You have until Tuesday to read and vote at mcshep_match. If the number of comments means anything... Team Peace just might be ahead (oh noes)! We can't let that happen. The reveal and Master List will go up on the 29th as well (then you'll all know which story is mine), but you still have until then to make your guesses as to the authors/artists if you want. There are prizes involved for the most correct guesses - see this for all the details. So, if you've got a little free time and you want to read some seriously fantastic fic (and there are 5 entries of awesome art), go take a look and please, please, please vote for TEAM WAR!

Next up, I realize another challenge is the last thing I need to be thinking about... but it's the Small Fandom Big Bang!! The link takes you to the site where you can find all the info. Even if I don't sign up... doesn't mean you shouldn't. Being Human, Castle, Chronicles of Riddick, Eureka, Primeval, Psych and Pushing Daisies are just a few of the fandoms to choose from. And while there are some great prompts... you can write your own as well. The word count requirement is only 20,000 - an attainable goal for me since I've just finished one over that. I'm thinking of writing Hewligan myself - have a little Brendan/Emmett plot bunny that should fit the bill nicely. Gee, have I talked myself into this yet? Hmmm, maybe a poll to see who's with me on this...

Poll #1463165
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 27

Should neevebrody sign up for Small Fandom Big Bang?

(And just what is this "detect" instead of preview? Is this permanent? It has the same function so why change the name... has someone at LJ put Ford in charge of naming things?) ETA: Huh... the preview button is back now...I swear it said Detect before... weird!

Written for the Unspoken challenge over at mcsheplets

Title: Waiting
Rating: G
Characters: Rodney, John, Jeannie
Words: ~450
Spoilers: none
Notes: May mirror recent RL events
Summary: "Every one of these people are… sick."

Written for the #26 Challenge - Last over at mcsheplets

Title: The Last Word (when you see with my eyes)
Author:  neevebrody
Characters: John, Rodney, Jennifer
Rating: G
Words: ~3,000
Spoilers: This does run along a theme of the The Shrine, but I can't really call it spoilery for that episode, but possible spoilers for Last Man.
Beta:  velocitygrass beta'd this even though she doesn't usually read this type of fic. Your thoughts and approval really meant a lot to me, hon, thank you so very much.
AN/Warnings: Believe it or not, I had this story in mind for a while before The Shrine. It's loosely based on the film, The Final Cut, with Robin Williams. Character death is mentioned but the death does not occur in the fic. I feel I also have to warn there is mention of Rodney and Jennifer and marriage. It's also angsty and hurty, but still full of McShep love. I realize I've just talked everyone out of reading it… but I hope you'll give it a chance.
Summary: He's already late, yet he sits, kneading the steering wheel. John Sheppard, big hero. He's faced countless enemies, but none as formidable as his own fears and insecurities.

The Last Word

Artist: gingertheory  
Author: neevebrody  
Title:  Another Night
Words: 1,870
Warnings/Spoilers: Sheppard introspection, dark
Rating: PG-13 for swears

A reworking of Here and Now and Dreamscape
The new fic and art are based on the original story and art.
AN: Thanks to kimberlyfdr   for the wonderful beta and to gingertheory for an awesome piece of art - I enjoyed working with you! 

Art Prompt: (click for larger view)




New Fic:

Written for the #24 Challenge - The Little Things at mcsheplets .

Title: A Simple Touch
Author:neevebrody
Word Count: ~750
Pairing: John/Rodney
Rating: G
Warnings/Spoilers: S5 up to 5x02, The Seed, spoilers for The Seed
Legal: So not mine.
Summary: They're okay, they'd weathered another another potentially life-threatening situation, they're all in one piece, the team's intact and the city's safe once again...

A Simple Touch...

I should have been doing Big Bang beta duties this evening, but was lured by darsynia's First Line Meme. I picked this prompt:

Remus didn't like sitting alone in the room, but Sirius was still asleep, and while he could tell himself that he hadn't sought to wake him because he needed his rest, the real reason was that Padfoot could be a right bastard when he didn't wake naturally.

