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geekygumiho · 9 months

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Can I touch your heart? Chapter 3 - Page

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warnings: SG-1 eat breakfast together so food is mentioned, also Daniel eats a power bar

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notes: lol not me saying i was gonna upload these a couple days after the last chapter and then several weeks went by HAHA WHOOPS but heyyy it's here!! :D i learned how to use procreate recently and ended up drawing the middle image for this post, so maybe expect to see more Daniel and Ji-Yu fanart from me? hehehe... i also realized that it might be helpful to put a little mini-dictionary for the Korean terms that i use so i'll def be sure to do that for future chapters as well! ^^ also also uploading this on 7/29/23 so happy crab day, fam!! :D <3

korean terms used: daenggi - the red ribbon used to tie the end of Ji-Yu's braid datong-li - the calendar system used in Joseon-era Korea hanja - the writing system used in ancient Korea before the invention of the hangul alphabet by King Sejong in the latter end of the Joseon Dynasty

One week later, Ji-Yu is adjusting well to life on Earth and at SG Command. The princess decided to take General Hammond’s offer to stay on the base and was assigned a job as a translator and cultural consultant working by Daniel’s side. The General also gave her an order to learn English so she could communicate with the rest of the people on base.

Because the English language lessons for Korean speakers that were readily available on Earth weren't compatible with the now "outdated" way of speaking and writing Korean that was used on Songak, Daniel decided to create custom lessons for Ji-Yu specifically tailored to the way Korean was used on her home planet. Thanks to Daniel’s lessons and his help whenever she got stuck or confused, Ji-Yu has been making swift progress with speaking and comprehending the English language.

Since Ji-Yu had gotten better at English, she had been met with a warm welcome from everybody she met and found herself quickly making friends along the way. Major Carter seemed interested in connecting with Ji-Yu further once they were able to understand each other, and the two were on the path to becoming fast friends. And although Ji-Yu did not see Doctor Fraiser often (which one could consider a positive rather than a negative), she found that the two of them were connecting quite quickly as well.

Ji-Yu also noticed that Teal’c would often offer his advice about residing on Earth from one non-Tau’ri to another whenever the two of them were both involved in the same conversation. Jack was also starting to warm up to Ji-Yu, the fact that most of his skepticism chalked up to being doubtful of Daniel’s actions becoming more and more apparent each day.

As for her job as a translator, Ji-Yu had yet to start any tasks related to her new job until she had a stronger hold of English, as per the guidance of General Hammond.

Daniel and Sam approach Ji-Yu’s quarters on Thursday morning, chatting about how their projects are going until Daniel knocks on the door. Sam couldn’t help but notice the subtle shift in the archeologist’s energy as he adjusts his posture as a subtle glimmer glows behind his eyes.

“Yes?” the princess calls from inside. Daniel opens the door and sees Ji-Yu sitting on her bed, her long, dark hair hanging by the sides of her face and her red daenggi in her hands. His breath hitches in his throat when he sees her with her hair down for the first time; the light from the lamp behind her shines through her silk-like hair and reveals an almost flame red tint to her otherwise dark, carob hair. The warm glow framing her face illuminates her round face and soft features in a delicate light. Daniel’s words catch in his throat and Sam smiles to herself before stepping forward and speaking in his stead.

“We’re headed to the mess hall, you wanna come?” Sam offers with a smile.

“Oh! Yes, sure,” Ji-Yu says, her eyes curving into crescent moons as she smiles back. “I was about to do my hair, I just need one minute.” Sam nods and glances over at Daniel who has since regained his composure and he silently meets her eyes. The Major hangs her head as she suppresses a laugh, her eyes drifting towards Ji-Yu as she braids her hair over her shoulder. Tying a knot with the daenggi, she tosses her braid over her shoulder so it hangs over her back. Ji-Yu stands up with a smile, smoothing out her clothes before approaching her new friends. She’s wearing the blue BDU set today which Daniel is wearing as well, while Sam has the green set on instead. Sam and Daniel head out of her room and Ji-Yu follows, closing the door to her quarters behind her.

“So, how are your English studies going?” Sam asks as the three of them head to the mess hall.

“Good! It’s.. a little hard.. but good,” Ji-Yu says with a smile. “How is your project going?”

“Fine so far. I just have to work out some schematics for the final version of the device and then it should be all set,” Sam says with a small smile. “It’s actually really interesting stuff because-” Sam begins to explain the logistics to Ji-Yu and starts using words that she hasn’t gotten anywhere near yet in her studies. Ji-Yu smiles nonetheless, interested in hearing Sam talk so passionately about her area of expertise but Daniel speaks up, noticing the confusion and complete lack of comprehension in Ji-Yu’s eyes as Sam’s vocabulary gets more and more complex as she goes on.

“Sam, I don’t think she knows any of those words yet,” Daniel says gently. Sam stops mid sentence and shoots Ji-Yu an apologetic look.

“Sorry,” she grimaces and Ji-Yu quickly shakes her head.

“It’s okay! I like hearing what you have to say,” Ji-Yu says with a warm gummy smile. “Even if I don’t understand it.” Sam chuckles at this and looks down. The three of them arrive at the mess hall and pick out their breakfasts before sitting down at an empty table. They chat amongst themselves between bites for a few moments before Colonel O’Neill and Teal’c approach them.

“Howdy, campers,” Jack says, sitting in the empty chair next to Sam. “How are we all doing on this fine Thursday morning?” Teal’c smiles just slightly at this as he sits in the empty chair on the other side of the table. Ji-Yu, Sam, and Daniel all answer at once, each of them at varying stages of chewing, swallowing, or picking up more food with their utensils. Jack nods slightly in response before digging into his food.

