Drabble: Burning
Title: Drabble: Burning
Beta: canaana
Characters: TAGD-verse Nine/Jack
Rating: All Ages
Disclaimer: This is a work of fanfiction; the characters are the property of the BBC and used here without permission. No money was made.
Summary: The reason beyond the reason.
A/N: Written for wendymr and, at her request, set in her Through a Glass Darkly-verse (which you should read right now if you haven't yet). It's a companion piece to her drabble Burned, without which it won't make much sense.
With thanks for wendymr's generous donations to flood relief in Brazil and Australia.
Burning
Every world deserves one survivor. To remember.
It's true, and still he lied to the lad.
'Cause that's not why he saved him.
Jack's young, and brilliant, and deserves to have a life - even if he doesn’t want it right now. Deserves to be someone.
Not just the boy from the care facility. Not just the ape from Schattenwelt with ideas above his station. Jack Harkness has the potential to do great things, and he should get to do them.
But that wasn't why he saved him, either.
The Doctor caresses Jack's cheek.
And calls himself a selfish bastard.
Beta: canaana
Characters: TAGD-verse Nine/Jack
Rating: All Ages
Disclaimer: This is a work of fanfiction; the characters are the property of the BBC and used here without permission. No money was made.
Summary: The reason beyond the reason.
A/N: Written for wendymr and, at her request, set in her Through a Glass Darkly-verse (which you should read right now if you haven't yet). It's a companion piece to her drabble Burned, without which it won't make much sense.
With thanks for wendymr's generous donations to flood relief in Brazil and Australia.
Burning
Every world deserves one survivor. To remember.
It's true, and still he lied to the lad.
'Cause that's not why he saved him.
Jack's young, and brilliant, and deserves to have a life - even if he doesn’t want it right now. Deserves to be someone.
Not just the boy from the care facility. Not just the ape from Schattenwelt with ideas above his station. Jack Harkness has the potential to do great things, and he should get to do them.
But that wasn't why he saved him, either.
The Doctor caresses Jack's cheek.
And calls himself a selfish bastard.