I'd love any thoughts, pro or con for "Love, Hope and Sacrifice." I wasn't sure how much background to give it -- did I need to go into the whole zatarc and Jack/Sam thing? Ultimately, I decided to gloss over it, especially since I was kind of going for a little bit of unrequited Teal'c/Sam subtext.
That's the other thing: I was hesitant to label it with anything like "Teal'c/Sam if you squint" because I think half the fun of subtext is seeing it, not having it pointed out for me. But then I imagine readers out looking for Teal'c/Sam-ish fic would appreciate the label. Maybe that's where a good summary comes in...
Love Hope and SacrificerinkaficDecember 6 2010, 02:08:23 UTC
I'm glad you didn't push the subtext, Cyren, it would have sent me looking in a different direction than the way I read what was presented, and I think then I would have wanted more than was there, being set up for it. I thought what you presented was simple, clean and concise and answered the prompt neatly.
Re: Love Hope and Sacrificecyren_2132December 6 2010, 19:05:50 UTC
Thanks! I'm actually not much of a shipper myself, and the note I was really trying to hit was that Teal'c cared so much about Sam that he would rather she hate him than herself. And as I was writing it, I figured that point could be taken as deep friendship (is that how you read it?) or as a shippy thing, which to me is the best kind of subtext.
And I'm glad you think it came out pretty clean, because that last sentence was a bear to punctuate.
I enjoyed your story very much. As rinkafic said it was "simple, clean and concise." To me, Teal'c action was very much in character and quite impactful.
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Congrats to all those still in... shame to go out now, after all the recent stuff, but I'll stick around.
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That's the other thing: I was hesitant to label it with anything like "Teal'c/Sam if you squint" because I think half the fun of subtext is seeing it, not having it pointed out for me. But then I imagine readers out looking for Teal'c/Sam-ish fic would appreciate the label. Maybe that's where a good summary comes in...
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And I'm glad you think it came out pretty clean, because that last sentence was a bear to punctuate.
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"simple, clean and concise." To me, Teal'c action was very much in character and quite impactful.
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