FIC: Torchwood (drabble) - The Nature of Love

[fajrdrako]

Title: The Nature of Love
Author: fajrdrako
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack, Gwen
Challenge: tw100, challenge: pie
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: Cross-posted to my LJ and to tw100.


The Nature of Love

"What about love?" asked Gwen. "To me, it's like a pie. Cut too many pieces, you have nothing left but crumbs. But you find it easy to love a lot of people."

"Not easy." Jack considered. "Just ... It's impossible not to feel things. Hate, lust, love. Each person gets the whole metaphorical pie. The heart holds infinite space for pies, and, er, tarts."

Gwen wanted to ask, "Do I get a whole pie from you, or just one piece?" But she couldn't.

"Love's more like a clear stream," continued Jack. "Flowing where it can."

"Poetic."

"Beautiful," said Jack. "Always."