Title: Five People (or Beings) Who Inhabit the SGC
Author's LJ/DWJ:
Categories: edges of canon
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list:
Link to story: Five People (or Beings) Who Inhabit the SGC
Why this should be read: Some of these people we know from the show, and others we don't see, but all of these are interesting pictures of what might be happening just around the corner from the cameras. It's one of my favorite five things fics.

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Title: Next Steps
Author's LJ/DWJ: paian
Categories: Five Things, Cassandra Fraiser, AU
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Stargate Fic Index
Link to story: Next Steps

Why this should be read: Paian creates 5 different wonderful, horrible, sad, scary, amazing futures for Cassie and I believed every one of them. (2856 words)

Five ways Cassandra Fraiser left Colorado Springs, and what happened then.

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Title: Four Teal'c & Sam Moments We Never Got to See
Author's LJ/DWJ: spark_force
Categories: Sam, Teal'c, five things, character study
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: fic on FF.net
Link to story: Four Teal'c & Sam Moments We Never Got to See

Why this should be read: This is sheer love for Sam and Teal'c. Light humor, a deft touch, and such gentle caring for each other. Teal'c's never-ending enthusiasm for pop culture and Sam's indulgence of that addiction will leave you smiling and wishing for more!

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Title: Please Hang Up And Try Again (five phone calls Daniel Jackson never got)
Author's LJ/DWJ: abyssinia4077 / abyssinia
Categories: Angst, AU, Five Things, Drama, Team, Daniel Jackson
Warnings: language, off-screen violence
Author's Webpage: Masterlist of fanfiction
Link to story: Please Hang Up And Try Again

Why this should be read: This wonderful fic is a collection of brilliant and heart breaking au snippets, interspersed with voice mails left for Daniel while he was ascended. I'm not usually a fan of angst - no matter how brilliant it is, I usually can't bear to reread. (Because I'm a wimp.) Maybe it's the au elements that make this one different, but I have had no problem reading it many times.

Daniel got a lot of phone calls over the years. Here's five he didn't.

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Title: Teal'c's Five Favorite Board Games
Author's LJ/DWJ:paian
Categories: Teal'c, humor, character study, team, friendship
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage: Fic Index or at AO3
Link to story: Teal'c's Five Favorite Board Games

Why this should be read: This may be my favorite Teal'c fic. It is beautifully written, funny and moving. I actually choked up at the ending the first time I read it. Starting with "Checkers" and ending with "Chutes and Ladders" each game gets longer, more involved and more interesting.

Plus it has wonderful illustrations! And links to some of the games mentioned! (I'm a geek about background stuff.) Really an amazing fic in only 2800 words.

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ETA: I hit enter by mistake before I finished most of it, sorry about that.

Thank you, cesy, for giving the comm paid time again! ::squishes you::

Title: Five Six Things That Teal'c Brought Back in Unending
Author's LJ/DWJ: paian
Categories: theme: teal'c friendship, team, character study
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Fic Index
Link to story: Five Six Things That Teal'c Brought Back in Unending

Why this should be read: This is one of my favorite Teal'c friendship fics, showing his care and understanding of each teammate in turn.

In this five-things-turned-six, Paian gives us a beautiful portrait of post-Unending Teal'c, in all his dignity, maturity, and grace. There is his sense of self, and his acceptance of the weight he carries; there are his keepsakes of his teammates, and the love he has for every one of them. And most moving of all, there are the gifts he brings to each of his friends in turn: their acceptance, their reactions, and their affection. The last section, with Sam and Teal'c, nearly brings me to tears every time.

I rec this despite my intense dislike for Unending, and I strongly urge like-minded fans to read this and enjoy. And if you did like Unending.... well, what are you waiting for? :)


He has brought back one unbroken shell from the years crushed to dust along the shores of never-was.

Content, he moves on, into what will be.

Title: Wherever She Prospers
Author's LJ/DWJ: mrspollifax
Categories: Cassie, 5 Things, Character Study
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Fic Masterlist on LJ
Link to story: Wherever She Prospers
Why this should be read: Because it's an insightful glimpse into a character we don't get to see much of on the show, and into the issues that surround coming from another planet.