Title: Fair Play
Author's LJ/DWJ: penknife
Categories: character: cameron mitchell, character: daniel jackson, character: samantha carter, character: teal'c, character: vala mal doran, era: season 9-10, friendship: teal'c and vala, humor, theme: awesome women, theme: teal'c friendship, theme: valuable vala
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: fic tag @ LJ
Link to story: Fair Play

Why this should be read: This is an excellent look at Vala's early time spent with SG-1, complete with not really fitting in, but even that pales in comparison to the sheer humor running rampant through this fic. Vala cheats. Teal'c lets her cheat. In fact, Teal'c encourages her to cheat and comes up with thieving plans of his own to cheer her up and invents the Tau'ri Right of Gel'a'tin. If anyone can bring out Teal'c's inner troublemaker, it's Vala.

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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: Just Like Old Times
Author's LJ/DWJ: beatrice_otter
Categories: friendship, action/adventure
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Story Index on DW, or at AO3
Link to story: Just Like Old Times
Why this should be read: I love it when the guys are smart and competent, plus I have a soft spot for adventure stories and this fic satisfies on both counts. I was going to rec this for the Teal'c friendship theme but didn't get to it, and it works for the Daniel friendship theme just as well. :)

Teal'c and Daniel, on an adventure.
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Title: With the Dying
Author's LJ/DWJ: dira or dsudis 
Categories: Daniel friendship, Teal'c friendship
Warnings: Character death
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Stargate Fic
Why this should be read:

This is a beautiful look at the end of Moebius, and the friendship between Daniel and Teal'c as seen through Daniel's relationship with the alternate-timeline-Teal'c.  Well done, and very in character for both of them.

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Title: Something Sweet
Author's LJ/DWJ: minnow1212
Categories: theme: teal'c friendship, Teal'c, Bra'tac, team, character study
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Index of Fics
Link to story: Something Sweet

Why this should be read: This charming little fic presents us with a new aspect of Teal'c's life, post-symbiote, when he discovers his first cavity.

Minnow lightly touches on each part of the story, yet gives a clear impression of a greater, more detailed scene just beneath the surface. There is lovely friendship with the team's reaction and support -- Sam's post-cavity filling offering, Jack's e-mail of support, and Daniel's inevitable diversion into etymology -- as well as Teal'c's discussion with Bra'tac on the subject of health and medicine. But most of all, there's the lovely insight into Teal'c's character, as he takes his cavity in stride and recognizes it for what it truly is: another step on the journey towards shaping the Jaffa into something far greater than the Goa'uld could have ever envisioned.

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Title: five things Teal'c and Cam did together on Earth

Author's LJ/DWJ: synecdochic
Categories: Teal'c and Cam friendship, character study, five things
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: (venus in furs)
Link to story: five things Teal'c and Cam did together on Earth

Why this should be read: Funny, touching, and brief, these five things take place while Teal'c and Cam are still getting to know each other. Teal'c shines in his role as mentor to the new guy, Cam is endearingly well intentioned and clueless. It's a bit like the best of cannon Teal'c and Cam friendship in season 9, amplified, with a Synecdochic twist.

Teal'c hadn't said that no one had needed to "take" him anywhere for years, because Colonel Mitchell was making an effort, and Teal'c respected effort.

Title: "Fine Spirits"
Author's LJ/DWJ: splash_the_cat
Categories: Team, Action, Adventure, Season 7
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Moments of Adoration
Link to story: "Fine Spirits"
Why this should be read: This is a fun team adventure, one of those 'it could have been an episode' fics. (Except with better writing, and possibly more livestock). Written for a ficathon, the request was: Teal'c meets an old friend.

Three Tau'ri and a Jaffa walk into a bar...
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Title: Perchance to Dream
Author's LJ/DWJ: minxy
Categories: Teal'c and Sam friendship, character study, season 6-7 (vague spoilers for ‘The Changling’, ‘Threads’ and ‘Death Knell’)
Warnings: none
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Fanfic Archive Post on _minxy_'s LJ
Link to story: Perchance to Dream
Why this should be read: This is a beautifully written story where Teal'c is still coming to terms with the changes caused by no longer carrying a larval gao'uld. Full of love for Teal'c and Sam, also some tap-dancing.
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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.

Many thanks to those of you who participated in the poll from earlier this week!

The results show that while many of you would prefer the same or greater frequency of recs, the important thing is that the comm remain active; that most of you are hoping to see recs from others, but would be willing to contribute on occasion; that the themes are popular, but that non-themed recs are always welcomed, too; that most of you are open to the idea of volunteer weeks; and that while apocafic is (to me) surprisingly popular, friendship themes get the highest billing.

We'll be trying the volunteer week idea sometime in the next month or so. In the meantime, though, our new theme is going to be friendship specific, as that garnered the most votes. Since I adore the big guy, we'll be starting with Teal'c friendship. That means that we're looking for any gen fic that features Teal'c's friendship with somebody. That somebody can be Jack or Sam or Daniel or Janet or Bra'tac or Cameron or Vala or Hammond -- anyone, really, as long as Teal'c is part of the equation!

If you choose to contribute a rec with this theme -- and I hope many of you do! -- please make sure that your categories include theme: teal'c friendship as well as the specific friendship tag. For example, a Teal'c and Daniel friendship story (and please, yes, I WANT THOSE) should include both theme: teal'c friendship and friendship: teal'c and daniel. You are welcome to either tag your story yourself or merely list the desired tags in the category section, and I'll do the tagging for you. If the specific tag you need is not available, just list it in the category section and I'll it as soon as possible.

Feel free to read the FAQ before posting. Official format is included in the FAQ entry and on the comm's profile page. And, as always, I will happily answer any questions you might have, and welcome any suggestions for future themes.