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Where do I even begin with this fic?
Awhile back when I watched an episode of MPI, one of the guys mentioned someone named "Jack, the bartender" and my brain went what if that was Jack Dalton and he and Thomas had a thing going?
I have absolutely no idea how to explain this crossover AU except that Thomas and Jack are together and they had on an off thing. No one knows how our Jack ended up in the '80s, but I don't think anyone cares other than me, lol, and it worked in the end.
(I'm kidding, I know exactly how Jack ended up with Thomas. Tom Selleck and George Eads had such chemistry as Monte and Shorty and I can't help myself with pairing any of their characters at any given time. Those two cowboy goofs are just so shippable).
As for the rest of the fic, Paper War was the inspiration for most of the events. I couldn't help but write about the "what ifs" after that conversation in the elevator (or as Higgins would say, lift) and my brain took it from there and added a whole lot of angst to go with.
Luckily, things worked out for all the boys.
Proudly presenting you with one ofy favorite newly acquired ships and this angstfest ending in a soft way. I have too many ships, can you tell?
P. S. Tom in a tux is smoking hot, send tweet 🥵