I suppose I could have chosen a McShep one, but what would have been challenging about that? Behind the cut, to be kind and because most of my flist may not be interested in a Remus/Sirius story.

Written for artword    challenge #11 - Illustrative Typeography

title:  The Last Barrier
artist:  berlinghoff79  
author: neevebrody  
pairing:  McKay/Sheppard - established relationship
rating:  R for language
spoilers:  Submerged tag, so up to that episode
words:  ~3,100
summary:  ...but knowing Rodney as he did, watching him work tirelessly day after day, seeing how the loss of his team members had affected him, and reading his words to Graydon and Dickenson's parents, John thought Rodney was one of the strongest persons he'd ever known.

notes:  I once again have the honor and pleasure of working with berlinghoff79  as my artist. *adores* The art is The Fallen  Please take a look and comment there to tell her how awesome this is and how wonderfully talented she is!

 

Written for the "Abstain" Challenge at mcsheplets

Title:  The Easier it Looks, the Harder it Hooks
Word Count: ~2,200
Pairing:  McKay/Sheppard
Rating:  NC-17 (quite)
Warnings:  None really.  Smut, if that could be considered a warning.
Legal:  So not mine
Summary: He'd never admit it, but he's not sure he could have made it through the week himself.  So used to Rodney now, his touch, the scent and shelter of his skin, nuzzling into it after sex, Rodney's hands on him…

Written for the #20 Challenge - Confession at mcsheplets

Title:  All's Not Fair in Love
Word Count: ~2,400
Pairing:  McKay/Sheppard  with a side of Team
Rating:  G
Warnings:  Injuries but no death
Legal:  So not mine

Summary: Ronon watches him struggle to raise his hand to Sheppard's.  John reaches out and takes it and suddenly Ronon realizes he's witnessing something private, so much so he wants to look away, but something about the scene makes it impossible.

My entry for the artword Challenge #10 - "Reversed"

Title:  All My Secrets Revealed
Artist:  berlinghoff79
Author: neevebrody
Challenge:  #10 - "Reversed"
Pairing:  McKay/Sheppard
Rating:  NC-17
Warnings/Spoilers:  AMTDI, some angst, no spoilers
Word Count: 6,800
Notes:  I have to first thank berlinghoff79  for a truly awesome piece of art as my prompt.  Her original art was such an inspiration.  Next my lovely and hard-working betas: girly_curl_3 and ozsaur, who went out of her way today in our marathon beta-chat!  Woo Hoo, what fun!  Seriously, this story is what it is because of their wonderful suggestions and hand-holding - some of which I ignored, so all mistakes belong to me.
Summary:  McKay's eye grew wide.  "Literally, naked?" he asked.  "You mean symbolic nudity, right?  Like, you know—body stockings?  Interpretive dance?"
Art Prompt:  berlinghoff79's Beautiful Art Prompt Please go tell her how AWESOME she is!

  Teaser

Written for the Team Teyla AU Fest at team_sga. Fic for April 30th

Title:  Dreams Beneath Our Feet
Rating:  G (just a couple of swears)
Word Count: 9,500
Pairing:  This is Team, but has a bit of a McShep bent
Prompt:friendshipper's Pirates. Yarrrr! She wrote a series of five ways they weren't pirates awhile back -- space pirates, buccaneers on the high seas, sky pirates, etc. If anyone wants to run with one of these ideas.  I took the first one "Ronon Dex, Space Pirate."  You don't have to read it first, but I would recommend it for background. (and what lovely inspiration it was, too)
Warnings:  None really.  Gen, pre-slash.
Notes: Smashing beta by quasar273 - really above and beyond the call.  Due to time constraints I did a lot after her beta, so if you find mistakes, they're all mine. The title comes from W. B. Yeats' He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven.  Also many thanks to friendshipper for a wonderful fic to work from.
Summary:  "Yes, and how many of those friends would sell their own grandmother for what the Genii will be offering for our capture?  Hmm?  You know as well as I, soon enough every bounty hunter in three galaxies will be looking for us."  His face grew hot and sweat prickled the back of his neck.  He held up his hand.  "And don't forget about these.  We're marked.  It would only be a matter of time.  And then what-do you think their little fun and games will be enough to keep them occupied?"  His voice grew louder.  "I did not escape Hell to be thrown back into it.

