'Commentary' by Teand (R)

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Rec Category: Daniel Jackson
Pairing: Jack O’Neill/Daniel Jackson
Category: First-Time, PoV
Warning: Slash, Explicit Language
Author on LJ: teand
Author's Website: Teand’s Page at FDAS
Link: Commentary by Teand

Why This Must Be Read: Welcome to Daniel’s Brain.

I have enjoyed reading this fic the 36th time as much as I did the first. The premise is such a simple one: Daniel seduces Jack. Though the destination may never be in question, the ride there holds your rapt attention.

This is the best story in the SG-1 fandom for getting who Daniel is and how he thinks. It’s a superior writer who can write intelligible and interesting stream-of-consciousness -- and when the subject is Daniel, well-known for his lateral thinking capabilities? 100%. Brilliant.

What’s more - this Daniel thinks like an anthropologist. I’ve not seen any other Daniel who thinks like an anthropologist. A few writers have captured an archaeologist but this is anthropologist!Daniel. Daniel seduces Jack with a branch of anthropological study called semiotics. Would that semiotics were this...interesting...when I was in college; I certainly would have been a better student.

Don’t be turned off by my anthro geekery...Teand never uses the term and it’s irrelevant to enjoying the story from a purely visceral sense. It simply augments physical titillation with a mental one.

Author's Summary: Daniel has a bit of a think about the current situation -- which then changes.

Comments

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

Very nice. Daniel's mind is hard to capture, imo. It's not just about anthropology and culture and being "nice (if it was, then I would be perfect). There is so much more to Daniel. And this was a great look into his mind. Thanks for the recc.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

I would have paid closer attention to semiotics if the presentation had been more along the lines of this fic. Daniel is near impossible to capture, but this is the closest I've ever read. I'm glad that you enjoyed the rec; thank you for letting me know.