figs_sg1_rec | Entries tagged with character: walter the chevron guy

Rec Category: Walter the Chevron Guy

Categories: SGC ensemble, friendship, fluff, humor, slice of life
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: unknown
Author's Website:

looneylizzie
Link: The Writing on the Wall

Why This Must Be Read: This is a genuinely charming bit of SGC fluffiness, all from Walter's perspective (and how often do we get that?) - exactly who and what is responsible for the increasingly elaborate graffiti that is decorating the SGC walls?

There's banter and snark and friendship here, all from Walter's wry POV, and this is a real pleasure to read.

Outside the gym was an amusing image of Teal’c dressed up as a Jedi battling Darth Vader, complete with an exploding Death Star in the background.

Rec Category: Gen
Categories: Walter the Chevron Guy, Daniel Jackson, Reynolds, Vala Mal Doran, humor, Daniel and Vala friendship, life at the SGC
Warnings: none
Author's Journal:

sixbeforelunch
Author's Website: Sixbeforelunch at AO3
Link: The Library

Why This Must Be Read: I love "slice of life" fics. And when "slice of life" at the SGC includes Reynolds turning purple... :)

The SGC acquires a library, and life goes on as it does. Extra bonus truly lovely Daniel and Vala friendship scene!

Outside, the SGC was a hub of activity. The galaxy spun on, in all it's chaos and wonder. But inside this one small room in the SGC, a library seeded in grief and grown with care, all was quiet and there was peace.

Rec Category: Angst
Categories: Walter the Chevron Guy, Hammond, quantum mirror
Warnings: none
Author's Journal:

goddess47
Author's Website: goddess47 at AO3
Link: W is for Waiting

Why This Must Be Read: Walter perspective is such a rare treat! Here is Walter the Chevron Guy, watching the Quantum Mirror rather than the Stargate, and... waiting. His thoughts on various team members, and how Hammond interacts with all them, is fantastic.

This is sad and somber and somehow lonely, but that element of stubborn hope leaves you believing that there just might be a happy ending after all.

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Rec Category: Walter the Chevron Guy
Categories: five things, Hammond, Jack, character study
Warnings: references to canonical post-series character death
Author on LJ:

splash_the_cat
Author's Website: Splash the Cat at AO3
Link: Five times Walter wished George was back at the SGC

Why This Must Be Read: This shiny new fic is exactly what it says: five times Walter, from Season 8 and onwards, wishes George Hammond was still running the SGC - a bit of wry humor, a generous dose of angst, and Walter as the observer of events. Definitely well worth reading!

Sometime in the middle of SG-1's third mission as a trio, he poked his head into O'Neill's office. "Colonel Carter just called in their check-in, right on time. She said all's clear."

O'Neill blinked at him a moment before biting out a gruff "Thanks," but as Walter eased the door shut he didn't miss the soft sigh of relief. Back at his station, he added a note to the desk log: New task: email O'Neill when SG-1 checks in

Rec Category: Angst
Categories: Cassie, Jack, Sam, Daniel, Teal'c, Bill Lee, Siler, Walter the Chevron Guy, character study
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: unknown
Author's Website: Vicki Turner at FF.net
Link: Triggers

Why This Must Be Read: Twelve short ficlets about the team and other characters, unexpectedly waylaid by routine matters on Earth that trigger powerful reactions to anyone involved with the Stargate. My favorite ones are Bill's and Walter's (excerpted below), but these are all so powerful: the recognition that once you know what's out there, even the most mundane events can never be quite the same.

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Rec Category: Siler
Categories: Sam, humor
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: unknown
Author's Website: Denise at AO3
Link: Directly Proportional

Why This Must Be Read: Here's a fun little romp as Sam and Siler end up taking an unscheduled trip through the Gate and need to sneak into a Jaffa barracks to find their way home. Add an adorable epilogue with Siler and Walter, and this story is guaranteed to leave you grinning!

She looked back at him and Siler knew in an instant exactly why General Hammond lost the last of his hair.

Rec Category: Walter the Chevron Guy
Categories: humor, episode related, team, time travel, General Hammond, Catherine Langford, Cassie
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

gategremlyn
Author's Website: Gategremlyn at AO3
Link: What Would Walter Do?

