Belated Observations (Stargate, Jack/Daniel)

Daniel was not known for being observant. Well, he was observant when it came to languages or foreign cultures or ancient artifacts, but it was well known around the base that he was oblivious when it came to noticing things about the people around him. It took him two weeks to realize that Carter had cut her hair, and he finally remembered that General Hammond was on vacation the day he got back.

He tended to forget that other people were not as socially blind as he was, so it came as a bit of a shock the first time he overheard someone talking about him and Jack. It wasn’t uncommon for their names to be mentioned together in the same sentence. The first few years he’d served with SG1, he’d overheard a number of comments, most of which were bets on how long it would take the Colonel to snap and send the crew’s resident dork packing. And of course, several thousand light years between planets didn’t stop the rest of the Stargate personnel from finding out about any of the awkward blunders Daniel happened to make while they were away. He blamed Jack for those, and rightfully so, since Jack had admitted to it after the first few months. He’d even admitted to starting a couple of the outlandish rumors about Daniel that had a tendency to pop up on base, like the one about Daniel buying stock in Kleenex since he used it so often.