The days on Abydos are longer than they are on Earth. With the extra hours, Daniel discovered the curious sensation of being completely rested in the morning. Then he started exploring the pyramid. He didn't get much sleep after that, first because he was too fascinated to stop studying and later because when he went to sleep before he was completely exhausted, he dreamt of Sha're. The dreams were usually sweet, but waking up from them hurt.
2. Children
Daniel was alternatively terrified and thrilled by the idea of children. Sometimes he would lay awake at night, trying to picture what their kids might look like. Other times he would be kept awake by the thought of Sha're dying in childbirth. After Sha're died, not from childbirth, but from a staff blast, Daniel didn't give much thought to having kids. Now that he's in his forties and not planning on settling down any time soon, he's pretty much given up on the idea of ever passing down his genetic material to another generation.
(Hathor doesn't count. Whatever DNA he might have shared with what she spawned, those things were not his children.)
3. Family
In a lot of ways, SG1 is so close they're almost like family, but they aren't family. Not really. Truth is, they don't live in each other's back pockets and at the end of the day, their lives are their own. They keep up a semblance of personal boundaries, at least.
On Abydos, Daniel had a father-in-law that meddled and gave him unwanted advice about his sex life, a brother-in-law that sometimes drank too much, passed out in their tent, and didn't bother to apologize in the morning, and a wife who stole the blankets. Daniel misses family and the complete lack of boundaries that comes with it.
4. Respect
Daniel never got a whole lot of respect in the academic world. It was never something that mattered to him. So it came as something of a surprise to find himself not only respected as the man to defeated Ra, but also, by virtue of his being son-in-law of Kasuf, akin to royalty.
After ten years, Daniel is one of the most respected men on the planet, at least by people in the know. But during those first few years, before civilians became a common sight at the SGC, before SG1 was legendary, when he had to fight to get his opinion heard, he found himself missing the respect he'd never needed before.
5. Laughter
Daniel doesn't laugh much. He never did, really. But, oh, Sha're could make him laugh--a big belly laugh that made his sides ache and left him gasping for breath. He hasn't met a woman since who can do the same thing, but Vala has come close once or twice. He's not sure how he feels about that.
::sniff:: These are lovely. I really liked how you contrasted his life on Abydos with his life on Earth. Also, reading these really makes me wonder what Daniel's life would have been like if Sha're wasn't abducted and he'd stayed on Abydos.
Oh, I think I just fell a little bit in love with #3. I mean, everyone talks about SG-1 as a family, but this perspective? Is absolutely awesome. (And I especially love the detail about Skaara falling asleep drunk and apologetic in Daniel's tent.)
Thank you! I can see SG1 both ways. They're like a family, but as the beginning of season 9 proved, they have their own lives and they're willing to go their own ways at the end of the day.
These were all great, but #3 was really, really wonderful -- for the images if conjures, especially of Skaara, and because it's so bittersweet. Poor Daniel
1. Sleep
The days on Abydos are longer than they are on Earth. With the extra hours, Daniel discovered the curious sensation of being completely rested in the morning. Then he started exploring the pyramid. He didn't get much sleep after that, first because he was too fascinated to stop studying and later because when he went to sleep before he was completely exhausted, he dreamt of Sha're. The dreams were usually sweet, but waking up from them hurt.
2. Children
Daniel was alternatively terrified and thrilled by the idea of children. Sometimes he would lay awake at night, trying to picture what their kids might look like. Other times he would be kept awake by the thought of Sha're dying in childbirth. After Sha're died, not from childbirth, but from a staff blast, Daniel didn't give much thought to having kids. Now that he's in his forties and not planning on settling down any time soon, he's pretty much given up on the idea of ever passing down his genetic material to another generation.
(Hathor doesn't count. Whatever DNA he might have shared with what she spawned, those things were not his children.)
3. Family
In a lot of ways, SG1 is so close they're almost like family, but they aren't family. Not really. Truth is, they don't live in each other's back pockets and at the end of the day, their lives are their own. They keep up a semblance of personal boundaries, at least.
On Abydos, Daniel had a father-in-law that meddled and gave him unwanted advice about his sex life, a brother-in-law that sometimes drank too much, passed out in their tent, and didn't bother to apologize in the morning, and a wife who stole the blankets. Daniel misses family and the complete lack of boundaries that comes with it.
4. Respect
Daniel never got a whole lot of respect in the academic world. It was never something that mattered to him. So it came as something of a surprise to find himself not only respected as the man to defeated Ra, but also, by virtue of his being son-in-law of Kasuf, akin to royalty.
After ten years, Daniel is one of the most respected men on the planet, at least by people in the know. But during those first few years, before civilians became a common sight at the SGC, before SG1 was legendary, when he had to fight to get his opinion heard, he found himself missing the respect he'd never needed before.
5. Laughter
Daniel doesn't laugh much. He never did, really. But, oh, Sha're could make him laugh--a big belly laugh that made his sides ache and left him gasping for breath. He hasn't met a woman since who can do the same thing, but Vala has come close once or twice. He's not sure how he feels about that.
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And as for #5...yes, yes, yes. *goofy grin*
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