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lilyleia78 ([personal profile] lilyleia78) wrote in [community profile] sg_five_things2009-08-18 10:46 pm

Prompt 78.05

Five things Absolute Power!Daniel does to relax.


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[identity profile] theeverdream.livejournal.com 2009-08-30 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Author’s note for the fic in my next comment!
(It wouldn't fit in the post with the fic)

This gets to be at least R, probably more, and you may not want to read if you don’t like the idea of meanness to other characters.
This is my first five things prompt (and my first fanfic writing besides a work-in-progress) so I would absolutely adore feedback! <3

[identity profile] theeverdream.livejournal.com 2009-08-30 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
1. Daniel is... well, he is probably working harder than he ever has in his life, to be honest. But it doesn’t really feel like it, because now he actually lets himself relax when he needs to. He has no idea why he hadn’t ever done that before – he so deserved it. He’s a different man now – a better man. He doesn’t think he’ll fall back into his old, self-neglecting ways, but to remind himself how important he is he makes sure to start every day with something sensual. It’s a weird sort of sensual, to be sure, but the fact that Daniel doesn’t get dressed until after his breakfast is enough of a daily reminder. Morning finds him walking through the house, talking quickly to his staff about the business of the day... it’s work, yes, but he’s doing it in a bathrobe and bare feet. Everyone around him is tucked and buttoned and proper, and he gets to feel the warm, plush carpet under his toes.

2. Daniel has a list. It’s a long, long list. It’s titled “Reasons Why Humanity is Thoroughly Screwed Up and Deserves What’s Coming”. People are so, so stupid, and unfortunately they are often stupid while being in close proximity to Daniel. He greatly enjoys adding to that list, and it reminds him of the inevitability of stupidity, and thus the pointlessness of getting as worked up about it as he does.

3. Every once in a while, Daniel hears someone say “indeed”. It usually gives him a bit of a weird, twisting feeling in his gut. Those evenings, he’ll get someone to make a pot of the best coffee money can buy, and he’ll take a mug outside and think. It doesn’t take a lot of thinking to make the odd feeling go away. Usually just a half a mug and a couple thoughts about what the bastard did to his wife.

4. He doesn’t have time for a relationship, nor does he want one. But Daniel’s favorite ways of relaxing involve sex. He likes sex. He could probably devote an entire lifetime to sex alone. He frequently hires a woman who looks strikingly like Carter. She’ll come over after Daniel’s had a magnificent dinner, and a long, hot shower. Every time his staff sends her up, she enters the bedroom to find him lounging on the bed in his robe. He knows he looks bored, and haughty, and lying amongst all the expensive pillows and paintings and richly carved wood he probably looks like a lazy god. He pretends she’s actually Carter (the Carter who didn’t believe him; the Carter who went crazy with jealousy and anger at Daniel because she just couldn’t understand) and he amuses himself doing humiliating things to her.

5. Daniel hasn’t talked to Jack in a long time. He sorta misses Jack. But then he remembers how Jack probably thinks he’s better than Daniel. How he greeted Skaara first when he returned to Abydos. How he didn’t even think about what staying behind on Argos would do to Daniel. How he never really comforted him after Hathor raped him; how he just stood there in that dammed padded cell!

Daniel shouldn’t want him, but he still does. And it hurts. Daniel always comforts himself with the thought that if only Jack could see him now! And later, when his plan comes to fruition. And if he could see him after that, when he moves beyond this sad small world and on to better things than this.... If Jack could see, then he’d never treat Daniel with anything but honor. He’d get on his knees before Daniel, and beg for forgiveness, beg to be allowed to touch Daniel like he used to... beg to be allowed to do more.

That usually stops him from wanting Jack. Because he wants Jack as an equal, not as the inferior that everyone else in his life rightfully is. But sometimes the ache in his chest doesn’t stop. It gnaws at him for days while he tries desperately to ignore it, even though when it gets like this, he knows is never able to keep pretending that he doesn’t really love Jack. And so, because he can’t love someone and want to use them at the same time, he finally ends the ache by jerking off to the mental image of Jack. Jack on his knees, humbled into submission... meekly accepting Daniel’s relentless pounding into his mouth and then, suddenly, his pulling back and coming all over Jack’s face.

