*tries to think coherently about characters but literally can’t* RADEK ZELENKA! Just!!! RADEK!!!! I mean look at him! I did not expect to watch Atlantis and become obsessed with non-wraith characters but here I am, searching for David Nykl content y’all because of the amazing Dr. Zelenka.
Do you have any fic recs of him getting absolutely destroyed in the best ways possible? I have dived into AO3 and read so many fics with him (and Lorne, and McKay, and also wraith in general). Reading Legacy right now and there’s still not enough Radek even though he’s doing his job and McKay’s.
-Lt-Col-Siren I swear I’m a real person I’m just very busy and can’t make decisions also wanting to learn Czech just to understand what he’s saying when Rodney is being Rodney about things
Thanks @lt-col-siren for the side character request!
Coherence is overrated!!
Dude, DUDE! I KNOW RIGHT!!!! He is amazing. And welcome to being completely normal about Radek Zelenka. COMPLETELY NORMAL.
There 100% is not enough Radek.
I literally made this blog because of that! I just couldn't go on in such a Radekless world.
On that note, David Nykl is such a great and underrated actor. He's also very cool and pretty funny imo!
Now! Fic recs for Radek getting destroyed, I got you-
Discorporate
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Rodney gets destroyed in this one too!
Summary: Remember when Rodney insisted that he was supposed to be the one figuring out how to rescue the poor trapped bastard (Grace Under Pressure.) We're exploring what it would take to make him eat his words!
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Phantom Pains
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
This dude, this!
Summary: Zelenka is taken to be a Runner by the Wraith. Atlantis presumes him dead and McKay takes that harder than expected. Takes place between "Trio" and "Midway."
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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Read the tag! But it's good! But sad, but like, bah! So good.
Summary: "We're the ones who do the impossible. We're the ones that find the solution when there is none. We're the ones that fix this."
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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Mensa!AU Radek (Rod's universe)
Summary: To the day of his death, Radek believed that one of the universe's greatest cosmic jokes was that he would come to Atlantis and fall in love with the city. The city in the middle of an ocean. The city which could fly. (Mensa 'verse)
Mensa!AU (Rod McKay) Radek
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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
This is one of mine - It's more mentally destroyed but anyways
Summary: Radek stayed in the back, twiddling his thumbs and hoping to put off the inevitable. He pushed his glasses up with shaky fingers and sighed. It’s not that he didn’t want to go, quite the opposite in fact. He needed to go more than he needed to breathe.
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I hope these are new to you and what you're looking for!!
(Evan and Rodney 💖 both in my top 5 favorite SGA characters!)
Did you know that I started learning Czech because of Radek Zelenka? No? Well I have been going strong since and now my partner is actually applying to a masters program in the Czech Republic (not related to my fandom love) so we are both learning it.
Mostly it's him cursing Rodney out 😂 wiki has translations! But honestly, learn Czech! It's a fascinating and beautiful language that is not learned enough, just like Radek, not enough and highly underrated. It can be difficult to find ways but it is possible! Duolingo is good for basics, but don't rely on it for pronunciation.
One day I hope to meet David Nykl and say to him in Czech "I fell in love with the Czech language and the Czech Republic because of Radek."
So seriously if you commit then I hope to converse with you in Czech one day 💚 (absolutely no pressure)
Thanks for the ask dude!! I appreciate and If you ever want to be completely normal about Radek or have more requests feel free dude, feel free
