morgynleri | Double Drabble; Torchwood, Doctor Who; PG13

Actually written last night while I was at work. A small bit of Jack in the universe of "Fallen" and "Broken" and "Damage Control". And other side players.

Title: On His Knees.
Characters: Jack Harkness, Simm!Master, Ten
Summary: He wants Jack to kneel.

He can get him on his knees. That is – relatively – easy. Sometimes it’s even enjoyable. Cut the right tendons, trigger the right nerve-endings.

But he can’t make him kneel. Nothing humbles that defiance, bends Jack Harkness to his will. Not death, not threats. Not even the rings hidden in a closet of the Doctor’s TARDIS.

It’s rapidly becoming an obsession, this desire to see Jack kneel. To see him submit instead of fail, bend instead of break.

“It’s what he is. They all are.” The Doctor sounds proud, and the Master doesn’t understand why.

That merely frustrates him even more.

Title: He Kneels
Characters: Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones
Summary: This is his choice.

The floor under his knees is wood unpadded by rug or mat, the room around him almost stark in its simplicity. He’s aware of cool air against bare skin, his shirts folded neatly over a chair, his boots beneath it.

Nothing breaks the silence, nothing touches him. He keeps his eyes on the floor, remains still, knowing he’s watched. There’s a sense of pride in that gaze he feels on his back, of affection and possession that are one and the same.

No one’s command put him here, no pain except a faint twinge that will fade.

Here, he kneels.