Jack's Treasures

[donutsweeper]

Title: Jack's Treasures
Pairing/Rating/Warning: none, rated G
Word Count: 100
Summary: Trinkets or treasures, they are what Jack holds dear

The old cigar box sits open on the desk, displaying its treasures for the world.  Inside there’s a key, kept shiny and bright despite its obvious age.  A photo of two young lovers, frozen forever in each other’s gaze. A single cufflink, dull and scratched.  Several newspaper articles, brittle and faded.  And a small ashtray, made out of clay by tiny hands,  fingerprints still noticeable on the sides.

Ianto has seen the box, and its contents, many times; whether Jack leaves it out by accident or design he doesn’t know.  But he knows he’ll never have the courage to ask.

Comments

[kensieg.livejournal.com]

who made the ashtray?

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

It doesn't exist in the "real" TW world, but just seemed like something Jack would have and keep to me. He'd be such a great dad or uncle to a child, I'd like to think he had that opportunity at some point in time.

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

Maybe Hywel made it? jadesfire2808's backstory for Jack is pretty much canon for me anyway. This is a lovely drabble. I love the key (of course) but also the bits that *don't* involve the Doctor, the bits of his life since then.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Isn't it weird that Jades's characters are so canonlike? Actually, I was thinking of writing a bit in my tardis bigbang fic about it, presuming it ever gets going. Glad you liked the drabble, I'd like to think that while he'll always cling to his history with the Doctor, he'll also have many other fond memories as well.