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All We Need of Hell by Jennghis Kahn. Two parts (link at bottom). NC-17. Graphic sex, violence, language, suicide, angst. 06/25/07
Written for the dark!ficathon, this story details Jack on a downward spiral in the wake of a long captivity and torture. This is a Jack twisted enough by his experience that he justifies taking Sam down with him as his way of loving her.

Allowed To by Liv. Fluff. 06/25/07
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The Calendar by Suzvoy. Character death. 06/25/07
Jack struggles to cope on the day of Sam's funeral. Suz nails the heart-wrenching bewilderment of Jack processing Sam's death without ever tipping over the edge into maudlin. Jack is blunt and bitter, angry and empty. Great interaction between Jack and Jacob here as two men sharing a common grief, and the theme of Jack's constant hunger as a metaphor for trying to fill the emptiness is painful and perfect.

Bird Stealing Bread by Jennghis Kahn. R. Sam/Pete. 06/25/07
The premise - Pete goes off world with Sam and Jack on a mission and they all end up stranded - has badfic written all over it, but this is so far from that. Jenn takes a somewhat unbelievable premise and makes it a awkward, uncomfortable and utterly believable story about three people forced to confront two relationships that never devolves into caricature, cliche or melodrama, as most stories involving these three characters do.

Car Trouble by Ari. PG-13. Spoilers: post-"Homecoming", pre "Lost City". 06/25/07
There's not a lot of Sam and Jack ship out there that really delves into the very real emotional roadblocks both characters have that would work against them in trying to maintain a relationship while working together. Ari does so, giving a very blunt portrayal of the baggage they both carry, and yet not negating the affection and attraction between them.

Chaos Theory by nandamai. PG-13. Sam/Other. 06/25/07
First things first, just go read everything of nanda's. She is hands-down the best Sam/Jack writer out there. One of her hallmarks is her ability to write Sam and Jack as realistic people, actual grown adults who have this thing between, but aren't consumed by it, as awkward as it sometimes gets. People who in fact had and have lives and relationships that don't include each other. Here she brings in a (likeable and well-fleshed-out) OC male friend-with-benefits of Sam's from grad school, and Jack finds out about them. And there's none of the melodramatic childish jealousy or out-of-proportion unrealistic expectations of broken committments that would usually follow this scenario in most S/J fic. An utterly refreshing and sweet story with fantastic Sam characterization.

Chronology by A.j. PG. 06/25/07
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Contrast and Compare by Suzvoy. Future. Humor. R. 06/25/07
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Dragging Anchor by Jennghis Kahn. PG-13. Angst. Humor. Implied Sam/Cameron. 06/25/07
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Even After the Thrill of Living is Gone by Indie. PG-13. 06/25/07
After Fragile Balance, the mini SG-1 genre exploded all over parts of fandom, and the Sam/Jack crowd took to it with particular glee, having been handed a ticket to avoid the regs. Indie, however, tells a story that's not a free pass to free love, but a rough, harsh breakdown of how two adults with a universe of baggage each would cope with having to start all over as kids while negotiating the relationship they never thought they'd be allowed to have.

Fairytales by Karen T. 06/25/07
My first response on reading this was to jump on a plane, find Karen T., and slobber all over her. It is fabulous, and firmly resides in my top five favorite stories in this fandom. Karen gives us two what-if futures for Sam and Jack that aren't happy endings, but are filled with love and affection and wonderfully detailed and spot-on characterization, and a present that reminds us that the happy ending starts way before any end.

Fireflies by Alli Snow. Angst. Character Death.06/25/07
A bittersweet too-late relationship between Sam and Jack, wrapped up in a tense and well-paced supernatural-tinged action-adventure story.

Folding a Map by nandamai. Soft R. 06/25/07
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Forfeit by Genie East. PG-13. Character Death.06/25/07
This is a heartbreaking look at how SG-1 would handle the loss of one of its own, with a subtle yet clear emphasis on Sam and Jack's relationship. Genie paints a compelling picture with the details of the characters' grief and the way they stumble through it and struggle to communicate with each other. There is nothing easy or romanticized about the aftermath. Genie gives the characters very human responses, and does not tie it up in a neat package. Outstanding.

Hold Your Tongue There's Too Much to Say by Karen T. Spoilers: Everything up through Threads. 06/25/07
Karen tackles the the conversations between Sam and Jack that never happen, jumping through the series in poignant bit-sized moments of the things they never manage or want to say to each other. Deft, subtle, and very telling in what isn't said.

Home Economics by Little Red. PG-13.06/25/07
Gleefully indulgent established relationship fluff.

Jack's Spooktastic Adventure by Annerb. Humor. Crack. 06/25/07
Glorious, hilarious holiday crackfic that hits all the best Sam/Jack clichés with affectionate mockery.

Light to Dark, Dark to Light by cgb. R. Future.06/25/07
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Math For Dummies by Karen T. Spoilers: Chimera. 06/25/07
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May by Jennghis Kahn. G. Angsty Fluff.06/25/07
A Sam and Jack where the UST is overshadowed by quiet affection, comfort and friendship. Atmospheric descriptions, fantastic characterization.

The Mixer by Michelle V. PG. Humor. Spoilers: Redemption II. 06/25/07
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None Such in Paradise by nandamai. PG-13. 06/25/07
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Once in a Lifetime by Michelle V. PG-13. Angst. Spoilers: 2010 06/25/07
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Out of Context by Annerb. 06/25/07
Sam struggling with what happens next after Jack goes to Washington. Wonderful and realistic frustration on Sam's part as she copes with this change to the familiar and comfortable status quo and tries to figure out if and how she and Jack would fit each other into their lives.

Resolution (NC-17), Salvage (NC-17), and The Furies Wept (PG-13) by nandamai. 06/25/07
From a bittersweet error in judgment to a grand action-adventure, these three stories take the clichéd drunken one-night-stand and spins out the consequences and fallout into a fantastically detailed and realistic vision of Sam and Jack's future.

Sense Of by Ness. PG. Angst. Violence. 06/25/07
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The Shaft by nandamai. PG-13.06/25/07
Some classic alien-influence UST, heavy on delightfully snarky sniping and blissfully lacking in the usual saccharine twee that accompanies the "trapped in a very small pit" scenario.

String Theory by Annerb. AU. Series. 06/25/07
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This Is the Way by cgb. PG-13. 06/25/07
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Timing by Suzvoy. Future. Humor. Spoilers: 'Divide and Conquer' and 'Nightwalkers'06/25/07
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Unspoken by Elly. NC-17. Angst. SPOILERS: The Fifth Race. The Jolinar arc, Death Knell, speculation for Lost City 1 & 206/25/07
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Untitled by Tammy. 06/25/07
Short but sweet moment of establish relationship bliss, with some science and some implied sex.

Unusual Skill by HC-56. NC-17.06/25/07
Detailed, surrealistic, humorous imagery. Sam thinking a little to much about how she and Jack fit together, even in her sleep.

With None Believing by Claira. R. Angst. 06/25/07
An utter gut-punch example of how assumptions based on the fear of the conversations that need to take place can lead to it being too late to have them.

A White Dove by Jemima Pierre. 06/25/07
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