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A ficlet by Angelinhel in which Jake's father reveals the reason for sending Jake to military school.

Plot Summary
The opening scene reveals Jake's father had once been a prisoner of war, tortured for information with, among other things, a straight razor. Hearing his wife and child walk in the frotn door, he goes downstairs, annoyed to find his son crying and his wife fussing over him.

Jake had gotten into another fight- he is often picked on by the other boys because he is smaller and less athletic.

Trivia

 * In the show, it was mentioned jake's father had a razor phobia, causing Jake to have to learn to shave from a teacher at the military academy.


 * One of the few fanfics casting Jake's father in a positive light.