figs_sg1_rec: (fanfic fix)
Rec Category: AU
Categories: AU, episode related, drama, angst, team, Jack, Sam, Daniel, Teal'c, Sha're, Kawalsky
Warnings: Sam/Jack, language, temporary character death
Author on LJ: [profile] annerbhp
Author's Website: Fic Master List
Link: Falling Back to Earth

Why This Must Be Read: In over four years and nearly 600 recs, this is my second Sam/Jack fic rec ever. That should tell you something. :)

In this fabulous AU rewrite of COTG, Sam and Jack are already involved before the story begins. (There are two backstories in this series, both linked at the master post for the fic, which I did not read and are not necessary to enjoy Falling Back to Earth.) What follows is a painfully honest exploration of Jack's struggle to reconcile the regs and Hammond's orders (“ I hereby order you both to cease and desist your personal relationship from this moment forward.”) with his very human reactions and Jack's second-guessing of the choices he makes on the mission, and the twists and turns that happen when Sam is left behind in the Abydos Gate room when Apophis comes calling.

You will love the Jack-voice here. You will love this for Kawalsky, for Sha're, for Daniel. But most of all, you will love this for Sam - wonderfully competent determined Sam, who bonds so fiercely with Teal'c and never, ever stops fighting. By the end of the fic, the formation of SG-1 and SG-2 are delightfully altered, and you'll join me in hoping that Annerb continues to write in this fascinating AU.

If you're a Sam/Jack fan, go read this. And if you're not a Sam/Jack fan, go read this anyway. I most certainly am not, and I loved it!

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figs_sg1_rec: (daniel bandana)

Rec Category: AU

Pairing: Sam/Jack
Categories: AU, timefic, alternate timeline, episode related, Daniel Jackson, team, angst, drama
Warnings: canon character deaths
Author on LJ: kellifer_fic
Author's Website: link to master list of fics on her LJ profile page
Link: The Butterfly Tide

Why This Must Be Read: If nothing else, for the sheer rarity value as the only fic that includes the Sam/Jack pairing that I am likely to rec. Ever. :)

In The Butterfly Tide, Kellifer dances between three different timelines in Moebius: Daniel's struggle to keep going after witnessing the deaths of his friends in Ancient Egypt; SG-1's attempts to settle into life in Ancient Egypt, after they've stolen the ZPM and before they're caught by Ra; and "current" events in the alternate timeline, leading up the moment when AU Sam, Jack, and Daniel step into the timeship to try and find AU Teal'c. Those moments all converge in the final chapter, as we find ourselves slipping back into the actual episode.

While it's not a central part of the story, Kellifer does get Jack and Sam together. This is Sam/Jack in the only way I can possibly accept it: when they are living outside the rules and regs (and times) of the Air Force, especially when Jack makes that charming gesture to make his resignation official (or at least tries to). Really, there's a lot more teamy goodness in this story than romance, even during the Sam/Jack section.

We see Daniel's suicidal anguish and despondency and slow recovery when his friends die; we get warm snippets of life as SG-1 make the best of their situation, growing even closer together; and we get fascinating glimpses into all four the characters of the alternate timeline, seeing how their lives were shaped by tiny changes in the "real" history of canon. With deft weaving of story elements and great characterization, The Butterfly Tide is another excellent story by Kellifer that you're sure to enjoy.

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