Eurydice, After by Synecdochic (NC-17)

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Rec Category: Slash
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Category: Slash
Warning: Slash, non-mainstream sexual practices (the author's own description)
Author on LJ: synecdochic
Link: Eurydice, After
Summary: Daniel has evolved a number of coping mechanisms over the years; they're useful when you suddenly find yourself starring in a Greek myth, and even more so when you're not sure which role you're playing.

Why This Must Be Read:

Synecdochic is famous in the SGA fandom for her Freedom's Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose, (and if you haven't read that yet, stop reading this and go do it), but I think her SG-1 writing is wildly underappreciated, so I'm reccing my favorite of her Jack/Daniel fics.

This story is nothing short of smoulderingly hot. It hits a lot of kinks, but it absolutely nails my biggest one: spot-on characterization. This story makes words incredibly hot, and I think really digs at a place in Daniel's character that a lot of authors simply don't have the education to get at. Daniel is not only really smart, he's a linguist, and synecdochic taps into his deep knowledge of words to develop an incredibly intimate look at his headspace.

All that effort on characterization ends up making for a gritty emotional background (hello, Daniel's issues) that pushes the sex past merely well-written and into the regions of brain-melting.