Act of Contrition, by Mad_Maudlin (G)
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stargateficrecShow: Stargate SG-1
Rec Category: Episode-Related
Characters: Teal'c, General Hammond
Pairings: none
Categories: gen
Warnings: none (nonspecific discussion of violence)
Author's Journal:mad_maudlin
Author's Website:![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
Mad_Maudlin
Link: Act of Contrition
Why This Must Be Read: This is an excellent tag for the season one episode "Cor-Ai," which in my opinion is better than the episode itself. While I can see what the episode was trying to do, I felt like Teal'c's own voice and perspective were rejected to an uncomfortable degree. That is not the case in this fic, in which Teal'c and General Hammond reflect on issues of guilt and mercy, and Teal'c perhaps emerges with a new perspective on the events of the episode. Highly recommended!
snippet of fic:
"Looks like I'm the one disturbing you here," George said, taking a few steps closer. Teal'c had washed off the Byrsa body paint and changed into a fresh uniform, but he still had the same pensive expression he'd worn when SG-1 returned from Cartago. The same expression as when he had unflinchingly described the Cor-Ai and its outcome. For all George knew, it was the same expression Teal'c had worn when Jack had informed him that no reinforcements from Earth were on their way to save him.
It would be lying to say George wasn't relieved to see Teal'c come through the 'gate alive and in one piece, but that wasn't nearly the end of it. There was still an elephant in the living room and it looked like he wasn't getting home without addressing it.
Rec Category: Episode-Related
Characters: Teal'c, General Hammond
Pairings: none
Categories: gen
Warnings: none (nonspecific discussion of violence)
Author's Journal:
mad_maudlinAuthor's Website:
Link: Act of Contrition
Why This Must Be Read: This is an excellent tag for the season one episode "Cor-Ai," which in my opinion is better than the episode itself. While I can see what the episode was trying to do, I felt like Teal'c's own voice and perspective were rejected to an uncomfortable degree. That is not the case in this fic, in which Teal'c and General Hammond reflect on issues of guilt and mercy, and Teal'c perhaps emerges with a new perspective on the events of the episode. Highly recommended!
snippet of fic:
"Looks like I'm the one disturbing you here," George said, taking a few steps closer. Teal'c had washed off the Byrsa body paint and changed into a fresh uniform, but he still had the same pensive expression he'd worn when SG-1 returned from Cartago. The same expression as when he had unflinchingly described the Cor-Ai and its outcome. For all George knew, it was the same expression Teal'c had worn when Jack had informed him that no reinforcements from Earth were on their way to save him.
It would be lying to say George wasn't relieved to see Teal'c come through the 'gate alive and in one piece, but that wasn't nearly the end of it. There was still an elephant in the living room and it looked like he wasn't getting home without addressing it.
