Is there a defining Stargate fic?
I've slid in and out of a lot of fandoms over the years. Farscape, BSG, Alias, Babylon 5, Buffy, Firefly, and lots of others. In my experience they all had what I would call a "defining fic" (even though I don't necessarily remember what they all were!). A story that had seemingly been read by everyone because it was simply that good, that inevitably - guaranteed - would show up any time anyone asked for recs. They tended to be longer, excellently characterized and superbly well-written (sorta a no brainer, there), and enduring.
So my question, does Stargate have such a fic(s)?
Because I suspect not, if simply becasue the fandom is so divided. Nobody ever just asks for "recs," it's always qualified as what kind of story they want - het, slash, none of this pairing, none of that character, nothing in this season. And if anyone ever does ask for general recs people always seem paralyzed by the open field handed to them and must ask "what kind of story do you want" instead of simply saying "here are the superbly well-written fics I've read."
Don't get me wrong, I understand preference because I of course have my own. But if someone said to me "this story is achingly beautiful" I'd read it, even if it didn't fulfill my wishlist of preferences.
Preference is not the same as absolute bedrock refusal to read anything that fits criteria x, y, and z. It seems a shame that there are so many walls dividing such a developed and enduring fandom.
So, is there a defining SG fic?