Comments | sg_fignewton: A is for Abydos (PG)

sg_fignewton

A is for Abydos (PG)

Apr 02, 2008 23:18

Part of my contribution to the Daniel Alphabet Soup for SG-1 Gen Fic Day. Daniel on Abydos, with a very faint hint of Teal'c and Daniel friendship. Angst level on high. Set sometime after Orpheus. Rated PG. ~720 words.

Thanks, Random, for the quick and astute beta.

( A is for Abydos )

alphabet soup, gen fic day, my sg-1 fic

Comments 16

izhilzha April 2 2008, 20:41:13 UTC

Gah. *is knocked speechless by that last sentence*

sg_fignewton April 2 2008, 20:53:37 UTC

Thank you. I think. :)

aelfgyfu_mead April 2 2008, 21:21:01 UTC

I'm surprised to see Abydos through Goa'uld eyes, but you do it convincingly.

with that guilty hint of relief that she is at peace, and he'll never say so
yes

And the ending--oh, Daniel!

sg_fignewton April 2 2008, 21:31:43 UTC

Yeah, "Oh, Daniel!" seems to sum up most of the poor boy's life, doesn't it?

I know my love for Abydos is a little obsessive :) but it only makes sense that it should build up into its own legend. I never understood why the SGC didn't go there for naquadah once they reopened the Gate in S2.

And yes - Daniel would definitely feel guilty and relieved at the same time.

Glad you liked it!

aurora_novarum April 3 2008, 00:01:37 UTC

Aw! *sniffle* Poor Daniel.

Liked the way you viewed the subject from different eyes. Very cool.

sg_fignewton April 3 2008, 11:51:25 UTC

Thank you! I do think Abydos was a much greater totem than anyone realized. Including the writers. :p

rigel_7 April 3 2008, 11:12:25 UTC

It is the physical embodiment of the world he has sought in the sands of time and erosion of his life, and he walks across its sands with awe and wonder.

This line is really beautiful, it evokes so many bittersweet thoughts when you consider the ultimate fate of Abydos.

I really enjoyed this, the way that you showed Abydos as both legend, inspiration and home - and then the sting in the tail that makes it Daniel's story.

sg_fignewton April 3 2008, 11:50:51 UTC

Y'know, when I started writing this, I hadn't even planned the sting. It just... showed up.

I ache for Abydos. And for Daniel.

sg_wonderland April 3 2008, 21:24:59 UTC

What I love about this fic, beside the fact that you write the hell out of it, is that it made me take an off-ramp I didn't even know existed. That Apophis thumbs his nose at the other System Lords by taking one of Ra's as his own. Very, very thought provoking.

sg_fignewton April 4 2008, 07:16:36 UTC

Best compliment ever! Glad you liked it. :)