He lives his life on a pedestal that's too high to ever stay erect, and every time it falls he finds himself building it just a little higher.

Character: Jack Harkness
Fandom: Doctor Who/Torchwood
Prompt: Describe your character in one sentence

Who or what do you think has the most influence over how you portray your character?

As strange as it may sound, I think I've mostly been influenced by the writers of other characters. I haven't really come across many Jack players, though this is probably due to my own browsing habits, and I've been playing him for a relatively short amount of time ( Read more... )

He hums a soft lullaby to himself, on those nights when the sounds of the Hub are not enough.

Jack isn’t sure he recognizes it, not anymore. It’s a tune long forgotten by a mind filled to the brim with technologies and people and plans. And no matter how hard he tries, he can’t quite grasp the words. He’s certain that it’s nestled in his childhood ( Read more... )

What would you like to write about that you haven't yet? Or what would you like to write about again?

For one reason or another, I've always wanted to write about Jack's childhood. I've done two prompts on it, but one was focused on something from his childhood that he carried with him his entire life, and the other about the monsters that attacked ( Read more... )

Growing up he was told, as all young boys are, of heroes. Though the stories had changed, and with them the characters; gone were the days of brave knights in shining armors, racing on their white horses to slay the wicked and save the innocent. Gone were the nights of heroes and heroines with powers right out of anyone’s dreams, fighting to defend ( Read more... )