Fic - Stargate SG-1 - Permafrost: Chapter 1: Day 1 - (NC-17) - Slash
Title: Permafrost
Author: milanthruil
Artist: eilidh17
Artist: pattrose
Beta: eilidh17
Genre: Drama
Rating: NC-17
Words: 20,255 (total)
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, Teal'c, Janet Frasier, Gen. George Hammond
Pairings: Jack/Daniel
Warnings: Disturbing images. Language. Hot guys getting naked. (the usual :P)
Summary: Jack and Daniel are on their way home from Thanksgiving with Jack’s folks when the truck breaks down. Stranded on a deserted back road in the middle of nowhere, the two men must survive long enough for search and rescue to find them.
Prologue
DAY 1
“Have fun?” Jack asked after he and Daniel had been on the highway for a few hours; heading back to Colorado Springs from Thanksgiving at Jack’s parents’ house in Minnesota.
“Are you kidding? The nagging, the teasing, being beaten up by your brothers and your cousins…” Daniel grinned. “I loved it.”
Jack chuckled. “They were only that hard on you because they like you.”
“It was nice.” Daniel’s lips twitched at Jack’s raised eyebrow. “Being part of a family like that,” he clarified. Jack smiled and they lapsed back into a comfortable silence.
After approximately three more hours they stopped at a little roadside diner for a late lunch and coffee. It was one of those little vintage ‘streetcar’ types with the black and white checkerboard floor and red vinyl upholstery. The coffee was mediocre but the food was good and the price was right. They paid their bill and hit the restroom before heading back out on the road.
Daniel had offered to do some driving if Jack was starting to get tired, but Jack had turned him down, claiming that he’d be fine driving into the night. While Daniel had caught a nap, Jack had made a reservation at a bed and breakfast for the night. In the middle of ‘damn nowhere’ Daniel had observed later once he’d found it on the map.
About an hour later, Jack exited the highway and announced that they should be at the B&B at just before midnight. He revised his estimate to just after midnight once it started to snow. Daniel began to worry when the flakes increased in size and frequency. Jack had just told him to quit whining.
At one o’clock Daniel decided to speak up again.
“Shouldn’t we be there by now?” he asked as he squinted past the sweeping wipers at the heavy snowfall. “How can you even see where you’re going?” He peered through the side window, the side of his face pressed against the glass, the arm of his glasses digging into his temple, to try and see around the truck frame; stupidly hoping it would make a difference to the three-foot visibility range. It didn’t. “It’s practically a blizzard out there.”
“Daniel, I’ve driven in worse,” Jack explained evenly, as if Daniel were only four years old. “Besides, this baby has four-wheel drive.” He patted the top of the dash affectionately. “So would you just relax and trust me? I know what I’m doing.”
Daniel bit his lip and hunkered down in his seat. “Just like an alpha male. Not stopping for directions.” He pushed his glasses up his nose as a means to disguise a smirk. Jack muttered under his breath that he should never have let Daniel interact with his relatives. Daniel grinned. “You’re just jealous that I’m their favorite.”
“Whatever, SpaceMonkey.”
Daniel snorted.
Several minutes later Jack slammed on the brakes, pitching them both forward in their seats. “You okay?” he asked, glancing over at Daniel.
Daniel panted a little as he tried to regain his equilibrium. “What?” Jack’s question finally sank in through the cacophony of blood pounding in his ears. “Yeah, I’m fine. You?”
“Yeah.” Jack nodded and stared out the windshield at the downed tree lying across the road just inches from the front of his truck. It had obviously been there a while, judging by the amount of snow that rested atop of it. Jack swore under his breath and got out of the truck to see if there was a way around the tree. Daniel would have joined him, but there was no way he was going outside in the cold unless Jack needed him to help move aforementioned tree. “Dammit!” Judging from Jack’s tone of voice, Daniel guessed that they would not, in fact, be moving any foliage. Jack climbed back in, knocking the snow from his sneakers before slamming the door shut. “We have to turn back.”
Daniel leaned back in his seat with a sigh. “Just get us there in once piece and I’ll be happy.”
Jack threw the truck into reverse and began to back out the way they’d come. He stopped at the first road he spotted and put the truck in drive, carefully navigating the snow-slick pavement. There was a jolt and a bang and the truck fishtailed before sliding to a stop.
“What the hell?” Daniel asked through clenched teeth; one hand clutching the armrest and the other white-knuckling the handle above the door.
