Dreaming of Home

by JessiOnTheMoon

Inspired by the movie Joyeux Noel. Jack thinks about having lost someone close while those around him celebrate Christmas Eve. Set during WWI. Drabble.

Title: Dreaming of Home
Author: Jessionthemoon
Characters: Jack
Rating: G
Summary: Inspired by the movie Joyeux Noel. Jack thinks about having lost someone close while those around him celebrate Christmas Eve. Set during WWI. Drabble.
Disclaimer: Obviously not mine.
A/N: Small spoiler for Captain Jack Harkness and, if you squint, possibly Small Worlds, but I guess just say Series 1 to be safe. My first Torchwood fanfic, and the first thing I've written in probably 4 years.

He heard the harmonica from across the field. Somewhere to his left, bagpipes droned on, deafening him. A voice, German, coming from in front of them. A man holding a Christmas tree walking toward them, singing.

When the song was finished, his comrades around him clapped. He couldn't; could only think about him lying out on the field, half-covered in snow. His eyes closed. Don't think about it.

Later, a game of football with the Germans. He ignored them, stood in front of the mounds, trying not to read the name on the cross. His gaze dropped to his feet.