Daniel’s napkin falls off of the table and both he and Ji-Yu notice this, simultaneously leaning down to pick it up off of the floor. Their hands touch and they both freeze, Ji-Yu’s cheeks flushing pink as she quickly retracts her hand. Daniel picks up his napkin and quietly thanks her before clearing his throat and taking a sip of his water.

Jack asks Sam about how her project is going and she starts to go into detail about her progress, but she quickly loses the Colonel’s interest about two words in. Ji-Yu watches Sam intently, trying to make mental notes of the words she’s saying so she can look up what they mean later on.

Eventually, the five of them finish eating and return their trays before heading their separate ways. On their way out of the mess hall, Daniel offers for Ji-Yu to study in his lab while he works on some other translations which she gladly accepts. The two stop by her quarters momentarily to retrieve her notebooks before heading over to his lab where they spend most of their day together.

Sometime in the middle of the afternoon, Daniel is getting more and more frustrated with a particular section of the text he’s translating. Shoving his glasses on top of his head, he sighs and leans back in his chair. Ji-Yu glances up from her notes and immediately notices a shift in his energy. Quietly standing up, she approaches him and asks him what’s wrong.

“It’s just this section of the text,” he says, tracing over the section with his pen without transferring ink to the paper. “If my previous translations are correct, this section would completely contradict the parts I translated earlier.” Curious, Ji-Yu compares the two sections and his translation notes. Her eyes scan the translations for a moment before she points to a certain section of the text.

“I see this as meaning ‘to reveal’, not ‘to release’,” she says softly, pointing to the two different sections. Daniel’s brows furrow as he leans forward, his eyes darting between the two sections she noticed.

“You’re right,” he realizes, pulling the other notebook closer and quickly jotting it down in his notes. Ji-Yu steps back slightly with a small smile as he hastily corrects his notes. Her eyes scan over his features as his expression shifts from realization to wonder to more realizations as the translation clicks together in his mind like pieces of a puzzle. A warm feeling spreads through her chest as she watches him work with such fervor. Before she can step away, he looks up at her with a grateful smile.

“Thank you,” he says and she smiles back, setting her hand on his shoulder before returning to her studies.

The pair quickly find that most of their days when Daniel is on the base would go like this: Ji-Yu studies English which she gets better at each day; Daniel steps in to assist her when she gets stuck and she does the same for him with his own translations; and Daniel, Ji-Yu, and at least one other member of SG-1 come together for their meals and they all get to know each other more and more every time. SG-1 also goes off-world a few times and Ji-Yu would see them off every time. Daniel and Sam bring back several artifacts and pieces of alien technology to study when they would return, as well. Additionally, as Ji-Yu’s English speaking abilities expand, she finds she’s able to assist Daniel in translating languages such as Ancient and Goa’uld, something that she wasn’t able to do in the recent past.

It’s a couple of weeks later when SG-1 wander into the control room and see Ji-Yu standing behind the gate technician, pointing to something on his computer screen. He nods at something she says before she points at something else, asking an additional question. Daniel looks pleasantly surprised to see her there, Sam and Teal’c as well, while Jack just looks slightly confused.

“Ji-Yu, what are you doing here?” Daniel asks as he approaches her. She looks up at him and smiles a little before standing up straight.

“Walter is showing me how the gate system works,” she says, her sense of wonder audible in her tone. “I’ve never seen anything like it.” She presses her palms to the desk and points out something else she noticed, which Walter explains to her as well. Daniel turns back to the rest of SG-1, his surprise visible in his expression. The corners of Sam’s lips curve up as Jack shares an equally surprised expression with Daniel. The Colonel steps closer to Daniel, leaning in to quietly speak to him.

“Sounds like she’s settling in just fine,” Jack says to him, giving him a pat on the shoulder. Daniel silently looks at the Colonel as he takes in the fact that his unvoiced concerns about Ji-Yu were apparently noticeable to others, something that he thought he had kept a little more well hidden than he did (or that he didn’t even realize he was thinking at all). He doesn’t say anything as Jack heads into the General’s office just to go bother him while there’s no base emergency.

Daniel’s gaze falls on Ji-Yu as she animatedly discusses the gate program with Walter who is slowly starting to reflect her vibrant energy despite his typically reserved demeanor. He can’t help but notice how her expression lights up when she begins to understand something and how she seems to be able to make anyone smile. He gets lost watching her make Walter laugh, something he isn’t sure he’s ever seen the technician do before, at least while he’s on the base. She beams as she stands up straight, thanking Walter for his help. Walter says “You’re welcome” with a laugh before returning to his work on the gate computer. Ji-Yu approaches Daniel with a smile, shaking him out of his daze.

“Hey,” she says softly, crossing her arms and giving him a little nudge with her elbow. He smiles at this and looks down.

“You guys are going off-world pretty soon, right?” she asks, glancing over at Sam and Teal’c who are standing nearby.

“Yup, to P3C-1228,” Jack answers as he leaves General Hammond’s office, followed by the General himself.

“Hey, that’s my birthday!” Ji-Yu says with a smile. Daniel’s ears perk up hearing this, while Sam looks pleasantly surprised and Teal’c tilts his head slightly.

“I converted my birthday from the Datong-Li calendar to the Gregorian calendar and I figured out my birthday falls on December 28th,” Ji-Yu explains. Sam smiles at this and looks at the Colonel, who looks somewhat surprised.

“So, I guess that’d make you a Capricorn,” Jack offers, and Ji-Yu’s brows furrow in confusion.

“Capricorn?” she repeats, her Korean accent sounding particularly noticeable with this word. Before Jack can explain what that means, General Hammond speaks up.

