SG-1 Fic: The End (R)

[what_works]

Fandom: Stargate: SG-1
Title: The End
Author: Em
Rating: R, for post-nakedness innuendo
Word Count: ~590
Spoilers: set Season 9 or Season 10
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Prompt: "The End"
003. Ends (Big Damn Table)
Summary: It's the end, the way it always is.
Dedication: for wiccanslyr
Notes: written for stargatefic100.

003. Ends
The End


5:10. Jack's flight leaves at 6:50 and they're both naked, skin still slick with quick sex.

"I better . . ." Jack's knees crack as he stoops to pick up his shirt and pants from the floor.

"You're a General, you really can't schedule a flight for tomorrow?" Daniel tucks his arms behind his head. The protest is for show, really. There's a translation on the laptop that Daniel promised he wouldn't think about until Jack left.

Jack grunts, reading the subtext. He drops his toiletry kit nearly on top of Daniel's foot. Daniel kicks it off the bed, making sure to upend it.

"You're a pain in the ass on good days, you know?"

Daniel grins, shaking his hips.

Jack takes two steps and is on the bed, open shirt fluttering around him, fly undone, only one sock half on, and he kisses Daniel firmly, taking Daniel's face with both hands.

"We really are going to end it this time," Jack whispers.

"Yeah?" Daniel's voice is breathless, eyes memorizing Jack's face. "You're done with me for good, then?"

Jack kisses him again, muttering between their lips, "Have to be. Too many questions."

Daniel sits half-up, the q-word sobering him. "Really?"

Jack nods, sitting on the edge of the bed and putting on his other sock. "They think I've got a girl back here, thankfully. But someone suggested an officer at the SGC and. . . ."

Daniel gets it. "That's not any better."

"Well, it's a little better." Jack turns, clothes properly buttoned and zipped. "But it's not good either."

"So, it's the end this time?" This is the fifth time they’ve had this conversation since Jack moved to D.C.

"Not to say it hasn't been a pleasure, Dr. Jackson." Jack grins, all his charm in that cocky smile.

Daniel kneels on the bed, getting his face almost level with Jack's. "You'll be back."

Jack smoothes back bed-ruffled hair, pulling Daniel closer. "I probably will be. We kind of suck at ending this."

Daniel leans up, kissing him quickly. "You better get out of here. Don't want to raise any more questions." Daniel cops a feel through Jack's pants before sliding out of bed. He kicks a pair of Jack's boxers under the bed and pulls on a pair of discarded sweatpants.

"Smartass." Jack bends over, shoving his toiletry kit back together, but leaving the boxers. He takes one last look around, brow furrowed, and hoists his duffle. "I'll call you when I get back to D.C."

"Okay." Daniel follows him down the hall. "But I'll be busy eating my way through a pint of mint chocolate chip and cutting your face out of all of my pictures."

Jack stops at the door, laughing as he kisses Daniel. He pats his pockets, shrugging. "Feel like I'm forgetting something."

"It's just a pair of boxers. I'm planning to use them in my voodoo revenge rituals. You'll let me know if your balls shrivel and fall off, won't you?"

Jack's answering saccharine grin could probably cause a few things to shrivel. "If anything shrivels up, you're going to be the one that's sorry."

Daniel pushes Jack against the door, getting in one last wet kiss. "I'll see you next month," Daniel whispers. "We can end it again then." He raises his eyebrows for emphasis.

Jack licks his lips, stepping out the door. "Yeah, next time you get to end it." Jack's wicked grin stays with Daniel for the next hour as he thinks about the best way to end it.



~Comments and feedback are my friends.

Comments

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

Oh, love them joking over something serious and it's so damn angsty and yet it's them; they've dealt with worse; they'll cope.

And this made me grin:

"Okay." Daniel follows him down the hall. "But I'll be busy eating my way through a pint of mint chocolate chip and cutting your face out of all of my pictures."

[theemdash]

I'm glad that this works because I went back and forth on this a lot. It was too angsty and then too silly and well, I wasn't quite sure I had hit the right feeling.

And yes, my favorite part is Daniel's crack about how he's going to pine for Jack. Hee.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

I love them mocking the break-ups. It actually makes a lot of sense if they have to deny each other most of the time, or if Jack needs a story... yeah, that makes sense. And I like too, that they'll talk about something so serious while being... not so serious. Even taking it to Daniel claiming to cut Jack out of all the pictures and drown his sorrows in mint chocolate chip.

Awesome. New Jack/Daniel yay!

