Sam/Jack
Samantha Carter/Jack O'Neill
SG-1's commanding officer and his brilliant second spent eight seasons leaving their feelings 'in the room' because regulations forbade anything else. The za'tarc confession episode made the unspoken official, and fic supplies the retirement canon only hinted at.
What is Sam/Jack?
Sam/Jack is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Samantha Carter and Jack O'Neill from Stargate. With over 5,000 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.
Why fans love Sam/Jack
Duty-bound yearning at its purest: two soldiers who would die for each other but can't have dinner together.
Most Popular Sam/Jack Fanfics
The highest-rated Sam/Jack stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.
Beyond anything else
by jackgyvwer_fanart
Sam is about to marry Pete Shanahan. At first, Jack acts as if he doesn't mind—until he becomes seriously ill and the truth is finally revealed. Sam struggles with her feelings as she realizes it and begins to question her life.
Sam and Jack through the eyes of others
by Jane87
The progression of Sam and Jack's relationship over the years, through the eyes of their acquaintances. Starts during season 8.
Fringe Between Hearts 2
by makasgard
Continuation of my story “Fringe Between Hearts”:There is a problem with the two worlds that are connected somehow. The connection between them has become too strong, and now the worlds are beginning to collide with each other. The second part continues directly after the first part.Please make sure
Echoes of Destiny
by Stealing_Fire_67
When Sam came back to the facility to shut down the Goa’uld forceshield, she'd expected to find Colonel O’Neill. She had actually planned on it. No man left behind. But Sam hadn't expected to find a 12 year old kid named Daisy, who was somehow immune to Hathor’s breathing virus and... who had also r
A Light in the Dark
by Srdavidso
After a series of violent assaults leave Sam Carter struggling to survive the aftermath, Jack O’Neill refuses to let her face it alone. What follows is a years-long journey through trauma, recovery, setbacks, memory loss, heartbreak, forgiveness, and love. A hurt/comfort, slow-burn Sam/Jack story ab
No Control
by Lynskiren
When SG1 was on some well-earned downtime, Daniel pleads his case to go on a quick trip through the gate to see some ruins that SG17 had found on their last short mission. Will he regret that decision? Will Sam and Jack forgive him for insisting that they go with him? This quick trip changes their l
Come Away with Me
Completeby blackcoffee13
So, Samantha Carter did the practical thing: she took the leave and she packed her bags and she went.To Tahiti.By herself.Well… sort of.
The sound of Trees
by Whashaza
There was a legend of old. Telling a story of the four travellers that will come through the gate. We waited for eons for the bell to toll. Winters came and went with the regularity of seasons. Woman gave birth and men grew old, yet our King and his knights lived, waiting for the day that will deter
A Thousand Years
by lilferret
Sam and Pete have a great relationship. She’s happy, just like she’d told her dad she was. Did she sometimes wonder what it would have been like if she’d decided to wait for someone else? Sure. But she was happy. Really. She was. And those lingering feelings for her CO? Surely those would fade in ti
Now what?
by Little_Blue_Alien
Tuesday Museday, drabble photo prompt forever One liners. Just coz #saveakamaimommuses
Alternate 8
by Zoser4
An alternate version of Season Eight
Vacation Rules
by Athena_Alexandria
Nemesis AU. What if Sam had accepted Jack's invitation to go with him to his cabin? And Thor didn't beam him away? Jack and Sam spend a week together in the woods of northern Minnesota getting to know each other better as friends and colleagues ... and maybe something more. Alone in their own privat
The Alternate Universe Survival Guide Honeymoon
by LenaLake
This wasn’t selfish, he told himself. He needed to make out with this version of Carter so she could get her real husband back and he could go home.It was the sun’s fault, really, that he was in this position.Stupid sunspots.Sexy, tempting Carter.
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me
by DragonessZena
What is supposed to be a routine mission for SG-1 leads to Teal'c being dumped down a waterfall and the rest of the team captured. Teal'c washes up on shore badly injured and wakes to find himself more healed than even his symbiote can explain, and a woman telling him they can never leave as Bastet'
Between the layers
by Pixiewonderland
After an Ancient device leaves Sam Carter changed in ways no one can explain, SG-1 follows the trail to a second world where reality no longer follows a single path. As the planet breaks around them and time begins to turn against them, Jack O’Neill must hold onto the one constant he cannot afford t
Vous avez dit corvée ?
Completeby Malice39
Sam et Vala sont de corvée... mais en est-ce vraiment une ? Fic réalisée pour un challenge. 8 mots sont à placer...
Surprising Effect !
Completeby Malice39
Jack veut faire un surprise à Sam... Serie de 2 drabbles pour un challenge. Missing-scène de l'épisode 13 (Ripple Effect) de la saison 9, que j'aurai adoré voir...
Iron and Laurel
by nfitp
Samantha Carter, daughter of a Germanic scholar, is captured during Rome’s northern campaigns and sold into slavery. Jack O’Neill, a battle-hardened Roman commander, buys her on impulse. Can they endure the savage cruelty of Rome while threading the deadly paths of captivity, power, and ambition wit
Tangled Web Of Neurons
Completeby sticks_mushroom
Due to the many, many things that have tampered with Sam Carter's brain over the years, she suffers a mental break after the Prometheus incident (s7e13 - Grace). SG-1 retire to the alpha site to take care of her.
Surviving Heroes
by Willowtree0949
Janet Fraiser has been hit by a Jaffa staff weapon on P3X-666. Sam and Daniel manage to save her, but this close call leads Janet to reveal her true feelings to Sam, who is grappling with some of the same emotions herself.
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What does Sam/Jack mean?
Sam/Jack is the ship name (portmanteau or nickname) for the pairing of Samantha Carter and Jack O'Neill. It's used by fans to tag and search for fanfiction featuring this relationship.
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There are over 5,000 Sam/Jack fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own.
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