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Esprit de Corps by Quercus and G (PG-13)
Fandom: STARGATE SG-1
Author: Quercus and G
Author website: Fanfiction by Quercus
Pairing: Jack O'Neill/Daniel Jackson
Rating: PG-13
Why this must be read:
So rarely in Stargate fanfiction do we get a sense of the wider SGC that the fact that this story concentrates on Daniel's realtionship with his team of archaeologists, linguists and antropologists, is enough to make it well worth reading. Of course, there's a lot more to recommend this particular story.
Esprit de Corps investigates the ways in which the members of SG-1 are tied to each other - and to Jack as their commanding officer. Even a cursory knowledge of Stargate shows the very different ways that Jack interacts and responds to Sam, Daniel and Teal'c. This story offers a credible explanation for how they all bonded so well so quickly and demonstrates these skills in action as Daniel applies the same technique to bring his own staff together. Daniel begins to understand Jack better and the delicate balance between them begins to shift.
This is a superbly written story; the writers contrast a fairly standard Stargate mission with Daniel's gradual understanding and team-building and the both are woven together very cleverly.
"When you are here, on base, what do you do?" He looked blankly at Jack, who added, "You know. Have meetings? Review their work? Stuff like that?"
"Well. Not really. I mean, they're all grown-ups. They don't need their hands held." Jack rolled his head back, looking at him oddly. Daniel was reminded of a skittish horse. "What. What?"
"Can I make a suggestion?"
"Yeah, sure. Fire J. J.?"
He smiled. "Naw. Not just yet. First, though, I think you need to do a little team-building."
"Oh, come on. We're not in the military. We're academics. We don't do teams." Jack just looked at him. "What? What?" When he didn't say anything, Daniel said slowly, "You did something. You did team-building with SG-1."
"Bingo." Jack gave Daniel one of his rare full-bore smiles, and Daniel felt himself smile helplessly back. "I had to, Daniel. We had to become a team fast. Hammond wasn't wild about having you on it; you know that. A civilian, the guy I lied about and left behind. And Teal'c -- my god. A fucking *alien*. And then Carter, Ms. Feminist Nation.
"I had to bind you guys together -- to me, and to each other. And I had almost no time to do it."
A little embarrassed, Daniel nodded. "Well, from my perspective, it worked. What did you do?"
"Lotta things. Some stuff you only do in the field, so it wouldn't apply to your department. But some stuff would."
Esprit de Corps by Quercus and G
Fandom: STARGATE SG-1
Author: Quercus and G
Author website: Fanfiction by Quercus
Pairing: Jack O'Neill/Daniel Jackson
Rating: PG-13
Why this must be read:
So rarely in Stargate fanfiction do we get a sense of the wider SGC that the fact that this story concentrates on Daniel's realtionship with his team of archaeologists, linguists and antropologists, is enough to make it well worth reading. Of course, there's a lot more to recommend this particular story.
Esprit de Corps investigates the ways in which the members of SG-1 are tied to each other - and to Jack as their commanding officer. Even a cursory knowledge of Stargate shows the very different ways that Jack interacts and responds to Sam, Daniel and Teal'c. This story offers a credible explanation for how they all bonded so well so quickly and demonstrates these skills in action as Daniel applies the same technique to bring his own staff together. Daniel begins to understand Jack better and the delicate balance between them begins to shift.
This is a superbly written story; the writers contrast a fairly standard Stargate mission with Daniel's gradual understanding and team-building and the both are woven together very cleverly.
"When you are here, on base, what do you do?" He looked blankly at Jack, who added, "You know. Have meetings? Review their work? Stuff like that?"
"Well. Not really. I mean, they're all grown-ups. They don't need their hands held." Jack rolled his head back, looking at him oddly. Daniel was reminded of a skittish horse. "What. What?"
"Can I make a suggestion?"
"Yeah, sure. Fire J. J.?"
He smiled. "Naw. Not just yet. First, though, I think you need to do a little team-building."
"Oh, come on. We're not in the military. We're academics. We don't do teams." Jack just looked at him. "What? What?" When he didn't say anything, Daniel said slowly, "You did something. You did team-building with SG-1."
"Bingo." Jack gave Daniel one of his rare full-bore smiles, and Daniel felt himself smile helplessly back. "I had to, Daniel. We had to become a team fast. Hammond wasn't wild about having you on it; you know that. A civilian, the guy I lied about and left behind. And Teal'c -- my god. A fucking *alien*. And then Carter, Ms. Feminist Nation.
"I had to bind you guys together -- to me, and to each other. And I had almost no time to do it."
A little embarrassed, Daniel nodded. "Well, from my perspective, it worked. What did you do?"
"Lotta things. Some stuff you only do in the field, so it wouldn't apply to your department. But some stuff would."
Esprit de Corps by Quercus and G