Oh Captain, My Captain

[donutsweeper]

Title:  Oh Captain, My Captain
Pairing/Warning/Rating: none, rated G
Word Count: 100
Summary:  The Doctor ponders Jack as they part at the end of "LOTTL"
Author's Note: written for the Userpic Drabble Challenge, snitched from unfeathered

The Doctor looked at Jack’s haphazard salute and smiled.  It was such a Jack thing to do, especially with the wink that followed to Martha.  Chivalrous flirting was something only Jack could get away with.  Most probably wouldn’t even try. 

Then Jack turned and walked away, back to that team of his.  The team he led.  Yes, his old friend was a leader now.  He might have assumed the rank of captain along with the name Jack Harkness for a con, but it was a position he grew into. 

And the Doctor was inordinately proud of his Captain for that.

Comments

[unfeathered]

Awww, that's so cute! Warm and fuzzy Doctor appreciating Jack fic!

Love the phrase 'chivalrous flirting' too. That just about sums Jack up! :-)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

*blushes* Thanks! I'm trying to like Ten.

[unfeathered]

You seem to be doing OK! :-)

You don't like him? I'd forgotten that. Does that have anything to do with the trouble you're having with the Old Man series.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Jack's S3 episodes made me really dislike Ten, he was so dismissive (to the point of being cruel) to Jack.

The Old Man series is dying because I'm at a loss of where to go next. I should have stopped with just part one. that part worked.

[unfeathered]

Yeah, I get that. Though they do seem (to me, anyway) like they've reached an understanding by the end of LotTL - this scene you're describing here.

And I understand about the series. I'm glad you did carry on, because what you've done is really good, but you do get to a point where you actually have to decide where you're going with it and, yeah, that's hard.

Oh well. Maybe something in the new series will spark an idea for you or something.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

new canon will be a good thing. I hope I can pick up the series at some point, but whenever I try now I feel like I'm writing it for others, not for me. If that makes any sense

[unfeathered]

Oh, it does. It makes a lot of sense.

Don't sweat it. It doesn't matter one way or another, in the long run. :-)

I'm kind of at the same point with MP again. Though I'm hoping role-playing the Master will spark off a few ideas!

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!