Why This Must Be Read: This is a joyful episode tag to 1969, flashing between Walter following up on his paperwork and various characters following up on events that took place thirty years before (or long in the future). The ending is one of my all-time favorite tropes, and the entire fic is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

Walter grinned. Best. Damn. Job. Ever.

Rec Category: Five Things
Categories: Jack, Daniel, Sam, Teal'c, Hammond, Walter, Siler, character study, slice of life
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

thothmes
Author's Website: fic tag
Link: C is for Coffee

Why This Must Be Read: This is an utterly charming day-in-the-life series of individual vignettes, revolving around the all-important theme of that first cup of coffee in the morning. Team, George, Siler, Walter the Chevron Guy, even the hapless Felger... This is a coffee-flavored love letter to SG-1, guaranteed to put a smile on your face!

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Rec Category: General Hammond
Categories: drama, team, Teal'c, Sam, Daniel, Walter the Chevron Guy, character study
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

magibrain
Author's Website: magistrate at AO3
Link: U is for Unheimlich

Why This Must Be Read: The team brings a literal ghost story back to the SGC, and General Hammond has to guide his people through to a safe exorcism.

This is a fabulous, spooky story that speaks of strength of character, leadership, alienness, and personal courage. There is so much here: Sam and Daniel in an unusual Wonder Twins mode, Teal'c with his experience and weight of history, Hammond's determination to protect his people despite themselves, and competence from just about everyone, which is something I always love!

This will grip you and absorb you, and leave a lingering knowledge that the SGC will never really understand everything that they encounter through the Stargate.

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Rec Category: Walter the Chevron Guy
Categories: Sam, friendship, team
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

missparker
Author's Website:missparker at AO3
Link: If You Cut Me I Could Shine

Why This Must Be Read: Walter's friendship with Sam takes center stage in this delightful story, but there are so many delicious undercurrents in this: SGC loyalty to one another (go General Hammond!), wonderful team dynamics, and solid friendships. I love Walter's perspective on Sam, on the team, and the way the SGC works. A real treasure that makes you appreciate that Walter is so much more than just the Chevron Guy!

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Rec Category: Five Things
Categories: humor, horror, Rothman, Walter the Chevron Guy, Ferretti, Evan Lorne, original characters
Warnings: multiple non-permanent character deaths
Author on LJ:

sallymn
Author's Website: My Fiction Lists
Link: Till Death Us (All) Do Part...

Why This Must Be Read: You don't think SG-1 are the only ones that turn out to be only mostly dead, do you...?

From Ferretti's Boba Fett moment to zombies to Walter's name change, every one of these peeks into the bizarreness of life with the Gate will leave you appreciating the black humor inherent in being a member of the SGC!

Hammond felt that dying on a long weekend was really not to be encouraged.

Rec Category: Walter the Chevron Guy
Categories: character study, five things
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

soapbox_solo38
Author's Website: SG-1 fic tag
Link: Five things Walter Harriman keeps in his sock drawe

Why This Must Be Read: A thoughtful exploration of the many contradictions that make up Walter the Chevron Guy: the pragmatist, the idealist, the optimist. I love the way that each of these offers insights, yet meshes together into a coherent whole.

Like every other member of the SGC, he keeps a gun tucked under the striped socks and neatly folded boxers. There have been too many close calls, too many chances for them not to be prepared, to be ready. He hasn’t had to use it yet, but he never goes to sleep at night- or day- without checking it to make sure it’s loaded.

Rec Category: Walter the Chevron Guy
Categories: Walter, Jonas, humor
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

pepper_field
Author's Website: Pepper on AO3
Link: Insider Info

Why This Must Be Read: In Descent, Jonas mentions that he was warned about Teal'c's sense of humor. Who else could have supplied him with such crucial insider information, if not Walter the Chevron Guy?

Try this ficlet for a fun, quick read that will leave you with a smile on your face!

Full disclaimer: I was lucky enough to inspire this. :)

"Everyone here must be alert and ready for anything to happen," he said, portentously. "Anything. At any moment, there could be an event that threatens the safety of our entire world." There was a slight pause, in which they both seemed to be waiting for an apocalypse. There was a distinct lack of apocalypsii. "Any moment," reiterated Walter, firmly. "We just don't know when."

