Tall Guys to Fall, by cgb (PG)

Rec Category: Jack and Sam friendship

Pairing: none

Categories: Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, gen, drama, angst, character study

Warnings: some violence and language

Author on LJ: mandysbitch

Author's Website: Mind Games

Link: Tall Guys to Fall

 

Why This Must Be Read: This is my favorite kind of Sam and Jack friendship fic: a story of mutual respect, a leader mentoring a younger subordinate, and a keen eye, on both sides, for the other's reactions and motivations.

 

Cgb gives us two crises on the other side of the Gate in early Season One: one in which Sam is badly shaken, and one in which Jack is bleakly resigned. And then we get the aftermath: the questions asked, and answered, and what remains unsaid. It's all very real, and all very good, and all very Sam and Jack.

 

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