Jack got out of the truck again and walked all around it before getting back in. “Pot hole.” He blew into his cupped hands and rubbed them together. “Broke an axle.” Daniel slowly released his grip and unbuckled his seatbelt. “We’re not going anywhere tonight.”
“Shit.” Daniel shuddered at the thought of being stuck out in the middle of nowhere in freezing temperatures. Jack dug around under the backseat and pulled out a couple blankets and a flashlight. “Thanks.” Daniel wrapped himself up tightly in one of the plaid flannel blankets.
“I’ll keep the heater on for a while but I won’t be able to have it on all night.” Jack huddled under his own blanket. “We’ll take a look at the map in the morning and see if there’s somewhere we could walk to for help.” Daniel nodded his understanding before pulling his blanket over his head to help trap in some of the heat. A couple of hours later Jack looked at his watch and called out softly. “Daniel.” He paused, waiting for a response. “Daniel!”
Daniel startled awake and pulled the blanket down so he could blink at Jack more clearly. “Wha?” he asked sleepily.
“It’s 0500. I’m turning off the heater to save gas.” Jack cut power to the engine, plunging the truck into cold silence. Daniel was surprised at how fast the heat appeared to be leeching from the vehicle. His teeth chattered. Jack narrowed his eyes in thought before climbing into the back of the cab and moving the cooler of Thanksgiving leftovers to his seat along with some of the other random junk, which Daniel supposed was very useful, that he kept under the backseat.
“I never knew you had so much junk in your truck.” Daniel grabbed a few things from Jack and piled them on the seat as well.
Jack raised an eyebrow. “You did say ‘junk in my truck’, right?”
“Well, I wasn’t going to say anything, but…”
Jack rolled his eyes. “Smartass.” He folded up the bench seating and motioned for Daniel to join him as he laid down on the floor. “To help preserve heat,” he explained when Daniel raised an eyebrow at him. “Don’t worry, your virtue is safe with me.” Daniel clambered stiffly over the middle console, dragging his blanket with him, and laid down next to Jack. Jack wrapped an arm around Daniel and pulled him closer. “Get some sleep, Danny.” Daniel burrowed his face against Jack’s shirt to help block out the cold and drifted off to sleep in the rapidly cooling air.
Chapter 2
Author: milanthruil
Artist: eilidh17
Artist: pattrose
Beta: eilidh17
Genre: Drama
Rating: NC-17
Words: 20,255 (total)
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, Teal'c, Janet Frasier, Gen. George Hammond
Pairings: Jack/Daniel
Warnings: Disturbing images. Language. Hot guys getting naked. (the usual :P)
Summary: Jack and Daniel are on their way home from Thanksgiving with Jack’s folks when the truck breaks down. Stranded on a deserted back road in the middle of nowhere, the two men must survive long enough for search and rescue to find them.
Prologue
DAY 1
“Have fun?” Jack asked after he and Daniel had been on the highway for a few hours; heading back to Colorado Springs from Thanksgiving at Jack’s parents’ house in Minnesota.
“Are you kidding? The nagging, the teasing, being beaten up by your brothers and your cousins…” Daniel grinned. “I loved it.”
Jack chuckled. “They were only that hard on you because they like you.”
“It was nice.” Daniel’s lips twitched at Jack’s raised eyebrow. “Being part of a family like that,” he clarified. Jack smiled and they lapsed back into a comfortable silence.
After approximately three more hours they stopped at a little roadside diner for a late lunch and coffee. It was one of those little vintage ‘streetcar’ types with the black and white checkerboard floor and red vinyl upholstery. The coffee was mediocre but the food was good and the price was right. They paid their bill and hit the restroom before heading back out on the road.
Daniel had offered to do some driving if Jack was starting to get tired, but Jack had turned him down, claiming that he’d be fine driving into the night. While Daniel had caught a nap, Jack had made a reservation at a bed and breakfast for the night. In the middle of ‘damn nowhere’ Daniel had observed later once he’d found it on the map.
About an hour later, Jack exited the highway and announced that they should be at the B&B at just before midnight. He revised his estimate to just after midnight once it started to snow. Daniel began to worry when the flakes increased in size and frequency. Jack had just told him to quit whining.
At one o’clock Daniel decided to speak up again.
