Random McShep Match Rec!

I'm terribly behind on reading McShep Match (and terribly afraid it's the last real set of SGA fic I'll be reading at the same time).  I have to rec this story, if there's even a chance someone happening upon my LJ hasn't read it, from September 10th, Down to Earth.  It's called "Like Gravity (It Doesn't Matter If You Believe In It)" and is utterly gorgeous and heartbreaking and the LANGUAGE is just perfect and lovely. 

This excerpt literally stopped me in my tracks.  I read it maybe three or four times before I even remembered there was more story, and the more is definitely worth reading as well:

( Excerpt here )

Full story here.