THIS FIC IS NOT INTENDED FOR READERS UNDER THE AGE OF 18. Please see the masterlist for content warnings.
Here it is, the long-awaited dark!MacRiley AU! First, I want to thank my lovely beta readers and my life-saving brainstorming/workshop buddy. You all know who you are.❤
This fic adheres to canon through 5x05 and then goes off the fucking rails. Backstory and other important tidbits of information revealed in the latter half of season 5 may be used, but timeline-wise anything after 5x05 does not exist in this fic. Also, Jack is dead and is staying dead, so don’t get your hopes up for a happy ending.
I will do my best to update this regularly, but hanging out in and writing such dark headspaces is HARD. I will definitely be taking breaks to write fluffier fic, because a big chunk of this story is all hurt and no comfort.
Without further adieu, let’s get this party started. (It’s not a party. In fact, it’s like…the opposite of a party.)
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They say he was a good man.
A good soldier.
A good father.
A good friend.
They say they are sorry for her loss, sorry he was taken from this world too soon.
They say Jack would be proud of the legacy he left behind, would be proud to have gone out in a blaze of glory.
Riley is sick of it.
It’s like she’s a teenager, and Jack is leaving her all over again. Only this time it’s worse. This time there’s no coming back.
The guests at the wake gaze at the folded up American flag on the fireplace mantle with deep respect, but Riley only feels anger every time she glimpses the piece of fabric the government sent back in his place. A flag and a life insurance claim feel like a mockery of the kind of man Jack Dalton was.
Hi everyone! if you are as dedicated a fan as I am or just a causal watcher or have just heard of MacGyver or Lucas Till or Tristin Mays or any of the other amazing cast members please help us!
PLEASE SIGN THIS AND GET YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO SIGN IT TOO:
We are tweeting like crazy on twitter and are even trending!
if you know the other MacGyver fans on other social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram etc PLEASE GET THEM ON BOARD TOO!
BECAUSE WE REFUSE TO GIVE UP!
*no literally some of us have been tweeting for hours straight.*
A lot of us have already sent paperclips to the CBS office (I think the number is at 20,000 *yep you read that right!*) and are tagging them using #savemacgyver!
We are spamming every CBS post and tagging them constantly to get their attention!
Here is the address(if you want to do it too) and proof: (this is just one of MANY)
Here is the copy of the email I sent for reference:
SO please help us spread the word to the other fandoms or just anyone who is willing to help.
We can save MacGyver the way Brooklynn 99, Lucifier and Timeless were saved. (more recently Criminal minds was brought back)
OUR CHARACTERS DESERVE A HAPPY ENDING! SO JOIN US!
if you know anyone who has watched MacGyver in the past but stopped get a hold of them too! you can show them some of these edits: (trust me edits work!)
