ff: never give the heart outright

[cantbesilent]

title: never give the heart outright
pairings: jack/juliet, sawyer/juliet
words: 737
notes: i don't know about fic but i'm posting it anyway, maybe to prove something to myself, maybe so i can just stop thinking about it. aren't i great at selling myself?

Comments

[cantbesilent]

lol gif comment. from anyone else but you that would give me self esteem issues.

[cantbesilent]

you don't have a problem. YOU ARE JOYOUS AND I HEART YOUUUUUUU.

[angela_weber]

*dies*

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OKAY SO I KNEW IT WOULD BE JACK AND I KNEW IT WOULD BE GREAT BUT THE JACK/JULIET WAS A TOTAL SHOCK AND NOW I'M ALL SMILELY AND FLAILY AND GLEEFUL BECAUSE THIS IS COMPLETE AND UTTER PERFECTION. OMG. OMG. OMG. I'm making little embarrassing squeaky noises because it is just THAT GOOD. Seriously. This has made my rather shitty night THE BEST NIGHT EVER BECAUSE OMG I CAN'T STOP RE-READING. Your Jack voice is amazing--I don't know why you were worried, but I can assure you that you had absolutely no reason to be! My heart hurts but I don't care because this is really, really beautiful and brilliant and everything that this scenario should be (and WILL BE, because it is canon ;)).

He knows David is telling the truth because the next time he sees her the smile lingers on her face for a little too long, reaches up a little too high on her cheeks, and her voice seems lighter, almost, like it used to back when their days melted together in the frantic buzz of residency, when she made quick meals and poured his coffee, when they

[cantbesilent]

Oh, goodness gracious, what are you doing, being so nice to me? I LOVE YOU. Crap. I was sooooo nervous about because, jack? I don't even think I really understand Jack, and then it's alt!jack, and then it's jack/juliet but alt jack/juliet, so it's a relationship that doesn't even really exist, and gah, I'm so so so so so glad you think it worked and that you loved it! I'm thrilled! I basically wrote this because I figured if I wrote it and was okay with it I could love it on the show, so, yeah. I'm okay with it.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU A THOUSAND TIMES. this comment is way more than I ever hoped for, and you are such an awesome person and really always make me actually feel like I'm good at something. I'm sorry you apparently had a shitty night, but I'm pleased I could help make it a little better. And yes, I do try and make you cry. That is always my goal, but it comes from affection. THAAAAAANK YOUUUUUU. :)

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[cantbesilent]

lol, I pretty much wrote this to help myself see that it's not all that bad. which I don't think it is.

Thanks so much, I'm glad you didn't vomit (that would have been unfortunate), I know how much of an ick factor these two are are you. :)

[cantbesilent]

aw, thank you! the first comment was fine, trust me, just a "this doesn't suck" was really all I was hoping for with this one. I have such a thing for them and their bibliophile love, I bring it up all the time, I cannot help it!

thanks again! :)

[bayloriffic]

This was totally great!

I'm a little wary of the Juliet-is-David's-mother theory (not because it isn't a good theory, but because I am embarrassingly invested in Sawyer and Juliet somehow getting together in the alt-timeline), but this is such a fantastic take on it. And you did a great job with Jack; you totally captured that kind of annoyingly-self-centered, yet also good-intentioned element that is so central to his character.

Plus, this line: the memory of the way the tears fell for each cracked expectation made me think of JEARS, which is always a good thing. (Oh, Jack. Never change.)

[cantbesilent]

Thank you! I am wary of that theory too. I kind of wrote this selfishly to convince myself that it wouldn't be bad. If I can stand getting that deep into their heads about it, then I can stand it on the show, right? I hope! But I don't think her being the mom means she can't still end up with Sawyer (obvi, since I wrote that) since they aren't still together.

LOL, jears. Had to include that. Good times. Good times.

Thank you again so much for reading and commenting, I'm glad you liked it. :)

[valhalla37]

This is PHENOMENAL. The perspective, the language, the atmosphere, the interaction between Jack and Juliet -- this is just the absolute perfect interpretation of their relationship, and I love that James exists in there too. So, so incredible.

[cantbesilent]

Oh wow, thank you! I'm so flattered by your kind words. I'm so glad you liked it, thank you so much for reading and for the lovely comment!