“SG-1, why don’t you get ready to go off-world while you’ve got some extra time?” he suggests. Jack looks irked that he doesn’t get to explain what a Capricorn is to Ji-Yu but leaves the room once Sam and Teal’c start to head out. Daniel goes to leave with them before turning to Ji-Yu.

“Oh, um, I left you some artifacts in the lab that you can study while we’re gone. If you want to,” he says, quickly adding his concern about pressuring her to do something she doesn't want to do. She smiles at this and nods, the warmth in her features disarming his worries.

“Thank you, Daniel,” she says softly. He smiles back before remembering he has to go get ready for his mission, turning on his heel and heading out of the room. Ji-Yu smiles to herself, not noticing when Siler enters the control room and approaches her.

“Ji-Yu, the MALP is back,” he says and she snaps out of her daze.

“Oh, cool,” she says with a bright smile. Her eyes meet General Hammond’s and she smiles at him, bowing slightly before following the Sergeant into the gate room. When the MALP was being sent out to P3C-1228 to survey the area before SG-1’s mission later that day, Ji-Yu had asked Siler if he could show her how to use it and how it works when it came back, which he agreed to do so. About twenty minutes go by as Ji-Yu asks Siler questions about the MALP until SG-1 arrive in their off-world gear. Almost unconsciously, Daniel and Ji-Yu’s eyes search for each other as he enters the room and Daniel can’t help but notice the bright smile on her face as their eyes meet. She thanks Siler before approaching the team, her smile not leaving her face as she nears them.

“Hi,” she says with a bright smile, stopping in front of Daniel.

“Hey,” he says softly, a smile beginning to spread across his lips. Ji-Yu does not miss the downward flicker of his gaze towards her lips.

“How long will you guys be gone?” she asks, glancing at the rest of the team.

“It’s hard to say, it depends on what we find and if there’s any local civilization or not,” Daniel says, briefly rocking back and forth on his heels. He crosses his arms and Ji-Yu does the same, causing him to break into a smile.

“I’ll be looking forward to your return, Doctor,” she says with an affirming nod. Daniel’s cheeks turn pink but he can’t take his eyes off of her as she grins a gummy smile. The base alarms go off as the Stargate activates, lighting up the room with a pale blue glow. His eyes don’t leave her visage and she starts to look a little shy under his gaze, biting her lower lip as she looks out the corner of her eye to avoid his gaze.

“Daniel!” Colonel O’Neill shouts from the ramp in front of the gate, effectively shaking the archeologist from his trance. He looks past Ji-Yu and sees Jack looking indigent, holding his arms out in exasperation. Sam is standing next to him and has a poorly repressed smile on her face, while Teal’c raises an eyebrow and has an inquisitive look in his eyes. Daniel clears his throat and his eyes meet Ji-Yu’s once more.

“Right. I- Um..” Daniel mumbles, looking at her one last time before joining the rest of SG-1.

“Come back safely or I’ll kill you!” Ji-Yu calls as they near the gate. Daniel cracks a smile at this and looks back at her, raising his hand and giving her a wave before stepping through the gate. Ji-Yu smiles as she waves back until the four disappear through the gate. She sighs as the gate deactivates, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear as she heads to Daniel’s lab for the time being.

It’s about four hours later when Daniel is reaching into his black vest pocket to pull out a power bar and a folded piece of paper falls out, landing in the dirt by his feet. Confused, he bends down to pick it up and his brows furrow as he unfolds it. The words ‘Hi. Just practicing writing English. Have a good day!’ are written in slightly messy handwriting with 智裕 (Ji-Yu in hanja) and a smiley face in the bottom right corner. His previously tense expression melts into a warm smile as he lets out a chuckle, turning it over to check the other side before folding it back up and sliding it back into his pocket.

“Whatcha smiling at?” Jack asks from behind him. Daniel bites his lip to hide his smile and looks down.

“Oh, nothing,” he says, using both of his hands to tear open his power bar. Jack shoots a dubious glance at him before turning on his heel and going to see what Major Carter is doing. Once Jack is gone, Daniel lets his smile return as he thinks about Ji-Yu waiting for him back on the base. Suddenly, he’s itching to go home and see her once more. He comes out of his reverie when Colonel O’Neill calls his name but his thoughts of the princess never leave his mind for the rest of the journey off-world.

#bb's self ships #can i touch your heart #stargate #stargate sg1 #stargate sg-1 #daniel jackson #daniel jackson x oc #daniel jackson x s/i #s/i #self insert #self ship #f/o #korean #stargate fanfiction #stargate s/i

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smash-chu · 3 months

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Long distance loneliness

#my art #doodles #smash-chu's art #not having the luxury of being able to just drive and see someone i know and love #having all my human connection come from digital screens when not visiting my family once or twice a year #it makes your heart sink down into a place that is hard to get out of #a place of acceptance that i will just have to live with being lonely #i love my friends #i just wish they weren't so spread out away from me #in a way i was left back here cause i was the only one that didn't move back to their parents #and now i struggle alone being comforted via keeping in touch online #but it can never replace seeing face to face #getting to be right there next to someone #touch starved is a understatement #but for now that is just how it has to be #anyways #my period is frying my brain making every feeling feel more intense so i feel super fucking alone right now #it's fine it'll go back to being numb soon enough #but sometimes you just need to let stuff out

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catastrxblues · 29 days

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EVERMORE by taylor swift (feat. bon iver) — “and i was catching my breath, floors of a cabin creaking under my step. and i couldn’t be sure, i had a feeling so peculiar, this pain wouldn’t be forevermore.”