Rec Category: Walter the Chevron Guy
Categories: character study, multiple eras
Warnings: reference to canon post-series death
Author on LJ:

a_loquita
Author's Website: Fanfic Masterlist
Link: The One With All the Answers

Why This Must Be Read: This is a simply gorgeous character sketch of Walter, presented through the questions he's all-too-often asked and the way he answers them. We get glimpses of his perspective on the generals he's served, the events he's witnessed, the people he's dealt with. From classic era to post-series, from whimsical to moving, this covers all the angles -- and gives a marvelous tagline in the bargain.

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::drumroll:: After three years of trying to collect a month's worth of recs, I give you all... Walter the Chevron Guy! Call out those chevrons!

Rec Category: Walter the Chevron Guy
Categories: Water, team, ep related
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

nymaeria
Author's Website: fic tag
Link: Not Today

Why This Must Be Read: Ever wondered why SG-1 found an empty control room when they defied orders to go and stop Apophis in Within the Serpent's Grasp? Nymaeria suggests an entertaining explanation here, as Walter unashamedly takes a hand in saving the day! A sweet little gap filler that will leave you smiling.

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Rec Category: Team
Categories: humor, friendship, five things, Walter the Chevron Guy
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

gategremlyn
Author's Website: Master Post
Link: Five Things Jack Left in Colorado

Why This Must Be Read: Just because Jack is off to Washington, it doesn't mean he's left his team behind...

Hilarious Jack, long-suffering Sam and Daniel, cool and stamp-collecting Teal'c, and in-charge-of-everything Walter. Great fun and a gleeful read!

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Rec Category: Team
Categories: Daniel, Jack, Sam, Teal'c, Charlie O'Neill, Janet, Sara O'Neill, Sha're, Walter the Chevron Guy, character study, angst, humor, friendship
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

thothmes
Author's Website: unknown
Link: Bad Birthdays

Why This Must Be Read: Everyone experiences bad birthdays sometimes, but friendship always makes it better!

Thothmes has crafted a beautiful set of sketches of various characters dealing with birthdays, from pre-series era with Charlie O'Neill and Sha're to each member of the team, Janet, Sara O'Neill, and even Walter the Chevron Guy in the early days, all the way up to the team off-world in S7. The arc will take you across the decades, leading from pain and loss to the comfort of team and togetherness. A lovely, thought-provoking read!

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Rec Category: Five Things
Pairing: none
Categories: five things, gen, angst, humor, episode related, character study, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, Jack O'Neill, General Hammond, Walter the chevron guy
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

sidlj
Author's Website: unknown
Link: Eight Gen Five Things

Why This Must Be Read: Sid treats us to no less than eight delightful Five Things here!

Five things Daniel would go back in time to fix (the deaths, Kelowna, the Ori). A fabulous character study of Jack, and five jobs he had as a teenager that taught him priceless values he would apply to his leadership of SG-1. The ways the team has changed over the years, and the one crucial thing that never has changed (and never will). Oma and Daniel, with all of Oma's very human quirks of personality. Five times Sam got to be girly for a change (because doesn't she deserve it?). Five very unusual tags that Walter uses in the course of what only passes for "everyday' expenditures at the SGC. Five generals, from West all the way through Landry, who nearly quit - with George Hammond's as my personal favorite. And for a last hilarious list, five memos Jack really, really should have read, before Daniel got homicidal!

These range from angsty to wistful to funny to thoughtful, and I love every one of them! I'm sure you will, too. :)

Hurray for teamy goodness! I'm delighted to rec this category again. :)

Rec Category: Team
Pairing: none
Categories: team, gen, humor, Jack O'Neill
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: kalquessa
Author's Website: Floating Fanfic Directory
Link: Girls (and Jaffa) Do Not Fight Fair

Why This Must Be Read: Oh, this fic is fun!

General Jack O'Neill meets SG-1 returning from a crisis off-world. Turns out the local baddie forced them into the fighting arena, but Sam - and Teal'c - manage to pwn everyone in sight, so it's only a matter of prying a distracted Daniel out of badly-fitted chainmail and calling Doctor Lee to tell him that SG-1 have already saved themselves, thank you very much.

Poor Jack, all nostalgic for being shot at...

Great teamy goodness that will make you laugh out loud. And wise Walter and a Siler shout-out for bonus squee!

