Here, Jack bakes at night when he has difficulties sleeping:. This story ranges from baking as a way to deal with things, to a close intimacy that turns into lovemaking, and then onto being partners and share worries about friends.
The cookies become part of the characterisation of a man that might be turning more and more modern every day. The man who quotes Shakespeare? One thing I really love about the Miss Fisher fanfiction is the love of literature and the partiality to quote it that is so prominent in the stories. This says very much about both the show, the novels it is based on, and not least about the fandom and its endearing and qualitative bookishness. In the show, both Phryne and Jack know their literature well, well enough to both to quote it and to recognize when it is being quoted to them.
Phryne is often seen reading, and as Jane is studious, Phryne is always encouraging her β and not so few ficwriters make Shakespeare the common grund between Jane and Jack. Literature is thus openly addressed in the setting and the relations, and above all it is put to use to reflect on the story. First I want to exemplify with some shorter scenes where Shakespeare is present. The Shakespeare snippets in combination with intimacy, love and a little bit of teasing is a very prominent theme β sweet, close to the show, and fitting for the book loving fandom.
Jack is having a bath and Phryne is close by:. This is a kind of aftermath of a case, where a drugged Jack has been saved from an abduction and has been put to bed. He is still a bit rambling from the drug, which Phryne and Hugh observes:. Phryne tries and mostly fails to hold back a smile.
Said he would come by again in the morning, though. I want to give two longer examples also! Here literature is used to comment on the story and the characters, and it is convincingly written into the story as Jack sits and reads to Phryne beside her sickbed. This story is very intense with regard to the uncertainty as to what they are for each other, at the same time as it has very still and solemn scenes.
