stargateficrec | Hanging By a Thread by Jb (PG-13)

Hey guys! I have been told that I'm supposed to rec Jack and Daniel Friendship stories for April. This isn't my first go around as rec'cer for this category, but it is my favorite. It's the one I read the most fics for. I'm going to start off the month with my favorite author in this category.

I rec'ced this story on [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] in February, and thought I'd share it with everyone here!

Rec Category: Jack and Daniel Friendship
Characters: Jack and Daniel
Category: Angst, Drama, Friendship
Warning: none
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author's Website: The Tablet

Why this must be read: Oh wow! Okay, besides the fact that Jb has to be one of my favorite Daniel authors, this story is simply fantastic.

I always believe that no matter how good of friends Jack and Daniel are, their basic differences still cause rifts. Jack is a military man, a man of action. Daniel is an eternal scholar, a man given to learning. But Daniel also has the tendency to let that quest for knowledge overwhelm him and that's when he gets himself, and often others, in trouble.

This fic takes place after 'Torment of Tantalus'. The team is once again in trouble, only indirectly caused by Daniel this time. Jack is still harboring some confused feelings towards Daniel and the choices he made when they found Ernest Littlefield. It's a very true reaction on Jack's part to not being able to understand exactly what makes Daniel 'tick'. Jack reacts in the only way he knows how. The results are wonderfully illustrated in this fic.

Jb has a talent for describing a scene and making it 'come to life' for the reader. It's not a 'happy' story. In fact it's very angst-driven, but in the end, there is hope. Just a very well-written story of friendship.

Hanging by a Thread