is it maybe Rough Terrain (Part 1/4) by Eideann
Daniel's missing minutes in New Ground are certainly suggestive, as is his manner when Sam and Jack come in to join him. This is an epic tale in which Daniel learns how to let his friends help him cope with emotional difficulties just in time for a doozy to come along
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