As sort of a tied-in note, I finished reading T-Minus Whatever The Rest of The Title Was, and I thought that the addition of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell aspect of it actually made it a better story. I mean, admittedly, there wouldn't have been a story without it, but quite frankly? It was hysterical. In the I'm so glad I wasn't eating while reading this because I probably would've choked to death way.
I agree with WG from a theoretical standpoint - it's exactly the same reason you wouldn't, per say, want to be dating your boss, and that college students aren't supposed to date their professors. But from another view, it does, almost certainly, happen. I think the key to writing good fic in this fandom - and, admittedly, I don't know the characters well - seems to boil down to either sticking them in a storage closet (which I am, by the way, all for) or dealing with Jack's guilt over sleeping with not only a subordinate, but a male subordinate. Because from my sense of it, Daniel is more caught up in the actual archaeology side of it, as opposed to the military side, so he probably wouldn't quite get, per say, what the big deal was. And even if he did, he probably wouldn't care. And Jack, I think, does care. And then he's probably mad at himself for caring, because it's a relationship and he shouldn't be governing his personal life by the rules of his job. (Even though, really, he's probably been doing it for years. Because when you're in the military, that's exactly what you do.)
I cannot believe I am theorizing about character motivations in a fandom I don't know any details about. If I had fandom shame left, this would trigger it. Unfortunately, I think I just like psychology too much.
And at any rate, you totally deserve all the support you can get. And sometimes, it's more about the story than the audience. There are things you write that you know will get tons of feedback, and then there are things you write that you expect will get no feedback at all, but you still write them, because they're worth writing. So if that's what this fandom is for you, then I hope you do get feedback - you'll be getting mine, anyway! - because it is good work. It's very good work. And good writing is always worthwhile, whether it's in the largest fandom in the world, or the smallest.
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I agree with WG from a theoretical standpoint - it's exactly the same reason you wouldn't, per say, want to be dating your boss, and that college students aren't supposed to date their professors. But from another view, it does, almost certainly, happen. I think the key to writing good fic in this fandom - and, admittedly, I don't know the characters well - seems to boil down to either sticking them in a storage closet (which I am, by the way, all for) or dealing with Jack's guilt over sleeping with not only a subordinate, but a male subordinate. Because from my sense of it, Daniel is more caught up in the actual archaeology side of it, as opposed to the military side, so he probably wouldn't quite get, per say, what the big deal was. And even if he did, he probably wouldn't care. And Jack, I think, does care. And then he's probably mad at himself for caring, because it's a relationship and he shouldn't be governing his personal life by the rules of his job. (Even though, really, he's probably been doing it for years. Because when you're in the military, that's exactly what you do.)
I cannot believe I am theorizing about character motivations in a fandom I don't know any details about. If I had fandom shame left, this would trigger it. Unfortunately, I think I just like psychology too much.
And at any rate, you totally deserve all the support you can get. And sometimes, it's more about the story than the audience. There are things you write that you know will get tons of feedback, and then there are things you write that you expect will get no feedback at all, but you still write them, because they're worth writing. So if that's what this fandom is for you, then I hope you do get feedback - you'll be getting mine, anyway! - because it is good work. It's very good work. And good writing is always worthwhile, whether it's in the largest fandom in the world, or the smallest.