[theemdash]

*snickers* I can totally picture them mocking breakups and the whole being not-serious while being serious—that's just Jack. ;)

I'm glad you liked this little ficlet. I'm so happy to have writing time again!

[green-grrl.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you have time to write again!!!

You almost got me with the angst, and then:

"I'll call you when I get back to D.C."

"Okay." Daniel follows him down the hall. "But I'll be busy eating my way through a pint of mint chocolate chip and cutting your face out of all of my pictures."

Jack stops at the door, laughing as he kisses Daniel. He pats his pockets, shrugging. "Feel like I'm forgetting something."

"It's just a pair of boxers. I'm planning to use them in my voodoo revenge rituals. You'll let me know if your balls shrivel and fall off, won't you?"

BWAH!!! Sweet and a little sad, but yay. :-)

[theemdash]

I'm so glad you have time to write again!!!

Trust me, I doubt anyone is as happy about that as I am. ;)

BWAH!!! Sweet and a little sad, but yay. :-)

I much prefer bittersweet to sappy. And besides, this is just the first of the new fic I'll be posting. So glad you enjoyed it!

[sid]

Jack takes two steps and is on the bed, open shirt fluttering around him, fly undone, only one sock half on

Oh what a lovely image that is!!

Mint chocolate chip is my fave flav, too, so you get extra points!

[theemdash]

I did love that image as well. I have this feeling that I'm going to wind up writing Daniel doing something similar soon... ;)

Mint chocolate chip is a fav of mine as well. Oh so yummy!

[starglyph.livejournal.com]

"Not to say it hasn't been a pleasure, Dr. Jackson." Jack grins, all his charm in that cocky smile.

Daniel kneels on the bed, getting his face almost level with Jack's. "You'll be back."

Jack smoothes back bed-ruffled hair, pulling Daniel closer. "I probably will be. We kind of suck at ending this."

So sweet and sad, but so them. Even takes me back to the movie - the beginning. :) I'm happy to see you writing SG-1 again!

[theemdash]

Even takes me back to the movie - the beginning. :)

Now there's something I never thought I'd hear. ;) I always have RDA and MS so clearly in mind.

I'm happy to see you writing SG-1 again!

Oh, me too. The past 4 months have sucked so much.

[paian]

Rushing through but had to read this and was well rewarded. Love it. :-) :-)

[theemdash]

Thank you so much. Even a drive by from you is well worth it!

[muck-a-luck.livejournal.com]

I like Daniel playing the role of the spurned, angry lover.

It rings true for me, that Jack would be walking a thin line. I can imagine their first encounter being prounounced "the only one." Then the next one, Jack says, "never again." And so on. By this time, Daniel would be used to it. And Jack would know he was telling himself a lie.

[theemdash]

I like Daniel playing the role of the spurned, angry lover.

I like Daniel hurt; it looks good on him. ;)

I can imagine their first encounter being prounounced "the only one." Then the next one, Jack says, "never again." And so on. By this time, Daniel would be used to it. And Jack would know he was telling himself a lie.

Oh, most definitely. I think they'd always be aware of the deeper emotions between them, but never wanting to admit it or give it that "power" over them. They'd always be sitting there going, "We can stop whenever we want." Oh, I love that they're stubborn bastards.

I missed my SG-1 so much!

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Awesome!

[theemdash]

Thank you kindly!

[melayneseahawk.livejournal.com]

Lovely! You make me want to write happy fic in concert (or sad fic to contrast).

[theemdash]

Hee. Well, I've got a another happy fic I posted last night (it will be going up in comms shortly) and then I've got another sad fic that will go up in a little bit. So you let me know if any other emotions still need to be covered. ;) I have to get out 4 months of repressed writing!

[melayneseahawk.livejournal.com]

Whee, being prolific. (I thought you'd disappeared for a bit. Everything ok?)

[theemdash]

Well, being a little prolific with some backlog of half-finished fics. ;)

(Everything's fine. I just had a project going on at work that required 12-hour days, weekends, and holidays—basically it sucked. But now it's over and I'm allowed to have a life again. Fanfic is where I came first. Hee!)

[melayneseahawk.livejournal.com]

It's still prolific.

(Yeah, I know how that is. It'll be blatantly obvious when exams hit; I'll be silent online.)

