Show: Stargate SG-1
Rec Category: Angst
Characters: Jack O’Neill, Daniel Jackson
Pairing: Jack O’Neill/Daniel Jackson
Het/Slash/Gen: Slash
Warning: torture, character death, violence, spoilers for Season 3 episode “Forever in a Day”
Author on LJ: unknown
Author's Website: Kalimyre on Area 52
Link: Witness
Why this must be read:
I can’t begin to imagine having to watch the person you love be tortured and murdered in front of you; it’s not something the average American has to contemplate or experience. Well, in this utterly earth-shattering fic by Kalimyre, that’s exactly what Daniel has to experience. He gets to watch Jack get tortured and murdered while captured by the Goa’uld. Daniel is taken from the cell under the impression that Jack’s dead only to find out later that he was put in a sarcophagus and revived.
This fic is incredibly moving and heart wrenching while Daniel and Jack are recuperating Earth-side. Daniel just can’t leave Jack alone, can’t stop touching him to tell himself that Jack is alive. Kalimyre has a strong grasp on Daniel’s and Jack’s characters in a fic that deals with such emotional content; I can definitely picture these two acting this way under this sort of pressure. Just an incredible fic that deals realistically with horrible circumstances.
Story Summary: Which is worse-being hurt yourself, or seeing it happen to someone you care about and being unable to help?