In the interest of fic exorcism (and because yes, I can still write SG1 Fic ;)

[ziparumpazoo]

There's something about having finished ficlets sitting around in my WIP folder that makes me itchy. I had grand plans to bookend this with a Janet/Cassie story and post them as a pair, but mother's day weekend kind of snuck up on me. (I'm still coming to terms with my baby turning 4 and the required celebratory events - anybody know how to make a

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[mrspollifax]

You know, I had typed a longer comment and then I went to backspace a word and it backspaced off the page instead. Clearly there was touchpad error involved or something. Anyway, in summary, I still love this, and you know you can always add to the series later when inspiration strikes, right? :)

[ziparumpazoo]

Blame excessive electrostatic fields. ;)

Awe thanks. :)
I can add to it later, but I can never get Janet's voice right... somebody will adopt the little plotlet, right?

[supplyship]

Oh, poor Sam. And she's always extra hard on herself when she thinks she should know something. Yay for Jack to talk her off the ledge!

You could make the cupcakes using silver liners, then arrange them tight together in a rocket shape, then frost the whole thing? Use some red tissue paper to make the "fire". I can't believe he's going to be 4!!

[ziparumpazoo]

I kind of wish the show had touched life post-Janet a bit more. Heroes was such a powerful episode that there should have been some call-back.

I don't have tissue paper, but I have tons of red food coloring! :)

[thothmes]

As the mother of my third teenager now (one of the older kids said of her "Well, Mom, It seems you've finally got yourself a real teenager!"), you know I'll love you forever for this line:
“Teenagers are like hibernating bears. She’ll come out when she’s hungry.”

They surely are, and they can be at their most dangerous when they've just emerged from the den...

I love all the quiet little nuances here in the way Sam handles herself, in the way Jack handles her, and in showing, with out explicitly spelling it out, the giant wave of fear that any new parent must ride. Whether one starts with a helpless newborn, or a prickly teen, the realization of the responsibility and the weight of it will always take one's breath away, and the only way to handle it is to do what Sam does here, surface, take in a deep breath, and plunge right back in.

Icon is in honor of Jack's clear understanding of the aliens among us (aka teens), although Charlie never got to be one.

[ziparumpazoo]

Well, I don't have teenagers yet, but they do start out like little bear cubs when they're moody ;)
Thank you so much, especially for that lovely companion piece.

[sg_fignewton]

Oh, EXCELLENT.

::bookmarks to rec::

[thothmes]

F.Y.I. My attempt at the bookend Janet/Cassie piece is here at my lj as it is too long to post as commentfic. I'm not sure I got the Janet voice quite right either, but oh well. I tried.

[ziparumpazoo]

Awe thanks :)

[thothmes]

My attempt at the Janet/Cassie half is here. I hope this is something like what you wanted. I'm not sure I got the Janet voice right either, but I tried.

ETA: I wrote it as commentfic, but it was waaay to long for that and would have had to be broken up into 3 separate comments, so I posted to my journal instead.