popkin16: (atlantis)
popkin16 ([personal profile] popkin16) wrote in [community profile] mcsheppers2019-02-26 10:55 pm

Fic Rec: Nash Equilibria Are For Losers by persiflager

Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Rating: Mature [R]
Word Count: 1,558
Summary: This was Rodney’s life now - reduced to the cable repair guy, surrounded by people who unironically fist-bumped, and doomed to die alone and get eaten by cats.

Rec'd by lupines-slash-recs via tumblr.

Link to the Story on AO3

esteefee: Gorgeous illo of Rodney and John with their lips about to meet, in shades of brown and purple, art by Crysothemis (mcboys)

[personal profile] esteefee 2019-02-27 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
ooh, never heard of this one. thanks.
escriveine: Atlantis glows amber at sunset. (Atlantis sunset)

[personal profile] escriveine 2019-02-27 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I love how clever John is so irresistible to Rodney. I particularly enjoy the way this story incorporates game theory and how Rodney comes to realize that the best games might not be zero-sum affairs after all!
semielliptical: Text: rodney, i'm home! darling! sheppard arriving through the gate (sga:mckay/sheppard i'm home)

[personal profile] semielliptical 2019-02-28 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Such a great little story! Re-reading this made me smile, thank for reccing it!

[personal profile] ivorysilk 2019-03-03 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
That was awesome! Thanks for the link. :-)