stargateficrec | Splinters of Ice, by Scribe (PG-13) (Reply)

Rec Category: Teal'c and Daniel friendship

Pairing: none

Categories: Teal'c and Daniel friendship, Jack and Daniel friendship, Teal'c, Daniel Jackson, gen, episode related, angst

Warnings: non-sexual nudity

Author on LJ: sg1scribe

Author's Website: Daniel’s Diaries

Link: Splinters of Ice

Why This Must Be Read: In the wake of Lost City, a badly-shaken Daniel needs Teal’c to put things in perspective. Daniel is furiously frightened and guilty about Jack’s fate, but Teal’c is there to calm him and reassure him – and remind him that the others, too, were once faced with accepting Daniel in a state that was not quite death.

Written with warmth and understanding – and a showering Daniel, which many will automatically consider a plus – Splinters of Ice showcases Teal’c’s wonderful ability to offer support with a few well-spoken words and the sheer comfort of his indomitable presence.

Daniel glared at him. "How can you be so calm?"

"O'Neill is not dead," he observed quietly.

"No. Just frozen alive." Daniel puffed the words out in exasperation. "Thanks. I feel so much better." He kicked his discarded uniform out of the way, and then yanked his locker door open.

"O'Neill made a similar comment when I observed you were not dead, but merely ascended."

"He... he did?" Daniel jerked his head round to look at Teal'c.

"Indeed." Teal'c paused and then added. "Now you are here."

"Unascended you mean?" Daniel hadn't spent seven years working with Teal'c without knowing how the big man's thought patterns worked. "And that's your less than subtle way of telling me we'll find a way to get Jack back, right?"

"Indeed," Teal'c repeated.

"Anyone ever mention that you overuse that word?' Daniel said, then quickly turned and raised one finger to stop Teal'c speaking. "Don't say it!"