Valenship: A Sam/Jack Celebration!

[Nolamom]

What *should* have happened in The Light

[Nynaeve506]

Jack Look #41

I read a lot of fanfic where Jack blames Sam for wanting to "keep it in the room" - but as I study his expression throughout this scene I get a distinct feeling that Jack wants it there as well. It seems to me that he was enjoying the comfortable, playful relationship and he doesn't want this new layer - he doesn't want her to mean as much as she does to him. He doesn't want to ever hurt like he'd hurt before.

[Nynaeve506]

Jack Look #42

He watches as Sam cradles Martouf's body.

[Nynaeve506]

Jack Look #43

I love this Jack look. I think of all of them this has to be among my favorites. In his eyes he looks sweet on Sam. And yet there's angst as he knows this is as close as he'll get. When Sam comes and flirts with her "So what am I going to say" and he inadvertently shoots her down, he's so quick to find that way to boost her back up again. "I knew you were going to say that..." and his reward (he is trained well...)

Again, AT (pardon my girl crush here) - has one of the most amazing smiles that I can't blame the guy for trying to find every excuse in the book to see it.

Of course, then she leaves and we see this:

Resignation? Frustration with the status quo? Angst in spades baby. Angst in spades.

[Nynaeve506]

Jack Look #44

The proverbial cat that ate the canary. From the resignation, frustration to a brief moment when Jack takes the chance to realize everything he wants - and he finds out that Sam wants him too. I've always felt bad that on some level he has the security of knowing what she feels while later, she struggles with trying to figure him out.

I'm also struck by seems to me to be pure adoration. The way a lover looks at his beloved. There's a peace in his eyes, a satisfaction, something rare and that we won't see again for a very long time.

[Nynaeve506]

Jack Look #45

This one is from when he is ordering Sam to turn the naquadah generator into a bomb. This is the first time they have really, truly come into conflict. Sam's had moments before (notably refusing to leave and choosing to help deal with Jonas), but here, she knows he's playing fast and loose with Hammond's orders. In Jack's eyes he studying her again - a look we haven't seen since last season. How far will she follow me? - he seems to ask himself. And ultimately she does what he requests... but I think Sam's expression is incredibly telling as well:

[Nynaeve506]

Jack Look #46

Without barriers, without rules and regulations, Jack is naked (go for it Bren, Jann). He let's his emotion for her play on his face. I have to wonder if on some level Jack enjoyed the life they lived there. He's a man who works with his hands and he had the company of a woman that meant the world to him. Here, his eyes look *happy*.

[Nynaeve506]

Jack Look #47

Remember I mentioned that if they weren't bound by the military they would do things like this? Although we can't see his face dead on, I sense peace in his presence and a comfortable air between them. Jack's not in a hurry with their relationship - these moments carry a lot of weight with him.

[Nynaeve506]

Jack Look #48

And... reality comes to slap him in the face:

[Nynaeve506]

Jack Look #49

There's a pleasure in Jack's eyes as he talks with Sam here. If you've been following this progression, you can see how much he's changed in the way he watches her from the first few seasons. The first two there were a lot of friendly, "innocent" looks - and then we have "Nemesis" and now - his looks hold so much more weight. He *knows* how he feels about her and it colors the way he interacts with her. And as we'll see, it affects how he makes decisions about her.

[Nynaeve506]

Jack Look #50

So many of Jack's expressions can be picked up from his body language alone. I've picked a lot of caps where you can't see his face dead on and this is one where I *wish* we could. Sam's smile and her eyes speak to what she's reflecting from him. I think it's true that a woman's confidence is deeply affected by her lover. It's what I find insane about their relationship - they're *not* lovers but their body language screams that they should be.

[Devilish Me]

What *should* have happened in The Light

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Omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nolamom]

Omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thank you - I can't write fics to save my soul, but I can make tiny "stories" scenes

[UhSir]

Jack Look #47
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Remember I mentioned that if they weren't bound by the military they would do things like this? Although we can't see his face dead on, I sense peace in his presence and a comfortable air between them. Jack's not in a hurry with their relationship - these moments carry a lot of weight with him.

And we see this same look a few episodes later in "Serpent's Venom."

[hlndncr]

I set a goal for myself to try and make every episode shippy by making a Sam/Jack banner for each one. Some episodes are just stubbornly unshippy. But I'm working on it.

I haven't had time to make more than a couple new ones lately, but here's what I've got so far.