Title: Extolled
Author's LJ/DWJ: medie / medie
Categories: character study, terrific Teal'c
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: SG-1 tag
Link to story: Extolled
Why this should be read:
A wonderful response to the prompt 'Teal'c, the transition from Cronus' world to Chulak' at the Awesome People of Color Comment-a-thon, 'Extolled' dramatizes a pivotal time in Teal'c's youth and and paints a compelling portrait of his mother in the aftermath of his father's murder. It's also a meditation on how much is withheld from us as children, and how much we don't know -- but, as experienced adults, can guess -- about the people our parents were. About 800 words.

Snippet of fic:

His father is dead and, in the cold light of the Chapaa'ai, he cannot comprehend it. His mother's hand tightens about his. She's a fearsome woman, tall and elegant, and he holds tight to her and the promise in her stance. She is of an old and powerful line of warriors and First Primes. Hers have walked among the gods for generations and, carrying that within him, so will he.