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Five-things Prompt 3.04

Oct 03, 2006 08:58

Four times Jack cried and one time he didn't.

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Four times Jack cried and one time he didn't. green_grrl October 6 2006, 22:06:40 UTC

When his father was transferred from Chicago to head up the St. Cloud office, Jack cried. For leaving their house, their street, his school, and especially Benny and Tommy and Joe. His mother stroked his hair, and gently reminded him they'd be closer to his grandpa and the cabin. His father just gave him the sort of look that let him know he didn't approve. In the way of boys, Jack decided he'd never cry again ( ... )

Re: Four times Jack cried and one time he didn't. whimsicalwhims November 13 2006, 16:37:12 UTC

(I'm slowly making my way through the five things prompts, which is why you're probably getting a bunch of comments from me all at once).

All of these made me wince, because ouch. (Well done!)

Daniel wasn't dead. He was off being happy and glowy and whatever.

I can just see Jack here, wanting to cry, but not being able to justify it to himself.

When Daniel came back and looked at him with that puzzled expression and called him Jim

That had to have hurt so much. ::snuggles both of the guys::

Re: Four times Jack cried and one time he didn't. green_grrl November 13 2006, 18:20:03 UTC

(I'm behind in my commenting, too!)

Wincing is pretty much what I was going for. *hugs*

Re: Four times Jack cried and one time he didn't. charmedstrange1 December 9 2006, 01:13:48 UTC

Wow and Ouch and Good! And sorry I didn't comment on this earlier. (So many fine 5-thingses, so little time..)

Really beautiful and well-thought-out places where Jack would or wouldn't cry.

And did I say ouch?

Re: Four times Jack cried and one time he didn't. green_grrl December 9 2006, 01:59:52 UTC

(I'm way behind in my commenting, too.)

Thank you, and yes, OUCH. *pets Jack*

Re: Four times Jack cried and one time he didn't. advection February 9 2007, 20:05:58 UTC

Fantastic list! (Yep, it's me on another catching-up sweep.) I love the ones that span Jack's life and use canon to good effect (which you always do), and way to go, including the move from Chicago to Minnesota, and the kind of withdrawal implied in that line in 'Need.' That well, he kept busy is a perfect tactical understatement. And the last one is perfect -- along with him not being able to cry over Charlie until he'd come back from numb emotional death, I absolutely believe that that was when he cried. Great stuff.

Re: Four times Jack cried and one time he didn't. green_grrl February 9 2007, 20:34:44 UTC

I love teasing out the little pieces of canon and weaving them into fic.

Thank you!

Re: Four times Jack cried and one time he didn't. troyswann December 1 2008, 17:23:58 UTC

Right on. This captures perfectly Jack's glibness and all the rocky ground underneath.

Re: Four times Jack cried and one time he didn't. green_grrl December 1 2008, 17:41:26 UTC

Thank you so much! Jack is my One True Character. ♥

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