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1. Mate in Three (Chess Club AU) by enthusiastic_whatever

   Fandoms: Stargate Atlantis  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   06 Aug 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
   • Radek Zelenka
   • Alternate Universe (No Stargate Program)
   • Getting Together
   • First Time
   • repressing feelings
   • Chess Metaphors
   • Humor
   • Jealousy
   • Gossip
   • Mild Cheating (Sorry Parrish)
   • Mild Internalized Homophobia
   • Mild Blood
   • Happy Ending

   Summary

   Rodney doesn’t like the new guy.

   Could be the sunglasses. Or the hair. He looks like he belongs in a sports bar or a motorcycle convention—or wherever men like that go. But he definitely does not belong at Rodney’s Mensa chess night.

   “I’m John,” the guy says, offering a hand.

   Of course. A generic, second-class action hero name. Fitting.

   “Doctor Rodney McKay,” Rodney replies, begrudgingly shaking his hand. “Double PhD.”

   He usually just goes by Rodney here, but something about John makes him feel like he has to establish dominance early.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   9,181

   Chapters:

   3/3

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