stargateficrec | 5 Times Sam and Daniel Went Out by tejas (PG by reccer)

Show: SG1
Rec Category: Five Things
Characters: Daniel Jackson, Sam Carter
Pairing: none, light Jack/Daniel if you squint in #5
Het/Slash/Gen: gen
Warning: spoilers for the following episodes: In the Line of Duty, A Hundred Days, Scorched Earth, Menace, Enemy Mine
Author on LJ: tejas
Author's Website: Alpha Gate, Slash Fic Masterlist on LJ, Gen Fic Masterlist on LJ
Link: 5 Times Sam and Daniel Went Out

Why this must be read:

This piece just makes you want to hug Daniel and Sam; their friendship is so strong through all the crap that's thrown their way. I really liked the relationship tejas showed us, filled with humor, love, respect, and support. It's hard to pick a fav, but 1 is a strong contender. Even that early on in their friendship, only a year in, Daniel knows instinctually what Sam needs to get herself back after Jolinar. Just goes to show the depth of their friendship, even that early on. The other four deliver even more examples of how close these two are.

Story Summary: Five episode tags that highlight Sam and Daniel's friendship throughout most of the first 7 seasons.

It took a while for Sam to feel comfortable in her own skin after Jolinar died. Jack thought she needed to get out and get a life, but as her C.O. didn't feel comfortable being the one to do it. Instead, Daniel invited her to go to Denver with him. When she asked why, he said, "The weather's supposed to be great this weekend, we're on Earth, we just got paid and if I have to be surrounded by concrete for another minute, I'm going to lose my mind." Sam smiled for the first time in weeks. She actually laughed the next night after drinking too much at the restaurant. She spent half the night crying in Daniel's arms and they wound up falling asleep together in the living area of their suite. When he dropped her at her house, Sam thanked him for "taking her away from it all". Daniel leaned over and kissed her forehead and thanked her for letting him.

He never told her that when he woke with her in his arms, it took a moment to remember she wasn't Sha're or that the real reason he headed straight for the shower was that he didn't want to cry in front of her.