Sodium lights lit their path like torches in a cave. Why did it have to be so cold in March?

"Sir?"

He was quietly studying the pavement under his feet. She knew he was thinking big thoughts when he kept his head down like that. She didn't blame him; silence had a way of disturbing her equilibrium too.

"Kinda seems like we've been doing ( Read more... )

The youngest boy of three, very quiet, but very smart, sat in the middle row of a brightly decorated classroom. The kids teased him because he rarely spoke, and when he did it was because the teacher called on him to answer a question his classmates couldn't answer. He always knew the answers and the other kids recognizing that the first few weeks ( Read more... )

 
( help me to forget )

2. Celestial Bodies

"…but the chicken is probably better that way," she was saying. Jack happened to be looking at her but was definitely not listening. She smiled, "Sir?"

"Yeah, chicken…sorry, what?"

Carter chuckled, dropping her head, "Is something wrong?"

Oh boy was that a loaded question. Um, why yes, Carter, something is wrong. It ( Read more... )

1. Dog and Pony Show

Daniel knew it was likely that at some point he would outwear his welcome, but he couldn't help himself. More accurately, he'd grown tired of holding his tongue when it came to this particular issue. As usual Jack was being an ass, and as usual Daniel felt obscenely compelled to tell him which particular line he'd blown over. ( Read more... )

"You're such a girl sometimes." Oops, did he really say that? In his out-loud voice? Man, if he came out the other side of this with his balls remaining anatomically intact, he'd be the luckiest son-of-a-bitch this side of the Stargate.

Sam looks down. Uh-oh, he thinks, this is worse than anger. For a brief moment he's afraid he actually, really ( Read more... )

 
( please make me not so crazy, make me fall apart. make me think beautiful, unexpected thoughts )

Monday
1430 MST

Three warriors and an archeologist exited a shimmering puddle of astrophsycical wonder sporting identical scowls.

"Well, that was the biggest waste of time," Daniel muttered, to basically himself, as the gate disengaged with a whoosh.

General Hammond watched them expectantly. When Jack O'Neill reached the bottom of the ( Read more... )

"Carter?"

"Sir?"

"This may seem like a dumb question…"

Daniel looked up from his perch on the entryway stairs. His expression seemed to say, "Really? Dumb, Jack?"

"Daniel," he warned, "Not in the mood."

"Hey, I didn't say a word!"

"Yeah, but I could tell what you were thinking," explained wagging a finger in Daniel's ( Read more... )