McKay/Sheppard thematic fic index >> Children (No Mpreg)
A Beautiful Lifetime Event by
Sequels/In Same Universe: Surprise,Double Bed
There's also Parenting in the Pegasus Galaxy by Brighid, but it's in a locked post. That's the story about Hyp getting her period.
And A Roost For Every Bird by
Loosely based on the movie "Jack & Sarah".
Approaching Parenthood by
In same universe as Slow Slide of Indifference
Bell Curve, or, Ladies Night at the Boom Boom Room by
Sequels on AO3 linked
Chosen One by
The boy found in the shower says his name is John Sheppard.
Dis/Connect by
Taking another person's life wasn't what Rodney had signed up for.
Finding Oneself Within by
John gets turned into a woman and gets pregnant by Rodney.
Gift Horses by
“How is this all my decision? He’s your son too.”
Haunted by
Rodney buys a house for himself and Madison. Of course, it's haunted.
Home In Time For Jeopardy by
Even the defeat of the Wraith and a bright future in the Pegasus galaxy doesn’t mean that the universe isn’t ultimately random and cruel. Or that love can’t be found in the ruins of your own life.
How Not to Fly by
Death and life, hope and hopelessness, aren't just for the Pegasus galaxy. Eventually, inevitably, it's going to happen on Earth. John and Rodney, loss and family and what it means to be home.
How to Win a War (War Stories Series) by
Sequels: War Stories, Tales from the Front, Details of the War, Once In A Lifetime, Every House is Incompleat
Into Something Rich and Strange by
Remix: Into Something Rich and Strange (The Sea's Changed version)
John's mother was a mermaid.
Knot that Kind of Sheppard by
Jeannie was going to have to rethink the 'two grown men can manage one little girl for three or four hours' hypothesis.
Like No Other Child by
The unplanned domestic life John never expected to have out in the middle of the Pegasus galaxy. Includes love, loss, grief, eventual acceptance and hope. Sequel: Inch Worm
Lustrous by
Also in the universe: Silk and Pearls (or, How Jane Sheppard Got Her Groove Back)
Maddie vs the Mall by
Uncle Rodney takes Madison shopping for shoes.
On Life and Living by
Sequels: The Way to Comfort, Gone, Too Far, Lack of Symmetry, Nine Days Off, Halloween Night, Birthday Fic, Been Five Years
Once Upon a Furry Octopus by
Sequels: And They Lived Happily Ever After & Temp Ama McKay-Sheppard. They adopt a daughter in part 2.
One, Plus Two, Plus Two, Plus One by
Set post-series as Atlantis gets prepared to go back to Pegasus, Keller resigns, Rodney follows her, and Rodney panics when he loses touch with John.
Peanut Butter and Chocolate by
Ronon/Jennifer, Teyla/Kanaan, Radek/OFC
Prove Your Hypothesis Right by
The things he does for a date, Rodney thinks as he picks his way through the crowd of soccer moms. Jeannie has promised him that John, the father of one of Madison's friends, will be at the recital and that's all Rodney needed to hear before he agreed to go.
Say Hello! by
Elementary!verse. Timeline and links to more in the 'verse
Silk and Pearls (or, How Jane Sheppard Got Her Groove Back) by
Also in the universe: Lustrous
Small Primes and Square Roots by
SGC scientist McKay adopted his sister's daughter. Major Sheppard is her biological father
Staying Up by
John is slumped in the armchair sleeping, his glasses sliding down his nose, his book sliding down his lap.
The Bare Necessities of Life by
"Uncle John, come too," Madison says sleepily, lifting her arm from Rodney's shoulder and reaching toward John.
The Journey Home: John's Story by
Rodney protests John's discharge after "The Return" by quitting SGC and going back to Earth with him.
The Neighborly Detective and the Tragic Woobie Widower Verse by
Detective John Sheppard starts his new life in suburbia and becomes steadily captivated by his neighbor, Dr. Rodney McKay, and his son Timothy. This fic started because I wondered why Rodney never got to be the tragic woobie widower in fic.
The Raising Madison Series by
Becomes AU after "Trinity" but carries significant spoilers for "McKay and Mrs. Miller".
These Childish Things by
Watching Rodney's eye twitch as he tried to keep his temper and decipher Torren's weirdly logical but truly baffling requests was a joy. Followed by: Deep are the thoughts of a Child
To Marry a Duke by
Rodney disguises himself as a woman to marry Duke John for his family's sake.
Torren Land by
"Torren Land has grasshoppers," Torren says as if that settles everything, and Rodney supposes it sort of does. "For hopping grasses."
Two men and a baby by
The natives give Rodney a gift: a baby clone of himself made with Ancient technology. Sequels: Second Watch, Fatherly Advice, Creation Myth
What Might Have Been Series by
Also past McKay/Quinn, McKay/Mitchell, Sheppard/Holland, Sheppard/Mitchell and present O'Neill/Carter, Dave Sheppard/Keller, Mitchell/OMC, Lam/OMC & OMC/OMC.
What if Rodney didn’t go to Atlantis and the city was lost again? Sheppard turns up as the second command of the SGC under Major General Jack O’Neill and after a year of watching the moody government contractor Dr. Rodney McKay… he decides to make some very personal changes in his life.
