The "Barcelona" one had me nearly in tears and the last one was wonderful. I mean, they were all great, but those two were the highlights.
*beams* Thank you!
Fourth one as well - would love to have known what Jack wrote to the Doctor to get that response!
Well, I'm pretty sure the first three letters were heartfelt and probably written when Jack was at his lowest point -- and somewhat drunk -- and longing for the Doctor. The type of openly emotional letters that would upset the Doctor and make him pause before opening the next.
The fourth one, well, that would have been more practical. Written after he'd seen the Doctor, after Jack knew the deal with his immortality, after Jack knew he was head over heels for Ianto, and would have been to-the-point and simple: giving details of the transmitter he's started wearing (in case of emergencies), stating the types of scavenged technology the Hub has (in case the Doctor needs a new Whatchamacallit desperately or doesn't trust humans with a dangerous Thingamabob) and outlining any Torchwood secrets Jack thinks the Doctor should know. In other words, it would be Jack being proactive, making plans and sharing tech; it would be Jack the way the Doctor knows and remembers him.
For all that the Doctor wouldn't want to read standard Torchwood information, the practicality of the fourth one would start his mind working and give him the tools to do something about Jack's sudden disappearance. But I think it took him months to get around to opening the last letter, so he was venting a little.
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*beams* Thank you!
Fourth one as well - would love to have known what Jack wrote to the Doctor to get that response!
Well, I'm pretty sure the first three letters were heartfelt and probably written when Jack was at his lowest point -- and somewhat drunk -- and longing for the Doctor. The type of openly emotional letters that would upset the Doctor and make him pause before opening the next.
The fourth one, well, that would have been more practical. Written after he'd seen the Doctor, after Jack knew the deal with his immortality, after Jack knew he was head over heels for Ianto, and would have been to-the-point and simple: giving details of the transmitter he's started wearing (in case of emergencies), stating the types of scavenged technology the Hub has (in case the Doctor needs a new Whatchamacallit desperately or doesn't trust humans with a dangerous Thingamabob) and outlining any Torchwood secrets Jack thinks the Doctor should know. In other words, it would be Jack being proactive, making plans and sharing tech; it would be Jack the way the Doctor knows and remembers him.
For all that the Doctor wouldn't want to read standard Torchwood information, the practicality of the fourth one would start his mind working and give him the tools to do something about Jack's sudden disappearance. But I think it took him months to get around to opening the last letter, so he was venting a little.