Thematic List: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay - Kids

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162 John Sheppard/Rodney McKay 'Kid' fics. Last updated 1st January 2012.

This list is devoted to fics that feature John and Rodney as children (i.e. transformations, pre-Atlantis, etc) or raising their own children through natural means, mpreg, adoption or freaky Ancient tech. I'm only linking to completed stories, so let me know when your favourite WIP's are finished. Other thematic lists can be found here.

Unless otherwise stated, all fics are John Sheppard/Rodney McKay. Check author notes for more information and warnings.

If you know of any stories that I've missed that fit the category or found a broken link, please let me know in the comments.


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101 Ways To Get Lucky (In Love) by scribblinlenore.
Busy executive Rodney McKay hires a relationship coach to find him the perfect wife.

Abicierum by thekatcameback and doublehelix20.
Rodney McKay is brilliant enough to do this math: One night plus four months, times n for the weight gain, equals one fetus. And onward. Abicierum-- to give up, not to surrender.

Altered States by sffan.
Rodney pisses off the wrong priestess.

And A Roost for Every Bird by siriaeve.
Loosely based on the movie ‘Jack and Sarah.’

And I Miss You Still by less_star.
[Gen] They live near the ocean now.

And Rodney Makes Four by velocitygrass.
Years after John adopted Susan and Claire following Dave and Charlie's death, Rodney steps into his life and becomes a part of the family.

Anniversary by scap3goat.
It’s their 20th wedding day, 22 years after the start of the Atlantis Mission. They’re back on earth for some years, have three children and just want to celebrate the fact that they’re still alive.

Approaching Parenthood by ladyholder.
They never actually expected to get the chance to be parents. And then Pegasus gave them a second chance.

Atlantis by spikewil.
Atlantis is returning home to her husband and two sons.

Atlantis Observed by seekergeek.
He dropped his hands into his lap and cocked his head to the side. 'You want to know what it takes to make a baby live? Why?'

Baby! by toft_froggy.
[Gen] Written for the 'International How The Heck Did I Get That Bruise?' day.

Babies by Anne Isabelle.
McKay returns to Atlantis after the ordeal of being captured off-world.

♥ A Beautiful Lifetime Event by astolat.
Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.

Being Real by ldyanne.
John is injured and far from home.

Bell Curve, or, Ladies Night at the Boom Boom Room by glitterati.
In his rational mind, Rodney knew that following a girl who'd just dumped you into a strip club was really, really pathetic. Its sequels are Learning Curve, Exponential Curves, Curve Ball, Skew Curve, Pursuit Curve and Rhodonea Curves.

Beside Me Singing In The Wilderness by rosiepaw.
Rodney wasn’t at all surprised to find that Sheppard made an amazing deer.

Boys Will Be Boys by Kashkow.
[Gen] John runs afoul of yet another Ancient device, and Rodney finds it more trying than usual, even for a genius.

Boys Will Be Boys by kimberlyfdr.
Thanks to a discussion I had with emrinalexander I got a very weird mental image of the McKay/Sheppard household.

Bric-a-Brac Kid Verse by scribblinlenore.
From the prompt: bric-a-brac childbearing.

Bridge Isn't Burned by liadan14.
AU on ‘The Return’- the shield is raised over the Stargate before they can get back to Atlantis. Its sequel is Sun's Still Shining.

Changes And Consequences by severusslave.
The next morning though as Rodney fished the discarded, knotted condom from under the bed, he discovered that, although perfect for him and John, the sex had been too rough for the little piece of latex.

Children Of Lantean Design by xela.
In another universe, Atlantis has fallen. All that's left of the expedition are a group of young refugees fighting for survival in the unexplored regions of the city, transported to a parallel universe by and Ancient device.

The Children Of The War by justbreathe80.
"Can you -" Rodney started, then took a deep breath and started over, "can you tell me about Atlantis?"

A Chip Off The Old Blocks by ausmac.
Or the 'Mpreg You Have When You're On Atlantis and Have Ancient Machines So You Don't Need To Have an Mpreg' fic.

