Originally posted by gioia
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On other matters, because I was out of my job since a few weeks, I found my thoughts returning to D/V with persistence. A few days ago I remembered MS's interview after the series end and he was talking about the scene in Unending.
When I read this the first time, I really appreciated the efforts they put for their characters and for Cooper that he had seen the logic. Because D/V resolution without a confrontation seemed to me so out of character and unlogical at that time. I still think it but since I have spare times now, my mind has begun to wander other possibilities and I found myself thinking it wouldn't so bad if somehow they simply had sex (within good context) and Daniel decided to pursue this relationship with Vala.
Now it overwhelmed me. I'm thinking different scenarios where Daniel finally gives in Vala without a real confrontation in which they are still in character. I think I'll try to write a story about it. I take it a personal challenge
You guys, have any ideas?
Merry, last night you asked ideas for a one-shot? Do you think you want to do it? I really like your works, and would love to see your take on this.
When I read this the first time, I really appreciated the efforts they put for their characters and for Cooper that he had seen the logic. Because D/V resolution without a confrontation seemed to me so out of character and unlogical at that time. I still think it but since I have spare times now, my mind has begun to wander other possibilities and I found myself thinking it wouldn't so bad if somehow they simply had sex (within good context) and Daniel decided to pursue this relationship with Vala.
Now it overwhelmed me. I'm thinking different scenarios where Daniel finally gives in Vala without a real confrontation in which they are still in character. I think I'll try to write a story about it. I take it a personal challenge
You guys, have any ideas?
Merry, last night you asked ideas for a one-shot? Do you think you want to do it? I really like your works, and would love to see your take on this.
I too was really impressed by MS and CB really wanting DV's resolution to make sense and be IC..and I was also impressed by RCC allowing them that freedom...I'm under the impression that most TV script writers are not open to the actors suggesting alterations....so kudos to RCC for allowing it and MS and CB for knowing what would've been right for DV.
In the brainstorming I've done for 'Best' I tried many 'resolution' scenarios...and have always felt that a 'meltdown' similar to Unending was not completely necessary. If you listen to the way he says "I'm right here" in AoT...there is tenderness and warmth there...it's a different tone than we'd ever heard from him before...and then continuing on to Continuum(okay I know a lot of people take offense to the tone he uses in his parting words to Teal'c but his last words to Vala are not like that...his tone and his words were completely supportive and understanding of why she wanted to stay.)
So if you take his tone in the scene in AoT and in Continuum, it seems completely plausible to me that,(as he no longer regards her with the same aggravation he has in the past...it is obvious from pic that Erika just posted from Dominion, he now regards her with affection and tolerance...and since she stayed on Earth instead of going with Tomin then she has clearly chosen to make Earth her home...and therefore won't be 'running' away)...given the right push he might be willing to try something different.
Make no mistake though...sex would never come first...he hasn't given into her before...he's not about to suddenly leap into it before first making sure they're both in it for the long haul. And if she was able to 'force' the issue and get him to break down...they'd be right back where they started because he'd be back to believing that it's still only about sex for her.
Now despite how I wrote 'best'...I do question whether Vala seeing another man would be actually 'push' Daniel. I think he's more likely...given his history and confidence with women...to step back and not interfere...his thinking probably being something like...."this is who makes her happy, I'm not going to prevent that."
So the conclusion I reached that the only thing happening in their lives that would be an actual "push" for him to change the status quo would be another example of how short their lives can be...and that would be a serious injury...for either of them.
Before we saw Continuum, I thought his injury would be the push...but it didn't work out like that because the 'him' that might have remembered the injury died before the timeline was corrected...so the 'him' we see at the end of the movie truly never had that injury.
There has, however been a life threatening injury that he would probably remember for a very long time.
Atlantis....The Lost Tribe.
So toward that end, I have been playing with a 'tag' for "Lost Tribe"(yes while I've been slogging away on "Best" too...I truly am a glutton,lol)
But I had to do it because there's only been ONE 'tag' for "Lost Tribe"...and it's S/D!
That is so wrong.
Soooo...try this(spoilers here just to make this look shorter since I've already rambled on long enough,lol)(this was partially inspired by someone else's fic that mentioned that he might have used the time alone on the trip to Atlantis to do some thinking)
Spoiler:
And then a little further
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And now, believe it or not...I'm shutting up,lol
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