Note to my usual readers: You might not like this story because of the language and some of the situations and scenes. And the presence of Captain Jack Harkness. I'm sorry if you don't but I hope you'll give it a shot anyway. I didn't really choose the characters or story so much as it chose me, and I cannot possibly write Jack any other way than what he is. It's what makes him Jack Harkness. Enjoy the lighter moments while you can because this story gets a bit dark. Because it has to. Hence the title. These are two very damaged individuals, and that's canon for them. Hopefully I'll get them to a lighter shade of midnight by the end.
While writing Flirting Jack can be a lot of fun, I actually see the relationship between the Doctor and Jack to be more like that of teacher and student, since under the Doctor's influence, Jack went from being a coward, a con man and a criminal to being a hero. He even learned to be monogamous, which is completely against his nature and was considered antiquated by his society. That's a pretty big jump. He did it for the Doctor and admits freely to it. So yeah, I think that's very sweet. But they both went through Hell itself during that little journey, they both made terrible mistakes, and they're both paying for those mistakes. These are haunted men. I hope to see them heal a bit.
And if anyone is interested, I need a beta reader familiar with Dr Who and Lord of the Rings canon. Please be a grammar nazi.
Other than that, I'm praying this will break the horrible writer's block I've been fighting for…well…actually years now. Wish me luck.
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While writing Flirting Jack can be a lot of fun, I actually see the relationship between the Doctor and Jack to be more like that of teacher and student, since under the Doctor's influence, Jack went from being a coward, a con man and a criminal to being a hero. He even learned to be monogamous, which is completely against his nature and was considered antiquated by his society. That's a pretty big jump. He did it for the Doctor and admits freely to it. So yeah, I think that's very sweet. But they both went through Hell itself during that little journey, they both made terrible mistakes, and they're both paying for those mistakes. These are haunted men. I hope to see them heal a bit.
And if anyone is interested, I need a beta reader familiar with Dr Who and Lord of the Rings canon. Please be a grammar nazi.
Other than that, I'm praying this will break the horrible writer's block I've been fighting for…well…actually years now. Wish me luck.