The Good Wife, by Julie Fortune (PG-13/R)

Rec Category: Gen

Pairing: none
Categories: gen, Daniel Jackson, team, drama, friendship, character study, hurt/comfort
Warnings: major whumping and violence; some sexual references; possibly disturbing religious allusions
Author on LJ: juliefortune 
Author's Website: Fanfic for the Fearless
Link: The Good Wife

Why This Must Be Read: This tense, gripping story takes place some time at the beginning of S7. SG-1 is in Vorbei Dei, negotiating for naquadah. But when Daniel is imprisoned for two days for the crime of stopping a man from beating a child, and soon gains a jailmate that he can't help but defend, events quickly spiral downward.

More than anything, this is a fascinating character study of Daniel. But Julie also gives us a beautifully rendered picture of the town, with the stark contrasts of color and darkness echoed in the characters and their behavior and outward appearances. And then there's Rebecca, who becomes more of an icon than an individual to Daniel before all is said and done, but whose ultimate fate will wound the reader as much as Daniel's pain.

There's some great insight from Sam, and Jack in superb CO mode, and Teal'c as magnficient bulwark. This fic is disturbingly, frighteningly good, and you'll remember it for a long time to come.
 
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Two, by Carin (G)

Rec Category: Gen

Pairing: none
Categories: gen, George Hammond, character study, fluff, vignette
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: soapbox_solo38
Author's Website: unknown
Link: Two

Why This Must Be Read: I've been saving this snippet of sweetness for quite some time. It's light and fluffy and very, very human, and it will make you miss George all over again.

For anyone who loved the scene with Hammond on the phone in Crystal Skull, this ficlet is for you!