Fic: Debris by heddychaa
Title: Debris
Author: heddychaa
Rating: standard
Length: ~2,000 words
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Jack, Gwen, Andy
Warnings: none
Genre/Category: drama
Spoilers: all seasons, including speculation for S4.
Summary: Jack comes back to do what needs to be done, but no one is quite comfortable with that, including him.
Why you should read it:
Post-CoE narratives are tricky. Most them boil down to dealing with the immediate grief of the events of S3. Here, though, heddychaa skips over that and tells us what happens next.
Working form a rumored leaked casting sheet for S4, heddychaa looks at a Jack (returned to earth after his losses in CoE) and life for everyone around him as he tries to reestablish himself at the helm of Torchwood.
heddychaa focuses on themes of forgiveness, repetition and pragmatism as Jack tries to reconstruct both Torchwood and his life. It's not like he hasn't done it all before.
This is a difficult story and less sentimental than many post-CoE works. However, it is also generous to the memory of what was and is a nearly perfect balance between the harder, darker Torchwood that we were given in CoE and the "happy place" that Torchwood fandom has been for many in fandom at various times.
Working as both commentary and fic, this story has a lot of balls in the air and is all the more satisfying and intriguing because of its controlled chaos.
Authors appreciate your comments! Feel free to let them know if you liked their work.
Author: heddychaa
Rating: standard
Length: ~2,000 words
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Jack, Gwen, Andy
Warnings: none
Genre/Category: drama
Spoilers: all seasons, including speculation for S4.
Summary: Jack comes back to do what needs to be done, but no one is quite comfortable with that, including him.
Why you should read it:
Post-CoE narratives are tricky. Most them boil down to dealing with the immediate grief of the events of S3. Here, though, heddychaa skips over that and tells us what happens next.
Working form a rumored leaked casting sheet for S4, heddychaa looks at a Jack (returned to earth after his losses in CoE) and life for everyone around him as he tries to reestablish himself at the helm of Torchwood.
heddychaa focuses on themes of forgiveness, repetition and pragmatism as Jack tries to reconstruct both Torchwood and his life. It's not like he hasn't done it all before.
This is a difficult story and less sentimental than many post-CoE works. However, it is also generous to the memory of what was and is a nearly perfect balance between the harder, darker Torchwood that we were given in CoE and the "happy place" that Torchwood fandom has been for many in fandom at various times.
Working as both commentary and fic, this story has a lot of balls in the air and is all the more satisfying and intriguing because of its controlled chaos.
Authors appreciate your comments! Feel free to let them know if you liked their work.