Choice by esteefee.
This is not your Pegasus miracle.

Chosen One by mirabile_dictu.
”Time as a stream flowing one way is an illusion; we perceive it that way due to our limited senses. But really, everything is happening all at once."

Christmas Baby by madd4the24.
You’d never think so many things could go wrong on Christmas Eve.

Coffee and Juice Boxes by sam_gamgee.
What happens at a Parents Without Partners meeting doesn't always stay at a Parents Without Partners meeting.

Coming Home by scifigeek09.
John comes home after he's been away from Rodney and their daughter Hannah.

Complicated by cat_77.
It was a question John was hoping he would not have to answer.

Cool by madd4the24.
Rodney is convinced John is the least responsible parent ever.

Coulrophobia by madd4the24.
There are a lot of things that John Sheppard finds funny, this is not one of them.

Counting The Days by seekergeek.
"I think I may have, accidentally, mind you, bumped against a control. And by accidentally I mean not on purpose." Rodney said, wringing his hands nervously. "Oh god, we're going to die, aren't we?"

The Cousins McKay by miriel.
For her fourth birthday, Morgan Sheppard's parents got her a cousin.

Dearly Beloved by moosesal.
This is a future fic with schmoop and soap opera-style absurdity. Not to be taken too seriously.

Don't Call Him Alien Spawn! by chaletian.
So, they hadn’t meant to make a baby.

Drawing Straws by madd4the24.
There was always the danger of loss of limb, but it had to be made public. Rodney McKay himself was slowing them down. He needed to take maternity leave.

Easy Like Sunday Morning by sardonicsmiley.
Weekend mornings at the Sheppard-McKay household.

# Enough For Now by hoktauri.
John and Rodney decide they want to start a family, but they're not sure how they want to do that. The discovery of a new piece of Ancient technology gives them another option to consider.

Every Other Beautiful World by rhihero_fic.
Some things are unexpected but still inevitable in every beautiful world.

Familial by kellifer_fic.
As they walked through the halls, John noticed the way the scientists and Marines of Atlantis would look at their two small charges. The scientists would look completely charmed and the marines terrified.

Family Is Important by Devilette.
Rodney visits his sister.

A Farm In Iowa by sheafrotherdon.
John inherits a farm, Rodney ends up entirely out of his element, and there is much ado about baseball.

Fathers Day by kharma2815.
Rodney unexpectedly becomes a father. Its epilogue is here.

A Female Thing by TMar.
John gets turned into a woman.

Find Him There by Welfycat.
John Sheppard and Rodney McKay had been together long before they ever started a relationship. But when Rodney's sister, who John didn't even know existed, arrived on Atlantis insisting that Rodney returns to Earth, John learns more about himself and Rodney than he ever imagined possible.

The First And Last by starry113.
"What do you mean you've never done this before?!"

Five Stories Jeannie Miller Tells by argosy.
She hopes they will tell all the stories of Atlantis.

A Foot In Your Door by lilysaid.
“Yes. Forgive us for not reading the fine print, but they had a P-90 to Sheppard’s back and did we mention the culling? We did what we had to.”

For The Love Of… by Mystic.
Add together a few dozen cliché's, mix and serve.

Haunted by azurelupis.
Rodney and his niece Madison buy an old manor in the small town of Origin, which the locals believe to be haunted. And it most definitely is.

He's Having Her Baby! by glitterati.
Babies had better be totally fucking awesome, John thinks dismally, because not even sex is worth this shit. Its sequel is He's Having His Baby!

Hope, Duty, Pride, Home by sheafrotherdon.
The Team become parents.

How About Those Yankees? by anchises.
Kidfic. Implied McKay/Sheppard. 1700 words.

How John and Rodney Got Married and Inherited a Trumpet (and Other Details of Life in Pegasus) by springwoof.
McKay's shrill insistence that he was not a clone for goodness sakes, and he was not going to high school again, no matter what they'd managed to talk O'Neill's clone into doing—fell on deaf ears.

