'Tween Weft and Warp (PG)

[sg_fignewton]

Title: 'Tween Weft and Warp
Author: Fig Newton (sg_fignewton)
Rating: PG
Pairing: none
Word Count: ~6,650
Summary: Difficult choices can lead to painful results. Would different pasts offer a better future? In the wake of FIAD, angst and AUs abound as Daniel and Teal'c struggle to find out.
Warnings: none
Spoilers: References to events in COTG, Thor's Hammer,

Comments

[sg_wonderland]

Well, hell, break my heart, why don't you? The what if's always intrigue me and you wove alot of them into this fic. Very, very nicely done.

[sg_fignewton]

Sigh. I didn't break your heart - the show did, by killing Sha're. By Teal'c's hand.

The AUs were an interesting experiment. Glad you liked 'em, and the story.

[lokei]

Ouch. Every one of these 'what ifs' is so crystalline--sharp, sparkling, beautifully structured and merciless. The fading in and out of the infirmary really matches the tone of FIAD, and walking through all those other realities, whether it's Daniel's fever-dreams or Teal'c's kel-no-reem-ing, is very suitably them. I feel like both of them are at heart very considered people--nothing they do is done very lightly, or without realizing the repercussions later. (watergun battles being the exception, of course. *wry grin*)

This is painfully gorgeous, and the resolution at the end is perfect for the two of them--accommodating the other's culture, and understanding it. Brilliant.

[sg_fignewton]

Thank you for the lovely compliments. :) I did want to mirror FIAD, so that poor Daniel couldn't quite tell what was Sha're's vision and what was his own fevered dreams. I actually was very unsure of Daniel seeing things from Teal'c's POV and vice versa, but I think it turned out okay in the end. And while Daniel's had a lifetime of experience in dealing with other cultures, Teal'c has had to deal with the very steep learning curve of life among the Tau'ri. So - yeah. I do think it's them.

Watergun battles are always an exception! :)

I'm really glad you liked it.

[lokei]

Ehm...really, really loved this. Have recc'ed it wholeheartedly.

[sg_fignewton]

And a very lovely rec it is, too. Thank you! :)

[sg_betty]

Beautiful! Poor Sha're, she really was doomed from the moment that Apophis stepped through the gate. You make our timeline into the best possible outcome, and who would have thought that was possible!! Daniel and Teal'c discussion of forgiveness, and their bonding at the end, was wonderful. Too bad Forever in a Day wasn't a two parter with this as the second half!

[sg_fignewton]

You make our timeline into the best possible outcome, and who would have thought that was possible!

Heh. People always postulate that the grass is greener on the other side of the quantum mirror. By its very definition, infinite universes means that somewhere, things turned out even worse.

We do have quasi-canon proof that at least one Daniel got his happy ending - in one of the cut scenes from S9's Ripple Effect, a Daniel tells our Mitchell that he and his wife were on Abydos, trying to capture a Prior. So yes, Sha're could have been saved. But the paths that would lead to her rescue weren't under Teal'c or Daniel's control, and that's what Daniel could accept here - and Teal'c couldn't.

I do agree that FIAD could've been longer, in that it would've been fantastic to see repercussions other than the tiny flashback from The Devil You Know. And I'm very glad you liked my version of the aftermath. :)

[randomfreshink]

You found the pefect title! (yeah)

This is just utter brilliance--so strong. Your writing's gone up a huge, huge step to pull off something that's this beautifully woven.

[sg_fignewton]

I knew you'd approve of the title!

And thanks for encouraging me to take the plunge into a different kind of writing style. I don't call you Queen of Betas for nothing. :)

[randomfreshink]

((blush))

But I think you get all the credit for going in to the deep end on your own--with a swan dive, not a belly flop.

[mymatedave]

Okay, that's just brilliant.

[sg_fignewton]

Thank you! I'm glad it worked so well for you.