my #swiftiegiftexchange2024 for @lovesickallovermybed!!!! 🫶🏽🫶🏽

#HIII HII HII how are you <3333 SO sorry for being slightly to the party but HII #i saw that you are currently recovering from surgery and i‘m wishing you all the best and =a faster recovery 💗💗 i hope you’re okay and #are feeling and getting much better every day 💗💗💗#i’m your anon swiftie and it was really nice to get to know you!! 🫶🏽 you’re super super talented and your gifs are so so STUNNING #it was such an honor to be your anon for this event and i had such a fun time making this !#i was SO excited when i saw that some of your favorite ts songs are evermore and idsb. really really sorry i didn’t have the time to make #something for both because my laptop went dead for sometime and i ended up only having the time to make this 😭#evermore the song is something i hold and cherish deeply in my heart too and it was something that has seen some of the worst of my days #and so i decided to do this song for your gift instead!#i can’t really gif much and couldn’t even try #because my laptop in which i had installed ps in went rip so i decided to make you this #(slightly messy sorryy) scrapbook of my view of the song! i tried to incorporate some of the descriptive lyrics and the objects mentioned i #the song and i hope you like it 😁!#and because i think evermore is also something that IS meant to be incredibly personal to the people that listen to it #i decided to include some photos (+added highlights on every lyric that has ever touched me which is almost everything as you can see 😭)#of some of my journal pages on which i rewrote the entire lyrics (except bon iver’s addition 😅) in ‘21 when the song meant to me the most!#i hope you're having a great dayy love 🫶🏽🫶🏽#SwiftieGiftExchange2024 #taylor swift #tswiftedit #evermore #*my edits #nadine.mp3

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novelconcepts · 1 year

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Something about Dani and Jamie, Bill and Frank, love stories cultivated in the heart of horror. Something about finding queer love, gay love, human and fallible and worth cupping hands around and protecting even in the darkest of times. Something about stumbling into your person when you least expect them, when your mind is fixed firmly on pain and survival, and letting their light open you up. Something about choosing to wake up every day and cherish this person, even when it’s hard, even when they’re being broken down right before your eyes. Something about saying “I am marrying you, not in the eyes of others, but in our hearts where it matters—legality be damned”.

Something about gay love being worth all the strawberries, all the moonflowers, all the persistence and the endings chosen on your own terms. Something about that hits me where it counts.

#the last of us #the last of us hbo #the last of us spoilers #the haunting of bly manor #dani x jamie #bill x frank #I’m out here having Feelings today lads #the soft warm heart at the center of a horrific story #all that tragedy. all that loss. all those things that should harden us—and these stories choose to give us kindness instead #right down to the parallel of protecting your person as best you can from things you can’t touch with your hands #it’s a kick in the teeth. I love. I love. I love.

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xielianlover2 · 9 days

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The reason we never see Hua Cheng's POV. It's just this:

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dickfuckk · 11 months

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A love letter to the hair team for OFMD

Inspired by and dedicated to @bizarrelittlemew You should also check out her fic Keep your 'lectric eye on me, babe that mentions Hair several times ✌️

#ofmd #our flag means death #video #tw flashing #just in case #dickpics #it's what i call hurlumhejhus (crazy house/funhouse) editing #this might be up there as one of the stupidest videos i've ever made #definitely the stupidest video i've ever published at least #ida i hope this video satisfied your need for a hair video hfdjskal #i did admittedly make it more stupid than i had to but the song is stupid ghdfjksla #also when life gives you the opportunity to form a heart around ed then you gotta take it #emotional video #as you can tell stede is very touched by the whole thing

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andersdotters · 4 months

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I think most people would agree that gift giving is Zhongli's highest love language (giving). After that, I think would be words of affirmation, quality time, acts of service, then physical touch. As for his highest love language (receiving), it'd probably be quality time.

#genshin impact #zhongli #zhongli x reader #ngl i was torn between which would be his lowest #i mean logically it is physical touch #thats the obvious response #that being said zhongli views acts of service to be primarily transactional #not in a passive aggressive sense mind you #but he only engages in acts of service if it is according to the contract he has set in place #if it is not within the terms of the contract he will not act #just look at his voice lines #the traveler pays for all expenses incurred while he's on the team #an interesting note though is that while zhongli ranks high in words of affirmation (he does truly mean what he says) like....#everything must be taken with a grain of salt #esp when it has to do with his feelings toward a person #it's interesting as a whole #zhongli speaks openly and without hesitation regarding his thoughts and feelings if he's allowed to #and yet..... he never reveals any of his heart #he can say he has warm feelings towards you but you will never be sure the depth of them #so even though he ranks high in words of affirmation it paradoxically makes you even more insecure about your relationship #like he's not lying. he's not lying when he speaks of his warmth toward someone #but it's the equivalent to a grandfather to his toddler grandchild #or a human toward an ant

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dawnbreakersgaze · 1 month

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He's so pretty and his tits are so nice 😩🥺

I still don't have the second card yet but good God I'm gonna kiss whoever decided to give us this story.

I love you, random InFold writer(s). I love you so much rn. And that's not just the delirium from no sleep talking 🫠🥹

#this scene is so ASDGJKGFLGS #one second hes like “yeah i hate when people touch me” and the nect he's got his arm around you and pulling you in so your resting on him #like Ahhhhhhhhhh my heart #literally he can have my heart just take it already 😭#lnds #love and deepspace #lads #l&ds #love & deepspace #rafayel #god of the tides rafayel #ok its 8 am i need sleep lol

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found--family · 2 months

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am i the only one who sensed some jilted lover vibes from jensen?