How Not To Fly by toomuchplor.
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.

Hurricane Bella by beadattitude.
”John Sheppard was greeted with a happy shriek when he came in the door. He liked that.” Its sequel is What Goes Around.

In the Family Way by rusty_armour.
Some are born into families; others create their own.

In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning by svendra.
[AU] This one started out one silly scene with Rodney and Jeannie, followed by a John scene and then it just got out of hand. Remake of 'Sleepless In Seattle.'

The Innocent's Dark Seduction by goddess47.
"Pregnant? Yes," Rodney snarled. "Now that Dave's devious plan has worked, you know about it. Yes, it's yours. No, you don't have to have anything to do with it... her......"

The Incredible Kill Me Now Shrinking Machine by kyizi
Part of the 'Five Ancient Devices Rodney McKay Wishes He’d Never Discovered' fic.

Incubator by Titan5.
[Gen] John is captured by aliens and experimented on.

Inheritance by cathalin.
Written for beadattitude, who was having one of those days, and happened to mention families and fic with supportive themes.

It’s Okay by hestia_lacey.
It's 1350-ish words of John, who meets Rodney's daughter for the first time.

Jumping To Conclusions by tarlanx.
Rodney insults one of his staff after she falls pregnant unexpectedly, and before she is shipped back to Earth, she decides to pay him back using a small Ancient device found in an abandoned laboratory in Atlantis.

Just Say No To Strangers by The Huntress.
An alien race wants Rodney for nefarious purposes. After all, what other kind of purpose do most aliens want Rodney for?

Kids by soraya2004.
Elizabeth didn't sign up for this.

Kindergarten Rodney honey_babes
When Jeannie, a kindergarten teacher, gets injured Rodney takes over her class at the Pegasus Day Camp.

Leaps Fences by saldemonium.
"She could wander off! She could get lost or eaten by a bear!"

Life, The Universe And Everything by uraneia.
John and Rodney get a surprise visitor from a universe where John’s actually Jo-Anne. Mockery and chaos ensue.

Lighting by ladycat777.
"The real trick," he says, "is learning which types of coffee can be ground beforehand and frozen, and which must be ground fresh, for maximum intake enjoyment. This is a blend that freezes well, so we'll get it ground, please."

Like No Other Child by cottontail.
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. Its sequel is Inch Worm.

Like Rubber And Glue by madd4the24.
Natives are never nice. The SGA team should have learned this a long time ago. Its sequel is The Art of Bouncing Back.

The Little Bundle of Joy Terror Machine by kyizi
Part of the 'Five Ancient Devices Rodney McKay Wishes He’d Never Discovered' fic.

Little Man Sheppard by Stealth Dragon.
[Gen] An accident leads to a very interesting situation for John and a learning curve for Rodney.

Little Wonders by Wolfen Moondaughter.
When McKay is befriended by a strange young girl, Sheppard gains new insight to the mind of the physicist. But will that insight be enough to keep Rodney from going over the edge after suffering a terrible loss?

Locked In by goddess47.
If you're a parent or know anyone with small children, you've been there......

Lost And Found by bimacky.
[Gen] Really, if anyone had asked John what a seven-year-old Rodney McKay would be like, John would have probably choked on his food and thanked the Pegasus deities that they'd never have to know.

Love, Or Something Like It by wolfelements.
AU of sorts. Aww, look, Rodney in daycare! Can life get any better? I submit it can not.

Made For Each Other by velocitygrass.
Fluff, schmoop, overly romantic views, that kind of thing.

Make A Wish by bluespirit_star.
For icarusancalion who had 'a yen for John and Rodney explore Atlantis fics.'

Marked by outsideth3box.
”Eyes closed, he sighed unhappily, running his fingertips, Braille-like, over the marks.”

Mason by fawkesielady_ed.
“Then there was a bright light, some yellow lasers and then when the doors reopened I heard it crying. Guess the light woke him up.”

