hand in Hand by mific | e, 4.7k, rodney / john

"Yes, yes, we're the talk of the town," Rodney said, eyeing them narrowly. "Run along now and if you're ever on Cambara don't agree to do the damn welcome ritual." "And if you do," Sheppard panted, "don't come last."

His Rodney by Jade | g, 1.5k, gen

It’s not always easy to remember who he is.

I Can Do Anything Better Than You! by Goddess47 | t, 3k, rodney / john

John, the traitor, had lured him to this so-called 'social event' organized by some self-appointed group of Expedition members. There had been a promise of chocolate cake and John had hinted at the possibility of mutual orgasms at the end of the night.

i waited ‘til i saw the sun by LogicGunn | t, 1k, steven / elizabeth

Elizabeth remembers.

I’ll keep you warm by puddlejumperpilot | g, 2k, rodney / john

The sky was darkening and fluffy snowflakes were falling from the sky as Teyla gave her speech, but John was distracted by Rodney shivering violently next to him. John swore under his breath and took off the outer layer of his jacket, wrapping it around Rodney’s shoulders. “You’re from Canada, aren’t you supposed to be immune to the cold?” He hissed under his breath. Rodney shot him a glare. “You know I get cold easily!” He replied in a whisper. “I also know that you do this every year. I’m beginning to think you just like wearing my jacket. You’re lucky I expected this, otherwise I’d just let you freeze!”

Just Peachy by melagan | t, 1.7k, rodney / john

John and Rodney are married and living on Atlantis. They have a rare day off together, but things aren't working out the way Rodney planned.

Lighter Than Air by spurious | g, 2.6k, rodney / john

Visiting a trading partner, the team participate in a winter solstice ritual that's more effective than it might seem.

Like A Shot To The Shoulder (And Other Adventures on MXR-338) by audioletter | g, 2.8k, gen

As far as welcomes go, being shot in the shoulder was not what John considered polite.

Solace by A_Storm_of_Roses | e, 7.2k, teyla / elizabeth

Elizabeth wakes with the hangover of the century and a throbbing elbow. She can’t remember how she got here, or where here even is, though it feels hard and rocky and smells like burning metal. Elizabeth and Teyla take a very long walk, and discover each other.

the snow has drifted high by dedkake | t, 1.7k, rodney / john

Rodney and John watch the New Year's fireworks together, just like they always do.

Wraith Rodney by carsonsweebabyturtles (Erindors) | fanart

This is my Holiday gift for Cassiope25. I kind of gambled at making him a Wraith but I hope you like it anyways 💜

You can’t pin joy like a moth by QueenIshtar | t, 3.7k, john / elizabeth, carson / rodney

Elizabeth knows that you can't pin joy like a moth. It's too fleeting. Joy is the soft fluttering of wings you notice only in the still, silent moments. It's your heartbeat rushing, racing when you laugh; when you feel alive. Joy is not a complete, tangible thing.

[stargatelov3r]

Basingstoke Comic Con was a mess but at least i got to meet @logicgunn and @alienfuckeronmain and @oflanteandesign <3

[maria-de-salinas]

Seven Sentence Sunday Wednesday

Rules: In a new post share seven sentences from one of your WIPs.

Thanks for the tag @writer-or-whatever! I know it's been a long time since I've posted anything, but I am still writing! Here's a bit from the latest chapter of Love is Stored in the Potions Lab, which I'm hoping to have up in the next month.

She'd seen some haunted places in her time, but Sev's office was probably the worst. Barely a soul had even seen the place these last ten years, and when she'd moved her things in, a week before lessons began, she'd spent a whole afternoon ripping out cobwebs and dusting shelves and scrubbing soot off the walls. Bare stone was covered with posters and drawings of animals and plants, shelves packed with potted plants and a rainbow spectrum of potions bottles, an empty corner livened with a giant millipede crawling about in his terrarium--a sort of department mascot.

And yet. The space was so hair-tingling, so heavy and alive with memories, good and bad--hours of quiet study, late nights pacing as his mark burned blacker, their cries of pleasure as he took her over his desk, and that night, that darkest night, when it all fell apart.

She could feel it.

The silver-framed photographs on her desk were like a talisman, just barely keeping the dark at bay. She'd look at them sometimes, when it got to be too much.

tagging @celta-diabolica, @logicgunn, @ohhowihatethemorning @celestemagnoliathewriter if you'd like to, no pressure!

[bunny-bopper]

Describe yourself using only pics from your phone! Tagged by @celta-diabolica - thank you!!

tagging @logicgunn @maria-de-salinas and @massharp1971 if you'd like to!