Drabble: Inches and Miles Away

[cookiegirl]

Title: Inches and Miles Away
Author: cookielaura 
Rating: G
Pairings: Gwen/Rhys, Gwen/Jack
Spoilers: Vague for Children of Earth
Disclaimer: Torchwood and its characters are not mine, and I'm not making any money from them.
Notes: This was actually the first drabble I ever wrote. For some reason I'm just getting round to posting it. Comments and concrit are loved very much!

Inches and Miles Away

Another evening, another argument.

Gwen lies in bed, both inches and miles from Rhys. Calming herself with the steady sounds of her little girl's breathing through the baby monitor.

Every night she tries to let go of the anger. Anger at her job, for its dullness and monotony. At Rhys, for not understanding why she spends most days restless and on edge. At Jack, for leaving.

And mostly, anger at the part of her that still waits for Jack to return, even whilst she knows he never will. The part of her that will wait for Captain Jack Harkness forever.

Comments

[zazajb.livejournal.com]

oooh now that's some lovely angst! I think part of Gwen will always want Jack... Nice one! xxx

[cookiegirl]

Aww thank you! Yeah I don't think she'll ever really let him go. Yay for your appropriate icon use!
Enjoying our mutual fic-appreciation tonight, lol! :)

[bubblebear79.livejournal.com]

Love this! Totally well written and totally believable. I think she's going to see him and smack him when he turns back up. It's like Jack and the Doctor, "First I'm going to kiss him, then I'm going to kill him."

[miss-bekahrose.livejournal.com]

Ooooh. Very nice. Poor, Rhys, poor Gwen.

[talkingtothesky]

Owie. Makes my heart hurt in the best way. Beautiful! ♥

[cookiegirl]

Thanks sweetie :) And thankyou for always-welcome naked!Rhys :D

[cookiegirl]

Aww thanks so much :) Yeah I can just see Gwen throwing herself into his arms and then drawing back and punching him in the face! :D I hope we get something dramatic like that, but I have a horrible feeling we might just get Jack turning up in the middle of a gunfight or something, and there not being that special reunion moment! Fingers crossed though! x

[cookiegirl]

Thankyou honey :) *cuddles*

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

Awesome. That is SO Jack and Gwen. (Don't worry Gwen, he will come back!)

[cookiegirl]

Thanks sweetie. Not long now til he returns :D