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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[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

There's a short story in Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon, by Spider Robinson, called “A Voice Is Heard in Ramah,” about a centuries-old woman who tells her (very, very long) life story to the habitués of the titular bar. She acknowledges that she sounds like a hard-luck case but assures them that she’s known a lot of joy, despite surviving numerous wars and various other hardships (including one husband who killed their children and committed suicide after learning about her longevity) — but its the awful bits that stick out in the retelling.

[kshandra]

Oh, god...I never drew the parallel between Jack and Rachel before....