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donutsweeper) wrote2007-10-27 09:51 am
donutsweeper) wrote2007-10-27 09:51 am
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Jack's Treasures
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.
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.
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Why will Ianto not ask about the box? That raised a lot of questions in my head. Is he afraid of offending Jack, or of being rebuffed? Or afraid of more complete answers? Or afraid Jack will think he's snoopy, like Gwen?
...It seems rather faint of heart, for Ianto. I wondered what you have in mind.
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The bit with Ianto, I looked as it that Ianto was afraid to pry. If he was certain Jack left it out FOR him to see then he would have asked, but by not being sure he's uncomfortable pushing boundries.
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One could do a whole series of 'key' stories!
No real idea behind the cufflink, just that it seemed very Jack-like.
It does. I like the idea that he might have somehow stolen it from the other Jack when they were dancing.
by not being sure he's uncomfortable pushing boundries.
That makes sense.
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ooh, now that is an idea. In "SOTD" he had a huge keychain full of keys. What are all the rest for?
I like the idea that he might have somehow stolen it from the other Jack when they were dancing.
One of my thoughts was that is was Original!Jack's but again, I wanted to leave it up to the reader... and there's also that pesky 100 word limit
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The more I think about this question, the more it intrigues me.
...Do you mean "The Sound of Drums"? I'm breaking my brain trying to think what SOTD might be and I can't remember the keychain keys!
there's also that pesky 100 word limit
Which is always either not nearly enough or (less often) way too much.
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Lately I've been unable to write anything but drabbles. Somehow the limit of 100 words gives me enough of a boxed in feeling I can dredge up a story...
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I find drabbles are really good when I don't have much time to write, and can do them and post them and feel as if I've written something when I don't have time or energy to work on a larger story.
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Yes, and that's fun. You can explore bits of characterization, and sometimes one idea leads to another.
I still have no idea how my most recent fic morphed into nearly 12,000 words!
They do that sometimes, and when they do, there's no stopping the momentum. I look forward to it!
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