yk a lot of people write jack abbot as being very distant going into relationships. bordering on commitment issues depending on the fics. and i think a lot of that comes from people trying to play into him being a widow or even just age gap dynamics. which honestly is an entirely valid take.
but why are we not leaning into the fact that we KNOW jack does not like to be alone. we know he needs to keep moving and stay busy to function. that he comes in early and stays late to keep from being alone. that he has an entire second job to fill the gaps between shifts. that he fills the silence in his house with the noise of a police scanner in case heās needed.
what about jack whoās the one to be all in first? and comes on too strong. and has a tendency to be too much. what about jack who has to teach himself to slow down to remind himself that his relationship isnāt an escape from himself?
anyway iāve been thinking about this all night.
I love the fics where heās like so eager to do stuff with reader too