Turnabout is fair play, I promised you substantive fb from being pointed to this via the rec.
I loved how you set up the dichotomy of Sam outwardly looking all super-confident and put together while on the inside insecure with worries and feeling like she's going through the motions. How did you put it? "Familiarity and distance." That meant a lot more than how Sam thought it. It was the running theme of the story!
I loved the not-quite-right naquadah speaking so much more metaphorically than just the physical feeling in her gut.
And I loved how Daniel spoke to her and their connection, and how she knew she couldn't hide herself from him, and didn't want to. And so much was left unsaid, but was clear in just the way they looked and acted. (Sam and Daniel are my two *favorites* of the team).
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Date: 2006-11-18 08:04 pm (UTC)I loved how you set up the dichotomy of Sam outwardly looking all super-confident and put together while on the inside insecure with worries and feeling like she's going through the motions. How did you put it? "Familiarity and distance." That meant a lot more than how Sam thought it. It was the running theme of the story!
I loved the not-quite-right naquadah speaking so much more metaphorically than just the physical feeling in her gut.
And I loved how Daniel spoke to her and their connection, and how she knew she couldn't hide herself from him, and didn't want to. And so much was left unsaid, but was clear in just the way they looked and acted. (Sam and Daniel are my two *favorites* of the team).