Wednesday's Child, by Betacandy (PG)
Feb. 14th, 2007 08:05 pmRec Category: Episode related
Pairing: none
Categories: episode related, gen, Daniel Jackson, Jack and Daniel friendship, angst, character study
Warnings: features kid!Daniel; reference to canon minor character deaths
Author on LJ:
betacandy
Author's Website:
betacandy_sgfic
Link: Wednesday’s Child
Why This Must Be Read: In this poignant story, Betacandy ties Gamekeeper and Fallen together – with a nod to Abyss, while she's at it – as she uses a substantive flashback to explain exactly why an amnesiac Daniel keeps calling his best friend "Jim."
In the tumultous aftermath of his parents' deaths, Daniel picks up his passport and plane tickets and quietly slips away, his absence unnoticed in the confusion. He hopes to make it to
Peopled with engaging original characters – Jim, in particular, is wonderful – and written with Betacandy's usual excellent prose, Wednesday's Child is a lovely character study and a sweet tribute to the closeness between Jack and Daniel… something that Daniel still senses, even if he no longer remembers why.