Captain Jack Harkness | Torchwood (thedashinghero) wrote in aternaville, |
He never realised there was a change in his voice, though he should have expected it. Jack was beyond being able to control himself or how he spoke and was, frankly, lucky to climb the stairs and make it to her room. His old one -- before he had permanently taken up residence in Ianto's. Jack forced himself to keep his eyes from straying. It was only once he'd gotten upstairs that Jack realised he was still wearing the damned greatcoat.
No one to slide it from his shoulders when they got home.
Jack knocked twice then pushed the door open, swallowing hard when he saw Rose. For the man who always looked so put together, Jack couldn't have looked any worse if he tried. Jack opened his mouth to speak then closed it, knowing the blood was going to speak for itself.
"There's been an accident." And that was all he could muster.