Cracks in the Safety Glass

[vail_kagami]

Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairing: Jack/Doctor (10)
Summary:  There is a planet where December is in August, there's always snow on Christmas and the dead ancestors are coming for dinner. Unfortunately they outstay their welcome.
Note: For nightrider101 , who's won my service at the Support Stacie Holiday Auction. She requested a story about the Doctor and Jack,

Comments

[templa_otmena]

I'm destroyed by this. Beautifully written and so, so heartbreaking. I'm trying to think of something intelligent to say, critique the text and wot-not but I am a pile of emotional goo. So much pain and love- thank-you for sharing :) xXx

[vail_kagami]

Thanks a lot! It's impossible for me to give them a real happy end, but this is much better than nothing.

[supasass]

That was so beautiful. Reading your stories always press through the reality that there is never any real straightforward, cohesive solution for the Doctor, and for Jack. And I spent most of my time reading this fic, wanting to cry, until the sentence:

**“Come on,” he said, and smiled. “We can be okay together.” And somehow it was the best thing Jack had heard today.**

Because it reminded me of Donna's "cos I'm alright too" which I think is the best ever response to the Doctor's false cheer and also, like that scene in FotD it's a feeling of continuation, that rise and fall. Really, a wonderful story hun. How was Christmas?
xxx

[vail_kagami]

Christmas was nice. And for you?

Thank you for the lovely comment. I was, indeed, thinking of that scene in FotD, or more like reminded of it by what I wrote. I decided to write it anyway, for the reasons you gave here.

[blackletter]

I love the concept--the living planet and the memory monsters. Very horrifying, in the best way. (Come to think of it, that's something I love about all your stories. You create alien worlds and alien monsters and villains marvelously. The monsters and adventures really make your stories feel like the show I fell in love with--but with extra slash. It's like taking a good thing and making it *even better*.)

Beautiful!

[anonymous]

Another excellently written adventure! I don't know how you do it .... but I might be becoming a fan! The characterisations are so incredibly vivid.

Pendulum is definitely my favourite work in progress, however. I do hope there is a new chapter on the way.

And I might even be inspired to write my own story. Which will probably be a disaster, but here's to trying!!

Arithon