Written for the "We're Not Dead" challenge at mcsheplets.

Title:  Here and Now
Word Count: 1,153
Rating:  PG
Genre:  Character study - John Sheppard
Warnings:  Mention of non-canon character death - not a death!fic
Legal:  So not mine
Beta:  Thanks to velocitygrass for taking a look!
Summary:  Images of the fallen roam freely through his mind.  When he does sleep, it's only to greet the ghosts of those he'll never see again.

Read Here and Now...

Written for the #16 Challenge - Ritual at mcsheplets.

Title:  Before I Sleep
Word Count: 295
Rating:  NC-17 to be safe.
Legal:  So not mine
Summary:  The sheets feel cool after the shower and even Rodney doesn't seem to mind the errant wet spot.

Before I Sleep...

Written for the bad!sex challenge at dontbendthatway

Author:neevebrody
Fic title:  The Best-Laid Plans…
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Prompt: Waking your significant other up with a blowjob is not always a good idea, and explaining the concussion/broken nose/dislocated jaw/injury of choice to the medics can be embarrassing.
Pairing:  McKay/Sheppard
Rating:  NC-17
Acknowledgments: Thanks tovelocitygrass for the quick beta, but I changed the end, so any remaining mistakes are mine alone.
Notes: Set in Season 3 after The Game.  The title comes from a Robert Burns poem. 

Summary:  He tried to come up with a real zinger, but again, "You think?" was the best he could do.

( The Best-Laid Plans... )

Written for the "seduction" challenge at mcsheplets
Title:  Never Underestimate the Seductive Value of Tiger Woods '08 and a Few Well Chosen Words (Quarantine Tag)
Pairing:  McKay/Sheppard
Rating:   NC-17
Word Count:  2,708
Legal:  You know they're not mine.
Beta:  Unbeta'd
Summary:  Humor and sex - what's not to love.  "I get you, Rodney.  I see all those things and I still like you."

Warning:  For language, wherein Rodney curses like the proverbial sailor, for I've found that a profane Rodney McKay is a hot Rodney McKay.
AN:  The ending of this story was inspired by a chat with melagan  It was something she wanted to see and I find it very hard to deny her.

Never Underestimate...

My entry for the #10 Challenge at mcsheplets - Resignation.

Title:  Show... don't tell  - Sequel to Don't Ask
Pairing:  McKay/Sheppard
Rating:  PG
Word Count:  1,780
Legal:  The boys are so not mine, neither are the jumpers.
Notes:  As always, many thanks to velocitygrass for the beta.
Summary: Sequel to Don't Ask, what happened when John got to the mainland:  Not that he didn't want to do this, he'd just always thought he'd make his move when the time was right.  But with someone else interested... John knew the time was right, now.

I MADE IT!  I survived mini_nanowrimo, barely.  I am quite pleased to say that I wrote every day, and as my project was to write a fic, ficlet or drabble daily, that worked out quite nice.  So I should say I conceived, wrote, edited and posted every day.  All of the offerings are SGA episode related, McShep centric, and revolve around their burgeoning relationship.  I've dubbed the entire series "Moments in Time - Days in the Lives."  mischief5 commented that it had been a rollercoaster ride and I believe that is a most apt description - of both my "wrimo" experience and of John and Rodney's relationship.

 
This post contains links to all 30 stories.  I am very proud to have survived the month.  Not only did I meet and exceed my goal of writing 100 words a day for 30 days, I met and exceeded my personal writing goal of 30,000 words for the month (set upon me by something deep in my psyche, or my muse, and trust me, you don't want to know too much about either one).  This project also gave me the opportunity to experiment with the drabble and confining myself to set word counts.  That was quite a challenge as well.  Other than this project, I worked on various McShep WIPs, and hopefully you will be seeing the fruits of that labor soon.

