fajrdrako | Torchwood: ships passing in the night and day... (Reply)

I love fandom. The ship wars are going strong on

szm has set up her own Anti-Ship Wars Challenge, which I think is brilliant. Bring it on!

So when Jack meets up with Captain John after he hasn't seen him in years and they lock lips right off - fandom just sits back and enjoys it. But let Jack touch Gwen's hand - and then ask Ianto on a date - well, that's a serious matter.

And I'm wondering the same thing I think he would be: can't we just enjoy both relationships as they happen?

My take on Jack's relationships: to Jack, love has no predetermined pattern. Love is an ocean in which he swims, not a private swimming pool. It can take him anywhere.

It's no secret that my pairing of choice is Jack/Doctor. Everything else is gravy.

Jack's smile when he mentioned the Doctor - "my Doctor", he called him - near the beginning of "Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang" was enough to keep me happy for days. I was thrilled to see Jack cajole Ianto into a date, and thrilled to see him affectionate with Gwen. I prefer slash stories to het, but I think Gwen is so gorgeous that in my heart of hearts I'd love to see her have an affair with Jack. And if he was with Tosh or Owen, I think I'd like that, too.

I don't want to see him settle down with anyone, tamed and domesticized and monogamous. That isn't what Jack is about. His love is wide and deep and expansive and enduring and I love that.

And you know what I love most of all? That we can't predict what's going to happen with any of Jack's relationships. We just don't know.