Glory Days

[donutsweeper]

Title: Glory Days
Pairing/Rating/Warning: none, rated G
Word Count: 100
Summary: Jack reminisces
Beta: unfeathered

He used to be a con man.  A rogue.  Fully embracing the mottoes ‘consequences be damned’ and ‘full speed ahead!’  No ties.  No responsibilities.  A lover in every port.

Always on the move, looking for another world, another time, another person to swindle.   Adventure and romance beckoned him from every turn.  It was a bit lonely and definitely dangerous.  But he’d never felt more alive.

And, best of all, there was no paperwork.  Jack sighed, picking a form off the pile on his desk.  A requisition form for more requisition forms?  Utter madness.  Now, why did he settle down again?

Comments

[unfeathered]

Squeee! I love this! The punchline is so unexpected, and I love the change of tone as we shunt forward to present-day Jack.

Poor Jack. *g*

[laligin.livejournal.com]

Hee! I like it. :)

(But "fulling embracing" should be fully... ;) )

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Thanks, and thanks for the look-see

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

thanks, I fixed it now

[smithy161.livejournal.com]

Awh, poor old Jack! I really like this.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

Hee! Nothing like paperwork to make you long for the good old days. Poor Jack, but I got a laugh out of it, anyway!

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

thanks, and lol at your icon- two Jacks!

[smithy161.livejournal.com]

baffledking made it for the fest. Tis rather spiffy!

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

a laugh is good! :)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

so much pretty!! No one's mentioned any problems with the fest, have they?

[smithy161.livejournal.com]

Nothing at all. There seems to be quite a bit of enthusiasm for it. I still really can't believe what happened to you over that drabble. A couple of stories have already been posted, and no one seems to have attacked those guys. It makes completely bugger all sense.

[hellenebright.livejournal.com]

Ah, the good old days. Most people acquire a morgtgage and a spouse (or at least alimony) and some kids. Jack just gets paperwork :)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I'm still a bit worried the fest is asking for trouble, but people seem to be having fun with it.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

paperwork can be much worse than kids... eventually the kids'll be out of the house, but the paperwork will still be there waiting to be filled out.

[laurab1.livejournal.com]

Aww, Jack. I like that :)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

thanks! Love the icon!

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Aw, this is lovely - poignant and humorous. Good Jack!

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Wait, there's a fest? Awesome!

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Jack/himself fest (http://community.livejournal.com/thewordsmithery/22572.html)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

thanks!

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

Oh poor Jack...

Hey here's an idea - why doesn't he get a man in to do it for him?
Or
he could make himself a clone... or two...

What's that?
It's already been done?

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Now, now.. play nice with the poor boy

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

Now I've seen the Jack/Jack fest believe me I will be doing *G*

*trots off to bed*

Don't wear yourself out with the cooking - you need to be able to enjoy tomorrow!

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

sleep well and dream of Jacks. and donuts. Or both!

[laurab1.livejournal.com]

:)

*cough*

banner/manip - http://laurab1.livejournal.com/221555.html#cutid1

*/cough*

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Yay! ::bookmarks::

[eumenidis.livejournal.com]

He's handled Daleks, Abaddon, the end of the universe, & a psychopathic Time Lord; now he faces his most horrific challenge ever:

BUREAUCRACY!!!

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

spoken like someone who's faced their share of paperwork... mountains and mountains of paperwork...

[eumenidis.livejournal.com]

Mountain *ranges* of paperwork. & archives going back decades. 'S one reason why I empathize so readily with Ianto. I just hope Jack has the sense to stay out of Ianto's way & let him handle things; clueless bosses are truly a heavy cross to bear...

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*grin* Paperwork is beyond evil.

Much enjoyed - just the right tone and pacing. And gave me a big grin :D

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Doesn't everyone hate paperwork? :) glad you liked it