Does it Matter...

[zinnamom]

 
Title: Does it Matter…

Author: Zinnamom
Character: Jack , OMC observing him.
Rating: PG

Spoilers: Only general spoilers.
Disclaimer: All rights belong to RTD and BBC. No profit is being made.

Author's Notes: I haven’t got a beta, so if you see any mistakes, feel free to point them out to me. The title is taken from a poem by Sassoon.

Comments

[fatchickengirl]

very sad, bu a hint of hope at the end for Jakc at least...

[zinnamom]

I like Jack too much to leave him entirely without hope.

Thanks for the comment!

omg

[vampirebabe16]

Makes me sad :( but I know Jack will be loved and have hope in the future :)xx

Re: omg

[zinnamom]

Of course there will be hope in the future! There's Ianto now isn't there?

Thank you for commenting;)

[lady_guls]

I have come back to this fic a number of times, because it's such a touching portrait of dear Jack. But more than that, isn't it also a sublime way for any of us to live?

Don't we always have something more to give? Shouldn't our lives be measured in what we do for others? And isn't it all more meaningful when you find someone to live for?

Thanks, ever so.

[zinnamom]

Thank you, it means a lot to me that you loved the fic enough to really think about it (and to comment).

it's such a touching portrait of dear Jack. But more than that, isn't it also a sublime way for any of us to live?

This short ficlet was inspired by my recent interest in WWI.
The thing that gets to me the most is the meaninglessnes of these fights in the trenches. Thousands of soldiers are killed for half a kilometer of no mans land, they are dying for no reason!

The lovely thing about putting Jack in this situation is that he will survive, he knows he'll always have a future, which puts everything in a different perspective.