#gen work

Hi all! Join us for the first SGA GenMayathon!

So, what does that mean?

The goal is simple: to generate as many Gen works for Stargate Atlantis as possible this May—fics, podfics, artwork of all kinds—everything that follows the AO3 definition of Gen is welcome!

Gen: No romantic or sexual relationships, or such relationships are not the main focus of the work.

Open Prompt Challenge

This is an open fest! We created a Collection where you can add prompts, fulfill prompts, or just post any gen work to the collection. You don't have to sign up, just go for it!

Post your work from May 1 - May 31 For more details have a look under rules in the collection.

Collection on AO3

You're looking for more ideas?

Here are the links to a picker wheel for tropes/topics and episodes

We are so excited to see all your works! 🎉🎉🎉

The Z-Team is spending another Friday night at the Sardine, but when Robert turns down a stranger who was flirting with him, they slip something in his drink.

Rating: T or below

Warnings: Parentification

Relationship(s): Jonathan & Joyce, Jonathan & Will

Summary: In which Joyce has a conversation with Jonathan about Will, and a conversation with Will about Jonathan.

Genre: Hurt/comfort

Submitter’s recommendation: The perfect view into Jonathan's relationship with Joyce and Will, from Joyce's perspective. So poignant and loaded with baggage, but deeply sweet and full of love. It feels so authentic to the characters in a way s4/5 failed at. Especially insightful wrt the Jonathan + Will dynamic. Really hits the spot if you love tricky emotional talks and the push-pull of responsibility between Jonathan and Joyce.

Additional notes: Ran here to submit this after I finished reading it lol

Jonathan-centric (yes/no/notsure): Yes

to find courage in yourself | iscan & lord arcanine, iscan/palina

In the face of such a formidable force, Iscan still saw Palina past the panic that began to cloud his judgement—an old memory superimposed onto reality, painting a light of hope in the oppressing darkness, when her smile bloomed the second her slim arms welcomed her new lord with a long, overdue hug. Grief had been swept away like dried petals in winter, making space for his partner to blossom in spring, transforming her into an enchanting flower that only made Iscan fall in love all over again, on that day.

He has to get this right for her.

Rating: T or below

Warnings: No archive warning apply

Relationship(s): Jonathan Byers & the Party

Summary: Everybody might've considered Steve to be the best babysitter in Hawkins, but they forgot that Jonathan was there first, bandaging scraped knees and making hot chocolate and driving them home long before Harrington came into the picture.

Genre: Hurt/comfort

Submitter’s recommendation: 

Literally what the summary says. And it's a surprising underrated subject, outside of ships

Additional notes: 

Jonathan-centric (yes/no/notsure): Yes

Rating: No rating

Warnings: Referenced child abuse

Relationship(s): Jonathan & Hopper

Summary: Jonathan comes to Hopper for help finally getting rid of Lonnie.

Genre: Angst, hurt/comfort

Submitter’s recommendation: Huge fan of how it paints this really insightful, messy picture of pre-s1 Jonathan.

Additional notes: I really enjoy how the two characters sort of collide here in their different views of responsibility. You can really feel that this family has such a unique significance to Hopper that makes it complicated for him to do his job.

Jonathan-centric (yes/no/notsure): Yes

Rating: T or below

Warnings: domestic violence, implied/reference alcohol abuse/alcoholism, smoking, anxiety, depression

Relationship(s): Jonathan & Joyce, side Will & Joyce, side Joyce/Hopper, background Jonathan/Nancy

Summary: Now that the Byers are back in Hawkins, Joyce has started slowly putting the pieces together about her firstborn. On the eve of the end of the world, she wants to talk to her son about college. Or, Jonathan and Joyce have a long overdue conversation.

Genre: Emotional hurt/comfort

Submitter’s recommendation: This is me reccing my own fic :) I wrote it mainly to address some of the frustrations I’ve had throughout the show’s run (but especially in s5) with the Joyce and Jonathan relationship and how it was repeatedly sidelined/ignored. This is the conversation I desperately wanted them to have in the show about Jonathan’s college plans, the ring he has for Nancy, his parentification, etc.

Additional notes: To be clear, this is a Joyce POV fic and therefore explores her character a lot as well, especially her guilt, anxiety, and fears that she’s failed as a mother in some ways. However, even though Jonathan isn’t present for the entire fic, he’s definitely the central figure of the story and who Joyce is focused on.

The focus is on Joyce & Jonathan’s mother-son relationship, so I do consider it largely a gen fic. However there is established Joyce/Hopper and Jonathan/Nancy are discussed

Jonathan-centric (yes/no/notsure): Yes