Untitled Abydos Snippet, by Emily (PG)
Rec Category: Sha're
Pairing: none
Categories: Sha're, Daniel Jackson, Kasuf, Abydos, episode related, angst
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: 6beforelunch
Author's Website: Nomadic Spirit
Link: Untitled Abydos snippet
Why This Must Be Read: It may seem strange to rec a story in the Sha're category when the fic takes place after her death. But this lovely, moving piece is very much about Sha're, and the inheritance she left for her people.
I adore stories that offer an insight into Abydon culture, and Emily offers a beautiful look at the mourning rituals that take place in the wake of Forever In a Day. Daniel struggles to conform to the formalities, but his memories of his wife, and his regrets and distress, make it difficult... Until Kasuf leaves him a tangible reminder of the legacy Sha're left behind, and the part Daniel played in offering it to her in the first place.
Achingly bittersweet and powerful in its simplicity, this story is a tribute - to Sha're, to Daniel, and to the people of Abydos.
Outside the people are shouting and he can hear the sounds of the market. He doesn't want to scream at them now. He wants them to keep going. For her.
Daniel lays down and throws an arm over his eyes to block out the light. He lets the sounds of the city lull him off to sleep and when he sleeps he dreams of an Abydos where all the little children know the name Sha're.
Pairing: none
Categories: Sha're, Daniel Jackson, Kasuf, Abydos, episode related, angst
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: 6beforelunch
Author's Website: Nomadic Spirit
Link: Untitled Abydos snippet
Why This Must Be Read: It may seem strange to rec a story in the Sha're category when the fic takes place after her death. But this lovely, moving piece is very much about Sha're, and the inheritance she left for her people.
I adore stories that offer an insight into Abydon culture, and Emily offers a beautiful look at the mourning rituals that take place in the wake of Forever In a Day. Daniel struggles to conform to the formalities, but his memories of his wife, and his regrets and distress, make it difficult... Until Kasuf leaves him a tangible reminder of the legacy Sha're left behind, and the part Daniel played in offering it to her in the first place.
Achingly bittersweet and powerful in its simplicity, this story is a tribute - to Sha're, to Daniel, and to the people of Abydos.
Outside the people are shouting and he can hear the sounds of the market. He doesn't want to scream at them now. He wants them to keep going. For her.
Daniel lays down and throws an arm over his eyes to block out the light. He lets the sounds of the city lull him off to sleep and when he sleeps he dreams of an Abydos where all the little children know the name Sha're.