Immortality That's What it's For
AN: Another set of drabbles which came from a prompt my friend gave me '5 times Jack abuses his immortality, and one time it didn't work.' Took a little while to decide what all I wanted to do with them, but they were quite a bit of fun to write. I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters from Torchwood
Standing in the Face of the Storm
A sigh escaped Jack as he looked down at the quickly filling bunker; the wind howled around them a deafening roar of the coming storm. Families rushed passed desperate to get their loved ones into safety, Jack stood off to the side splitting his attention between the line of people and the brilliant display of lightning behind them.
After over fifty years of walking the slow path Jack found himself feeling half asleep, it was always the same each day filled with the same meaningless tasks. This life was nothing compared to the one he had known before, but there was no escaping the slow crawl back. To a time when he could find the Doctor and Rose this kept Jack pressing on. Still he ached to feel as alive as they had made him feel.
Blue eyes glittered reflecting back the shock of lightning on the horizon and Jack found himself captivated by it. The threat of the storm surrounding him, the fear and panic of the villagers seeking shelter cloaking his tall frame. His heart beat a little faster adrenalin seeping into his veins at the approaching danger, it was familiar, welcomed, even comforting.
A smile touched Jack's face as he silently stepped away from the shelter. Pushing hands deep into his coat pocket Captain Jack Harkness strode confidently towards the heart of the storm. Feeling more alive in the face of such savage energy than he had in years. It would end he knew, and life would go back to the way it had been, but at least for a brief moment he could feel his heart truly beating.
Thanks for Reading!
Morganeth Taren'drel