[theemdash]

(Most of my online time has been reserved for me ranting about my horrible writers and idiotic fellow-editors. Oh, the joys of publishing! :P But fanfic. Fanfic is here to be my security blanket. *cuddles fanfic*)

[bluemeridian]

I was thinking angst? not angst? I loved the balance and the way it came down in the end. *grins*

[theemdash]

The prompt sounds like angst, doesn't it? I really tried, but they just didn't want to follow the angst. At one point, I'm pretty sure Daniel looked at me and said, "But why?" And I said, "Because 'the end' sounds all angsty." And then Jack said, "That's crap." And then, um . . . I swear, I'm not crazy. Heh.

So, yeah, writing is fun. :S

[theemdash]

So glad you enjoyed the fic! And I agree that Jack is coming through "louder" in this fic than Daniel. He felt like being emotionally available for once. ;)

[perfica.livejournal.com]

"But I'll be busy eating my way through a pint of mint chocolate chip and cutting your face out of all of my pictures."

Best line :-) I like that they're being playful even though it's a serious matter.

[theemdash]

*snickers* I do have great love for that line. I think the humor of this piece grew entirely out of that one line.

[gateruner.livejournal.com]

This is a jewel. And I loved the line about eating the ice cream and cutting out the pictures. Priceless. :)

[theemdash]

Well, Daniel is the pouty one. ;)

[duffy-99.livejournal.com]

You hit just the right note with this!

[theemdash]

Thanks! I'm glad that I haven't lost my touch.

[ariana2500.livejournal.com]

Okay can I just say again for the record. (everybody who knows this one hum along now. LOL)

THE PROMOTION AND MOVE TO WASHINGTON SUCKED THE BIG ONE!!!!!!!

I understand RDA's point of view BUT they could have at least retired him to Minnesota and stayed in character with the Jack we know and love. Hell even if they wanted to bring him back for guest shots it's not like they haven't reactivated him before.

THANK YOU for letting the guys make a half joke out of it, and DADT, at least THAT's in character. Excellent job!

[theemdash]

Actually, I rather like the promotion and move to D.C. I think it adds a lot of complexity to slash fic and actually makes it easier to write slashfic. I mean, what's a better way to hide their relationship than to put 1,600 miles in between them. ;)

And yes, the boys can half joke about these things because deep down, they know where they belong.

Thanks for commenting!

[niamaea.livejournal.com]

Oooh, thank goodness for SG1 Debrief, it sends me clicking along to all these lovely stories.

I'm with all the folks above me who thought you hit Jack and Daniel so wonderfully in this. Such a great dynamic.

On top of the ice cream line, which may be the best breakup line I have ever read, full stop, this struck me as perfect: Jack grunts, reading the subtext. He drops his toiletry kit nearly on top of Daniel's foot. Daniel kicks it off the bed, making sure to upend it.

Hee - yep! That's them. Thanks so much for writing this.

[theemdash]

I do love sg1_debrief. ;)

I'm with all the folks above me who thought you hit Jack and Daniel so wonderfully in this. Such a great dynamic.

Thank you very much. I really enjoy writing the two of them.

On top of the ice cream line, which may be the best breakup line I have ever read, full stop,

*snickers* Thank you. I love that line very much. I think it sums up the proper sentiment.

[morgan-d.livejournal.com]

"But I'll be busy eating my way through a pint of mint chocolate chip and cutting your face out of all of my pictures."

PERFECT line! ^__^ And the boys' voices are dead on. They are so addicted to each other!

[theemdash]

Hee hee... Thank you. I love that line.

[roadrunner1896.livejournal.com]

From the title I was prepared for some major angst which is why I put this of longer than I would have had to. Well, that and my total obession with all things Callum that needed to be fed.

Anyway, I am prepared for all angsty and then there is this funny silliness about it. Jack and Daniel are so cute about their "breakup".

*licks Daniel's pouty lips*

[theemdash]

Hee hee, yes. I did that on purpose. I love this fic, it just proves Jack and Daniel will never really break up. :D

(Though I will warn you, you are coming up to a fic is a break up fic.)

[roadrunner1896.livejournal.com]

You are evil EXCLAMATION MARK

I will only read that other one then after watching the knife licking scene 20 times in a row before.

[theemdash]

I am evil PERIOD You knew that.

[roadrunner1896.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know. It is why I love you so much. But sometimes you are extra special evil. :p

[theemdash]

Yes, but I assure you the break up fic is only temporary. green_grrl already requested that I "fix it" and I will. Promise.

[roadrunner1896.livejournal.com]

Good. I don't want them broken up. They are nice together. *clings to Jack and Daniel*

[scarym1.livejournal.com]

Enjoyed the fic. Love the banter. : )

[theemdash]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. I love writing banter.