Request to the hive mind of the flist

[thismaz]

I rebuilt my computer at Christmas and carelessly seem not to have saved the location of a couple of stories. I've been looking for them for a while now and since I know I got them from recs, I have finally given up on looking and am asking, instead.

Since I am not a member of many Torchwood communities, I figure I probably got the recs from one of you, but in spite of trawling back through the journals of the obvious suspects, I am still at a loss. Hell, one of you might have written them *hopes*

The first is a very haunting Jack/John story, although no names are used. Written in the second person, from John Hart's POV, and set during the timeloop, it is basically about what made John the John we see on screen - his destruction and reconstruction at Jack's hands. It's one of those stories that comes back to my mind occasionally. I'm not sure I will ever read it again, but unless I can find it, I don't have a chance to decide not to.

Thank you sueworld2003 it is I Nothing But To Please His Fantasy which can be found here - http://paperclipbitch.livejournal.com/91137.html

The second is altogether lighter (which would not be difficult). It's a John/Xander story. Post Chosen and set, I think, in Scotland. Xander is thinking about Spike and meets John. The meeting helps him resolve some issues. It is a shortish one-shot, one-night-stand story.

And thank you to sparrow2000 for ID'ing twilightofmagic's Out of the Shadows, which is here - http://community.livejournal.com/spring_with_xan/116298.html

Any help would be most appreciated. All help was much appreciated.

Comments

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Was the Jack/John this one?


'I Nothing But To Please His Fantasy'

"Maybe Capt John wasn't always the way he is now, maybe someone helped push him into the warped creation that we see today. All is revealed in this interesting take on those five years that Jack and John spent together"....

http://paperclipbitch.livejournal.com/91137.html?view=1379841#t1379841

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

Sue, you are wonderful. that is indeed it. Thank you so much.

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

It's a superbly written tale, and worthy of recing again. :)

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

It surely is. It is the only story I've ever read that, even a year later, makes me shiver when I remember it.

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Oh and to add, you could try asking for help for the other on guns_n_poodles as someone on there might be able to help.

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

I'll see if anybody remembers it here, first, but if this fails, I might try that. Thanks for the suggestion.

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Hee, I can help with the second one!!!

It's twilightofmagic's wonderful Out of the Shadows. Now you've reminded me of it, I'm going to have to go and read it again. And you know I should be writing my chapter, so this is completely your fault! *g*

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I thought it was twilightofmagic, but I went right back in her LJ and couldn't find it. Phew, wonderful. That's both of them found.