FIC: Torchwood (drabble) - Homecoming (and Going)

[fajrdrako]

Title: Homecoming (and Going)
Author: fajrdrako
Fandom: Torchwood/Doctor Who
Characters: Jack/Doctor, Torchwood Team
Challenge: tw100, challenge: reverse fandom heroes
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: Using the Heroes episode title "Homecoming". Cross-posted to my lj and to tw100.


Homecoming (and Going)

Jack once found happiness on the TARDIS. For more than a century he had dreamed of it, longed for it, waited for its return.

Now here it was, with the Doctor grinning at him, half "come-hither" and half "stay-away". "So," the Doctor's casual tone fooled no one, "Want to stay?"

Jack swallowed. "Can't. Duty." He had another home now. Earth. Torchwood. The team.

"Just for a spin?"

"If I stay, I'll never go back. They need me more than you do. I love them."

"Jack! You've gone native!"

Jack smiled at memories. "No. Found a place of my own."

Comments

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

half "come-hither" and half "stay-away"

Wow, if there was ever a good description of Ten...

I like the combination of regret and fondness you've got in Jack here, the pull in two directions.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

if there was ever a good description of Ten...

It's how I see him, especially with regard to Jack and Martha.

I like the combination of regret and fondness you've got in Jack here, the pull in two directions.

Thank you! I think Jack has his heart in two places, two homes, as it were. He knows that he has to follow his conscience rather than his inclinations if he is ever to be worthy of the Doctor in his own eyes. His essential dilemma.

[luvinthe88and20.livejournal.com]

Very nice.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Oh, that last line is perfect.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Thank you - glad you liked it.

[raissad.livejournal.com]

Lovely. :)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[nightrider101.livejournal.com]

Very nice.

In my mind, Jack will always have a place on the TARDIS even though right now he needs to be on Earth.

Great job!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I think it's a shame that Jack needs to be on Earth right now - duty is all very well, but that man belongs on the TARDIS. In my opinion.

Thanks for commenting.