Chess sets with shiney, shiney teeth

[icarus]

Looking at a video of a celebrity, trying to figure out what's changed I realize - oh. He got his teeth done.

I liked him better before, even though now he is more handsome. This "Hollywood Teeth" thing makes everyone look the same. Okay, different, but like they all belong to the same chess set.

Here's one of my favourite Stargate SG-1 fics. It's not long, but it accounts very well for the strangeness of Jack-the-Air Force colonel sleeping with Daniel:

Kawhoosh! by Anais. R/NC-17

I cracked up at this Teal'c makeover by tafkarfic:

Queer Eye For The SG-1 by Tafkar. PG (but don't run, it's fun!)

Then something to warm your heart, which is by danvers so of course has edgy, funny dialogue and a sense of the absurd, so isn't saccharine for a millisecond:

A Christmas Wish by Danvers. PG-13

Hooray, blatantly NC-17 off-world sex with denial! I'm sure I've rec'd this before, but in case I haven't:

Pavlov by Kalimyre

Now I'm going to amaze myself - I'm actually rec'ing Gen. Not only that, what recommends it most is danvers crystal clear, fierce and edgy Sam Carter, pre-Stargate progame:

SG-1

Enjoy.

Comments

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Yes. Michael Shanks had slightly small teeth, a little jagged. The difference is he used to constantly try to hide his teeth, which gave him a bashful, soft, somewhat shy manner and it made him... well, pout all the time. Very sweet.

Sure, he has a great smile now, but that pouty softness was part of his appeal.

My mother had a very dramatic Cher-type nose, then had it fixed. She looked like a 18th century deguerrotype, with the delicate cheekbones, luminous skin, and the Nefertiti nose.

It formed a lot of her persona, her over-the-type, diva-like style and attitude.

After the nose-job, she was somewhat disappointed to discover that people were less likely to find her beautiful and elegant, and more likely to find her... cute. But she'd never developed a "cute" personality to go with her new appearance. Oddly, she continued to dress dramatically, even though she could no longer carry it off.

Michael Shanks did well to buff out at the same time he changed his teeth, making himself more of a "leading man." It wouldn't've worked to try to force him back into the Daniel-mold completely. But he is slightly more... bland.

Icarus