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preserved_ginger) wrote2008-05-06 10:34 pm
Crossed Wires
Character(s): Ten. Jack. Mention of Rose.
Pairing(s): Ten/Rose, implied Jack/Ten
Rating: PG-13
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brilliantomegaDisclaimer: I am not the BBC!
Setting/Spoilers: Post Doctor/Rose reunion, no spoilers.
A/N: Not only can I write fluff, I also appear capable of writing crackish fluff! This is for anyone who wondered what the Doctor meant when he asked Jack if he ‘might have a word’ in Visiting Jack. Crackish. You have been warned.
Summary: Perfectly easy mistake to make, happens all the time.
After the door closed behind himself and the Doctor, separating them from Rose so the two of them could speak privately, Jack watched the Doctor get straight to the point. It was obvious that he still felt somewhat guilty about the whole “wrong” conversation, and Jack would wager that he didn't want to leave Rose any longer than he had to, either. In the short period of time he’d seen the two of them since they’d arrived, he’d seen nothing that suggested they actively liked being apart from each other.
“Jack?”
“Doctor?”
“Will you marry me?”
After seeing how the Doctor had been with Rose only seconds ago – looking at her with an expression on his face that said that all his Christmases had come at once – when the Time Lord had asked ‘for a quick word’ Jack had not seen this coming.
“Lemme get this straight. You want me to marry you. Is that right?”
“That’s what I said, Jack. Will you? Marry me, that is?”
Jack was starting to feel rather flustered.
“This is all rather sudden. I wasn’t expecting this. Have you told Rose yet?”
“Rose?”
“Yes. Rose. You know – the beautiful girl in there who loves you more than life? That Rose.”
Jack saw something unreadable flash across the Doctor’s expression before he turned his attention back to him. He looked slightly confused, so Jack clarified things for him a little. “Doctor, I'm not marrying you without Rose’s consent.”
“But it’s supposed to be a surprise!” The Doctor appeared to be getting more confused by the second.
“You call breaking her heart a surprise? I don’t know about Time Lords, but let me tell you this – it’s not what humans would call a ‘nice’ surprise.” It was then Jack's turn to be surprised as he saw the Doctor’s face fall.
“You mean she doesn’t want to marry me?” The Doctor’s voice was small and his tone heart-broken and for just a moment Jack saw a vision of a young, unsure little boy rather than the man with all of time and space at his fingertips.
And then what the Doctor had said finally registered with his brain and he felt himself blush as the penny dropped.
“Wait … I thought you wanted to …” Jack trailed off miserably as the Doctor blinked at him, as he too seemed to realise what Jack had been thinking.
"Jack, flattered as I am —" the Doctor got no further as Jack interrupted.
"No, no, it's quite all right. Perfectly easy mistake to make, happens all the time. Of course I will marry you. To Rose." Jack couldn’t look the Doctor in the eye; he just wanted this conversation to be over. And then the Doctor seemed to decide that he’d been away from Rose for quite long enough, thank you very much, and walked back into the room where she was waiting for him.
Jack took a moment to calm himself down before following the Doctor back in. It was his Hub, after all. He could go where he liked.
He just wished he didn't feel quite so much of an eejit.
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*schneef*
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'cos if it's Jack that marries them, he knows there will be someone for a very, very, very long time, even long after he and Rose are gone, who will remember them and what they were to each other.
That’s very, very true (and something that I might put in a future fic of this set, because I get the strangest feeling that there’ll be more where this came from at some point).
I can’t help but think that that is probably quite a lot to do with his choice of Jack in the first place.
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Wonder if Rose will find out what Jack thought he wanted him to do
If she does, I doubt it’ll be from Jack. The Doctor will probably say something he shouldn’t, one day, as he is apt to.
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"No, no, it's quite all right. Perfectly easy mistake to make, happens all the time. Of course I will marry you. To Rose."
Oh, Jack. Oh, Doctor!
Thanks for sharing!
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Glad you like it! This was (originally) meant as a straightforward drabbley thing, no more than that; then the crack!fic bunny took hold of it and it got just a little bit bigger ;)
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Suppose Jack, being Jack, would've made the same mistake if the Doctor had asked him, "Will you marry us?"
Probably. He takes things too literally sometimes, does Jack.
Aww, poor guy! Feeling like an eejit is never any fun.
I know! *pets Jack*
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Oh man. I hate misunderstandings like that.
Thanks!
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Oh man. I hate misunderstandings like that.
They’re not nice, I agree.
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I'm sure he'll feel better if he gets to participate in the wedding night... ;)
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I'm sure he'll feel better if he gets to participate in the wedding night... ;)
I'm sure he would, you’re right.
Not that it’s going to happen, though, or at the very least not in this ’verse.
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Loved it, of course. And principia_coh's comment made it even better, cause I thought about it and it's just perfect. *happy sigh*
*hugs for brilliance*
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The Doctor was, I think, mainly confused about why Jack was saying the things he did. That’ll teach the Doctor to be a tad more coherent next time out!
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Poor Jack. :( But Yay for 10 and Rose.
It wasn’t very nice for Jack, no, but yes, yay for Ten and Rose :D
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So any chance we get to see what the Doctor said to Rose after Jack left the room? You know, just to have the full story? :D
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Glad you like it :D
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=D
“Jack?”
“Doctor?”
“Will you marry me?”
=D =D =D
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It was just asking for someone to misunderstand, wasn’t it? :D
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Very amusing!
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For just a second, I was like, "Since when does she do OT3?"
Since never, I can guarantee you that (or at least I can on Doctor/Rose/Jack OT3.)
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LOL! An understandable misunderstanding though. :)
Yup, definitely. Jack’s the sort of fella who would take that kind of question quite literally.
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And I loved Jack's reaction.
GOod job!
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Oh, this was SOOOO funny and so typical of the Doctor. Saying what he meant - just not quite right - and then being completely flustered when no one understands. HA HA HA
It’s very Tennish, isn’t it? ;D
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Yay for crackish fluff from you! I love it! True to form, the Doctor is oblivious to Jack's hurt, but oh, so adorable about Rose!
And I agree with
This made me laugh! And it wasn't at all what I thought he'd asked Jack!
And you've got more for this 'verse, too? **crosses fingers**
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Probably more at some point, yeah. It’ll be AU now, ’course, but frankly I don’t care how AU I have to make it (gives me more flexibility with the crackishness, too).
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The Doctor’s always adorable when he puts on the kicked-puppy act. Bless him.
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Ha! This cracked me up. The penny dropped for me when the Doctor wibbled over "You mean she doesn't want to marry me?" What a misunderstanding. Poor Jack, LOL!
I was looking for humour but didn’t want to ruin the joke too early. Glad you like it, though :)