Proof, by Wonderland (PG-13)

Rec Category: Daniel Jackson

Pairing: none
Categories: Daniel Jackson, gen, team, Janet Frasier, hurt/comfort, character study
Warnings: language
Author on LJ: sg_wonderland
Author's Website: Wonderland's fics
Link: Proof

Why This Must Be Read: Daniel needs to stay on the Stargate program when he first joins – both to save his wife and his sanity – but he isn't quite sure how to prove to General Hammond and the others that he's fully capable of doing his job. So what happens when his determination to prove his capabilities leads him into doing something dangerously stupid?

In Proof, Wonderland gives us a nice first-person POV of Daniel's thoughts as he employs old tricks to slide past his pre-mission checks and get permission to go through the Gate. When his little bit of chicanery turns life-threatening, it's teamy goodness that helps him get through some very scary moments – and then hit him over the head, in the nicest possible way, with the realization that he really is an integral part of SG-1. Although Daniel himself is quite sure that Janet would kill him if she really knew the truth…

Early season Daniel was a delightful mix of unconscious arrogance and a self-conscious tendency to sell himself short. Wonderland does a great job of portraying that Daniel in this short and thoughtful story.

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