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Statistical Outliers by Christina Kamnikar (PG-ish)
Hello everyone! I'm Azar and I'll be your Stargate recommender for April. Now I should state up front that I'm an unconventional 'shipper and slasher, so if you're looking for Sam/Jack or Daniel/Jack...you probably won't find it here (although I will state up front that with me, there are *literally* exceptions to every rule so I won't say never). But if you're willing to be open-minded and test the waters of a few less popular pairings, hopefully this will be a very good month for you. *g* Anyway, on with the recs...
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Pairing Sam/Daniel
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
butterflykiki
Author Website: The Chaos Horizon
Why this must be read:
If you've ever wanted to know *why* some of us strange people insist on 'shipping Sam/Daniel, this is the fic to read. It was one of the first Sam/Daniel stories I ever read, and the one that really made me go..."Yes...that's exactly how I feel," at a time when I was still new enough to the fandom that I didn't have a favorite 'ship, only knew that something about Sam/Jack just didn't sit right with me. So I guess you could say it's partly responsible for me becoming a Sam/Daniel fan. *g*
The fic is Sam POV, second person but told so skillfully you barely even notice that, and the Sam voice is perfect as she logically goes over in her mind all the reasons why Jack O'Neill isn't the right man for her, despite the sheer statistical probability that he is. It lays out on the table--honestly but not unkindly--all the potential problems with the Sam/Jack relationship, without attacking either Jack *or* Sam. Which is good, because I happen to love them both, just not together. *g*
Then it goes into the reasons why this Sam believes Daniel *is* the right man for her, at least in this reality. As with the other half of the story, Christina's logic is flawless and perfectly in character. Her prose, like with all her fic (most of which has already been rec'ed *g*), is also amazingly beautiful. Sparse, clear and linear as you would expect Sam's thought processes to be, but still flowing and figurative at the same time.
I don't expect everyone who reads this fic to finish it and yell, "Yes! That's *exactly* how I feel!" like I did, but hopefully you'll at least find yourself nodding your head and going, "Okay, so *that's* why those crazy kids think that way..." :-)
All these good reasons why you aren't in love with your CO, and they still aren't the real reason why.
The real reason why is 6' tall with a slouch that almost hides his strength, and blue eyes that give away every single thing he feels 99% of the time. The other one percent of the time you might as well try solving Fermi's Theorem while piloting an F-16 as figure out how Daniel Jackson's mind works.
Those other Carters, they never met him. He was dead in their world, or on a dig in Cairo, or just... gone. So the whole question of how you felt about him never came up in those alternate realities; the one you're living in now is the anomaly. The statistical outlier, the one place on the graph that doesn't fit the curve. Which pretty much sums up Daniel, when you think about it.
If anyone had asked you three years ago if you could fall for him, you would've said that it was more likely you'd sleep with Colonel O'Neill (and at a time when he was really getting on your nerves, this seemed pretty damn unlikely). Daniel was married. End of story. You have never fallen for a guy who was taken. Especially so very, very taken as Daniel Jackson. Totally in love with his gorgeous wife and completely obsessed with getting her back. He had your liking and your sympathy, but you would've said that he could never capture your heart, not with those ties. You don't get caught in those kind of traps.
But he didn't capture it, that's the thing. He didn't even try. No laying out bait, no calling for you in the night, no tricks, no lies, no wiles.... It wasn't a fall, it was a slide, inch by inch, into more than sisterly concern. Time and sweetness and determination doing the job that no amount of sex appeal or dazzle could accomplish.
It's not like Jack O'Neill was the only guy you had a chance to be close to since you joined the SGC. You're surrounded by brawny Marines and the Air Force's finest five days out of seven. But what, exactly, do the men you've gotten closest to in the last few years have in common? Hmmm. Scientists who like to hear you talk about your interests? Kind-hearted men with no military attitude who let you take the lead? Tall guys with blue eyes? Gosh, who does all that remind you of?
Statistical Outliers
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Pairing Sam/Daniel
Author on LJ:
butterflykikiAuthor Website: The Chaos Horizon
Why this must be read:
If you've ever wanted to know *why* some of us strange people insist on 'shipping Sam/Daniel, this is the fic to read. It was one of the first Sam/Daniel stories I ever read, and the one that really made me go..."Yes...that's exactly how I feel," at a time when I was still new enough to the fandom that I didn't have a favorite 'ship, only knew that something about Sam/Jack just didn't sit right with me. So I guess you could say it's partly responsible for me becoming a Sam/Daniel fan. *g*
The fic is Sam POV, second person but told so skillfully you barely even notice that, and the Sam voice is perfect as she logically goes over in her mind all the reasons why Jack O'Neill isn't the right man for her, despite the sheer statistical probability that he is. It lays out on the table--honestly but not unkindly--all the potential problems with the Sam/Jack relationship, without attacking either Jack *or* Sam. Which is good, because I happen to love them both, just not together. *g*
Then it goes into the reasons why this Sam believes Daniel *is* the right man for her, at least in this reality. As with the other half of the story, Christina's logic is flawless and perfectly in character. Her prose, like with all her fic (most of which has already been rec'ed *g*), is also amazingly beautiful. Sparse, clear and linear as you would expect Sam's thought processes to be, but still flowing and figurative at the same time.
I don't expect everyone who reads this fic to finish it and yell, "Yes! That's *exactly* how I feel!" like I did, but hopefully you'll at least find yourself nodding your head and going, "Okay, so *that's* why those crazy kids think that way..." :-)
All these good reasons why you aren't in love with your CO, and they still aren't the real reason why.
The real reason why is 6' tall with a slouch that almost hides his strength, and blue eyes that give away every single thing he feels 99% of the time. The other one percent of the time you might as well try solving Fermi's Theorem while piloting an F-16 as figure out how Daniel Jackson's mind works.
Those other Carters, they never met him. He was dead in their world, or on a dig in Cairo, or just... gone. So the whole question of how you felt about him never came up in those alternate realities; the one you're living in now is the anomaly. The statistical outlier, the one place on the graph that doesn't fit the curve. Which pretty much sums up Daniel, when you think about it.
If anyone had asked you three years ago if you could fall for him, you would've said that it was more likely you'd sleep with Colonel O'Neill (and at a time when he was really getting on your nerves, this seemed pretty damn unlikely). Daniel was married. End of story. You have never fallen for a guy who was taken. Especially so very, very taken as Daniel Jackson. Totally in love with his gorgeous wife and completely obsessed with getting her back. He had your liking and your sympathy, but you would've said that he could never capture your heart, not with those ties. You don't get caught in those kind of traps.
But he didn't capture it, that's the thing. He didn't even try. No laying out bait, no calling for you in the night, no tricks, no lies, no wiles.... It wasn't a fall, it was a slide, inch by inch, into more than sisterly concern. Time and sweetness and determination doing the job that no amount of sex appeal or dazzle could accomplish.
It's not like Jack O'Neill was the only guy you had a chance to be close to since you joined the SGC. You're surrounded by brawny Marines and the Air Force's finest five days out of seven. But what, exactly, do the men you've gotten closest to in the last few years have in common? Hmmm. Scientists who like to hear you talk about your interests? Kind-hearted men with no military attitude who let you take the lead? Tall guys with blue eyes? Gosh, who does all that remind you of?
Statistical Outliers
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