Drabble: Illuminated
Title: Illuminated
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Owen, Maggie
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 316 - Reverse Fandom - How I Met Your Mother at tw100
Spoilers: A Day In The Death.
Summary: Owen and Maggie watch the lightshow created by the Pulse.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Title used is ‘Symphony Of Illumination’
( Illuminated... )
I think he became brash and obnoxious as a defense mechanism because Katie's death hit him so hard. He used that persona as a shield in the same way Ianto used his suits and Jack his over-the-top egotistical facade. Tosh was shy and unassuming, which made her too easy for Owen to brush her off. Diane was powerful and self-sufficient, so not someone Owen would feel he'd have to take care of. I don't think he wanted that responsibility again.
You're definitely right about the way they handled the backgrounds of the characters. RTD had a thing for Eve and wanted her as his leading lady. He therefore shoved her down our throats as the best thing to ever happen to Torchwood. Any/all of the others were much more compelling characters with much more interesting background stories. She had nothing to offer from the get-go. She was the slutty office airhead lusting after the boss, and that was all. When she wasn't throwing herself at Jack she was busy being a condescending bitch to everyone on the team and treating her beloved Rhys like dirt. Boring, boring, boring!
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Diane was her own woman, independent and capable. She didn't need Owen. That kind of self-confidence is sexy as hell, it's no wonder Owsen was drawn to her. Tosh is hust not the type to put herself in the limelight, but i do believe she's still be a magtch for Owen. Her confidence is of a quieter, less showy variety, but it's still there, it's just easier to ignore.
Gwen just isn't a nice person, I find it impossible to feel any sympathy for her, the way she treats other people it's a miracle anyone can stand to be around her.
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