sg_five_things | Prompt 79.01

Five men Daniel has loved.

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He loved his father, and lost him far too soon. Sometimes he wonders what kind of man he would be if his father had lived. Sometimes he worries that he mourned his mother so much that his father’s death became a footnote. Sometimes he catches himself scratching his chin just like his dad used to do. Once he caught a whiff of familiar yet unfamiliar aftershave and in his mind he was once again sitting on his father’s lap, toying with his tie, wrapped in the scent that said ‘special occasion’, while the two of them watched his mother finish dressing for a party.

He loved his grandfather. Always. Fiercely. Even when he felt abandoned and rejected. Even when he thought Nick had cracked up. Even when Nick thought Daniel had lost his mind. Nick was his. No one else had a claim on either one of them that matched the claim they had on each other, giant aliens notwithstanding. There’s a bright star in the universe today that says to him, you have family.

He loved Father Warren at the Catholic school he attended for a year and a half when he lived with the Spauldings. Father Warren showed Daniel that he was welcome, even when Daniel knew he didn’t belong. He sat and talked comparative religion with an eleven-year-old boy and got him started learning Latin and Greek. He explained to Daniel just why twelve-year-old Sally Spaulding kept pinching him. Daniel owes his first kiss to Father Warren. Sally tasted like peppermints.

He loved Kasuf. Father of his wife, advisor to Daniel, leader of his people, practical joker extraordinaire. Kasuf was good, wise, loving, accepting, forgiving. Mocking, yes, but gently, always gently. A good companion to get drunk with, and a better companion to mourn with. Another bright star in the universe.

It’s hard to remember a time when he didn’t love Teal’c. He will always love General Hammond. He supposes that, before long, he will love Mitchell. But for some strange reason, Jack O’Neill is the one who stole his heart away and refuses to give it back.

And Daniel’s fine with that.

Sally tasted like peppermints.

What a great sentence.

Thank you! :-)

There’s a bright star in the universe today that says to him, you have family.

Uh. That line gets me. Because, yeah, family is family, no matter what.

Yep, always and forever. I'm glad that part touched you.

I just love all of this - but I think my favourite bit was the image of Daniel and his father watching his mother get ready: the scent, the touch, everything, beautiful.

I could see it so clearly when I was writing it, so I'm really glad to know that it came across for you. :-)

Lovely.

Thank you muchly!

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*pets you* It's one of the great and beautiful mysteries of the universe.

All so nice, really unfolding little bits of Daniel. Well done!

Thank you, dear! There's so much to Daniel that the unfolding could continue for years....

Lovely =)

Thank you so much. :-)

Really lovely.

Thanks! It was a lovely prompt to work with. :-)

Very nice!

He sat and talked comparative religion with an eleven-year-old boy and got him started learning Latin and Greek.
--That's a wonderful reason to love the man!

And of course the Jack paragraph is the best. *g*

Father Warren obviously had a good mind and loved sharing knowledge. What's not to love? :-)

Jack is the ultimate love. Not first, but last and best, as the saying goes.

Love the Kasuf one - just lots of lovely observations that just seem to fit like the practical joker one. :)

I adore Kasuf. I guess it showed? :-D

'Five practical jokes that Kasuf played on Daniel' would be a good prompt!

This is wonderful. Father Warren sounds cool.

Thank you! I had to be careful writing Father Warren, to avoid inadvertently straying into Sensational Headline territory.

He was, in fact, cool. :-)

Oh, this is lovely. All of it, but especially -

It’s hard to remember a time when he didn’t love Teal’c.

When you think of the history there and yet the friendship that came out of it...

Re: Five men Daniel has loved

sid - 2009-09-17 16:53 (UTC) - Expand

Gorgeous. Totally. Especially the lines about his grandfather.
*happy sigh*

sid - 2009-09-20 15:01 (UTC) - Expand