Denial

[laligin]

I really want to post more fic. It's got to the point where I'm only really putting up those with deadlines and that annoys me. (Although the Flavours list is gradually growing, which is nice...) So here's a drabble-plus-one. Ie, 101 words - though according to my imaginative writing tutors (hurrah! Course at last!) this is called a dwarf. Strange, that.

Anyway. It's anonymous, but I had Jack in mind while writing it.

Fandom: Torchwood
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 101
Summary: They say it gets easier, but what do they know?

Denial

The first time he killed someone, it was necessary, terrifying, and difficult, and gave him nightmares for months afterwards. But he remembered it was kill or be killed, and he’d had no choice.

What he didn’t remember was the emptiness in her eyes as she took aim. Really, he didn’t. It didn’t haunt him when he lay awake at night, he didn’t wonder if those he’d killed since had seen the same look on his face, and he most certainly didn’t avoid his own eyes in the mirror every day, just in case.

Funny, how the mind plays tricks on you.

Comments

[silver-x-cross.livejournal.com]

I'm going to be weird, but I can see this as Owen more than Jack or Ianto!

Great drabble either way, says so much with only a few words. Can never manage that myself so I'm always in awe of people who can!

[laligin.livejournal.com]

I can see it working like that too. Take the "she" as mid-Torchwood, place the "now" of it past Jack's disappearance and it all falls beautifully into place. I like the anonymity even more now, thanks. ;)

Thank you for that. :) I'm glad you liked it!

And it's only practice that gets people good at drabbles, really. It's a bit like writing haikus, I'd say. You have to get to the point very quickly...