3) I follow show canon as much as possible, with some notable exceptions.

    ** The big exception, of course, is the element of slash, but I'm a believer in canon and like to "explain" the "real" story behind some of the things we see on the show. Thus, what happens on the show, happens in my universe, but it may not always be what you think!

    ** Another big exception is that my universe is Meridian-free. Oh, yes, the events of Meridian get mentioned and explained, but it is thankfully ascension-free. Jonas exists and has made it into two fics, "Dinner at Seven" and "Kelowna, No More," but that's it. Season 6, whenever it is written, is completely Danielized! Daniel was there, after all, in the flesh!

    ** The core story, "They Don't Understand," covers the reality of what happened with "Meridian," and another story, "Dinner at Seven," actually goes through the events of "Full Circle," "Fallen," and "Homecoming." No deaths. No ascensions. It's all very logical in my Jack and Daniel universe.

    ** A third big exception was necessitated by the sad events in "Heroes" towards the end of Season 7. I have made the decision to not follow canon with respect to the "Janet Fraiser" character. The events of "Heroes" in which Janet is killed is explained in my story, "The Truth about Heroes: Janet's Song."

    ** The latest big exception is that I firmly believe S9 is AU, not canon for the S1-S8 characters. I point to the fish in the final scene of "Moebius", to the fact that in part of the S9 opener Daniel suddenly had an apartment again (when he had purchased a house in S7), and that out of the clear blue, Jack suddenly has a motorcycle. Sadly, things were not put back right in "Moebius Part 2". S9 and beyond is AU. I will incorporate whatever parts of S9 I choose into the universe on a sporadic basis (for example, just a mention of Merlin being an Ancient is touched upon). Potentially, some eps could be Jack-ized the same way

4) “Ship?” you ask? Of course, but in my universe, it's totally explained. I've been told my take on Sam and the proverbial “ship” hasn't been done quite the way it is in my fan fic. Sam has a vital role in the lives of Jack and Daniel, but you'll have to read to find out the full story!

5) My world is, well, honestly, “tame” in certain ways. Jack and Daniel screamed at me to let them have sex in “Melons, Fiber and Krispy Kremes,” a cute little tale about grocery shopping that had me totally stumped. I mean, geez, they were shopping, and they wanted me to write them having sex in the parking lot?

Well, they won, and I wrote my first NC-17 scene. I've done a few of them now, but be forewarned, that my NC-17's are Disneyized. If you read them, you'll find out what I mean! The funny thing is, I've gotten some very nice feedback about my NC-17's. I suppose there are a lot of people like me who actually do enjoy the overview more than the technical.

Readers will notice the "tame" in language, too. My fic is profanity free. Instead, Jack's worst is "friggin'" and "crap" while Daniel tends to use "freakin'" and made up words in Abydonian or some other language. Some may argue with that. Even my betas sometimes say "but it needs to be stronger," but you won't find it. Sorry, Jack.

6) My Jack and Daniel universe is happy, sappy, and full of love! There are several hurt/comfort stories and lots of angst and drama, too, but each and every story has a happy ending; no melancholy or unfulfilling endings. If you suffer through their torment, and there is plenty of that (alien drugs, stalkers, attempted rape, jealousy, torture, etc.), you will find the light at the end of the tunnel! It's a dark-free zone!

The "Beyond the Series" fics have taken the characters to an entirely unanticipated place -- a family with kids while still working at the SGC and having their own archaeological firm. It's a crazy madhouse, but not for everyone, but just as the beagles have their own following, so do the children.

My guys are tough, independent, strong-willed men, but they are also romantic fluffs with each other when they are alone, and they've completely changed each other's lives, and are better for it. Thus, consider this your “Sugar in their Veins” warning!

*** Story Overview***

Readers have loved having this story listing that places the fan fics in their chronological order. There is some overlapping, but that's true to life, too. What follows is a basic outline of the stories and how they fit together.

While I call the original stories a series, what ties them together is that they all utilize Daniel's computer diary, which is separate from his personal journal. The computer diary stems from the core story, “The Don't Understand,” and utilizes the idea that Daniel is frustrated at the prejudice in the world and wishes that somehow people could look beyond the stereotypes and just allow others to live and be happy.

Again, all the stories stand alone, but since they use the computer diary to varying extent with the idea of communicating that Jack and Daniel are just two guys who happen to be in love and hey, what's wrong with that, they are lightly referred to as a series.

As of this writing, the series includes the core story ("They Don't Understand"), six others, and a prequel. The prequel is “Anger's Song,” and it's only a prequel because of the last section, the epilogue, in which Daniel makes a decision related to the computer diaries.

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