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Rec Category: Episode related
Pairing: none
Categories: episode related, gen, humor, Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, Jack and Daniel friendship
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:

elishevah
Author's Website: Life Like Art
Link: T-Minus Two Weeks and Counting

Why This Must Be Read: This hilarious ficlet - a five things, really - is set within the framework of early S8 and the pilot for SGA, when the expedition is preparing to leave and Daniel is doing everything short of zatting Jack himself to get permission to go. Written with zest, sharp characterization, and deadpan humor, this will have you grinning and nodding... and then getting a warm and fuzzy feeling at the end, for good measure.

Jack and Daniel at their snarky best. Go read, and enjoy!

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Rec Category: Gen

Pairing: none

Categories: gen, Walter the Chevron Guy, Siler, Teyla, Samantha Carter, team, character study, humor, episode related, angst, AU

Warnings: none

Author on LJ: abyssinia4077

Author's Website: Masterlist of fanfiction

Link: Fives

Why This Must Be Read: I’ve listed an unusual number of categories here, because Fives is actually three different “Five Things” – all gen, and all wonderful!

The first set explains how Siler and Walter accidently save the world – whether it’s absentmindedly turning off the lights or giving aliens an unexpectedly helpful sugar rush. The second is a fascinating outsider’s look at the SGC, as Teyla observes different characters on Earth (I was most moved by her impressions of Daniel, although Teal’c came in a close second and Sam and Felger made me grin). The third is a fascinating, eerie exploration of AUs – events that occurred on the show that Sam wishes she could have changed… and the creepy reality of what might have happened if she’d acted differently.

Like all “Five Things” ficlets, Fives is a quick read; but you’ll find yourself remembering them for a long time to come.

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Rec Category: Humor

Pairing: none
Categories: humor, gen, Walter the Chevron Guy, Teal’c, crossover, AU
Warnings: shopping in the more adult aisles of Target
Author on LJ: svmadelyn
Author's Website: Medication For Sleep Deprivation
Link: When Your Job Description (You Announce Chevrons!) Is a Total Lie

Why This Must Be Read: While this hilarious fic is set in Martha Wilson’s marvelous Retrograde universe, you don’t have to be familiar with Retrograde to appreciate this fantastic story!

General O’Neill sends a hapless Walter on a grand shopping expedition on behalf of Atlantis. He covers all the aisles, from children’s underwear to Playstations to condoms. There’s glee over bargains, an attempted hi-jacking, and an embarrassment factor that is largely mitigated by Teal’c’s unflappable, looming presence at his side.

We get some great cameos by Jack and Daniel, but this fic is really all Walter’s, with a fantastic Teal’c along for the ride. And by the time the story ends, you’ll be laughing out loud at Madelyn’s talent for writing what ought to be a crack!fic, but isn’t – because everyone is perfectly in character.

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Rec Category: Gen

Pairing: none
Categories: gen, Landry, Walter, Jonas Quinn, team, apocafic, character study, angst, drama
Warnings: S10 spoilers, minor character deaths, implications of torture
Author on LJ:

6beforelunch
Author's Website: Nomadic Spirit
Link: Untitled S10 Snippets

Why This Must Be Read: I'm not much of a fan of the last two seasons of SG-1; to date, I've only made a single post-S8 rec, and that one heavily featured Jack. But just to show that I can be fair about things, here are two fic snippets for the price of one, both featuring the Ori storyline and both wonderful snapshots of characterization and friendship.

The first is apocafic, featuring Landry – who I would actually like, onscreen, if he even vaguely resembled the guy in this snippet – and Walter. (Who doesn't love Walter?) It's bleak and beautiful and heart-wrenching, and it's a silent tribute to the characters we love.

And then there's the second, which picks up on a single throwaway line in S10 – "Langara fell" – and runs with it. Even non-S6 fans like me were frustrated and felt that Jonas deserved better than just a passing, unemotional remark from Sam. This snippet rectifies that in a beautifully satisfying and teamy moment.

If you like the newer seasons of SG-1, you'll love this. And if you don't care for it much, like me, try these snippets anyway. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised!

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Rec Category: Jack O'Neill

Pairing: none
Categories: Jack O'Neill, team, Walter, gen, humor, character study
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: unknown
Author's Website: To Explore the Universe and Eat Pie
Link: You Can't Judge a Man by the Cut of His Cloth

Why This Must Be Read: So many insane things happen in the SGC on a routine basis. So when General Jack O'Neill discovers that he's turned into a puppet, the only question is, "What next" – and, possibly, "What did Daniel touch this time?"

