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The Weight of Non-Existent Years (The Gravity Remix)

Jul 27, 2008 22:13

Title: The Weight of Non-Existent Years (The Gravity Remix)
Author: butterflykiki
Rating: PG-13
Rating/Warnings: Gen/None
Timeline: Season 10 through Unending
Archive Rights: Contact me first, please.
Wordcount: 1,167 words
Disclaimer: I do not own SG-1, SGA, or any of the characters and situations depicted on the shows. No profit is being made from this and ( Read more... )

Comments 18

beatrice_otter July 28 2008, 07:14:24 UTC

Thank you so much for remixing this! You took one of my personal favorites, and did a good job of showing it from the other side. I liked the way you did it, particularly the way you wove equations through Sam's thought processes.

I am curious, though: why did you choose to have them fighting with escrima sticks? We've never seen an SG-1 character use them before that I can remember; we've seen them fight with staffs, boxing gloves, unarmed, but not escrima sticks. It works and you've done it well, but I associate them more with Atlantis. Or maybe that's a good tie-in to make, considering where she's going.

butterflykiki July 28 2008, 07:31:46 UTC

Hi! Oh, I'm so glad you're okay with this, whew. I loved all your stories, but I had the hardest time trying to think of an angle to remix them from; they all seemed very complete in and of themselves, and no AU's or POV changes or stylistic messing jumped out at me when I read them. I loved this one, and the one with Sara and Daniel (but that one was even harder to think of a change to make). The POV shift seemed obvious on this one, but I hoped I could write it well enough that it wasn't too simple ( ... )

beatrice_otter July 28 2008, 07:52:40 UTC

Wow, that's a great compliment, that you thought my stories seemed too "complete" to remix. I had that problem myself two years ago in remix_redux. Thanks again!

havocthecat July 28 2008, 14:58:41 UTC

You know, most of my SG-1 icons without Janet have gone away, and that should really be rectified. Except I haven't fixed that yet. Too many fandoms to icon for, I think.

Anyway! You know I love this story, and the way you encapsulated the development of Sam and Teal'c's friendship over the years. It's nice seeing the two stories work together with each POV reflecting the other.

butterflykiki July 28 2008, 15:51:24 UTC

Hee, too true on the icons. And yaaay, I'm glad you like it. Thanks for your beta-job at the last sec there. *uses Sam icon because really love Sam again after this*

triciabyrne1978 July 28 2008, 15:08:18 UTC

This is wonderful!

I adore Sam and Teal'c and I'm sure that the relationship that most of them have with Teal'c is a little different than your average friendship/working relationship.

butterflykiki July 28 2008, 15:52:50 UTC

It would have to be, he's from such a different culture, and it's not even that he won't let people *get* closer, it's just that for him, certain levels of intimacy and friendship are both appropriate and sufficient. (God, you start talking like him if you try to write anything on him...) Yaaay, though, I'm glad you liked it!

triciabyrne1978 July 28 2008, 15:55:52 UTC

Yes, you do start talking like him.

I know my few pieces with Teal'c have taken me the LONGEST (which is probably why many of them are still unfinished).

You did a FANTASTIC jobe here though, and I love it.

butterflykiki July 28 2008, 16:22:06 UTC

God, yes. He's just *hard*. And yet some of my favorite fics ("Gavilan" jumps to mind; "The Devil You Know", is another) have really good Teal'c-voice that makes them stand out.

*bounces at feedback*

sg_betty July 28 2008, 17:02:33 UTC

Great story! Sam leaving the team to go to Atlantis seems both natural and impossible. I love the was they are bonding and saying goodbye with no words!

butterflykiki July 28 2008, 17:10:31 UTC

Yay! Glad you liked it, thank you! And yes, dialogue with these two would never say as much as actions.

sg_fignewton July 28 2008, 17:14:38 UTC

Oh, lovely. The original was fantastic, and so is this.

I love Sam's stream-of-consciousness during the fight, especially. But that final line is the best of all.

butterflykiki July 28 2008, 17:48:30 UTC

Aww, thanks. I loved the original so. And you found a Sam & Teal'c icon! Do you know how long I looked for one last night? Maaan.

*glees that you like the last line, which made me so happy*

sg_fignewton July 28 2008, 18:18:49 UTC

:) elgrey has a very similar one. I asked her which ep it was from and she told me: Matter of Time. It's easy to make textless icons without tweaking colors or what-have-you. Anything other than that is totally beyond me!