They Didn't Teach This in Grad School, by Icepixie (PG)

Rec Category: Daniel Jackson
Characters: team
Categories: character study, (dark) humor
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: icepixie
Author's Website: Icepixie at AO3
Link: They Didn't Teach This in Grad School

Why This Must Be Read: Short, sweet ficlet of Daniel off-world, wryly contemplating how very, very different his life has become from what he'd ever imagined. Even cutthroat academia doesn't prepare you for this!


Sure, the freshmen he'd taught as a grad student might have murdered Middle Kingdom culture, the English language, and possibly his soul, but at least they hadn't been trying to murder him.

B is for Blown, by Marzipan (PG)

Rec Category: Episode Related
Categories: Daniel, team (SG-5), original characters
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: marzipan77
Author's Website: marzipan77 at AO3
Link: B is for Blown

Why This Must Be Read: Here's a wonderful exploration of Daniel's mission with SG-5, right before The Light begins. It would be just a fun romp with a slight mystery if we didn't know what was coming for poor SG-5. But at least we get to know them a little, and enjoy their interactions with Daniel, before... well, before.

Marzipan does a great job of bringing SG-5 to vivid life as a good, solid SG team. Daniel's dealings with them are spot-on. Well worth the read!

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