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MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2017-05-08 11:56:00

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:jaden, :mary wesson, :mingle, aidan reilly, alex karev, ianto jones, jack harkness, james howlett/logan, keith, malcolm reynolds, martha jones, nico di angelo, peter parker (stnas), pidge, prompto argentum, sara lance, sarah williams, spencer reid, spike, wade wilson

427 - Group Therapy Mingle

THERAPY GROUPS
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foreverjack
2017-05-17 07:21 am UTC (link)

It was a type of therapy for Jack too, which was a big reason why he'd ended up fucking his way round the dome in that fictional future, to take his mind off being stuck forever. Which... wasn't so different from what had actually come to pass, which was pretty much why he was here today.

He grinned at the joke, but it quickly faded as he studied Kirk thoughtfully. He was just as aware of the tension between them, but he'd also spent the last six months tamping down hard on similar tensions with other people because of the band system and it was a lot easier now than when he'd first got here. Kirk hadn't had that, nor was he as deeply in a relationship as Jack was, and it occurred to him that perhaps, just perhaps, it might make sense to actually address the issue with him before it got out of hand instead of letting it simmer and bubble up until it got out of control.

Especially, you know, given the fact they actually were in a therapy group here.

So he took a breath and said, "Okay, I don't usually spell things out but given how things are I think it might be a good idea here. I know there's this thing between us, and I know the rules have changed, but I don't intend on following through on anything with you, at least for the moment. The thing I've got going, with Ianto and Spike... I don't want to jeopardise that. So for the moment, things are staying the same, and that's my choice, to do it for them, rather than because I've no choice." A beat. "I'm sorry. It's probably not what you want to hear."

It was all unusually awkward for Jack Harkness, considering how easily he would talk about the most graphic parts of sex. Talking about relationships was a damn sight harder!

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universal_charm
2017-05-17 07:31 am UTC (link)

It wasn't. It was a bitter pill to swallow, one he had been holding on the back of his tongue, waiting, because there had been that faint hope there maybe, just maybe. A man could dream, right? But maybe it was for the best. No, it was for the best. He had no right to go throwing screws into other people's relationships despite his wants, and did he honestly want Jack for Jack or because his own screwed up needs were driving him?

He did like Jack, he did. He was easy to talk with, to stand beside and laugh with. There was an easy sort of friendship building, and he clung to that as tightly as anything else. Because now, without Chekov, he was alone. Not to mention Jack understood. He knew what it was to face death and come back from the other side.

"No, it's all right. I'm pretty sure I knew it - no, I did know it. I know you love him, and I figure you at least care for or like Spike enough to make it work despite how it happened," he shrugged and looked down at his coffee. "I think... I think I wouldn't want it like this, anyways. The second time." Because there had been a first, but did that one really count, when neither of them had been on the same page.

"I like you, Jack. I don't want to look back and feel like I used you," he said, hoping Jack understood that. "Besides, you've laid out the rules. I would be a shit sort of friend if I didn't respect them."

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foreverjack
2017-05-19 04:15 pm UTC (link)

They had a hell of a lot in common, and it went a long, long way beyond a shared love of sex. He was glad to have Kirk around as a friend, especially in the wake of Kitty disappearing on him, and quite a lot of relief flowed through him at Kirk's response.

"Thanks, Jim," he said, the man's first name coming automatically to his lips as it had in that future - a lot of the memories were very fuzzy now but some little things like that had stayed with him. "That means a lot." He quirked a wry little smile. "Seems like I need a friend a lot more than I need another lover at the moment. Perhaps, in time, we can grow into more but for the moment I really think I need to keep things as simple as I can. My three-way relationship is quite complicated enough!"

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universal_charm
2017-05-23 06:00 am UTC (link)

He liked the sound of his name on Jack's lips, and maybe the other was right. He was so scared of starting real friendships here, that fear of them leaving like Chekov and Kitty, that perhaps he had only sought the physical to shield him from the rest. He knew he could like Jack, a lot, and so the fear had risen, even if he didn't know it.

A snort at that, rolling his eyes at Jack. "And yet somehow I have the utmost faith you'll manage to work yourself out of the Gordian knot you've gotten yourself into."

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foreverjack
2017-05-25 08:51 pm UTC (link)

Which was exactly what Jack did too, so perhaps this really would be a good thing for both of them, if they could achieve it.

He chuckled into his coffee. "You know, I think if things were more stable here, that might actually be true. I do feel like we've started to be able to talk to each other more - properly talk - after that future incident. But nothing's predictable here. You can wake up tomorrow and you'll be twenty years in the future or over a century in your past or in a relationship with someone else, and those take a lot of getting over!"

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universal_charm
2017-05-29 05:39 am UTC (link)

Yes, that was the hard part wasn't it? Achieving it, when they were both the men they were. Especially when Kirk knew he wouldn't be able to keep from play flirting with Jack. It was to much a part of his very personality to let it go.

"Yeah, that's not helpful on that front," he agreed with a huff. "But I'm glad you've been able to talk. They do say communication is the most important part of relationship. And I think they've always meant actually talking and not talking with your bodies. Which is a shame."

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