*interrupts the crickets*

January's over - but if you didn't get your celebration in under the wire, don't fear! There's always amnesty. :D

In the meantime, let's see if February's challenge can't get some motors running. It's a short month, and a simple challenge, one we hope offers a lot of possibilities!

*lets the crickets resume... briefly. :D*

We're coming up on five years of this great comm, devoted to a pairing we can't get enough of, and we realized -

We've never had a Love Challenge! Clearly, now is the hour. :D

It's deceptively simple - tell us about the Doctor and Jack in love. Two gorgeous, intelligent, interesting men, in love with each other, humanity, the universe, or jam. (Who doesn't love jam?) You name it, there's a story in it. :D

And yet. Love's complicated enough even before timey wimey issues get involved. It can get twisted and tangled. It can get swept aside to deal with a crisis, or swept under the carpet to lie unacknowledged. It can hide. It can be misunderstood. And sometimes, it just ain't enough.

This month, tell us a love story. We can't wait to hear it.

After all, love is all you need.

(Or is it?)

As a gentle reminder, please don't crosspost stories for this challenge elsewhere until the challenge closes about one month from now. And don't forget - leave a comment in THIS post and tell us what you think the next challenge should be!