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Unexpected plot twists, John Sheppard's hair, and other things that annoy Rodney McKay.
John did not ask to sprain his ankle, to be reassigned to the best quarters in Atlantis, or for Rodney McKay to become his new neighbor. But that’s what happened. Post-series.
None of them like to admit it, but sometimes John's wrong. Usually it's Rodney who has to say so.
“Wait," John said, because this had to be a joke, didn't it? "You know Ronon, but you don't know me? What the hell did that thing do to you?”
After John and Rodney drunkenly sleep together, John is horrified, and Rodney is hurt. Their attempts to repair the friendship may be in vain, as both their strategies only seem to make things worse.
It was quite a surprise for Rodney to find out that he had been betrothed to Harmony ever since that first visit. It was an even a bigger surprise for him to find out that he couldn't follow through on the marriage because he was already married to John.
John Sheppard and five other soldiers are apparently killed by an unknown alien race during an attack, and Rodney learns to deal with the loss by sending him letters.
When a murder occurs on Atlantis, Woolsey requests a civilian detective to handle the case, and who better than a Vegas detective who already knows all about the Stargate Program. As the investigation progresses, it draws John and Rodney closer together.
The opportunity to study Atlantis while she rests on Earth seems too great for the I.O.A. to resist, but as far as John is concerned, Atlantis belongs in Pegasus, and Rodney belongs on Atlantis... and if John could have his dreams come true, then Rodney would also belong with him.
John Sheppard has always been aware of his responsibility to his parents, his family name, and his daughter. When Rodney McKay moves in next to him and proves to eschew most social rules, John is torn between admiration and fear for his own reputation.