CoE thought

[rm]

Does Jack ever get to leave anywhere in victory? Does he ever get to just take the hand of his lover and say "fuck it, let's get outta here" and start a new life somewhere else not because things are awful, not because he's broken and alone, but just because it's time?

I really want someone to write this fic. Requires a totally compelling, well-drawn complex OC. A moment from Jack of thinking about how much he wishes he could've got the chance to do such a thing with people now lost to him (Ianto, hi!) an extra bonus.

Bittersweet wonders of the universe fic! Someone? Anyone?

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[contrarywise]

Ye Gods, seriously! Torchwood has been a steadily escalating series of season-ending exercises in JACK CAN'T DIE SO LET'S TORTURE HIM HORRIBLY AND BREAK HIM INTO LI'L PIECES INSTEAD YAY!! and it so doesn't have to be that way. Okay, I can get behind set-ups for crossovers and multi-episode dramatic arcs and all, but does it always have to end with Jack being more fucked up than before?

Yesplease, that fic.

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

...good point. That's the same gripe I've had with certain arcs of the EDA novellas, except for "Jack" substitute "Eight". There are ways of creating action, adventure, and drama, that don't involve tearing your protagonists completely to pieces.

[axeslade.livejournal.com]

*YES* to all of this. Seriously. Quoted from somewhere when all of COE was just speculation 'How can we make Jack more angsty? Oh, I know! *facepalm*