My Immortal 2. Chapter 5.

So, the Children of Earth chapter. Not surprisingly this is wall-to-wall angst, although it's all quite subdued. For those not familiar with Children of Earth, this is by far the best description I can think of:

'There are things worse than walls. Terrible... and beautiful. If we look at them for too long they will burn right through us. Truths we couldn't bear. Not every day.'

This chapter deals with the aftermath, looking at what happens when someone has been burned right through and there is nothing left.

Index post for the whole ‘verse here. And the first chapter of this sequel (with Important Notes) here.

Summary: The Immortal is Captain Jack Harkness. This is what happened next.
Setting: March 2010 (shortly before Jack went to see Gwen).
Spoilers: This chapter 'Children of Earth' & 'The House of the Dead'.
Rating: PG-13. (Some swearing.)
Genre: FitB, character study, BtVS/AtS/Doctor Who/Torchwood crossover.
Pairings/characters: Jack, Buffy/Spike.
Word count: 3000+ words.
Thank you's: To my wonderful beta kathyh who really helped me get this into shape! (All mistakes mine.)
Disclaimer: Joss and RTD own these characters, I'm just playing with them.
Feedback: Yes please.

( My Immortal 2. Chapter 5. )

My Immortal 2. Chapter 5.

So, the Children of Earth chapter. Not surprisingly this is wall-to-wall angst, although it's all quite subdued. For those not familiar with Children of Earth, this is by far the best description I can think of:

'There are things worse than walls. Terrible... and beautiful. If we look at them for too long they will burn right through us. Truths we couldn't bear. Not every day.'

This chapter deals with the aftermath, looking at what happens when someone has been burned right through and there is nothing left.

Index post for the whole ‘verse here. And the first chapter of this sequel (with Important Notes) here.

Summary: The Immortal is Captain Jack Harkness. This is what happened next.
Setting: March 2010 (shortly before Jack went to see Gwen).
Spoilers: This chapter 'Children of Earth' & 'The House of the Dead'.
Rating: PG-13. (Some swearing.)
Genre: FitB, character study, BtVS/AtS/Doctor Who/Torchwood crossover.
Pairings/characters: Jack, Buffy/Spike.
Word count: 3000+ words.
Thank you's: To my wonderful beta kathyh who really helped me get this into shape! (All mistakes mine.)
Disclaimer: Joss and RTD own these characters, I'm just playing with them.
Feedback: Yes please.

( My Immortal 2. Chapter 5. )

The other day...

Miss M: "This is a voice recorder!"
Me [looks up]: "It's a walkman."
Impish Girl: "What's a walkman?"
Me: *feels about a million years old*

ETA: After I wrote this entry, I [randomly] went to look up Right Said Fred on youtube...

*cue waves of nostalgia*

Still remember sitting up late on a weekend, listening to the official countdown on Longwave Radio 252 (already indoctrinating myself with English culture - and was there ever anything gayer than that band?), to find out if Deeply Dippy was still Number 1. I think it held the spot for... 4 weeks? And oh, 'I'm Too Sexy' was EVERYWHERE, and one of my friends bought their album (it was called 'Up'), and I only much, much later discovered that 'Right Said Fred' was originally a song recorded by Bernard Cribbins. And thus my life is all beautifully circular.

ETA2: OH GOD. Now youtube is giving me links to Ace of Base: All That She Wants. *cries*

The other day...

Miss M: "This is a voice recorder!"
Me [looks up]: "It's a walkman."
Impish Girl: "What's a walkman?"
Me: *feels about a million years old*

ETA: After I wrote this entry, I [randomly] went to look up Right Said Fred on youtube...

*cue waves of nostalgia*

Still remember sitting up late on a weekend, listening to the official countdown on Longwave Radio 252 (already indoctrinating myself with English culture - and was there ever anything gayer than that band?), to find out if Deeply Dippy was still Number 1. I think it held the spot for... 4 weeks? And oh, 'I'm Too Sexy' was EVERYWHERE, and one of my friends bought their album (it was called 'Up'), and I only much, much later discovered that 'Right Said Fred' was originally a song recorded by Bernard Cribbins. And thus my life is all beautifully circular.

ETA2: OH GOD. Now youtube is giving me links to Ace of Base: All That She Wants. *cries*