figs_sg1_rec (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
figs_sg1_rec) wrote2014-02-27 10:22 am
figs_sg1_rec) wrote2014-02-27 10:22 am
Reprise, by Stringertheory (PG)
Rec Category: Sam and Teal'c friendship
Categories: episode related, character study
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:stringertheory
Author's Website: fic list
Link: Reprise
Why This Must Be Read: Several years ago, Stringertheory wrote Dal Niente, a beautiful Unending fic in which Sam teaches Teal'c how to play the cello. In this lovely sequel, an older and somewhat lonelier Teal'c returns the favor.
I proudly confess that I asked for this sequel, and Stringertheory sketches out their friendship with intelligence and deep undercurrents. A loving, lush read, and a tribute to both Teal'c and Sam.
“I didn't know you played cello,” she said, a faint note of accusation in her tone.
“I learned a long time ago,” Teal'c replied.
A furrow appeared between her eyes. “The Jaffa have cellos?” she asked, eying in the instrument in his hands with doubt.
“No. It belongs to the Tau'ri.” Before she could question him further, he posed an inquiry of his own. “Do you play any instruments?”
“I've always wanted to learn the cello, actually,” she replied, nodding to the one in Teal'c's hands, “but I've never really had the time. There were no extracurriculars at the Academy, and I traveled so much once I joined the Force. By the time I shifted focus to research, I'd mostly forgotten about it. Then I joined Stargate Command and lost the minimal amount of spare time I still had.” She smiled faintly. “There's always a project or a crisis. Or both.”
She was talking quickly, flippantly, but Teal'c saw the way she was looking at the cello. It was a look of resigned longing, the look of someone who has long ago given up hope of fulfilling a dream without giving up the dream itself. He contemplated this Samantha, what she was, who she had been, who she wasn't.
“You have time now.”
She paused, and Teal'c saw surprise flitter across her face.
Categories: episode related, character study
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:
stringertheoryAuthor's Website: fic list
Link: Reprise
Why This Must Be Read: Several years ago, Stringertheory wrote Dal Niente, a beautiful Unending fic in which Sam teaches Teal'c how to play the cello. In this lovely sequel, an older and somewhat lonelier Teal'c returns the favor.
I proudly confess that I asked for this sequel, and Stringertheory sketches out their friendship with intelligence and deep undercurrents. A loving, lush read, and a tribute to both Teal'c and Sam.
“I didn't know you played cello,” she said, a faint note of accusation in her tone.
“I learned a long time ago,” Teal'c replied.
A furrow appeared between her eyes. “The Jaffa have cellos?” she asked, eying in the instrument in his hands with doubt.
“No. It belongs to the Tau'ri.” Before she could question him further, he posed an inquiry of his own. “Do you play any instruments?”
“I've always wanted to learn the cello, actually,” she replied, nodding to the one in Teal'c's hands, “but I've never really had the time. There were no extracurriculars at the Academy, and I traveled so much once I joined the Force. By the time I shifted focus to research, I'd mostly forgotten about it. Then I joined Stargate Command and lost the minimal amount of spare time I still had.” She smiled faintly. “There's always a project or a crisis. Or both.”
She was talking quickly, flippantly, but Teal'c saw the way she was looking at the cello. It was a look of resigned longing, the look of someone who has long ago given up hope of fulfilling a dream without giving up the dream itself. He contemplated this Samantha, what she was, who she had been, who she wasn't.
“You have time now.”
She paused, and Teal'c saw surprise flitter across her face.