Maybe Baby by omg_wtf_yeah.
After a one night stand, space fighter pilot John Sheppard and alien!Rodney don't expect to see each other again. Much to their surprise, not only are they deployed to the same overcrowded exploratory ship, their night together led to alien!Rodney carrying John Sheppard's baby.

Maybe They Had Tools...(Or Maybe They Just Had Help) by jo_zed_pee_em.
“Wait a minute, why is it just my fault? I seem to recall you being present too, Rodney. Why is it my sperm that is to blame?”

Miracles by Master Elayna.
John's unusual method for rescuing Rodney leads to long-term consequences for both of them. Its sequel is Little Miracles.

Morning Sickness by overchay.
A week of Rodney McKay's morning sickness. Its sequel is Postnatal.

The Most Amazing Kiss of His Life by darkhavens.
Rodney receives the most amazing kiss of his life.

My Best (Imaginary) Friend, By Meredith Rodney McKay, Age 10 by abscondinabox.
The best part of Rodney’s (imaginary) adventures was the fact that he was never, never alone.

My Father Before Me by telleer.
Even after twenty years, Rodney still has no idea how to raise children.

Nap Time by kyizi.
[Gen] There’s a sniffle from behind him, just level with his hip and Rodney closes his eyes and takes a deep breath; he cannot cope with this right now.

Nightmares by out_there.
Rodney's the type of kid that won't sleep from nightmares and won't tell anyone. Its sequel is Find Your Way by reccea.

Nine Months by rasah.
An Ancient device causes an unexpected problem for John. 

No Explanations Necessary by Kat Reitz and Tzigane.
Five years later, Rodney was finally accustomed to the changes in his life. He worked in consulting for the SGC, visited with his sister, and expended an indecent amount of time attending soccer games.

None, So Far by tafadhali.
John still isn't sure how Ronon's DNA got involved.

Not A Lullaby by tzzzz.
Roo'verse AU in which John never joined the military and is a successful businessman with a family (and some secrets). He hires Rodney as a subcontractor and they navigate the difficulties of family, class, and business in a universe where male pregnancy is possible.

Not The Daddy by kodiak_bear and merlin7.
A mission leads to a complicating condition for Sheppard. Its sequel is It's About a Baby, and These Bad Guys, and What Happens When it All Comes Together.

Not Without A Plan by argosy.
John Sheppard, newly retired from the Air Force, is having difficulty finding his place in the world, until he begins an amazing project with Doctor Rodney McKay.

Observations Of A Bystander by madd4the24.
“Our family wasn’t at all like those in my picture books.”

On Life And Living by wesleysgirl.
John is a single dad trying to keep himself together after his wife Elizabeth dies.

One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other by kimberlyfdr.
John's acting weird. Well, weirder than usual.

# One, Plus Two, Plus Two, Plus One by anon.
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.

♥ Once Upon A Furry Octopus by skoosiepants.
He was an intelligent, intuitive pet, but he wasn’t going to start sniffing out ZPMs or hidden Ancient weaponry or detailed instructions on how to kill a Wraith with a common household item. A pen, for instance. Its sequels are And They Lived Happily Ever After and Temp Ama McKay-Sheppard.

One Size Fits All by madd4the24.
Rodney begs to differ.

Oops by gillianinoz.
[Gen] Rodney turns into a five year old.

The Other Side of Grace by sardonicsmiley.
[Gen] Family pictures hadn’t been a big part of Rodney’s one photo album. If this is what Rodney looks like stripped of years and armor, John understands why he holds so tightly to his defenses.

Panthalassa by sapote3.
Atlantis, Lantea, eight years after the war ends. Its sequel is Pangeneses.

Paper Airplanes by neevebrody.
John came over and sat down in front of Meredith with another big piece of construction paper. He began fashioning another plane. "I'm bored," he said. "Don't we get to go outside? It's summertime."

Paradigm Shift by x_sleeptodream.
"Rodney," she had said slowly, "it's a baby, there are no instructions."