#burcon #cockles #thoughts #at the start of the panel and through a few particular interactions he seemed very standoffish #he was giving a little bitter and hurt and perhaps even resentful - maybe he only learned of misha's gf #at this con too! maybe it was news to him. on top of not seeing misha for months i can understand #if he was feeling a bit neglected and out of the loop. there's also the matter of misha's gf not being #in a poly thing with jensen and dee like vicki was ie. what she has with misha is seperate so i'm sure #that's another difficult thing to deal with knowing their time together is strictly separate #i've no doubt he wants misha to have a partner and be happy but there's an adjustment period #letting new people into your life and whoever misha's partner is now or in the future is going to #affect jensen on a personal level and moreover his relationship with misha. it's all very intriguing #and while i like what little i've seen and heard about this woman for misha i just think no matter who #she is it's going to take a toll on jensen's relationship w misha. i thought it was plain to see on jensen's face #during their panel: numerous moments where he was giving a poker face that wasn't covering a laugh #but instead like he was trying to smooth out his bitterness. or so my eyes and brain and heart tell me.#just various moments where things looked uncomfortable and jensen making off-colour jokes that didn't land #and which furthermore were barbed and snarky - not in their usual banter way but like he was lashing out #and using the excuse of chaotic panel convo to explain away his comedic pitfalls. but again maybe i'm #looking to much into it? idk. there are some lovely moments! fun and caring moments - but they #mainly came from misha's direction ngl. it seemed like misha was trying hard to keep the peace #while jensen was just running his mouth on comments and jokes that kept not landing - for me #everyone on my dash is loving their dynamic this panel - and i want to feel that love! it is possible that #learning misha has a gf has skewed my perception a little like i'm putting context onto moments #i otherwise wouldn't. but i also think i would've laughed and generally felt better watching their panel #if that was the case. idk. whatever the reason i do think something was OFF between them on stage #and it was coming from jensen from the start. misha picked up on it partway though but things felt #a little strained throughout. like jensen wasn't looking at misha as much as usual or reaching out for him #misha tried to salvage and not react to things. but both their answers to the last Q were passive aggressive af #and when they left the stage together they weren't close or touching or chatting like they usually are...

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ghostforwhat · 11 months

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when you’re off of work would you please elaborate on your hannibal service top agenda,,, please my family is starving

i don’t want anyone to starve so obviously I will extrapolate on the service top aspect of Hannibal Lecter o7!! I am going to get so carried away and I apologize in advance.

Alright going to start this off by saying I do think they’re vers but only in regards to each other, I think for canon relationships, Will has a tendency to allow himself to be directed while Hannibal loves to orchestrate. With each other, though, it grows increasingly and alluringly complicated. Arguments could be made and subsequently thrown out depending on what part of the show you’re watching and post fall is an entire free-for-all because you can’t tell me two grown men survive murder-suicide via cliff and then settle into the puritanical rigidity of who tops and who bottoms.

Okay that being said, honestly i could make the case that both of them lean more toward making sure whoever they’re with is getting the most out of the encounter (maybe for different reasons; the popular trope of Will’s empathy causing a sort of blissful feedback loop and in Hannibal’s case, it stands to reason the politeness overlaps with a challenging sort of hedonism, he’s in control and playful about it) but I think that specifically for Hannibal, Will’s reactions are what he’s constantly seeking and then hoarding. Like. Will responding to stimuli that Hannibal presents is basically the premise of the show and Hannibal very clearly gets off on that, maybe not anywhere explicitly but we see shots of his pupils dilating, his gaze always caught on Will, licking his lips, all in response to Will reacting to him. It’s very rare he’s outright hungry at the beginning of a conversation or interaction, he seems to maintain a sense of aloofness until Will snarks or baits or replies or even defers and then, it’s as though he’s desperate to see more. I'm not getting into the whole them eating meals together because I'll devolve very quickly but like. just keep in mind the way Hannibal watches Will eat, as though he savors Will instead of the meal he cooked. Right. Okay. He gets caught up in Will’s responses very quickly, enraptured and almost stupid about it and trying to immediately trigger more which!! Goes hand and hand with him doing very uh lets say unique acts of service (the malewife jokes are only half jokes); the breakfasts & dinners, the driving, the caretaking. Yes all that’s manipulative but to Hannibal, that doesn’t negate that it’s still getting him the responses he wants and that’s also maybe why he’s so quick to say they’re friends because he’s viewing it as a form of relationship building and quite frankly, that is the only way that man knows how to build relationships; he sets himself up as a crutch and then breaks your leg and unfortunately at that point, for Will, for Jack, for Abigail, for Bedelia, for Chiyoh, you are too grateful to be standing that you forget he’s the reason you can’t do it on your own. The others I mentioned learn either very quickly or very (in painful irony) rudely that he is only a crutch as long as he enjoys it, as long as he can benefit from holding you aloft.

However. In Will’s case, he tries to remove himself and finds that it’s him who can’t stand and he’s immediately resentful and desperate to take back that ability, leaving another gift, another act of service, for Will to prove that he can still provide it and detrimentally putting himself on the map for Jack and Mason in the process. He’s so eager to have Will’s response, he waits at his own fucking crime scene. Will gives him what he wants and he’s too overwhelmed to respond with any sort of power or immediate selfishness, he runs again. And then. Muskrat Farms and his surrender. I feel like I don’t even need to explain why that backs up my case here, that man is so so ready to rescue and then surrender all because Will’s involved; two things he’s never done in his entire life, they essentially reduce him to this almost pathetic thing and it doesn’t give him pause at all because again, they’re acts of service whether Will wants them at that point or not. Like Bedelia said it best, he’s obsessed, he wants every reaction, every word, every sigh and curse, he’s very single-minded about getting them and he doesn’t care who he has to hurt, himself or others, to get them. Now, combine all that and the cliff scene and tell me that man doesn’t spend every second they’re in a bed together completely and utterly focused on Will and Will alone.

