World Enough and Time

Title: Lavender and Rose
Author: fajrdrako
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Gwen Cooper/Captain Jack Harkness, Jack/Others
Rating: G
Form: Drabble (100 words)
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: Cross-posted to my Dreamwidth account, my Livejournal account, The Torchwood 100, and my fanfic journal.

( Lavender and Rose )

Title: Temptation
Author: fajrdrako
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Gwen Cooper, Captain Jack Harkness
Rating: G
Form: Drabble (100 words)
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: For the Torchwood 100 challenge 'Piece of Cake'. Cross-posted to my Dreamwidth account, my Livejournal account, The Torchwood 100, and my fanfic journal.

( Temptation )

A few weeks ago friend gave me two new white plastic spice racks, rather like this, with unlabelled empty jars. I was wanting to label and fill the bottles, but I wanted to find pre-made labels. Not that I couldn't make serviceable labels, and I've done so before, but I have seen very nice labels in the stores - it would be easier and more aesthetic to get them.

So I've been looking in the stores. Some, like the Bulk Barn, used to sell such a thing, but don't any more. Staples just has the label paper to make it yourself. I tried about a dozen places. And it occurred to me that J.D. Adams on Bank Street might have them. I love that store - kitchenwares of every variety, teapots, cups and saucers, storage jars, aprons - all sorts of wonderful domestic items. Christmas decorations, too.

And they had the labels. Not only did they have the labels, they had choice: plastic horizonal framed spice names, circular spice names for the tops of the bottles. Or I could buy (at something like twice the price and less quantity) coloured, fancy labels. They were nice, but I really don't have a coloured, fancy sort of kitchen. I got the plastic labels, and labelled all my spices today.

As I was leaving the store, the woman who had sold me the labels noticed my backpack. "You have a Torchwood Institute backpack!" she said. "Did you sew the name on, or did it come with it?"

"I sewed it on," I said.

"I love Torchwood," she confessed.

"So do I," I said.

"Mostly I love Captain Jack," she said.

"So do I," I answered. She may or may not be my soulmate, but she sure has good taste in TV heroes.



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Title: Patience
Author: fajrdrako
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Captain Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of BBC.

( Patience )

After the depressing storyline of Torchwood: Children of Earth, I felt a certain trepidation about this one. Of course I want more Torchwood, but it could be a case of "beware what you wish for..." And a changeover to an American setting and storyline? It seldom bodes well when any show crosses the Atlantic.

Still: Russell T Davies. I have infinite faith in his writing skills, if not his judgement.

My reactions: a cautious thumbs up.

( I was not... )

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I was just saying that I thought Steven Moffat would not bring Captain Jack back to Doctor Who, that he'd abandoned the character to Russel T Davies for Torchwood, and no sooner did I say that than Moffat gave an interview saying I'm wrong: Steven Moffat wants John Barrowman back on Doctor Who.

A headline that should give me hope. But you know what? I don't believe him.

For one thing, he's had two seasons to bring Jack back, or even mention him, and there's been nothing. So now Torchwood series 4 is being filmed he can't bring Jack back because John Barrowman is busy? Rubbish. This series of Torchwood isn't timed to go on forever. Barrowman has already said he would be on Doctor Who at any opportunity. If Moffat is waiting for Barrowman to be idle and free, well then, we've got till hell freezes over, because John Barrowman is always busy. And he'd be only too happy to have Doctor Who making him just a little bit more busy.

If Captain Jack was back on the show and Eleven was nice to him (interpret that how you will), I think my love of the show would be revived, and I'd be much happier with Matt Smith. A kiss? Can I have another Captain/Doctor kiss? Is that asking too much? Yes, of course it is. But it's what I want. Or even just a friendly familiarity between them that would allow such thing.

I thought the rest of the article belied the headline. Sure, Moffat is vaguely and theoretical willing to have anyone back from the Doctor's past, including Jack, but he hasn't showed himself particularly inclined to build on the RTD background or characters so far. He doesn't sound enthusiastic about it. He has already been quoted as saying he has ideas of his own to pursue. So he's pursuing them.

No, this really doesn't raise my hopes. But it does reopen a possibility.

The 30 Days of Torchwood meme:

( Day 30: Why You Love Torchwood )

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( Day 28: Where You Think the Series Should Continue To )

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