Easter, 1916, by Niqaeli (PG)
Rec Category: Teal’c
Pairing: none
Categories: Teal’c, gen, character study
Warnings: spoilers through S9
Author on LJ: niqaeli
Author's Website: unknown
Link: Easter, 1916
Why This Must Be Read: This ficlet is a fascinating glimpse into Teal’c’s mind, as Mitchell asks him what impelled him to first listen to Jack O’Neill in that prison cell in Chulak. Teal’c’s thoughts are drawn with simple, stark strokes, as he remembers the eyes that burned with freedom - not only Jack’s, but also Daniel’s - and his resigned bitterness at that belated recognition that freedom can only be offered, but not necessarily accepted, by his own people.
Niqaeli amazingly manages to cover Teal’c’s entire arc in this short story. Read this carefully, and savor.
If he must be around eyes that burn, he would rather they burn with freedom than with hatred.