Peanut Butter And Chocolate by elayna88.
A baby made by stealth and science by Rodney without John's knowledge, combining their DNA.

The Price That Life Exacts by Cathalin.
When John disappears without a trace during a routine mission, people in a beleaguered Atlantis eventually have to try to move on.

A Prior Call To Duty by cupidsbow.
wildestranger asked for, "Regency Romance."

Prove Your Hypothesis Right by secrethappiness.
The things he does for a date, Rodney thinks as he picks his way through the crowd of soccer moms.

PuddleJumper Estates And ZPM Enterprises by wingwyrm.
John Sheppard owns a new real estate business and when billionaire Rodney McKay demands that he finds him a house, how could John not?

Que Sera by sugarsbadhabit.
Following an "oops" with an Ancient device, Rodney contemplates fatherhood and John.

Raising Madison by mrshamill.
Going back in time to see how it happened.

Responsibilities by catmoran.
Rodney feels betrayed when he finds out John has a teenage daughter.

Ripples In The Space Between by Miriel.
An epistolary dealing with a newcomer's view of Atlantis, from hiring to permanency. Her reservations, fears, and wonder. As well as the inevitable headaches.

Say Goodnight And Go by telesilla.
When Rodney is accidentally de-aged, he turns into quite the little tease, and really, is John just supposed to ignore that?

Scientific Methods by tzzzz.
It seemed logical for John to pass on his ATA gene. Then it seemed logical for Rodney to do it with him. Then it seemed logical to have sex with Rodney. And then it seemed logical to keep having sex with Rodney until it's not logic, but something else.

Sea Change by notpoetry.
Two men and a baby.

Secondhand Lions by kisahawklin.
John has the strangest way of showing up when Rodney's least expecting him.

Shades Of Blue by darkmoore.
That’s what you get for not acknowledging the love of your life!

Shattered Dreams by Mystic.
Rodney suddenly leaves Atlantis without so much as a goodbye and those in Atlantis want to know why, especially John.

♥ She's Taller Than Most by kellifer_fic.
John/Rodney - est.rel - crack!fic (gender!swap, eh gads!)

Side Effects by jane_elliot.
It all started with a very bad joke. That, unfortunately, turned out not to be a joke at all.

The Single Dad and the Tycoon by Tarlan.
Rodney hadn't been expecting the knock at the door just after midnight, answering it with a fractious six-week-old baby in one hand, bottle of warmed milk in the other, and three-year-old Madison wrapped around his left leg.

The Skywalker Factor by darkmoore.
John had suspected for a while now, that Atlantis might be sentient. He hadn't thought she'd be insane, though.

♥ Small Primes And Square Roots by liviapenn.
"I hope you picked someone really intelligent, otherwise it seems like it would be kind of a waste. Of incubation time, if nothing else."

So Far Fucked Up, It Came Out Right by shusu.
Girl!Shep + mpreg.

Springtime For Atlantis by eternallycait.
Sex produces babies, even if you don’t get pregnant.

Start Where You Begin by skoosiepants.
He was brilliant, as close to all-knowing as a human could possibly be, and he was slowly being whittled down to a drooling half-wit by a big-eyed, eerily silent three-year-old, the smallest baby known to mankind, and a black and white rabbit that ate absolutely everything...

Staying Up by beachlass.
Written for mcsmooch.

Stuck by Kolyaaa.
[Gen] While offworld Rodney is turned into a child...aged about 4-8. Old enough to talk and walk.  He instantly latches onto John, and Teyla but only because she has chocolate she uses to calm him down.

Superior Genetics Series by atlantis_chat.
"We know lots of women - they just all happen to want into your pants, or are completely insane. Neither of which are qualities I'm looking for in the woman who's going to contribute half the DNA to this kid."

Supersymmetry by lallybroch.
“It's like talking to a miniature Rodney with a Colonel Sheppard filter. It's bloody disconcerting!”

Surrogate by seekergeek.
Rodney manages to save the team, but at a terrible cost to himself.

