The Long and Winding Yellow Brick Road by Sideburns (NC-17)

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Show: Stargate SG-1

Rec Category: Angst
Characters: Jack O’Neill, Daniel Jackson, Team
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Het/Slash/Gen: Slash
Warning: none
Author on LJ: personal: alyburns, fandom: alysbasement 
Author's Website: Author’s Area 52 fic listing
Link: The Long and Winding Yellow Brick Road

Why this must be read:

In this lovely gem of a story, Sideburns takes us on a re-write of Season 7 in which Daniel isn’t doing as well as the show portrays him after descension. The places that Ms. Burns takes Daniel just brings a lump to the throat. The extremely angsty first fourth of this story makes the love journey between Jack and Daniel all the more heartwarming in my humble opinion.

What I especially loved was the hard time Daniel had reconciling Doctor Daniel Jackson and just plain old Daniel. When Daniel broke the mirror and trashed his apartment, I had tears streaming down my cheeks. Just very angsty stuff!! And yet, by the end, the reader has a sense that Daniel’s found a balance with Jack’s and his friend’s help.

Story Summary: Daniel's return isn't as easy as he's made it look, and the road to true love is often fraught with ruts, holes and Anubis