Ring of Fire: And the Stars Burn
Reading Time: 127 Minutes Title: And the Stars Burn Author: Keira Marcos Series: Ring of Fire Series Order: 1 Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis Pairing: Sheppard/McKay (plus many secondary pairings) Beta(s): Chris King & Ladyholder Rating: NC-17 Word Count: 32,017 Author’s Note: This is the second series in the Alternate Universe that began with What Might Have Been Contents: Violence, dark themes, angst, explicit sex, political plots, hurt/comfort, mean-spirited people, shock & awe, clichés, an extremely smart-assed kid, bad Humans, interesting Aliens, habitual abuse of canon events and characterizations—all written by a cruel author who has a general lack of respect for expectations and delusions of grandeur. Categories: Slash, Established Relationship, Alternate Universe, Kid!fic, Surreal Fantasy Summary: The unexpected arrival of someone from Pegasus forces the SGC to ramp up their plans to charge ZPMs and prepare for the Atlantis mission. On the home front, Patrick Sheppard makes a mistake that will nearly cost him everything he’s worked so hard to regain. * * * * Jack O’Neill used an ink pen to tap the report on his desk. John Sheppard had waged a very private war against the Trust and won. Jack wasn’t inclined to quibble about being kept in the dark considering just how dark the situation had looked only two months ago for his family and especially his children. “You think I give him too much leeway.” “We’ve always been of the same mind on these things, Jack.” Jack nodded. “Any Trust activity go your way this time?”…