Alienism, by Jb (PG-13)

Rec Category: Sam and Daniel friendship

Pairing: none
Categories: Sam and Daniel friendship, Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson, episode related, angst
Warnings: language
Author on LJ: unknown
Author's Website: Jb at the Tablet
Link: Alienism

 Why This Must Be Read: Because much as I admire and adore Daniel, being his friend must be utterly exhausting. :)

 Alienism takes place in the wake of Ascension, when Sam is still shaky from the blatant lack of trust from her commanding officers. It's clear that Daniel has been a staunch support for her during the past few days, but now he's come to demand… what, exactly? He feels that she's failed him; he isn't quite ready to spell out how, although it's all too clear that he expects Sam to already know. Told entirely from Sam's POV, Alienism allows us to see Sam's struggle to deal with her own feelings and simultaneously cope with Daniel's evident distress.

Are Daniel's expectations for her unrealistically high? Did Sam fail him, or should her efforts in canon and Orlin's response have been enough to satisfy Daniel? Sam doesn't quite know, although she seems to agree with Daniel by the end of the story. As the reader, I'm not quite sure if we're supposed to agree with Daniel or not. And an author that allows the reader to draw his or her own conclusions is obviously doing something right!

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