The Sentient!Atlantis Fanfics ‘blog

Freedom’s Just Another Word For Nothing Left To Lose by Synecdochic (author’s journal and website)

Main Characters & Pairing: Rodney, John/Rodney
Rating: R
Genre: futurefic, angst
Author’s Summary or Teaser: SGC finally stops calling him by December. Rodney celebrates by writing a final exam for his relativity class so difficult that it reduces four students to tears in the exam hall. Upon reflection, he decides to be merciful and offer partial credit.
Story length: ~19,300 words

In the story, Atlantis shows the following specific signs of sentience:
Atlantis targets and/or communicates with: Rodney
Means of communication Atlantis uses: mental
Atlantis expresses the following feelings: understanding, regret
Atlantis does not take independant action that affects others, i.e. does not meddle.
Atlantis is referred to as female.

Intimacy of Man (section 4: Thirty-nine, Atlantis, Pegasus Galaxy by M (author’s journal and website)

Pairing: John/OMC, John/OFC/OFC, John/Atlantis, aliens/aliens
Rating: NC-17
Genre: drama, backstory, dub/con, alien cultures
Author’s Summary or Teaser: Five times John Sheppard had sex, or not.
Story length: ~6,000 words

In the story, Atlantis shows the following specific signs of sentience:
Atlantis targets and/or communicates with: John
Means of communication Atlantis uses: mental, control chair
Atlantis doesn’t express any specific feelings.
Atlantis takes independant action that affects others, i.e. meddles into the affairs of others.
Atlantis is not regarded as female.

Watch and Learn by outsideth3box (author’s journal)

Main Characters & Pairing: Atlantis, John/Rodney
Rating: NC-17
Genre: outside POV
Author’s Summary or Teaser: She’s aware of the existence of sex in biological organisms
Story length: ~1,600 words

In the story, Atlantis doesn’t show any specific signs of sentience; as an author once best described it, Atlantis just is.
Atlantis expresses the following feelings: curiosity
It’s unclear whether Atlantis takes any independant action.
Atlantis is regarded as female.

Aphorism by elementalv (author’s journal)

Pairing: John/Rodney
Rating: PG-13
Genre: humor, drama
Author’s Summary or Teaser: There were some duties John would rather avoid.
Story length: ~8,800 words

In the story, Atlantis shows the following specific signs of sentience:
Atlantis targets and/or communicates with: John, OFC
Means of communication Atlantis uses: mental
Atlantis expresses the following feelings: concern
It’s unclear whether Atlantis takes any independent action.
Atlantis is referred to as female.

The Skywalker Factor by darkmoore (author’s journal)

Pairing: John/Rodney, Lorne/Radek
Rating: R
Genre: mpreg
Author’s Summary or Teaser: John had suspected for a while now, that Atlantis might be sentient. He hadn’t thought she’d be insane, though.
Story length: ~8,900 words

In the story, Atlantis shows the following specific signs of sentience:
Atlantis targets and/or communicates with: John
Means of communication Atlantis uses: mental
Atlantis expresses the following feelings: lonely, invasive
Atlantis takes independant action that affects others, i.e. meddles into the affairs of others.
Atlantis is regarded as female.

Help from Unexpected Places by wild-force71 (author’s journal)

Main Character: John
Rating: PG-13
Genre: gen, eps fix-it
Author’s Summary or Teaser: Ever since John Sheppard stepped onto Atlantis, the city’s been waking. Now he’s woken something he can’t shut off.
Story length: ~58,600 words

In the story, Atlantis shows the following specific signs of sentience:
Atlantis targets and/or communicates with: John, Teyla, Lorne, Zelenka
Means of communication Atlantis uses: hologram
Atlantis expresses the following feelings: helpful, protective
It’s unclear whether Atlantis takes any independant action.
Atlantis is regarded as female.

Women’s Work by Rachael Sabotini

Women’s Work by Rachael Sabotini (author’s journal and website)

Pairing: Miko/Laura
Rating: PG
Genre: drama
Author’s Summary or Teaser: Antarctica taught Miko that context was everything.
Story length: ~3300 words

In the story, Atlantis shows the following specific signs of sentience:
Atlantis targets and/or communicates with: Miko
Means of communication Atlantis uses: mental
Atlantis expresses the following feelings: nurturing
Atlantis takes independant action that affects others, i.e. meddles into the affairs of others.
Atlantis is regarded as female.

White Noise by Domenika Marzione (author’s journal and website)

Main Character: John
Rating: G
Genre: gen, drama
Author’s Summary or Teaser: Set in the first week of the Atlantis expedition (circa “Hide & Seek”), John Sheppard fails to avoid participating in an Athosian rite. He’s supposed to be thinking on his past ties, but instead ends up thinking about his newest relationship — with a city that kindamaybesorta talks to him.
Story length: ~3200 words

In the story, Atlantis shows the following specific signs of sentience:
Atlantis targets and/or communicates with: John
Means of communication Atlantis uses: mental
Atlantis doesn’t express any specific feelings.
Atlantis does not take independant action that affects others, i.e. does not meddle.
Atlantis’ sex, if any, is unclear.

Where the Ocean Meets the Sky series by Khriskin (author’s journal and website)

Main Character: Atlantis
Rating: PG to PG-13
Genre: gen, AU, drabbles, darkfic
Author’s Summary or Teaser: For ten thousand years the city slept beneath the sea, dreaming of people she’d never met. Faces, names, lives all carefully teased from a mind in stasis, oblivious to her interrogation. Because Atlantis can wait, but she wants to know who she’s waiting for. – This is the story of the city that might have been. An AI created to guide the Atlantis Expedition Janus knew was coming. An electronic symbiote limited by the harsh lessons learned from the Asurans. A powerful ally, hidden safely away and waiting…
Story length: so far ten 100 word drabbles and one ~350 word ficlet; ~1,350 words for the whole series

In the story, Atlantis shows the following specific signs of sentience:
Atlantis targets and/or communicates with: others, Rodney
Means of communication Atlantis uses: mental, avatar
Atlantis expresses the following feelings: possessive
Atlantis takes independant action that affects others, i.e. meddles into the affairs of others.
Atlantis is regarded as female.

What the Chair Sees: A Side Story by slybrarian (author’s journal)

(from the Sides verse by Archae_ology and slybrarian)

Main Characters: Chuck, John/Lorne
Rating: NC-17
Genre: humor
Author’s Summary or Teaser: Instead of an explanation, Chuck suddenly found an image projected into his head. It was almost as though he was in Sheppard’s quarters, where – holy shit! Holy shit!
Story length: ~400 words

In the story, Atlantis shows the following specific signs of sentience:
Atlantis targets and/or communicates with: Chuck
Means of communication Atlantis uses: mental
Atlantis expresses the following feelings: helpful, protective
Atlantis takes independant action that affects others, i.e. meddles into the affairs of others.
Atlantis is regarded as female.