Five things Absolute Power!Daniel does to relax

[identity profile] delphia2000.livejournal.com 2009-08-31 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
This is a trick prompt....Absolute!Power Daniel does not relax. He is too busy running the world. ;o)

However if he did relax, he would be:
1) Having a lot of sex with anyone he wanted.
2) Toasting marshmallows over a fire made from every known copy of Budge in the world.
3) Taking a nap in that sarcophagus he stole from Baal.
4) Rewriting the school curriculums in all countries to include evolution, sex education and higher math.
5) Having a lot of sex with anyone he wanted.

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[identity profile] chattycatsmeow.livejournal.com 2009-08-31 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I like these - LOL at #2!

[identity profile] fhartman.livejournal.com 2009-09-01 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. Oh. That's my dark Daniel.

Excellently done.

[identity profile] theeverdream.livejournal.com 2009-09-01 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! :-D
It was so interesting to write dark Daniel.

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[identity profile] theeverdream.livejournal.com 2009-09-01 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
I had been thinking something about Budge, but all I came up with was stuff he'd almost certainly have already done, before this episode - like write scathing notes in the margins, or something. What you came up with, I really really like, because it's something that fits the change you see in Daniel in the ep.

Re: Five things Absolute Power!Daniel does to relax

[identity profile] delphia2000.livejournal.com 2009-09-01 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! I'm ready to have him take over anytime now. :o)

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[identity profile] delphia2000.livejournal.com 2009-09-01 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I thought the marshmallows showed a certain amount of contempt.

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[identity profile] delphia2000.livejournal.com 2009-09-01 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
Ha! Thanks for reading!

[identity profile] theeverdream.livejournal.com 2009-09-01 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I certainly plan to be doing more five-thingses... working with this format made me so happy and excited to write :-)

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[identity profile] theeverdream.livejournal.com 2009-09-01 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Plus the fact that it isn't just Budge, but every single copy of Budge.

.... Hm. I have now been sitting here for probably too long thinking of roasted marshmallows and non-AbsolutePower!Daniel. I think he would get sticky and cute and would need some help cleaning off his fingers. *nod*
sid: (Five Things Stargate)

[personal profile] sid 2009-09-01 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
Wow. Really well done, and so fitting to the prompt. My prompt, so an especial thank you! *g*

Mmm, from little things like bare toes in plush carpet and expensive coffee to using people sexually. That's Absolute!Power Daniel!!

We hope you'll become a regular here! :-)
sid: (Five Things Stargate)

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[personal profile] sid 2009-09-01 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
I LOLed at #2 and got all thinky at #4 and cracked up at #5!

Thanks for writing this, dear! :-)

[identity profile] rebeccavoy.livejournal.com 2009-09-01 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
OOh well done. So creepy, so dark ... but yet so Daniel at the same time. *shiver*

[identity profile] theeverdream.livejournal.com 2009-09-01 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the reply to your prompt. I do believe I've become addicted to reading the replies here, and I expect I shall be writing more of my own! Yay! :-D

Yeah, I kinda thought Daniel was always the type of person to appreciate the little things. In "The First Ones" when he's showing Chaka that the powerbar thing is good to eat, and he closes his eyes and goes all "mmmmmm"y? I tend to think that's his natural response to a lot of things, but he's learned to keep that hidden as, early on in life, he learned about "propriety" and "giving other people perhaps the wrong idea". Hehee. So anyway, yeah, I just thought he'd be the type of person to appreciate the carpet. :-)

Writing this, it was a weird combination of "okay, this is the Daniel we're all familiar with (e.g. the coffee / little things)" and "hmm, so yeah, in that ep he just turned into someone really, really different!" It was kinda hard to write about Daniel using people.. and the only thing that kept me from going "aiieeee" too much was the fact that it wasn't really him.

Kinda makes you think, if I had a hard time with it, what must Daniel have thought when he woke up and realized what he'd done!


Speaking of done.. I is done rambling now. :)

[identity profile] theeverdream.livejournal.com 2009-09-01 07:42 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you thank you! I really wanted to strike that balance between dark and still Daniel - it's very awesome to get that feedback. :-D
sid: (Daniel serious)

[personal profile] sid 2009-09-01 08:32 am (UTC)(link)
Of course in canon they completely ignored what Daniel must have thought when he woke up, but fanfic knows how to tackle the tough subjects!