This seriously funny story gives us Jack in his office, wondering not only how this has happened and how his former teammates will react, but whether or not his loose eyebrow is going to come off completely. Daniel's reaction to the situation is my personal favorite, but the real charm of the story comes with Walter's appearance on the scene – when the fic suddenly veers from deadpan humor and hilarious characterization into sweet poignancy, as Jack gets the kind of reassurance that no one is really in a position to give.

Being "The Man" wasn't easy on Jack. In Tallulah Rasa's delightful story, we see both the stress and the acceptance… and end up laughing, too!

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Rec Category: gen

Pairing: none
Categories: team, gen, adventure, humor
Warning: alien-influenced hormones run amok
Author on LJ: unknown
Author's Website: Vathara's stories at FF.net
Link: Lost in Translation

Why This Must Be Read: Hilariously funny, everyone delightfully in character despite the rather precarious circumstances, exploring through the Stargate with a solid mythological background and skeletons in the Asgard closet… Really, what’s not to love?

A Goa’uld plots to bring down the Tau’ri with a terrible weapon, but fails to read the directions properly first. The ensuing chaos nearly destroys the SGC; SG-1 manages to save the day, but not before the confectionary sugar goes flying and the team ends up traipsing through the ‘Gate handcuffed to each other out of necessity. By Daniel’s instigation.

Set sometime in late season three; after FIAD, but before Shades of Grey, as Makepeace has a delicious cameo. Poor guy.

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The Writing on the Wall, by Looneylizzie (G)
The Library, by Sixbeforelunch (PG)
Waiting, by Goddess47 (PG)
Five times Walter wished George was back at the SGC, by Splash the Cat (PG)
Triggers, by Vicki Turner (PG)
Directly Proportional, by Denise (PG)
What Would Walter Do? by Gategremlyn
C is for Coffee, by Thothmes (G)
U is for Unheimlich, by Magistrate (PG)
If You Cut Me I Could Shine, by Miss Parker (PG)
Till Death Us (All) Do Part, by Sally M (PG)
Five things Walter Harriman keeps in his sock drawer, by Soapbox Solo (PG)
Insider Info, by Pepper (G)
The One With All the Answers, by A. Loquita
Not Today, by Nymaeria (G)
Five Things Jack Left in Colorado, by Gategremlyn (G)
Bad Birthdays, by Thothmes (PG)
Eight Gen Five Things, by Sid (G)
Girls (and Jaffa) Do Not Fight Fair, by Kalquessa (G)
T-Minus Two Weeks and Counting, by Elishevah (PG)
Fives, by Abyssis (PG)
When Your Job Description…, by Madelyn (PG-13)
Untitled S10 Snippets, by Emily (PG)
You Can't Judge a Man by the Cut of His Cloth, by Tallulah Rasa (PG)
Lost in Translation, by Vathara (PG)

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Entries tagged with character: walter the chevron guy

The Writing on the Wall, by Looneylizzie (G)

The Library, by Sixbeforelunch (PG)

Waiting, by Goddess47 (PG)

Five times Walter wished George was back at the SGC, by Splash the Cat (PG)

Triggers, by Vicki Turner (PG)

Directly Proportional, by Denise (PG)

What Would Walter Do? by Gategremlyn

C is for Coffee, by Thothmes (G)

U is for Unheimlich, by Magistrate (PG)

If You Cut Me I Could Shine, by Miss Parker (PG)

Till Death Us (All) Do Part, by Sally M (PG)

Five things Walter Harriman keeps in his sock drawer, by Soapbox Solo (PG)

Insider Info, by Pepper (G)

The One With All the Answers, by A. Loquita

Not Today, by Nymaeria (G)

Five Things Jack Left in Colorado, by Gategremlyn (G)

Bad Birthdays, by Thothmes (PG)

Eight Gen Five Things, by Sid (G)

Girls (and Jaffa) Do Not Fight Fair, by Kalquessa (G)

T-Minus Two Weeks and Counting, by Elishevah (PG)

Fives, by Abyssis (PG)

When Your Job Description…, by Madelyn (PG-13)

Untitled S10 Snippets, by Emily (PG)

You Can't Judge a Man by the Cut of His Cloth, by Tallulah Rasa (PG)

Lost in Translation, by Vathara (PG)

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