'The Worth of Things Not Said' -- for the J/D Ficathon, 2007

[niamaea]

Title: The Worth of Things Not Said
Author: niamaea
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 9,900
Summary: “What if I said I was tired of waiting?” There are some things Jack and Daniel just don’t say - except for when they do.
Notes: For 2007 Jack/Daniel Ficathon and merryish, who requested a first time, happy ending, and optionally

Comments

[niamaea]

Whoa, perfect icon! And super kind feedback -- thank you. And now you'll have to be lured back into the J/D love because it's an explosion of awesome with the Ficathon, so yaaay! O;)

The fic, by the way? *dances!*

[starglyph]

These weren’t things they said, not out loud. They just - were.

Jack and Daniel in a canon nutshell. :)

“Nope.” He kicked his locker shut. “Ask me which I’d rather have happen.”

I totally adore this! Just a few words and it explains how he’s so very willing to give up everything - except Daniel.

This is all so wonderful, and beautifully woven into the episodes.

[niamaea]

Awww, you made this fic shiny, so I owe you many many thanks. And cookies. And a vacation! ;)

[niamaea]

Thanks so much!

[chattycatsmeow]

Wonderful. I like that it is Jack who is so very assured and confident in his decision, and Daniel who has to think and rethink. I really like the quietness of the denouement - how it really is just another night for them in some ways. And then it gets a whole lot hotter. ;)

[niamaea]

Thank you! The whole story turned out to be very, um...edged with mundanity, I guess is the best way to put it, so I'm really glad that you liked the quietness. :)

[merryish]

This is AMAZING! Thank you so much! Wow, seriously, it is the perfect blend of things I love about these characters and how they are together. Jack's decisiveness, his crazy-brave willingness to put it all on the line, his strength and his confidence in the team and in Daniel; Daniel's unwillingness to give in to anything that would hurt Jack or the team, having to be shown that this can work, can be okay, the way he has to fight both himself and Jack and loses both times...

I love how slow it is, how Jack works on Daniel, how disconcerted Daniel is. And I love their voices, which are dead-perfect, and I love how this fits in to the show as a whole. What have I done to deserve this goodness!!!

Thank you so much - I had no idea my story would be so wonderful or make me so happy!

[niamaea]

Eep! Oooh, thank you. This whole time I've been on sort of a tenterhook-y feeling, y'know: ohgodohgod what if she hates it?

So I'm so glad to hear you didn't hate it, and didn't mind me mashing your propmts together all crazy-like. :)

the way he has to fight both himself and Jack and loses both times...

Awesome way of phrasing that, because -- yeah. Exactly!

Thanks so much for the awesome prompts!