Hope (4/?)
Title: Hope
Fandom, Pairing: Torchwood, Jack/Ianto
Rating: PG (for now ;D)
Genre: Angst, Drama, Romance, FixIt
Disclaimer: Not mine. If it was, this wouldn't need writing.
Warnings: Spoilers for all series's i think. Especially Children Of Earth.
Short Summary: a young girl, a long way from home, could be the answer to everything. If only they had the strength to hope.
Notes: merr, sorry for the wait :3 x
Masterlist here
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Oh my god.
The girls gawped at the man before them, the child on the floor all but forgotten. Chris looked on, rather bemused as Gwen and Martha got to their feet. They slowly walked towards the Captain.
Jack Harkness took it all in his stride; keeping a cheeky grin in place as his old friends came to greet him. He hadn’t realised quite how much he’d missed them.
Crack! Crack!
Jack’s head span as both women slapped him hard. He staggered back slightly, clutching his flame red cheeks,
“Nice to see you too,” He grumbled, flushing a brighter crimson as he heard Chris laughing. The girls clenched their fists. Jack readied himself for the worst.
“You left us Jack!” Gwen screeched. Jack recalled the last time she had said those words.
‘I came back for you’
His own words echoed in his head and he tensed as he remembered. Remembered the pain in their eyes; the same as now. Remembered the pain in his eyes.
‘I came back for you’
“What was I supposed to do, Gwen?” he half whispered.
“Help us! Guide us! I was lost without you, Jack! Six months pregnant! I was six months pregnant! And you left me to do all this alone! Fuck you, Jack fucking Harkness. Fuck you!”
Jack sighed and stared into her eyes, right down into her soul, “You would have run,” He whispered.
Gwen glared at him, “What?”
Jack stayed calm, staring her down, “If it had been Rhys, you would have run.”
“How fucking dare you bring Rhys into this! It’s not-“
“Not what, Gwen?” Jack fired up, “Not the same? Not relevant? Not what we had? Not what!?” Gwen faltered. Jack moved towards her, standing almost nose-to-nose,
“Everything reminds me of him,” He hissed, “Especially here. I ran because I am a coward. I ran from everything because if I dare look back my heart breaks a little more,” Gwen was silent, “You would have run,” He whispered.
Chris cleared his throat, “Are you guys done yet?” He piped up, “Only, we should probably yet the girl and her ship back to the Hub....”
“I’ll drive,” Jack muttered, finally breaking eye contact with Gwen. He strode towards the ship and turned to Chris, “Give me a hand getting this in the SUV?” Chris nodded.
“Jack…” Gwen warned. He wheeled around.
“According to official documents, as written by Her Majesty the Queen, I remain the one and only leader of Torchwood Cardiff. I am still your boss. Now shut up and get in the damn car, Gwen.”
* * * * * * *The car journey was awkward to say the least. Martha had seen Jack and Gwen clash before, but this was something more. Unbridled fury radiated from them both and they spent the journey in a tense silence. Martha laid the girl across the back seats, her body supported by Gwen and her head in Martha’s lap. There wasn’t much they could do for her until they reached the Hub, so Martha, while wiping blood from the child’s forehead, took the opportunity to look Jack over properly.
She hadn’t seen him since her wedding, a few short years ago, but already Jack looked older. His skin was almost sunken and greying, his eyes dull, face stubbly and unkept. Martha also noticed the slight slouch in his posture. He seemed weak and tired. She sighed,
And alone.
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comments are love x x x
Fandom, Pairing: Torchwood, Jack/Ianto
Rating: PG (for now ;D)
Genre: Angst, Drama, Romance, FixIt
Disclaimer: Not mine. If it was, this wouldn't need writing.
Warnings: Spoilers for all series's i think. Especially Children Of Earth.
Short Summary: a young girl, a long way from home, could be the answer to everything. If only they had the strength to hope.
Notes: merr, sorry for the wait :3 x
Masterlist here
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oh my god.
The girls gawped at the man before them, the child on the floor all but forgotten. Chris looked on, rather bemused as Gwen and Martha got to their feet. They slowly walked towards the Captain.
Jack Harkness took it all in his stride; keeping a cheeky grin in place as his old friends came to greet him. He hadn’t realised quite how much he’d missed them.
Crack! Crack!
Jack’s head span as both women slapped him hard. He staggered back slightly, clutching his flame red cheeks,
“Nice to see you too,” He grumbled, flushing a brighter crimson as he heard Chris laughing. The girls clenched their fists. Jack readied himself for the worst.
“You left us Jack!” Gwen screeched. Jack recalled the last time she had said those words.
‘I came back for you’
His own words echoed in his head and he tensed as he remembered. Remembered the pain in their eyes; the same as now. Remembered the pain in his eyes.
‘I came back for you’
“What was I supposed to do, Gwen?” he half whispered.
“Help us! Guide us! I was lost without you, Jack! Six months pregnant! I was six months pregnant! And you left me to do all this alone! Fuck you, Jack fucking Harkness. Fuck you!”
Jack sighed and stared into her eyes, right down into her soul, “You would have run,” He whispered.
Gwen glared at him, “What?”
Jack stayed calm, staring her down, “If it had been Rhys, you would have run.”
“How fucking dare you bring Rhys into this! It’s not-“
“Not what, Gwen?” Jack fired up, “Not the same? Not relevant? Not what we had? Not what!?” Gwen faltered. Jack moved towards her, standing almost nose-to-nose,
“Everything reminds me of him,” He hissed, “Especially here. I ran because I am a coward. I ran from everything because if I dare look back my heart breaks a little more,” Gwen was silent, “You would have run,” He whispered.
Chris cleared his throat, “Are you guys done yet?” He piped up, “Only, we should probably yet the girl and her ship back to the Hub....”
“I’ll drive,” Jack muttered, finally breaking eye contact with Gwen. He strode towards the ship and turned to Chris, “Give me a hand getting this in the SUV?” Chris nodded.
“Jack…” Gwen warned. He wheeled around.
“According to official documents, as written by Her Majesty the Queen, I remain the one and only leader of Torchwood Cardiff. I am still your boss. Now shut up and get in the damn car, Gwen.”
* * * * * * *The car journey was awkward to say the least. Martha had seen Jack and Gwen clash before, but this was something more. Unbridled fury radiated from them both and they spent the journey in a tense silence. Martha laid the girl across the back seats, her body supported by Gwen and her head in Martha’s lap. There wasn’t much they could do for her until they reached the Hub, so Martha, while wiping blood from the child’s forehead, took the opportunity to look Jack over properly.
She hadn’t seen him since her wedding, a few short years ago, but already Jack looked older. His skin was almost sunken and greying, his eyes dull, face stubbly and unkept. Martha also noticed the slight slouch in his posture. He seemed weak and tired. She sighed,
And alone.
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comments are love x x x