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[tanarian]

Last night's episode was just the thing to inspire me for this fic. You wanted angst; you've got angst!

Title: The Nothing I've Become
Characters: Jack (mention of Gwen and Ianto).
Rating: Open
Spoilers: Strong for The Stolen EarthWarnings: Character death. And angst. I did mention angst, did I

Comments

[holdingoff]

i admit, *that* scene pissed me off to no end.

- he calls you wrong
- can't look at you
- let's you be used as a plaything to protect the people he considers important
- gives you a insincere offer to travel and actually looks relieved when you say no

and you run off to his aid leaving the people that have stayed fast by your side with stones to fight with? f*ckin' hell!

if it weren't for the fact that i just *know* we'll have a deux ex machina moment to save TW3 i'd really want ianto and gwen to tell jack to just go with the doctor or to hell after its finished.

phew! boy, can you push those buttons well!

[tanarian]

They're my buttons as well and they were well and truly pushed last Saturday! I think what also killed me was that Ianto knew he was going to die because he knew the Daleks were coming, but he didn't say anything to Jack. He let him go, I think, in the hopes the Doctor would keep him safe.

[em615]

Jack made me so angry, leaving them defenseless like that! I'm glad that you wrote the true consequences for that action, because I doubt RTD ever would. This gutted me.

[tanarian]

*rueful smile* Well, I wouldn't want Jack to have to face the true consequences of his actions, because that would mean a slightly dead Ianto! I'm hoping that the others are right and jack hadn't caught Ianto's aside that the Daleks were coming.

[scrobette]

Question: Why would the Doctor have a distaste for Jack's proximity? He never had one before...
Very sad fic but, as usual, beautifully written.

[tanarian]

The Doctor said when he met Jack again that he couldn't bear to have jack near him because he was an abomination. (Which is when he lost about seventy quadrillion points on the Nice-o-meter). I just postulated that it would get worse as the Doctor got older and Jack remained a fixed point.

[vipersweb]

Gorgeous as always.

yeah, not so happy with Jack right now. It is just mind boggling to me that Jack will just go off to be with the Doctor after everything that has happened to him, a lot of it at the Doctor's hands. Don't get me wrong, I love the Doctor. But I don't like how he treats Jack and I don't like how Jack loses IQ points as soon as the Doctor comes into view. As much as I love Jack and Ianto, I really hope both he and Gwen call Jack to task for his actions, should they actually survive.

[tanarian]

Ten dropped a ways down the list when he treated Jack the way he did. He turned into a bigot and a racist. But yes, jack's lobotomy whenever the Doctor comes into range is bloody irritating and I wish they wouldn't do it like that. A couple of times Jack comes across more as an abuse victim than a Companion.

[vipersweb]

*nods in agreement* The sad thing is, they could keep Jack as a strong male character without lobotomizing him as they tend to do. I mean they can have him as a leader but defer to the Doctor in matters like this. It really bothers me, especially since Jack is then expected to return to TW and be welcomed back, if Gwen and Ianto survive (and I'm assuming they do in some manner since if they die, then it requires TW fans to watch DW) with open arms. And I'm not okay with that. Jack has a commitment to the Earth and his team, especially after what has happened this past season. Running off to the Doctor without taking his people or making sure they are safe or can survive the Daleks is not of the good.

[des_pudels_kern]

Okay, I'm home from my weekend at the family's and today's uni, and have just found me a download link. I'll download DW, watch it, and read this. *yawns* Some of which may have to wait until tomorrow. You'll hear from me in the next 24 hours, I promise. Uh-oh, character death warning. *gulps* Do I really want to see Stolen Earth?

[tanarian]

*adopts virtuous look* You wanted angst, missy! I gave you angst!

[des_pudels_kern]

But. Death! *flails* Would it be naive to hope it's just Jack doing his thing?

[des_pudels_kern]

Yes. Yes, you did.

*cowers in corner and whimpers*

He didn't know. He can't have known. He took off without a thought, but I cannot believe that he knew, that he heard Ianto telling Gwen they were coming. Because if he did, then I wouldn't be able to forgive him. Yes, I know, the Doctor, Jack's non-plus-ultra, and this episode wasn't TW, it was DW, making Jack one of many fawning companions. But even if the companions make a habit out of happily leaving their families behind when the Doctor whistles, I can't believe Jack would have been so... cheery, leaving Ianto and Gwen, had he known the Daleks were coming.

As for your interpretation of the aftermath: Beautiful. Beautiful, sad, well-deserved. And I pray it won't come to this.

"But.... I said I'd come back," Jack whispered, trying to get his head around what she was saying.Like a child. A child that can't understand that saying sorry doesn't make everything right again. Because, the last time they were mad when he took off without a word, so now, that he said he'd be back,