SG-1 Fic, S10. Post - Line in the Sand

[thassalia]

So, this was not supposed to be about Sam. And everything I know about Sam, I know because of minervacat's Must Have Learned Them From A Million Stars, which is a story truly about Sam (and if you haven't read it, go do so). Because of that story, I've been looking at things from Sam's perspective, and I keep thinking how lonely she must be, wondering if it

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[teand]

This is a lovely look both at Sam and, through Sam, at the people around her. You may feel you don't connect with her but, to me, this reads like you're channeling her perfectly.

Science healed her, but faith brought her home.

Yes.

Thank you.

[thassalia]

I'm so glad. I don't have the same sense of her as I do of some of the others, and wanted to get it right. I'm very pleased that this works for you.

[baranyandi]

Thea, this was lovely.

I loved the fact that it was Cam and Sam in the focus and that you also included Jack O'Neill. I'm sure he isn't completely gone from their lives as the show seemed to suggest.

And you handled the core topic with sensitivity and stayed very much in character for everyone. Sam wouldn't have had a complete turn-around, but yes, she definitely must be lonely. And loneliness is a great tool for finding the divine...

[thassalia]

Thank you so much!!

And it's not so much that I think Sam is seeking God, but that she's gotten to the point in her life and experience where the whole, "More things in heaven and earth," concept is finally starting to hit.

And for what it's worth, I do think she must be lonely.

[advection]

Oh, this is beautiful, so quiet and reflective and intensely felt and thought, and I completely, utterly believe that this is what that time was like for Carter, or at least for a Carter I feel for, and admire, and would like to know better, and that's your Carter. Perfect post-ep/missing time.

[thassalia]

Thank you so much. I'm starting to feel like this wasn't as off base as I'd feared, and i'm so glad that it makes sense, that it works for you.

[minervacat]

i love this, thea, because the question of god -- of what to believe in -- bounced around in my head while i was writing but i didn't manage to articulate it in any way that pleased me, but then you did, and it's wonderful, so sam right down to the core, and just. yay. \o/

[thassalia]

Thank you so much dear. I'm so glad it worked. Because I didn't even know this is what I wanted to write about, and then it was, and I was so worried it was too heavy handed, not Sam enough.

[minnow1212]

That's really very lovely and layered, and full of character insights.

>Mitchell just carries the blame and no one quite has the energy to share it with him.<

Hmm, nice.

[thassalia]

Thank you so much. I'm glad you like it.

[chillin13]

I especially liked this line, too.

Nice story, especially, as someone else said, the focus of Sam and Cameron, while not forgetting the others, including Jack.

Here's hoping Cameron helps Sam with her faith and her loneliness.

[thassalia]

I'm glad you liked! Thanks.