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stargateficrecRec Category: Jack/Daniel
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Category: Humor, Slash
Warning: none
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
icarusancalion
Author's Website: http://www.icarus.slashcity.net
Link: http://www.icarus.slashcity.net/stories/wallsofjericho.html
Why This Must Be Read: Icarus is one hell of a writer. If I continue reccing this category, I'll eventually rec all her of stuff.
The particular draw of 'The Walls of Jericho' is how in character she writes. Jack and Daniel are truly men, here. Also, Icarus doesn't forget canon and reflects on and recognizes the canon events that have shaped these characters. (Also, she writes an excellent pissed off, frustrated Jack.)
One of my favorite parts of "The Walls of Jericho' is that there's a plot. An actual plot.
Oh, and tent sex. ;)
Excerpt
Jack and Daniel discussing don't ask, don't tell . . .
"It's a step backward as a matter of fact. A lot of soldiers have lost their careers over --"
"No!" Jack fist swung out in denial. "No, it's huge step forward because the military admits that we're here, admits that they want the soldiers they've got, whom they've trained, who are valued AS IS. And they've promised to keep their damned noses out of the bedroom where they don't belong in the first..." Jack suddenly realized that Daniel was staring, mouth slightly open, the smug look gone. "...place. What're you looking at?"
Jack didn't feel quite ready to abandon the argument just yet, but all the fight seemed to have gone out of Daniel.
Daniel licked his lips, blinked a little. Then said quietly, tipping his head at Jack, "You said 'we.'"
"No I didn't."
"Yes. You did."
"Did not."
"Did..."
"Didn't!"
"Did, too!"
Jack shook his head and changed tactics. "Now why would I say 'we'?"
"Jack... are you... are you gay?" Daniel asked, determined, with utter disbelief written across his face.
"You're changing the subject just because you were losing," Jack pointed out, placing a whole desk between the two of them.
"I was not los-- ooo that was good, nice try, but you, you're... you are?" Daniel's hand dropped to his side.
Forced into a lie, Jack growled, "Of course not!"
"You are." That look of dumbfounded shock still hadn't left Daniel's face. He stepped forward and Jack retreated a six inches. "Look, Jack, I'm on your side."
"What side? There aren't any sides! The military doesn't want the rep of being a bunch of candy-assed fruit flies and I don't blame them!" Jack exploded. "Reputation counts. Battles are won - and lost! - on reputation alone. Those walls of Jericho didn't drop because of trumpets -- those guys were scared of what they faced. The Jews were total bad-asses." He leveled a glare to beat the point home. "No soldier would willingly give up that advantage."
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Category: Humor, Slash
Warning: none
Author on LJ:
icarusancalionAuthor's Website: http://www.icarus.slashcity.net
Link: http://www.icarus.slashcity.net/stories/wallsofjericho.html
Why This Must Be Read: Icarus is one hell of a writer. If I continue reccing this category, I'll eventually rec all her of stuff.
The particular draw of 'The Walls of Jericho' is how in character she writes. Jack and Daniel are truly men, here. Also, Icarus doesn't forget canon and reflects on and recognizes the canon events that have shaped these characters. (Also, she writes an excellent pissed off, frustrated Jack.)
One of my favorite parts of "The Walls of Jericho' is that there's a plot. An actual plot.
Oh, and tent sex. ;)
Excerpt
Jack and Daniel discussing don't ask, don't tell . . .
"It's a step backward as a matter of fact. A lot of soldiers have lost their careers over --"
"No!" Jack fist swung out in denial. "No, it's huge step forward because the military admits that we're here, admits that they want the soldiers they've got, whom they've trained, who are valued AS IS. And they've promised to keep their damned noses out of the bedroom where they don't belong in the first..." Jack suddenly realized that Daniel was staring, mouth slightly open, the smug look gone. "...place. What're you looking at?"
Jack didn't feel quite ready to abandon the argument just yet, but all the fight seemed to have gone out of Daniel.
Daniel licked his lips, blinked a little. Then said quietly, tipping his head at Jack, "You said 'we.'"
"No I didn't."
"Yes. You did."
"Did not."
"Did..."
"Didn't!"
"Did, too!"
Jack shook his head and changed tactics. "Now why would I say 'we'?"
"Jack... are you... are you gay?" Daniel asked, determined, with utter disbelief written across his face.
"You're changing the subject just because you were losing," Jack pointed out, placing a whole desk between the two of them.
"I was not los-- ooo that was good, nice try, but you, you're... you are?" Daniel's hand dropped to his side.
Forced into a lie, Jack growled, "Of course not!"
"You are." That look of dumbfounded shock still hadn't left Daniel's face. He stepped forward and Jack retreated a six inches. "Look, Jack, I'm on your side."
"What side? There aren't any sides! The military doesn't want the rep of being a bunch of candy-assed fruit flies and I don't blame them!" Jack exploded. "Reputation counts. Battles are won - and lost! - on reputation alone. Those walls of Jericho didn't drop because of trumpets -- those guys were scared of what they faced. The Jews were total bad-asses." He leveled a glare to beat the point home. "No soldier would willingly give up that advantage."
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Date: 2006-06-25 05:08 pm (UTC)But you might want to correct the spelling of
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Date: 2006-06-25 06:35 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-06-26 07:08 pm (UTC)Icarus
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Date: 2006-06-26 07:18 pm (UTC)I'm surprised this hasn't been recced before, though. It's so very good.
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Date: 2006-06-26 07:26 pm (UTC)Icarus
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Date: 2006-06-26 07:47 pm (UTC)If you want to get into her stuff. I recommend Die For Me Why Don't You (which I'm going to be reccing here very soon) and Leaving Time (a longer fic with lots of meat).
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Date: 2006-06-26 08:14 pm (UTC)Icarus