“Shouldn’t we be there by now?” he asked as he squinted past the sweeping wipers at the heavy snowfall. “How can you even see where you’re going?” He peered through the side window, the side of his face pressed against the glass, the arm of his glasses digging into his temple, to try and see around the truck frame; stupidly hoping it would make a difference to the three-foot visibility range. It didn’t. “It’s practically a blizzard out there.”
“Daniel, I’ve driven in worse,” Jack explained evenly, as if Daniel were only four years old. “Besides, this baby has four-wheel drive.” He patted the top of the dash affectionately. “So would you just relax and trust me? I know what I’m doing.”
Daniel bit his lip and hunkered down in his seat. “Just like an alpha male. Not stopping for directions.” He pushed his glasses up his nose as a means to disguise a smirk. Jack muttered under his breath that he should never have let Daniel interact with his relatives. Daniel grinned. “You’re just jealous that I’m their favorite.”
“Whatever, SpaceMonkey.”
Daniel snorted.
Several minutes later Jack slammed on the brakes, pitching them both forward in their seats. “You okay?” he asked, glancing over at Daniel.
Daniel panted a little as he tried to regain his equilibrium. “What?” Jack’s question finally sank in through the cacophony of blood pounding in his ears. “Yeah, I’m fine. You?”
“Yeah.” Jack nodded and stared out the windshield at the downed tree lying across the road just inches from the front of his truck. It had obviously been there a while, judging by the amount of snow that rested atop of it. Jack swore under his breath and got out of the truck to see if there was a way around the tree. Daniel would have joined him, but there was no way he was going outside in the cold unless Jack needed him to help move aforementioned tree. “Dammit!” Judging from Jack’s tone of voice, Daniel guessed that they would not, in fact, be moving any foliage. Jack climbed back in, knocking the snow from his sneakers before slamming the door shut. “We have to turn back.”
Daniel leaned back in his seat with a sigh. “Just get us there in once piece and I’ll be happy.”
Jack threw the truck into reverse and began to back out the way they’d come. He stopped at the first road he spotted and put the truck in drive, carefully navigating the snow-slick pavement. There was a jolt and a bang and the truck fishtailed before sliding to a stop.
“What the hell?” Daniel asked through clenched teeth; one hand clutching the armrest and the other white-knuckling the handle above the door.
Jack got out of the truck again and walked all around it before getting back in. “Pot hole.” He blew into his cupped hands and rubbed them together. “Broke an axle.” Daniel slowly released his grip and unbuckled his seatbelt. “We’re not going anywhere tonight.”
“Shit.” Daniel shuddered at the thought of being stuck out in the middle of nowhere in freezing temperatures. Jack dug around under the backseat and pulled out a couple blankets and a flashlight. “Thanks.” Daniel wrapped himself up tightly in one of the plaid flannel blankets.
“I’ll keep the heater on for a while but I won’t be able to have it on all night.” Jack huddled under his own blanket. “We’ll take a look at the map in the morning and see if there’s somewhere we could walk to for help.” Daniel nodded his understanding before pulling his blanket over his head to help trap in some of the heat. A couple of hours later Jack looked at his watch and called out softly. “Daniel.” He paused, waiting for a response. “Daniel!”
Daniel startled awake and pulled the blanket down so he could blink at Jack more clearly. “Wha?” he asked sleepily.
“It’s 0500. I’m turning off the heater to save gas.” Jack cut power to the engine, plunging the truck into cold silence. Daniel was surprised at how fast the heat appeared to be leeching from the vehicle. His teeth chattered. Jack narrowed his eyes in thought before climbing into the back of the cab and moving the cooler of Thanksgiving leftovers to his seat along with some of the other random junk, which Daniel supposed was very useful, that he kept under the backseat.
“I never knew you had so much junk in your truck.” Daniel grabbed a few things from Jack and piled them on the seat as well.
Jack raised an eyebrow. “You did say ‘junk in my truck’, right?”
“Well, I wasn’t going to say anything, but…”
Jack rolled his eyes. “Smartass.” He folded up the bench seating and motioned for Daniel to join him as he laid down on the floor. “To help preserve heat,” he explained when Daniel raised an eyebrow at him. “Don’t worry, your virtue is safe with me.” Daniel clambered stiffly over the middle console, dragging his blanket with him, and laid down next to Jack. Jack wrapped an arm around Daniel and pulled him closer. “Get some sleep, Danny.” Daniel burrowed his face against Jack’s shirt to help block out the cold and drifted off to sleep in the rapidly cooling air.
Chapter 2