Fic: Just Four Words

[smithy161]

Just a little ficette from the depths of my exhausted brain.

Title: Just Four Words
Rating: G
Pairing: Jack/the real Captain Jack
Summary: A kind of missing scene from the episode Captain Jack Harkness. Jack knows the test of real power is knowing when not to use it.
Length: 200 words

Comments

[karaokegal]

WOW! You could launch a whole AU right there. I'm still concerned about what ramifications the whole dancing/kissing had in the death of CJH. I have serious doubts about that whole "surprised by Germans during training exercise" thing. Anyway this is beautiful and I could so imagine Jack thinking about it this way.

[smithy161]

I have really no idea how anyone back then would actually have reacted to two men kissing so blatantly in public, but fuck. I hadn't thought about it like that. Ouch.

But yeah. Glad you liked this! Thank you for reading.

[donutsweeper]

Someone wrote up a whole dissertation after it aired that we were reading more into the dance/kiss than people would have at the time. They had footnotes and everything referencing data and books of the era

[smithy161]

That's interesting. Any idea where it was posted? I'd love to know the actual facts from that time.

[donutsweeper]

I really don't remember, probably on torch_wood. the gist was that it was much more open than we tend to think it was

[jadesfire]

Apprently I'm feeling over-helpful this morning...

http://community.livejournal.com/torch_wood/1493222.html#cutid1
http://community.livejournal.com/torch_wood/629637.html#cutid1

Are the two best I could find. Thank goodness for torch_wood and their efficient tagging system!

[smithy161]

Thank you! That second one raises a very good point... they needed all the men they could get, I doubt they would care if he was gay.