Rhapsody in Blue by splash_the_cat (PG13)

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Fandom: STARGATE SG1
Pairing: Jack/Other, Sam/Jack
Author on LJ: splash_the_cat
Author Website: Infanity
Why this must be read: Julie's characterisations are flawless, as is her writing, as she weaves together all the pieces that makes up this story. It's a story about Jack -- about who he is, was and who he thought he was. It's brilliant.

It sounded so simple.

Nora's hands slid from his shoulders to clasp around his chest. She smelled like the dark green grass and heat and cinnamon. "But don't you still have to travel the distance between the Gates?"

"Sort of." He looked around the yard, gestured to the plum trees that bordered the property. "Think of space like one of those plums. The Gates create a hole that lets us crawl the shorter distance through the plum like a worm, rather than making us go all the way around on the surface."

Nora laughed, her breath warm and sweet against his cheek. "I'll never look at plums the same way again."

Jack shrugged. He felt that way about a lot of things.

"It's a stupid metaphor."

Rhapsody in Blue