Fire and Water is a 6 part AU series written for The Noble French Fry's Livejournal challenge community, called sg-challenges. It was begun early in season 9, when I came around to being a Daniel/Vala shipper. In keeping with the word limit on sg-challenges, the chapters are 1k words max, so a bit different from One Path or my other fics posted here.
The AU asks the question of what might have occurred between Daniel and Vala if Vala had managed to ring back after destroying the first Ori Supergate. Both Fire and Water and it's sequel, Rediscovered Hearts, were written prior (heh) to season 10, so I chose to assume that the Ori got the message and stayed out of our galaxy, simply because it would be easier than trying to encorporate an Ori plot that had nothing in common with whatever would happen during season 10.
The first chapter is a poetic introduction to the series, from the POV of both Daniel and Vala during the events of Avalon. The rest of the story is strictly prose, so if you're not crazy about poetry, stick around for chapter 2. As a side note--the Rediscovered Hearts fic was nommed for this year's Stargate Fan Awards, and while I'm not much into fandom-fame or anything, I'm a bit proud of that, since this series was my first published fanfiction, and my first attempt to write in the Stargate fandom. Enjoy. Feedback welcomed and appreciated, positive or negative.
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Licking at my skin
Hot death
Acrid, burning in my nostrils
While you finally wear away my defenses
Love is fire
Raging in my blood
And your voice crying out to me---alone
You need me now
But I can't reach you
Love is midnight
I'm alone
There's nothing left but cold
You're holding me
But I can't feel you
Love is midnight
And I'm lost
Nothing but hard stone under my knees
You're in my arms now
But I can't reach you
Love is your heart
Beating hard against my cheek
In the moment I feel wind against my skin again
And the scent of you
Wrapped around me
Love is my heart
Raging in my chest
In the moment I feel you breathe against my skin again
And the heat of you
Wrapped around me
