Ficlet: Jericho - Expectations - General
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tanaquificA comment fic written for fic_promptly and the prompt First line: "He didn't quite expect this."
Jake thought he knew how things stood between him and his father. But a lot has changed in the past six weeks.
Set between between 1.09 Crossroads and 1.10 Red Flag. Fits into Awesome!Jakeverse, the shared post-season 2 verse being written by Scribbler (scribblesinink) and Tanaqui (tanaquific).
Expectations
He didn't quite expect this. It wasn't what he'd been looking for when he'd walked into Dad's office. He'd just wanted someone to be officially in charge.
He hadn't expected it to be him.
"Make sure you do it right," Dad had said, handing him Grandpa's old Ranger manual. Handing Jake his trust as well. Jake realizes now that it's something he never thought to have again. Not like this. Not with Dad knowing people will be depending on him.
He tilts the book the better to catch the light from the Coleman lantern as he reacquaints himself with the half-remembered contents. He might not have expected it and, he reckons, six weeks ago, Dad wouldn't have expected it either. But Dad expects it now: expects Jake to do what's asked of him, and do it well.
Six weeks ago, Jake might have expected to disappoint him. To fail, yet again. But he's no longer the man he was six weeks ago.
He didn't quite expect that, either.
Jake thought he knew how things stood between him and his father. But a lot has changed in the past six weeks.
Set between between 1.09 Crossroads and 1.10 Red Flag. Fits into Awesome!Jakeverse, the shared post-season 2 verse being written by Scribbler (
scribblesinink) and Tanaqui (tanaquific).Expectations
He didn't quite expect this. It wasn't what he'd been looking for when he'd walked into Dad's office. He'd just wanted someone to be officially in charge.
He hadn't expected it to be him.
"Make sure you do it right," Dad had said, handing him Grandpa's old Ranger manual. Handing Jake his trust as well. Jake realizes now that it's something he never thought to have again. Not like this. Not with Dad knowing people will be depending on him.
He tilts the book the better to catch the light from the Coleman lantern as he reacquaints himself with the half-remembered contents. He might not have expected it and, he reckons, six weeks ago, Dad wouldn't have expected it either. But Dad expects it now: expects Jake to do what's asked of him, and do it well.
Six weeks ago, Jake might have expected to disappoint him. To fail, yet again. But he's no longer the man he was six weeks ago.
He didn't quite expect that, either.