Challenge 394 - Growing up - Jack Harkness

[m_findlow]

Title: Growing up - Jack Harkness
Author: m_findlow
Characters: Jack
Rating: PG
Challenge: 394 - Grow
Notes: A series of vignettes that have shaped the people they are today

Some kids had to learn to grow up fast. Jack was one of them.

From the day they lost his father and brother, life was hard. His mother received a bereavement pension, but it was small, and they'd always lived on the frugal side.

Becoming the man of the house at an early age changed him. He still played with the other kids sometimes, but it seemed more like they didn't want to play with him. He'd grown brooding and serious, which unnerved them.

He knew he was different now, so when the Time Agency came calling, he didn't hesitate.