Surrogate Father by hackthis.
John wouldn't have named his son Hamish. He would've named him something else. Something manly like Jake or Jack.

Teenage Kicks by Rheanna.
It's not about changing the past. It's about letting the past change you.

The Terrible Twos by madd4the24.
Their son was two, and obviously exercising his right to a tantrum.

#Three Body Problem by zoemathemata.
This is the story of John and Rodney dealing with the pregnancy and then the fall out when Rodney miscarries.

Three Lovers by cesperanza.
[Team] Teyla had heard an Atlantian aphorism that seemed to express it: "I wouldn't throw him out of bed." Its sequel is Snowed In.

♥ A Thursday Morning Concerto For The City In The Sea by gaiaanarchy.
John is a bridge between Kako and Rodney, just as Atlantis is a bridge between Kako and John. Its sequel is Accompaniment For A Fine Meal.

Timeless by le_mot_mo.
Earth-based AU, Rodney has a little girl and John is his best friend.

The Tragic, Doomed, And Epic Life And Loves Of Elizabeth Jean McKay, Plus Other Interesting Stuff by captanddeastar.
All of this drama about her tragic love for Lorne has been distracting Elizabeth from her real priority: The Top Secret, Super Awesome, Ass-Kicking, Name-Taking, Huzzah for the Genius Elizabeth, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, And He Shall Reign Forever and Ever Anniversary Present of Unparalleled Magnificence and Splendor.

Tragic Woobie Widower by elayna88.
Earth-based AU where Rodney is raising a son.

Twist by dk_valentine.
When you're playing with technology you don't understand, accidents happen. Its sequel is Twist 2.

Two Men And A Baby by tx_tart and lamardeuse.
The title pretty much says it all.

Unexpectable by coreopsis.
There's a baby on the Atlantean doorstep. Takes place sometime after Epiphany.

Unexpected by goddess47.
It's Pegasus, things go wrong. Its sequel is Expected.

Untitled by tella2006.
This was originally supposed to be a one-off while I worked on my other story, but it wouldn't leave me alone.

Variable Stars by krabapple.
"Just because it's called a Snuggly doesn't mean you're any less of man," Rodney added.

The War At Home by angelsdreambook.
From Marie’s challenge: 'The phrase "dust bunny invasion" and the setting of Atlantis.'

War Stories Series by busaikko.
SG1 AU where Rodney's Air Force, John's an engineer, and Jack O'Neill's got an unpleasant job to do.

Waste Not, Want Not by cat_77.
The Ancients had contingency plans for this.

Weddings, Plural, And A Yak by cesperanza.
By the eighth time John Sheppard married Rodney McKay, they were old pros at the wedding thing...

♥ What Happens In The Clubhouse by skoosiepants.
"Right, yes, because traveling through the eleven miles of forest between here and the ‘gate will be a piece of cake when we’re roughly the size of dwarves, with all the strength of a bundle of sticks!”

♥ The Wisdom Of Children by jlupinfic.
An ancient artifact makes Sheppard act like he's three years old.

With Shifting Change Series by ladycat777.
“Yes, yes,” he snaps, “we’re all aware that I have a stunning new set of annoyances to deal with. And if you don’t stop looking at me like that, I’m going to go into exact detail in just how much they hurt right now!”

Why Rodney Shouldn't Be Allowed To Play With Ancient Tech by kuroneko_tyger.
Rodney gets himself knocked up by the local Automated Ancient Spermbank.

Woobies Of Woe by AbylityMaren.
[Gen] Someone, long ago, put out a request for a kidfic. I being stupid, took a stab at it. Did I mention that I'm not a squishy kind of person. What has resulted is the anti-kidfic.

Written By The Victors by cesperanza.
Caroll, Franklin R. Atlantis Revisited. New York and London, Routledge, 2011; Chapman, Denise. Several Kinds of Genius: The Life of Rodney McKay. NY: Harper Perennial, 2015; Croft, Rosalind. City of Spires: A Memoir. Toronto: The Mercury Press, 2009.

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