#NORTH UR PFP THREW ME OFF I WAS LIKE HELLO RANDOM BLOG I WILL ELABORATE YES #but also hiiiii what are you doing for the rest of your life and can it be me #haha jk....unless?#i'm literally holding so much back lmao like i didn't even touch on Will's response and manipulation of that behavior #tdlr when i write top hannibal its always going to be him makin will come like 3 times before he even remembers to get off n i stand by tha #so so sorry for this but also i am not at all and am completely correct #top hannibal can be good #theres just an overabundance of sadist/power topping which doesn't always mesh well i feel like idk #that man is hungry in every possible way for Will and when youre starved you don't stop to see if youre full you eat until you can't #but then again what do i know i am a dom Will advocate at heart #be he gentle or not #teacupmotif #asks !

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Can I touch your heart? Chapter 2 - Welcome

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warnings: Sha're's passing is mentioned as well as Ji-Yu losing somebody important to her (she and Daniel are both sort of mourning), the characters eat dinner together so food is mentioned

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notes: spot the About Time reference hehe. i'm probably going to upload chapter 3 sometime in the coming few days and the romantic plotline is really going to take off once Ji-Yu and her relationships are all established in these first few chapters, so thank you for reading and hopefully sticking around? 😁 <3 (edit: i changed the color of ji-yu's BDU set in this chapter to work better with the next one, just a small edit!)

After a stumble and a rumble and a tumble, Ji-Yu finds herself on the other side of the Stargate, stepping onto the metal ramp in a room of concrete and muted colors. Her brightly colored hanbok stands out in the sea of grays and dull greens, the purple dangui and sky blue chima having a glow-like effect in the otherwise monochrome room.

“Close the iris!” Colonel O’Neill shouts as Ji-Yu takes in her boldly contrasting environment. Her eyes scan over the people standing and kneeling before her, their weapons pointed at the Stargate and their faces barely visible under their helmets. The iris begins to swivel shut and Ji-Yu whips around, watching as the iris seals closed. General Hammond enters the room and approaches the group, his gaze not missing the unfamiliar figure among them.

“Colonel O’Neill, what happened?” the General asks Jack, who takes his hat off and exasperatedly runs his hand through his hair. “You know that you require pre-authorization to bring someone from off-world back to the base.” Ji-Yu looks at the man and they make eye contact, and she is unsure of what to say (or even what is being said).

“Yes, that was all Daniel, sir. To be honest, I’m not entirely sure what happened either,” O’Neill says, waving his hands about as he explains what he knows.

The General looks at Daniel expectantly, prompting him with his questioning words, “Doctor Jackson?” Daniel’s eyes flicker around momentarily as he’s figuring out how to phrase his explanation. Sam, Teal’c, and Jack all look at him with an inquisitive gaze (albeit Jack’s was more indignant than that of the former pair) as Daniel steps forward to speak, his hand unconsciously brushing over his mouth and chin before he explains.

“When we first stepped through the gate, we noticed this woman standing not too far away from the gate, and.. long story short, she’s asking for asylum here on Earth,” he tries to explain, lightly gesturing with his hands. As he finishes speaking, he glances at the princess and he sees her looking at him intently once more, as if she’s trying to determine what he had said.

“Does she speak English?” Hammond asks, his eyes meeting the others’ as well as Daniel’s, who turns to face the woman.

“No, sir,” Jack answers for Daniel, who has distracted himself by explaining the conversation to Ji–Yu.

“That man is our 대장 (General),” Daniel says in Korean, pointing to General Hammond. “We call him General Hammond.”

“아… (Ah…)” she nods, looking at the General. “He speaks the same language as you?”

“Yes, he speaks English,” Daniel confirms.

“How do I introduce myself in English?” she asks, which he answers. She nods then approaches General Hammond with a small but warm smile, placing her hands under the lower part of her dangui below her waist.

“Hello, my name is Ji-Yu,” she says, her Korean accent subtle yet just slightly noticeable. She then does a 45 degree bow, her head and gaze also lowered. Hammond gives a friendly smile and bows slightly as well. Ji-Yu lifts her head and looks back at Daniel, who is staring off to the side as he quietly repeats her name to himself.

“SG-1, I want you and Ji-Yu to go get checked out by Doctor Fraiser. We’ll debrief about all of this later on,” he orders, earning a nod from SG-1. Jack, Sam, and Teal’c make their way towards the infirmary while Ji-Yu looks to Daniel who is one step ahead of her, seeing the unasked question about to leave her lips. He unconsciously sets his hand on the back of her arm and begins to lead her to the infirmary, explaining on the way that Doctor Fraiser was going to check on her health and make sure she wasn’t carrying any illnesses that could affect the people on the base.

Ji-Yu finds herself sitting on one of the beds in the infirmary, Daniel standing next to the bed as he had stayed by her side to explain what Doctor Fraiser was doing throughout her examination. Ji-Yu keeps her gaze down, seemingly processing her thoughts while Daniel looks around the room, his gaze occasionally falling on her to make sure she is okay.

“Well, Ji-Yu,” Doctor Fraiser says, approaching the two with her clipboard in her hands. “It seems that you are in perfect health, there’s nothing you need to worry about.” Ji-Yu watches Janet intently as she speaks, then looks to Daniel for a translation. She nods along as he translates, then shifts her gaze towards Doctor Fraiser with a smile.

“Thank you, Doctor Fraiser,” she says in English with a slight bow.

