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stargateficrecRec Category: Jack & Daniel Friendship
Pairing: Sam/Jack (sort of)
Category: PG-13 (the author didn't rate it, I did)
Warning: none
Author on LJ: none that I know
Author's Website: http://home.nc.rr.com/tallulah/
Link: http://home.nc.rr.com/tallulah/Chutney.htm
Why This Must Be Read: A story that starts out pretty mundane—another "stranded on a planet" story—turns inward, focusing very closely on Jack, on Jack and Daniel's relationship, and on how they view each other.
Jack's voice is very strong, even though the narration is slightly removed. The story is worded with such precision to make the emotion (frustration, desperation, depression) come through with every sentence.
It's heartbreaking in just the right way; I was really thrilled when I realized that I get to rec this one.
Jack was angry at himself, angry at Daniel, angry at the world. He knew he was being hell to live with. Carter – he couldn't stop calling her Carter – was frustrated and bored. Their new world had no technology and precious little science. There was nothing for her to do except chores, and no one even wanted them automated. It wasn't that women were second-class citizens on this world. It was just that there was no place in this world for the things that mattered the most to her. And he had no place for those things, either – no interest in science talk, no easy way to express compassion for her frustration. Daniel was the one for that, and he scrupulously kept away, giving them the useless gift of time alone.
The townspeople were kind, and they didn't keep away. They brought food, and quilts with odd designs, and sympathetic smiles. They couldn't commiserate with Jack missing the Simpsons and hockey, though, even if they'd spoken his language. And neither could Sam.
That was Daniel's job, too, but obviously he hadn't noticed that, either.
Pairing: Sam/Jack (sort of)
Category: PG-13 (the author didn't rate it, I did)
Warning: none
Author on LJ: none that I know
Author's Website: http://home.nc.rr.com/tallulah/
Link: http://home.nc.rr.com/tallulah/Chutney.htm
Why This Must Be Read: A story that starts out pretty mundane—another "stranded on a planet" story—turns inward, focusing very closely on Jack, on Jack and Daniel's relationship, and on how they view each other.
Jack's voice is very strong, even though the narration is slightly removed. The story is worded with such precision to make the emotion (frustration, desperation, depression) come through with every sentence.
It's heartbreaking in just the right way; I was really thrilled when I realized that I get to rec this one.
Jack was angry at himself, angry at Daniel, angry at the world. He knew he was being hell to live with. Carter – he couldn't stop calling her Carter – was frustrated and bored. Their new world had no technology and precious little science. There was nothing for her to do except chores, and no one even wanted them automated. It wasn't that women were second-class citizens on this world. It was just that there was no place in this world for the things that mattered the most to her. And he had no place for those things, either – no interest in science talk, no easy way to express compassion for her frustration. Daniel was the one for that, and he scrupulously kept away, giving them the useless gift of time alone.
The townspeople were kind, and they didn't keep away. They brought food, and quilts with odd designs, and sympathetic smiles. They couldn't commiserate with Jack missing the Simpsons and hockey, though, even if they'd spoken his language. And neither could Sam.
That was Daniel's job, too, but obviously he hadn't noticed that, either.
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Date: 2005-10-10 03:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-10 11:04 am (UTC)Eh... I might rec it anyway for the semi-happy ending.
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Date: 2005-10-10 12:53 pm (UTC)