In the Mood by chicafrom3 (PG)

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Fandom: TORCHWOOD/DOCTOR WHO
Pairing: Jack Harkness/Toshiko Sato with some allusions to Jack/Doctor, Jack/Estelle, Tosh/Mary, Tosh/Owen
Author on LJ: chicafrom3
Author Website: I believe all her fic is at fandomfrom3
Why this must be read:

Because, as the author says, this is the "Captain Jack Harkness" AU that every Jack/Tosh shipper had to write :) No, seriously, because it's a well done version of a cliche from this fandom. The reactions of Jack and Tosh to being stuck in the 1940s are believable and interesting and style is quite lovely.

Things change.

It's a month before Tosh stops trying desperately to find a way to send the Rift coordinates through time to Gwen and Owen and Ianto.

Meanwhile, Jack is getting them settled. It's wartime, and they are strangers; to survive, they need to fit in. He shifts back to the name Jack Harkness once it feels safe to do so, and no one will connect him to the dead RAF pilot. He contacts the Torchwood of the time to fill them in, obtain proper papers, and borrow some money. He buys the two of them a house, and a chance. He folds up the RAF greatcoat he's worn for so long and puts it away. Right now, he needs to not be a soldier; he needs to keep Tosh safe. He gets a job, helping the war effort without fighting in it. He goes on, and waits.

And then comes the morning when Tosh gets up, and her eyes are reddened and sad, and she doesn't say anything about a new plan for communicating with 21st century Torchwood.

He makes coffee and pours her a cup. "Sorry," he says. "It's not as good as Ianto's."

"It's fine, thanks," she answers, and manages a weak smile.

He pours a cup for himself, too, and sits down with her at the table. "So," he says without preamble, "I think we're going to be stuck here for a while."

She looks shaken but nods— "Yes. You're probably right."

"I think we should get married."

In the Mood