Untitled Abydos Snippet by 6beforelunch (PG by reccer)
Rec Category: Daniel Jackson
Pairing: reference to the Daniel/Sha're marriage
Category: Daniel Jackson, Sha're, Kasuf, episode related
Warning: none
Author on LJ 6beforelunch
Author's Website: Nomadic Spirit
LJ fic tag
Link: Abydos Snippet
Why This Must Be Read:
In this snippet 6beforelunch gives us Daniel on Abydos right after Sha're's funeral, observing the proper Abydonian mourning period. She creates a wonderful glimpse into Daniel's relationship with Kasuf - in a way Kasuf is the only father Daniel has and right now Daniel is the only child Kasuf has left. We also have a beautiful exploration of life and traditions in Abydos and a glimpse into what life was like for Daniel with Sha're for the year they had. Overall this fic gives a palpable feeling to Daniel's grief and a beautiful expansion on the Abydonian culture. Well worth the read.
Daniel stays on Abydos for two Abydonian weeks after the funeral. It's the traditional mourning period for loss of a wife. Six weeks for loss of a husband--yes, there's some sexism there and no, he's not in the mood to think about it; two weeks for a child over one year; one week for a child under a year; a week for a brother unless you're an unmarried woman living in your brother's house in which case it jumps to five weeks...it's a long list and Daniel never got around to memorizing the whole thing. He had Sha're for things like that.
Traditionally the one closest to the deceased is cared for by family and friends during the mourning period. Daniel almost doesn't stay because the thought of being cared for, of having people around, is almost more than he can handle. But Kasuf gives him a sad understanding smile when he says he's going to go home and it occurs to Daniel that the man just buried his daughter, is still missing his son, and hasn't had anyone else you could call family in his life for a long time. So Daniel stays.
The first morning he wakes up in the city he forgets. It's easy to forget because the house smells like cooking wada porridge just like it used to every morning. When he remembers, the force of the thought takes his breath away. It isn't Sha're leaning over the cook pot, it's Auela, and there's no Skaara in the corner cursing as he tries to get his long hair to do what he wants it to do. It's just Daniel and Kasuf and Auela who isn't even family unless you count third cousins (the Abydonians don't).
Pairing: reference to the Daniel/Sha're marriage
Category: Daniel Jackson, Sha're, Kasuf, episode related
Warning: none
Author on LJ 6beforelunch
Author's Website: Nomadic Spirit
LJ fic tag
Link: Abydos Snippet
Why This Must Be Read:
In this snippet 6beforelunch gives us Daniel on Abydos right after Sha're's funeral, observing the proper Abydonian mourning period. She creates a wonderful glimpse into Daniel's relationship with Kasuf - in a way Kasuf is the only father Daniel has and right now Daniel is the only child Kasuf has left. We also have a beautiful exploration of life and traditions in Abydos and a glimpse into what life was like for Daniel with Sha're for the year they had. Overall this fic gives a palpable feeling to Daniel's grief and a beautiful expansion on the Abydonian culture. Well worth the read.
Daniel stays on Abydos for two Abydonian weeks after the funeral. It's the traditional mourning period for loss of a wife. Six weeks for loss of a husband--yes, there's some sexism there and no, he's not in the mood to think about it; two weeks for a child over one year; one week for a child under a year; a week for a brother unless you're an unmarried woman living in your brother's house in which case it jumps to five weeks...it's a long list and Daniel never got around to memorizing the whole thing. He had Sha're for things like that.
Traditionally the one closest to the deceased is cared for by family and friends during the mourning period. Daniel almost doesn't stay because the thought of being cared for, of having people around, is almost more than he can handle. But Kasuf gives him a sad understanding smile when he says he's going to go home and it occurs to Daniel that the man just buried his daughter, is still missing his son, and hasn't had anyone else you could call family in his life for a long time. So Daniel stays.
The first morning he wakes up in the city he forgets. It's easy to forget because the house smells like cooking wada porridge just like it used to every morning. When he remembers, the force of the thought takes his breath away. It isn't Sha're leaning over the cook pot, it's Auela, and there's no Skaara in the corner cursing as he tries to get his long hair to do what he wants it to do. It's just Daniel and Kasuf and Auela who isn't even family unless you count third cousins (the Abydonians don't).