Ulysses (3/?) [Ten/Jack/Rose - Firefly crossover - PG]

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Title: Ulysses (3/?)
Author: aibhinn
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Rose, Jack, Ten (will end up OT3); the Firefly crew.
Spoilers: DW through Journey's End, TW through Children of Earth, and all aired Firefly canon, including episodes and the movie Serenity.
Betas: larielromeniel, dameruth and canaana, though I did some editing after I got it back from them, so if I messed it up, it's not

Comments

[hazelwho]

Another great chapter!! I am loving every minute of this fic and I can't wait to see what happens next. Poor Jack - I really love that he's using Jones. Sniff, sniff.

[aibhinn]

Thank you! I'm so pleased you're enjoying the story. :)

[phdelicious]

Awwww *cuddles Jack*

I think you've captured everyone's voices very well. River's mix of sanity and predictive rambling sounded spot on.

[aibhinn]

Oh yay, thank you! I just love River-babble; it's almost as much fun to write as Ten-babble. (Of which we might just get some later in the story.... ;) )

[james_cedar]

Oh, this is spectacular. You've nailed post-CoE Jack. The name change is just perfect; the bank account set up is superb. Watching Rose get closer and closer to Jack is fantastic. You've got a strong OC in Andrea, but it's great how you've balanced her to bring out Jack's characteristics. I'm really excited for the Doctor to come into this, and I really wish I had a TARDIS my self, not only for the whole go-and-explore-all-of-space-and-time thing, but so I could go forward a week and could get the next chapter!

[aibhinn]

Wow! Thank you so much--what a lovely set of compliments! I'm blushing. :)

[kholly]

I wasn't sure what River was talking about until Stephen Jones was introduced and then my first thought was "Oh, yes, Jack loves her too." I'd sort of forgotten that this was an OT3 story.

How did Jack end up there? (Ignore that if it will reveal itself, but I'm mostly wondering how much time has passed. Did he jump forward or has he been dealing with this grief for a few hundred years?) He's an old man either way so good for him for resisting Andrea. And good for her too for playing it in such a way that maybe it never happened. And for the quick knife work. You're not going to get a lot of helpless women out on the rim.

[aibhinn]

It will be revealed later, but it's not a major plot point, so I'll go ahead and tell you--it's been a little over a year in Jack's linear time since the 456. The question re: Andrea is, of course, was she really coming on to him? Or was Jack just expecting her to? And if he's expecting her to, what does that mean for his mental state--is he starting to heal, maybe just a little bit? Hm? ;)

I'm glad you liked the knife work--I agree, you won't get a lot of helpless women out on the Rim. :)

Thanks for commenting!

[canaana]

Love the little change with River. It's so small, but it made her so much more present on this read-through. :)

[aibhinn]

Oh, yay! I'm so glad you think so. :) I was very pleased with it, too; you were right, it just wasn't quite enough the way it was. Thanks for the suggestion! :)