Yeah, it's hard to write the dark, nasty stuff, but it's easier when you can say "AU!" or "It never really happened!"
ladyhalbourne: (SG-1 | Dr Jackson)

[personal profile] ladyhalbourne 2009-09-01 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Very well written! I liked it very much!

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[identity profile] amnellwyvern.livejournal.com 2009-09-01 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
1 and 5 are my favorites. ;)

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[identity profile] delphia2000.livejournal.com 2009-09-01 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Anything for you! *hugs!*

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[identity profile] delphia2000.livejournal.com 2009-09-01 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I like those too. :OD *hugs!*

[identity profile] theeverdream.livejournal.com 2009-09-01 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks! :-D
lacey: Me and my leather :D (Default)

[personal profile] lacey 2009-09-02 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
Darkfic is my favorite.

Nice.

[identity profile] theeverdream.livejournal.com 2009-09-02 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you :) Great to have good feedback from someone who really likes the genre.
lacey: Me and my leather :D (Default)

[personal profile] lacey 2009-09-02 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
My pleasure, really and truly.

[identity profile] msbeata.livejournal.com 2009-09-02 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
1. He gets a kick out of putting people inside his forcefield and shooting at them just to watch them panic and try to dodge the bullets.

2. Shopping. And by shopping he means having merchants bring their wares to him and catering to his every whim.

3. He enjoys home decorating and creating an air of authority that leaves his visitors feeling small and uncomfortable in their own skins.

4. He finds spa treatments very relaxing - and woe to anyone who disturbs him because he also finds a good flogging very hypnotic and relaxing.

5. He finds inner peace while creating big colorful flower arrangements.
sid: (Five Things Stargate)

[personal profile] sid 2009-09-03 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
LOL, I'm loving these! Absolute Power dodgeball! And of course shopping via the Internet would be too pedestrian for Doctor Jackson. #3! He tried to pull that one off on Jack, didn't he? And it pretty much worked, too.

Ooh, #4. Yeah. I can see that.

He's got the flower arrangements thing down pat - until Jack comes along and messes them up!

Thank you for my birthday present!!!

*puts on mod hat*

And if you'd post a link to your list here, other folks can find and enjoy it, too!

*takes off mod hat* Ooh, I should provide a link on my journals to all of the responses. *adds to list of Very Important Things*

[identity profile] msbeata.livejournal.com 2009-09-03 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
::admires hat::

I used to know a Goa'uld who had a hat something like that but instead of those sparkly beads it had big colorful feathers.

I'm happy to be able to give you a gift after all the pleasure I've taken from your fic and your friendship.
sid: (Five Things Stargate)

[personal profile] sid 2009-09-03 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
Bless your heart. :-)

[identity profile] theeverdream.livejournal.com 2009-09-03 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I can totally see all of these.

[identity profile] delphia2000.livejournal.com 2009-09-04 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
You really caught that dark side he has inside him! Thanks for sharing!

[identity profile] delphia2000.livejournal.com 2009-09-04 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
LOL'd a lot over #1. Great selection! Thanks for joining in!

[identity profile] jd-junkie.livejournal.com 2009-09-04 10:50 am (UTC)(link)
Really interesting prompt response.
DarkDaniel is a thing of beauty and the darkness we see is very much canonical Daniel, too. This is the man who shot up those baby Goa'uld after all.
Really enjoyed this, thank you. :-)

[identity profile] msbeata.livejournal.com 2009-09-06 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks for saying so, I tried to be believable.

[identity profile] msbeata.livejournal.com 2009-09-06 07:43 am (UTC)(link)
#1 is how he concludes job interviews too. The ones that don't have a heart attack get further consideration. *eg*

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[identity profile] antares04a.livejournal.com 2009-09-10 09:49 am (UTC)(link)
The answers are great - and 4 is my favourite. It sounds absolutely like a thing Daniel would do.

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[identity profile] delphia2000.livejournal.com 2009-09-10 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
He does get a few thing right after all. :o) Thanks for reading!

[identity profile] msbeata.livejournal.com 2009-09-29 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks!
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[identity profile] ravenholdt.livejournal.com 2010-01-14 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Gorgeous.