Season 8: Affinity and Threads
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Author's Note: First posted fic! Please ignore the distinctly uncreative title. I despise having to come up with titles. This has been done a million and one times already but I decided to do it again anyways. It's an experiment more than anything else, I don't normally write in this style, so please tell me what you think of it =).
Affinity
"I said yes." Her voice is hesitant.
"Oh?" He pretends not to know what she's talking about.
"To Pete." She cannot meet his eyes.
"Ah." He smiles. It's fake. "Congratulations!"
"Thank you, sir." She's disappointed. She knows the smile is fake.
He nods shortly and glances away.
She opens her mouth to speak. Nothing comes out.
"Yes?" His eyes are guarded. His voice is clipped.
"Nothing, sir." She wants to cry but only a few people in the galaxy would be able to see that.
He is one of them. She turns to leave and he cannot help but speak again.
"Carter?" His eyes are softer this time.
"Yeah?" Her hands are clenched in her pockets.
"I'm happy for you." He means it. This time their eyes meet.
She gives a little smile.
He wants to leave his desk and go to her.
She wants to re-enter the room and go to him.
He doesn't move.
She walks away.
He buries his face in his hands and tries not to shatter.
She leans against a wall and feels tears sting her eyes.
He goes back to reading reports. He is General O'Neill and General O'Neill never shatters.
She steps into the elevator and heads towards the surface. She is Samantha and Samantha has no reason to cry, because she is getting married.