Rules of Evidence by Paian (NC 17)
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stargateficrecShow: SG-1
Rec Category: Jack/Daniel
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson
Pairings: Jack/Daniel
Categories: Slash, 14,000 words
Warnings: None
Author's Journal:paian
Link: fic on AO3
Why This Must Be Read:I've been pondering where to start when reccing Jack/Daniel for the first time in years, and I kept circling back to this one. Written in 2006, it's a deeply interior exploration of how Daniel and Jack could have moved their friendship to intimacy, told from Daniel's point of view. It uses the trope of huddling in a tent off-world in a way that seems extremely fresh. Paian, a master of characterization, description and dialog, utilizes Daniel as a rather unreliable narrator and we, the readers, see him make discoveries about himself as he is presented with some extremely surprising discoveries about Jack. I remain totally in love with Paian's characterizations of these two strong and very different men, characterizations which have become definitive for me, but what really sets this fic apart for me is the gorgeous language. I have reread it many times.
He'd never been able to apply his scientific skills to himself, and he'd never inhabited his social skills; he'd developed them because they were necessary, but he always employed them at a distance. Letting the shell of himself appear to be himself, while the real him was tucked way back inside, safe and unconnected. In the flimsy tent of his skin. In the rented house of his life.
Shoving his hands under his arms, drawing his legs up and pressing his knees together, holding himself tight and forcing it out, Daniel said, "You already asked me, Jack. You've been asking me all day. All week. I already said yes."
Rec Category: Jack/Daniel
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson
Pairings: Jack/Daniel
Categories: Slash, 14,000 words
Warnings: None
Author's Journal:
paianLink: fic on AO3
Why This Must Be Read:I've been pondering where to start when reccing Jack/Daniel for the first time in years, and I kept circling back to this one. Written in 2006, it's a deeply interior exploration of how Daniel and Jack could have moved their friendship to intimacy, told from Daniel's point of view. It uses the trope of huddling in a tent off-world in a way that seems extremely fresh. Paian, a master of characterization, description and dialog, utilizes Daniel as a rather unreliable narrator and we, the readers, see him make discoveries about himself as he is presented with some extremely surprising discoveries about Jack. I remain totally in love with Paian's characterizations of these two strong and very different men, characterizations which have become definitive for me, but what really sets this fic apart for me is the gorgeous language. I have reread it many times.
He'd never been able to apply his scientific skills to himself, and he'd never inhabited his social skills; he'd developed them because they were necessary, but he always employed them at a distance. Letting the shell of himself appear to be himself, while the real him was tucked way back inside, safe and unconnected. In the flimsy tent of his skin. In the rented house of his life.
Shoving his hands under his arms, drawing his legs up and pressing his knees together, holding himself tight and forcing it out, Daniel said, "You already asked me, Jack. You've been asking me all day. All week. I already said yes."
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Date: 2017-11-05 09:50 pm (UTC)I'm one of her biggest fans.