“Wow, you’re picking up English very quickly,” Janet commends her with a smile. Ji-Yu seems to somewhat understand this and she grins.

“Thank you,” she says with a bright gummy smile. Janet’s smile widens at this, then her eyes shift towards Daniel who, whether he realizes it or not, has a smile on his face, too.

“Daniel, General Hammond wants you back in the boarding room. He wants to debrief and figure out what’s going to happen with Ji-Yu,” Janet says to the slightly distracted brunette man.

“Sure. Thanks for your help,” he says, giving Janet a smile. He sets his hand on Ji-Yu’s shoulder and she looks up at him with curious eyes as he gestures to the door. Pushing herself off of the bed, her pink unhye land with a soft tap on the floor, her hands returning underneath the lower part of her dangui as she and Daniel leave the infirmary. Daniel watches her as her eyes wander around the halls, taking in more pieces of the foreign environment.

“Does the rest of Earth look like this?” she asks, her eyes meeting his.

“Well, the local environment is pretty similar to your home planet, but the buildings are probably pretty different,” he explains and she nods.

“Right, you didn’t get to see the buildings there,” she wonders out loud. “They’re kind of colorful, I think. Most buildings are earth toned but the palace where I lived had so many colors. It was much more colorful than this place.”

“Yes, the base is very muted in color, but that’s a military thing,” he says and she nods. He slows his pace slightly as they reach the boarding room then gestures to the open doorway for her to go first. She smiles a little at this and steps into the room, once again noticing how much her royal hanbok stands out in the room of muted grays, greens, and blues. General Hammond is sat at the head of the table, Sam and Teal’c sitting next to each other and Jack sitting across from them.

“Doctor Jackson, please sit down,” Hammond says, gesturing to the seat next to Jack. Daniel sits down and Ji-Yu hovers nearby, unsure of what she was allowed to do. Daniel looks up at her and gestures to the seat next to him, making her smile a little before she sits down next to him.

“So, Teal’c and Major Carter filled me in about Ji-Yu being the Princess on the run from the King,” Hammond starts as Jack dramatically looks at Daniel over his shoulder, earning a miffed glare from the archeologist. Ji-Yu’s eyes flicker between the two of them as this happens and she presses her lips together tightly to suppress her laugh.

“Yes, so I’m not entirely sure why Ji-Yu is on the run to begin with, but I’m pretty sure it has something to do with sneaking out of the palace when she wasn’t supposed to,” Daniel explains to Hammond.

“실례합니다… (Excuse me…)” Ji-Yu says quietly, raising her hand slightly. Everybody’s eyes land on her as she tries to gather her thoughts.

“I think I can explain why I got in trouble with the Palace Guards, if that’s what you’re talking about…” she says in Korean, looking to Daniel for his thoughts. Daniel nods and looks at the group, explaining what she said before she speaks again. Ji-Yu explains that she would sneak out of the palace to read and further her education since she wasn’t allowed to as a woman. She tells them about how that was the first time she had been caught doing so and that she didn’t really want to stay, even if it was a really rash decision. She also adds that she understands if they cannot allow her to stay and if she needs to return to her home planet, she will, but even the non-Korean speaking people in the room could tell she was unsure of what the consequences of her acts of rebellion would be. The group processes this as Daniel translates her words, their gazes falling to different places in the room as they take it all in.

“Well, Ji-Yu, I see no reason why we can’t let you stay,” General Hammond says with a small, friendly smile. “If you would like, we can help you get started with the civilians here on Earth, or you could join us and work here at SG Command.” Ji-Yu looks to Daniel for translation, and all of SG-1 seem surprised by the General’s offer to join the SGC. As Daniel finishes translating what he said, Ji-Yu’s face slowly begins to light up and a bright smile spreads across her lips.

“I can really stay?” she asks and Daniel nods, a small smile visible on his face.

“Thank you,” she grins, trying to speak in English once more.

Hammond smiles at this and adds, “You can decide what you’d like to do later on. For now, we’ll get you a room here on the base and we’ll give you your own SG uniform.” Ji-Yu bites her lower lip as she looks at Daniel once more. After he translates it to her, Hammond calls over one of the airmen standing nearby and instructs him to show Ji-Yu her to one of the guest quarters.

“Thank you,” she says, her gratitude audible in her tone. She rises from her seat, her hands finding a home under her dangui once more before she bows and follows the airman out of the room.

Daniel approaches Ji-Yu’s quarters a couple of hours later, removing one of his hands from his pockets to knock on the door.

“어서 들어오세요! (Please come in!)” she calls from inside. He opens the door and sees her sitting on her bed, wearing the green BDU set with her hanbok laying on her bed beside her.

“어떻게 지내요? (How are you?)” he asks, sliding his hands back into his pockets as he approaches her.

“괜찮아요.. (I’m fine..)” she says with a nod. “I’m just.. realizing I’m leaving behind a life I never thought I’d get away from…” She presses her lips together tightly, an intricate mix of emotions visible in her eyes. Daniel can see worry, excitement, and second-guessing among many other complex feelings rising to her features.

“I understand. This can’t be easy at all,” he says with a gentle nod and reassuring warmth in his features. “If it’s of any comfort, I once left this planet to go live on another called Abydos, so I understand how complicated the emotions can be.” Her expression changes from troubled to piqued interest, her eyes widening slightly and her eyebrows raising in surprise.

“정말입니까? (Really?)” she asks, leaning forward slightly out of curiosity. “This might be a personal question.. but did you ever regret it?”

“Regret it? No, never,” he says with absolute certainty. “No, I…” His voice trails off as a melancholic expression trickles through his visage, his gaze falling to the corner of the room. Ji-Yu quietly watches the shift in his expression, carefully scanning his features as a few moments of silence pass by.