To all of you who took "the ride," and everyone at words_count, there aren't enough words to express my gratitude for your comments, feedback and encouragement.  I could not have completed the project without it!  Would I do this again, you ask?  You bet'cha!

Words for McShep project:  24,960       Total words for November:   39,612 

( Go here if you're curious about the WIPs )

 

( Moments in Time... )

Moments in Time - Days in the Lives  (Ratings: G thru NC-17 - marked on each)

Day 1:Rising - First Impressions;  Day 2: 38 Minutes - Life Debt;  Day 3: Sanctuary - McKay's Folly;  Day 4: Brotherhood - Dinner Conversation;  Day 5: Trinity - Passion;  Day 6: Conversion - Urgency;  Day 7: The Lost Boys - Trust;  Day 8: The Hive - Luck Had Nothing to Do With It;  Day 9: Epiphany - Home;  Day 10: Critical Mass - All Rodney's Secrets;  Day 11: Grace Under Pressure - Call it Even;  Day 12: The Long Goodbye - To Save the City; Day 13: Inferno - Dinner with Norina;  Day 14: Allies - A Not so Ordinary Man;  Day 15: No Man's Land - Thankful;  Day 16: Irresistible - I Remember;  Day 17: Sateda - Wicked Cool;  Day 18: Common Ground - A Promise;  Day 19: McKay and Mrs. Miller - McKay's Universe;  Day 20: Phantoms - A Brief Glimpse;  Day 21: The Return 1 - Hello Goodbye, or A Day in the Life;  Day 22: Echoes - An Urgent Plan;  Day 23: Tao of Rodney - The Tao of Love;  Day 24: The Game - Hackers;  Day 25: Sunday - Death and Lives After Death;  Day 26: Submersion - The Last Barrier;  Day 27: First Strike - Motivation is Key;  Day 28: Adrift/Lifeline - Apology Accepted;  Day 29 Doppleganger - The Psyche of Words;  Day 30: Travelers/Tabula Rasa/Missing/The Seer - Remembering.

 

 

 

This is the final day for mini_nanowrimo and Day 30's offering is special.  Today's episodes are: Travelers, Tabula Rasa, Missing and The Seer.  Yep, I used them all.  Very ambitious of me, I know, and I hope I have not disappointed.

To those of you who've read along with this project, thank you. *blows kisses*  Your kind words and encouragement literally got me through this.  I think I told someone this was a labor of love, not to mention blood, sweat, tears and a lot of hair-pulling, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.  I will most likely make one final post with my totals and links to all the fics in on spot.  But for now:

Well, I had to start a new post because Day 26 was too large to add to the others.  So, First Strike, Adrift/Lifeline and Doppleganger and a surprise ending, left to go.  This will be days 26 -30.  I will also be posting daily at mcsheplets.  Thanks to all  who are following this little endeavor, we're in the home stretch now.

Blanket Disclaimer:  I own nothing and I think it's safe to say that there are spoilers for the episodes mentioned.

Wow, week 3 blew by!  I can't believe this is week 4, and the last week, of  mini_nanowrimo, but it is.  Only 9 more days to finish out the project.  As you know, I'm taking an episode of SGA each day and writing a series of drabbles, ficlets, or whatever I can come up with, through the McShep lens.  The focus has shifted to the theme of the developing relationship of John and Rodney and I think when you take them 1-30, that progression is evident.  As a tease, the remaining episodes will be Echoes, Tao of Rodney, Irresponsible, The Game, Sunday, Submersion, First Strike, Adrift/Lifeline and Doppleganger.

Today begins my post for week 4 - days 22 - 30.  Again, not to clutter up your flist, I will add to this post daily and will post a recap at the end of the week.   I will also be posting daily at mcsheplets.  Thanks to all  who are following this little endeavor - feedback is always appreciated.

Blanket Disclaimer:  I own nothing and I think it's safe to say that there are spoilers for the episodes mentioned.

( Day 22: Echoes - An Urgent Plan )( Day 23: Tao of Rodney - The Tao of Love )( Day 24: The Game - Hackers )( Day 25: Sunday - Death and Lives After Death )