Rec Category: Episode Related
Fandom: Stargate: SG-1
Pairing: none
Category: Character: Daniel Jackson, Character: Samantha Carter, Gen, Episode Related, Sam & Daniel Friendship
Warning: none
Author on DW: fignewton
Author on LJ: sg_fignewton
Author's Website: Fig Newton's Journal Index
Link: Gift of Consolation

Why This Must Be Read:
While most people focus on Daniel's hurt feelings after the discussion he had with Jack, Jack was certainly not the only person post "Shades of Grey" that owed Daniel an apology. Fig gives us the chance to explore how someone else apologized and how he chose to share his "gift of consolation" with his "science twin", Sam.

Excerpt:
"Hey," he greeted her quietly. "All quiet on the western front?"

"Yep." She settled down next to him, her shoulder brushing his for a moment. "Aren't you planning on getting any sleep tonight?"

"In a bit, I guess," he said vaguely. His long fingers traced invisible patterns on the laptop's cover.

She reached out and stilled his fingers, gripping them lightly. "Daniel, you almost never take a laptop off-world with you. But you've been working on this one non-stop, and I haven't seen you writing in your journal at all on this mission. Is everything all right?"

"Of course," he said, looking honestly surprised at her question. "It's just a little personal project, something I started working on before the mission."

"And do I get to see what it is?" she prodded gently.

He hesitated for a moment, then tipped her a rueful grin. "Well, to be honest, I'd planned on waiting until the day after tomorrow, but – okay, here. Come and take a look."


Original Rec at stargateficrec here.