Title: Drowning Pairing: Jack/Shannon Rating: Mild R Warnings: Angsty and one of the vaguest sex scenes you'll ever find Disclaimer: Not mine Author's Note: Thanks to
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She welcomed the numbness his death had brought with open arms and is more than content to never feel any of the pain or fear this island has to offer again.
I love how you put this. I think it's so true.
She wants nothing more than to launch herself at him, to pound away at him until he shatters and breaks into a million pieces across the sand, until there is nothing left to make her feel this unbearable tightness in her chest.
I like Jack's effect on Shannon. And her's on him. Wonderful job dear! Like I said, you have to do this again and again.
Thank you! If only they hadn't killed Shannon so soon. I was worried about this, so thanks again for the beta. These two have gotten under my skin so it's safe to say I'll be back to them eventually but I'm definitely going to need more Jack/Shannon from you, your Jack/Shannon fics always make my day.
This is amazing! It's really very beautiful. I love how you have captured Shannon's war with her own self-worth and how, even when she is slipping into numbness herself, feeling like she's drowning, she recognizes the same thing happening within Jack and has the strength and goodness to reach out to save him.
It's heartbreaking that she thinks Jack will leave her behind, that she, herself, is giving him the strength to walk away. It's made even sadder because we, as readers who know Jack, know that he would never do that to her. Once Jack is committed to something, he's committed, and having someone like Shannon who actually supported him, he'd never simply walk away from. Her living in fear of it is made all the more devastating by that fact.
You've really captured Jack here and I have to say I love your clear affection and understanding for the character (I don't think we've ever met, so, hi! I'm Laura, I'm a Jack Whore. jporf. Pleased to meet you. :) You did a great job with both Jack and Shannon. What a way to make an
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Wow, thank you so much! I'm so glad you liked. I know a lot of people just thought she was a bitch, but Shannon was one of my favorite characters and I really liked the way she was constantly growing as a person..it really is a shame they killed her so soon. And I definitely agree with you, after constantly fighting to save everyone around him I don't think Jack would ever leave someone that tried to do the same for him, but I think Shannon was pretty insecure underneath it all, so I doubt she would've believed it. Clear affection for Jack is definitely putting it lightly and it's always good to meet another Jack whore. Thanks again for reviewing, I really am beyond glad that you liked this!
Hi! My name is Claudia, I'm a fellow Jack!whore sent here by Laura and I think I may be a little bit in love with you right now.
People give me strange looks when I tell them the characters I clicked with and identified with the most from Day 1 were Jack and Shannon, but to me it makes sense. I think you did such an amazing job with her. I just love this to pieces. I don't read a lot of fic because I don' read slash and now Kate pisses me off, I'm not feeling Juliet and Claire's his sister so... not a lot of options there for me, but Jack/Shannon has always been my guilty pleasure What-If OTP.
Thank you so much for this and I hope to read more from you. :)
Hello! It's always nice to meet a fellow Jack!whore and I'm a little bit in love with you too just for all of the things we have in common.
Jack and Shannon have been my two favorites from the very first episode, and she's pretty much the only person I ever want to read about him being with. I'm not a big slash fan either and Kate has always kinda pissed me off and Juliet is definitely not cutting it for me, so Shannon is definitely the winner. Plus, I really do think they would've worked well together. I'm so glad you think I was able to keep Shannon in character and I'm beyond happy that you loved this. Thank you so much for reviewing and just in case you haven't read them holycitygirl has some fantastic jack/shannon stories up at her livejournal.
Hello! It's awesome to meet so many fellow jack whores. I'm so glad you liked this and I'm especially glad that you think I was able to keep both of them in character. With Shannon I think she has a lot of trust issues she would have to work through before she could feel confident in a relationship, and I was a little worried about having her use sex to try to help him instead of actually trying to talk to him, but it just made sense to me that she would think that that was the only thing she had to offer to anyone. I kinda just bent the time line to meet my own needs so I'm glad that it still worked out. I definitely wanted to do something with the present broken Jack because I absolutely love him, it's just too bad Shannon isn't still around to make this a reality. Anyway, thank you so much for reviewing, I'm so glad you were pleased with this!
Here via can't_play_nice. I thought you did an excellent job conveying the sense of emptiness in Shannon, her desperation to feel alive again. Nicely done.
Thank you! I love Shannon, especially the broken version of her, and I wish we could've gotten to see her continue to grow through everything that happened in season 3...I really think broken Jack and broken Shannon would've really been able to help each other. Thanks again for reviewing, and I'm so glad you thought Shannon was in character.
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I love how you put this. I think it's so true.
She wants nothing more than to launch herself at him, to pound away at him until he shatters and breaks into a million pieces across the sand, until there is nothing left to make her feel this unbearable tightness in her chest.
I like Jack's effect on Shannon. And her's on him. Wonderful job dear! Like I said, you have to do this again and again.
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It's heartbreaking that she thinks Jack will leave her behind, that she, herself, is giving him the strength to walk away. It's made even sadder because we, as readers who know Jack, know that he would never do that to her. Once Jack is committed to something, he's committed, and having someone like Shannon who actually supported him, he'd never simply walk away from. Her living in fear of it is made all the more devastating by that fact.
You've really captured Jack here and I have to say I love your clear affection and understanding for the character (I don't think we've ever met, so, hi! I'm Laura, I'm a Jack Whore. jporf. Pleased to meet you. :) You did a great job with both Jack and Shannon. What a way to make an ( ... )
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People give me strange looks when I tell them the characters I clicked with and identified with the most from Day 1 were Jack and Shannon, but to me it makes sense. I think you did such an amazing job with her. I just love this to pieces. I don't read a lot of fic because I don' read slash and now Kate pisses me off, I'm not feeling Juliet and Claire's his sister so... not a lot of options there for me, but Jack/Shannon has always been my guilty pleasure What-If OTP.
Thank you so much for this and I hope to read more from you. :)
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Jack and Shannon have been my two favorites from the very first episode, and she's pretty much the only person I ever want to read about him being with. I'm not a big slash fan either and Kate has always kinda pissed me off and Juliet is definitely not cutting it for me, so Shannon is definitely the winner. Plus, I really do think they would've worked well together. I'm so glad you think I was able to keep Shannon in character and I'm beyond happy that you loved this. Thank you so much for reviewing and just in case you haven't read them holycitygirl has some fantastic jack/shannon stories up at her livejournal.
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