World Enough and Time

Title: The Tarot Cards
Author: fajrdrako
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Captain Jack Harkness, the Tarot girl
Length: 1050 words
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: Though it may not be immediately obvious, this is my tribute to the Eleventh Doctor, who first appeared tonight. Spoilers for Torchwood series three, Children of Earth. Cross-posted to my Dreamwidth account, my lj, torch_wood, and to my fanfiction journal. Thanks to maaseru for beta-reading.

( The Tarot Cards )

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Now, why didn't I think of this? The John Barrowman song What about Us is perfect for a Jack/Doctor vid, and goodness knows my favourite slash pairing in Doctor Who/Torchwood doesn't get a lot of vids. (Yeah, what about us Jack/Doctor fans?)

So I'm thrilled to see that 0x3mmix0 has done it: a Jack/Doctor version of What About Us.

Makes me a happy fan.

This YouTube video made my day: top ten john barrowman kisses. What fun! But the video-maker, xtorchwoodx, didn't make the same picks I would have. My two favourite Jack-kisses are missing - and if they're in order of preference, I'd change the order radically. Here's my comments on ( xtorchwoodx's list )

Here is my list, some of them the same as xtorchwoodx's choices:

1. Jack kisses the Doctor in "Parting of the Ways". Classic, beautiful, and my favourite of Captain Jack's many relationships.
   
2. Captain Jack hugs and kisses Estelle in Torchwood 1x04, "Small Worlds".
   
3. Captain Jack kisses Ianto on the forehead in Torchwood 2x05, "Adam". So very tender. With this scene, I thought I understood their relationship.
   
4. The shower scene in Shark Attack: Megalodon. It doesn't matter that the rest of the movie is crap and Barrowman is prettier than his leading lady. That scene is hot.
   
5. John kisses the Canadian Maria contestant.
   
6. Time Agents Captain Jack Harkness and Captain John Hart kiss when they meet again in "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang".
   
7. Captain Jack kisses Ianto after Lisa's attack in "Cyberwoman".
   
8. Captain Jack kisses Rose's hand in Doctor Who 1x09, "The Empty Child". This turns me to lust-filled mush every time I see it.
   
9. John Barrowman and Gareth David-Lloyd kiss at The Hub convention in London, 2008. Minute 2:04 of this slideshow. No, I wasn't there. It's not on film. I've only seen the photos. So cute.
   
10. Torchwood's Captain Jack Harkness kisses the other Captain Jack Harkness in Torchwood 1x12, "Captain Jack Harkness".

Have I forgotten anything worth adding? The nice moment in which John Barrowman and Eve Miles kissed on camera during the shooting of an episode (or were they in character as Jack and Gwen?) is nice, too.

So many good scenes!

Title: Faith
Author: fajrdrako
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Doctor/Jack
Challenge: tw100, challenge: supernatural reverse fandom
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: No spoilers, except maybe vague ones for the Doctor Who episode "Utopia". Cross-posted to my LJ and to tw100.

( Faith )

Once again John Barrowman makes me a very happy fan. In an interview printed on Pop Culture Zoo he said: "Jack will always be at the Doctor’s side, no matter who he is."

Thrills me, that does. Delights my fangirl heart.

Other highlights:

• About the Jack/Ianto relationship: "Women, actually, are the ones who want to see more of it." Well - yes. That's a no-brainer.
  
  
• More about the Jack/Ianto relationship: "It brings out the “human” in him, it brings out more of the empathy because he’s actually fallen for someone and he really cares about somebody. So, it’s really great and I think that’s what makes him warm to other people."
  
  
• More intriguing:
  PCZ: Will we ever, in Torchwood, get to Jack’s missing two years?
  JB: You might, you might.
  PCZ: Keep watching?
  JB: Yeah, keep watching, but there are other things you’ll get to with Jack.
  
  
• Gareth David-Lloyd on the Jack/Ianto relationship: "It’s sort of one of the key character elements of the show, especially for the fans. There’s a lot of fan fiction out there with Jack and Ianto." Yes, friends, the man is talking about us.
  
  
• Gareth David-Lloyd said: "I think Ianto’s always made [Jack] care and that is really the heart of the show. Ianto’s always bearing his emotional side and vulnerable side and keeping his feet on the ground." I like the notion that Ianto is 'the emotional side of Jack' - not that I think Jack isn't emotional all on his own - but I like the way that side of Ianto appeals to him and resonates. It makes Jack less alone.

If the Jack/Ianto relationship is 'really the heart of the show', why don't the actual writers and producers focus on it more? I don't mean they should make it a major plot point, but that we should get more of the interaction we love so much, looks and touches, banter and jokes, shared smiles, and maybe a spat or two.... Yes, we do get these things, but not nearly enough for my taste! Not to mention more scenes in the sizzling hothouse style....

And it isn't even that I'm hooked on specifically the Jack/Ianto relationship. I just like seeing Jack's relationships, especially when they matter to him. And I love to see the inner, emotionally-charged Jack.

It's nice to see questions and answers like this clarifying the relationship between Jack and Ianto. Are there any interviews with Barrowman or with Eve Myles that discuss the feelings between Jack and Gwen?

Title: Endless Journey
Author: fajrdrako
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack/Doctor
Challenge: tw100: challenge: journey's end
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: Cross-posted to my LJ and to tw100.

( Endless Journey )

Title: The Hand
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Captain Jack Harkness
Challenge: tw100, challenge: anticipation
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: Spoilers for Torchwood series 1 episode "End of Days". Cross-posted to my LJ and to tw100.

( The Hand )

Title: All I Want for Christmas...
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack/Doctor, Torchwood team
Challenge: tw100, challenge: christmasolstikwanzakah songs
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: No spoilers. Cross-posted to my LJ, and tw100.

( All I Want for Christmas... )

I suppose this is a Doctor Who slash photomanip rec. caelieth posted it today; seeing it cheered me up immensely. After "The Last of the Time Lords", anything that shows Jack and the Doctor close cheers me up. Gives me hope, the way I wish the canon would.

The lovely picture is here.

Today I stumbled across this slashy picture of Jack and Ten by the Theban Band and it really made my day. Cheered me up immensely about my fandom.