New Fic: Concentric Unto Thee

[gabolange]

Title: Concentric Unto Thee
Universe: Stargate: SG-1
Character/Pairing: Sam Carter, Sam/Jack
Rating/Warnings: NC-17 for sex.
WC: 8,841
Spoilers: Casting for Stargate: Atlantis season 5.
Beta: The ever-patient pellucid, whose assistance proved invaluable and without whom this would not be possible. All errors are mine

Comments

[gabolange]

Thank you! Making these characters have conversations and make decisions that are at once true to character and seem like they could really happen is such a wonderful challenge--I'm glad it worked for you!

And thank you very much for the rec. :)

[sharp2799]

I have no words for how wonderful this is but I'm rec'ing it at my LJ.

*respectful silence*

[gabolange]

Aww, thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[sharp2799]

Heh, a NON-shipper commented on how much she liked it! She also posted here but just in case:

http://sharp2799.livejournal.com/75628.html

[gabolange]

Thank you for pointing that out! In some ways, the highest compliments are from the people who aren't inclined to 'ship a pairing (or who 'ship one of the characters with someone else), because it means that you've managed to capture something in a way that other people haven't.

And thank you again for the rec! :)

[pellucid]

You know, of course, that I think this is splendid, but it's worth saying it again! And the last tweaks to the language are just right--the Atlantis descriptions in particular. And the end still makes me unconscionably wibbly!!!

[gabolange]

I'm so glad that finally worked--it is rather central! But yes, all is said and done with this one, and I'm glad the ending is appropriate, even if it does make you all wibbly!

I need a Janet icon . . .

[pellucid]

It's not just the Janet nod that makes me wibbly about the end--not even primarily the Janet nod. It's more this sense of history and family and what they've all shared and how they're all changing. What they have now is good, better, maybe, at least in some ways, but it's different, and there's a past that will never be recaptured except in stories and relationships that mean different things now, and that's always bittersweet and poignant. It's one of the most compelling aspects of seasons 9 and 10 to me, actually: watching Sam and Teal'c especially, and to a lesser extent Daniel (who weathers the changes less gracefully) adapt to these changes and find new ground, highlighted against the contrast of Cam and Vala with their newbie enthusiasm

[gabolange]

Yeah, when I was writing that, it occurred to me that Daniel's stories about Jack were going to necessarily exclude Vala and Cam. And that wasn't a bad thing, it was just the way it was--and that even so, Vala and Cam were at that table and part of their circle even so. Certainly, when Sam thinks of her SG-1, they are very much a part of that.

And yes, I will actually be watching seasons 9 and 10 one of these days. I feel like maybe it's something I can do now--though don't ask me what it was, exactly, that flipped that switch in my head. Maybe the silly cut scene from "Trio" was the straw (though that makes me a proverbial camel), but either way, I will be getting to it--especially because I do want to see Sam in these new and different contexts. That's important.

But either way, I still need an icon of Janet. I keep being surprised at how much she is a presence for these characters, even in her absence, and that's something I need to acknowledge. Another two weeks to more icon space!

[emgeetrek]

Here via princessofg. Normally I don't read S/J (being a die hard J/D slasher, and all) but I'm glad I read this one; it's lovely, and so believable. I especially enjoyed the last scene!

[gabolange]

I'm so glad you liked it--it is a rare thing to find a story that works for you with a pairing that doesn't usually ping in that way, so I'm glad it was this one!

Thank you!

[mrspollifax]

This is so perfect it *hurts*. Just exactly, exactly the Sam and Jack in my head; struggling along and somehow managing to be so intimate and loving in spite of the tremendous baggage they have as a couple and that huge capacity they have to hurt each other if they aren't careful. And the last few paragraphs, that larger context of family in SG-1 and the SGC ... okay, I admit, I was more than a little teary. Beautiful, really. Thank you for sharing it.

[gabolange]

Yeah, I always read these wonderful, fun stories that seem to put aside the years and years of context and issues these two have with each other, and as much as I adore those (and read them over and over again!), I'm forever looking for the ones that really capture the difficulty they must have dealing with each other and with themselves. So, I'm glad that this captures that kind of nuance for you!

Thank you. :)