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A/N: I'm pretty proud of this one, actually. It just seems to have come out right, in my opinion. But I'd appreciate knowing what y'all think, too! Thanks to Annie for the beta.


Change of Habit

by cestmoi01

Things didn't change much when Jack and Daniel became lovers. Not the big things, anyway. They already spent so much time together that stacks of Daniel's books had migrated to Jack's place, and Jack's flipper-fingers had memorized the numbers for A&E, the History Channel, and the Discovery Channel. Daniel's VCR was already pre-programmed to record The Simpson's and Jack's hockey games when they were off-world, and his fridge was already stocked with beer. They had already been through so much together that when it came to each other, they had very little personal space, physically – Jack already ruffled Daniel's hair and pushed his glasses into place – or mentally – Daniel already knew how to finish Jack's sentences. They had already cried into each other's shoulders more than once.

There wasn't so much a public change of habit to mark their transition from friends to lovers as there was a private one. Before, they had shared a couch while watching TV together. Now, Daniel might rest comfortably with his head in Jack's lap, the older man's fingers affectionately combing through his hair. Before, they had taken turns using the bathroom when they had spent the night under the same roof. Now, Jack might bump casually past a Daniel who was brushing his teeth while on the way to his own toothbrush. Occasionally, if they had the time, they might indulge in shaving each other.

Before, each knew that he would die for the other, if it came down to that. Now, they had vowed to live for each other.


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