Lost Fic: "The Gift of Words" (Jack/Sawyer, PG-13)

[demonqueen666]

Title: The Gift of Words
Pairing: Jack/Sawyer
Rating: PG-13 for implied sex, alcohol
Length: 1,068 words
Notes: AU, same as Black, White, Red All Over. For her day alliecat8 gave the prompt of "it's better to give than recieve". And with that theme in mind, I hereby dedicate this fic as a belated birthday present to one of my oldest LJ friends halfdutch: a

Comments

[haldoor]

Oh God, that's perfect! Jack has put so much thought into it, and he says he sucks at gifts! Beautiful! And I love your Sawyer here, who really does care for Jack if he's willing to do all that stuff - so Jack really is very romantic if he remembers it all! Great stuff!

[demonqueen666]

Thank you! I'm glad that it had a nice romantic vibe for you, from both of them.

[zelda_zee]

Oh, I love this! It's so lovely and sweet, with a nice balance between Jack's earnest emotion and how much he's afraid of looking stupid or messing up. Your Sawyer is wonderful. I like this version of him - backstory presumably in place but without the terrible things that happen later to Sawyer in canon. This is a fun series and I hope there's more!

[demonqueen666]

Thanks, I'm glad that you like it! It's nice to hear that the right notes of Jack's emotional character came through. And yeah, Sawyer in this story is kind of different from canon Sawyer in that way, but I like to think he's still recognizably Sawyer in spite of it.

I really don't know if I'll ever be writing more with these two. I really had no plans to continue the AU in the first place, just keep it to a standalone, but using it worked so well for the prompt I had to give it a quick resurection. Anyway, my point is I'm glad you like it but I wouldn't necessarily get your hopes up.

[zelda_zee]

I'm glad you like it but I wouldn't necessarily get your hopes up

I know how that goes. No worries, I just wanted to be sure you knew I did like it a lot. :)

[invisiblelove]

Aww, I loved it! I love when they're mushballs ;) Wonderful job; this definitely put a smile on my face! <33

[demonqueen666]

Thank you! I'm glad to hear it.

[halfdutch]

Oh! That's so wonderful, hon. I love how Jack's gift ended up being so thoughtful, especially since Sawyer was not expecting a gift like that at all! And aww, I love how natural they are as a couple here. :)

[demonqueen666]

Thank you! I'm very glad that you enjoyed it and that you like the turn to their relationship here.

[alliecat8]

OH, I loved this SO much!!!!! It was exactly what I was hoping for when I gave the prompt. I'm just a puddle of sentimental goo now.

I love it that Jack sucks at giving gifts. I have a feeling that canon Jack *would*, and I wish they'd shown that in canon. But YOU did, and that makes up for it. :) I love his awkwardness; it just reflects how much he cares, and the thought he put into the book just makes me sigh giant happy-sighs. The book with the aged cover, and all the blank pages for later, oh, *swoon*. And I really love how you didn't spell out what book Sawyer gave Jack -- it was enough for Jack that Sawyer remembered to give him *something*.

Oh, and I forgot to say that I love it that Sawyer watches Red Sox games with Jack. What a nice tie-in to canon and a perfect touch. THANK YOU for this fic; I'm gonna make a luau '08 entry in my memories so I can save this forever.

♥ ♥ ♥

[demonqueen666]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much!

Something about Jack's on and off emotional awkeardness just screams "fails at some aspects of social interation" to me. Like gift-giving. Maybe because he can be a little clueless about connecting with people. Or maybe just because he tries too hard. Anyway, it's nice to see I'm not the only one who has this interpretation ;)

It's good to hear that the details work for you and that you think I didn't get carried away in making it too sappy. Thanks again for commenting!