It's almost too easy for Jack to get lost in a man he used to be. A man he was before the Doctor, before he reshaped himself. It takes a moment or two for him to realise, but he does, and his eyes flicker open a little.
He reminds himself she wants Jack. She's not looking for some extreme. Not looking for him to prove himself, and she's not some conquest as he might have once had.
He thinks then about how he is now, tries to reconcile his behaviour with that. How he knows he can be. How -though it's hardly fitting given what he's doing- he acts with Ianto when they're alone.
The kiss softens. Not completely, it's still leading and he's still in control, but it's more receptive, more responsive. His fingers shift from her underwear and to her face, a gentle hold, pushing some hair back behind her ear. He rubs a thumb across her hip with his other hand. And this is Jack. This is Jack now.
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Date: 2009-05-02 07:36 pm (UTC)He reminds himself she wants Jack. She's not looking for some extreme. Not looking for him to prove himself, and she's not some conquest as he might have once had.
He thinks then about how he is now, tries to reconcile his behaviour with that. How he knows he can be. How -though it's hardly fitting given what he's doing- he acts with Ianto when they're alone.
The kiss softens. Not completely, it's still leading and he's still in control, but it's more receptive, more responsive. His fingers shift from her underwear and to her face, a gentle hold, pushing some hair back behind her ear. He rubs a thumb across her hip with his other hand. And this is Jack. This is Jack now.