“I’m sorry if I struck a nerve,” she says gently and that snaps him out of his daze.

“No, you’re fine. I-.. Sorry,” he apologizes, his hand coming up to rub the back of his neck. “A long time ago now, I met a woman on Abydos who became my wife. Her name was Sha’re. But she’s since.. she’s since passed away.” Ji-Yu’s lips form an “o” shape and her eyes widen as she leans back, visibly shaken.

“I’m so sorry.. I had no idea…”

“It’s fine, there’s no way you could have known,” he assures her. Her eyes shift to the side as she parts her lips to speak, pausing as she tries to find the right words.

“I know it’s not the same, but I’ve lost someone close to me and I know how hard that can be… The emotions are very complicated, and.. I guess I’m saying.. if you ever want to talk about it, I’m here,” she says, a combination of regret, vulnerability, and honesty swimming in her brown eyes as she meets his gaze. He visibly softens at this and he can’t help but smile, even if his smile is a little sad.

“Thank you, Ji-Yu. I really appreciate it.”

Ji-Yu forces a smile, her gaze falling to the floor between them. Daniel’s gaze falls for a moment as well before he remembers why he came to her quarters in the first place.

“Oh, um, we’re going to be having dinner soon, Jack, Sam, and I. I was wondering if you’d want to come with us,” he offers, and her eyebrows raise slightly in surprise.

“Oh, sure. It didn’t even cross my mind that I’d have to eat something soon,” she says with a laugh, eliciting a smile from him as well.

“The food might be very different from the food on your home planet, but I think it’s pretty decent,” he says with a slight playful tone. She breaks into a smile at this and nods.

“I think I’ll like it just fine,” she says with a quick wink and slight shrug of her shoulders. Daniel looks down as he smiles and heads towards the door. He opens the door and steps out, holding the door ajar for her as she follows him out. Once he closes the door, his hands slide into his pockets once more and he glances over at her as her eyes scans her new environment once more.

“I bet this is a lot to take in, huh?” he says and she chuckles.

“A bit, yeah,” she laughs, looking up at the ceiling with a sigh. “It’s pretty amazing, though.” Daniel’s eyes scan her features momentarily, searching for any nuance in her expression that she wasn’t voicing out loud out of concern for her wellbeing.

“Hey, you two,” Jack’s voice calls from behind them. The two turn around and see Jack and Sam approaching them from the intercepting hallway, the latter with a small smile on her face.

“Heading to the mess?” Jack asks as he and Sam catch up.

“Uh, yeah, that’s the plan, right?” Daniel asks, his hand coming up to scratch behind his ear. Jack opens his mouth to speak but Sam beats him to it.

“I’m glad you’re joining us, Ji-Yu,” Sam says with a warm smile. Ji-Yu smiles at Sam because of the warmth in her voice but turns to Daniel for a translation once more. After he translates it for her, she smiles brightly and thanks Sam in English. Daniel looks at Ji-Yu with a small, warm smile on his face, one that the Colonel does not fail to notice.

“So, what d’you think you’re gonna get?” Jack asks as the four begin to head down the hallway.

“I don’t know yet,” Daniel says, shrugging his shoulders slightly. He glances over at Ji-Yu who is tugging on the sleeve of her jacket, absentmindedly playing with the button on the cuff.

“What about you, Ji-Yu?” the Colonel asks and she glances up at the mention of her name.

“Jack…” Daniel sighs, closing his eyes to repress his frustration. The Colonel looks at him, silently mouthing 'What?' Ji-Yu’s eyes dart between the two men and she gently chews her lower lip to hold back her smile. Even if she didn’t quite understand what they were saying, she could immediately tell there was a bickering dynamic the two shared that was always present in their interactions. Ji-Yu looks down as the two begin to quarrel and continue to do so until they reach the mess hall.

Once they make it to the mess hall, Daniel explains to Ji-Yu what the different foods are and offers suggestions of what she could try based on his knowledge of traditional Korean food. She ends up going with steak and rice, something somewhat familiar yet new for her. The four sit down at an empty table and the SG-1 members begin discussing their next offworld mission, which Daniel makes sure to translate for Ji-Yu so she wouldn't be excluded from the conversation. Daniel also makes sure to ask Ji-Yu how she was liking the food, which she expresses her gratitude to him for and assures him that she is enjoying it. Once the four of them finish eating, Jack heads home for the night while Sam decides to work more in her lab for a bit before heading to bed. After parting ways with the Major and Colonel, Daniel walks Ji-Yu back to her quarters. Once they arrive at her door, he rubs the back of his neck before speaking.

“So, um, if you need anything at all over the night, you can just let me know. My room is just down the hall,” he says, pointing towards the direction of his room. “It’s the third room on the right.” Ji-Yu nods at this and smiles tiredly.

“I think I’ll be okay. Thank you, Daniel,” she says, thanking him in English. He smiles at this, slipping his lower lip between his teeth and biting down gently. His eyes skim over her features once more, noticing the small birthmark underneath the outer right corner of her eye and the subtle crease in her right eyelid that was absent in her left eyelid. His gaze drifts towards her lips, noticing the deep mauvewood color and how her upper lip is less full than her lower lip. He unconsciously wets his lips before shaking himself out of his daze, breathing out a chuckle as his eyes flicker around the hallway.

“잘 자요 (Sleep well),” he says quietly, meeting her eyes once more. She smiles and bows slightly before he turns on his heel and heads to his quarters for the night. Ji-Yu watches him leave before letting out a sigh and opening the door to her quarters, closing the door behind her with a gentle click.

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