Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Daniel Jackson

Characters: Daniel Jackson, Jack O’Neill, MacKenzie, George Hammond

Categories: GEN, Episode Related, Daniel and Jack Friendship

Warnings: Swearing, Discussion of Addiction

Author's Journal: LiveJournal

Author's Website: N/A

Link: Pick Up Pieces

Why This Must Be Read:

One of the main draws to fanfic for me is deeper discussion over the characters we love. Here, in Pick Up Pieces, we get Randomfreshink’s look at why Daniel does what he does in Need. All in a rather engrossing story. It’s a thoughtful piece, and I think it captures Daniel rather well.

He couldn't show anything but rational, very calm Dr. Jackson. He'd been cleared to leave the infirmary, but not the base. He could move to quarters. And he had a lot of ground to recover--well, all of it, actually. The price to pay for what he'd done. But he no longer had armed guards hovering, and people no longer tensed every time he moved too fast. But he'd also started to keep his movements deliberate and slow to keep everyone calm. Himself included.

Taking a slow breath now, he finished the buttons and looked up, finally met Jack's stare. "It's okay. I know."

He also knew he'd damn well better behave. He'd been careful so far. Very careful. So had everyone else.