Afore the Dawning of the Day, But One Man Loved The Pilgrim Soul In You

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Torchwood: general series table

Claim: Torchwood: general series
Prompt: 19. Dark
Title: Afore the Dawning of the Day
Author: Aeshna
Rating: PG-13
Length: medium
Brief summary: Cyberwoman AU where Jack finds Lisa by accident. The darker than usual portrayal of Jack is effective.

Jack spun on his heel, his hand automatically going to the gun at his right hip. Female voice, unfamiliar, evidently expecting young Mr Jones, their adopted Torchwood One refugee. Their adopted Torchwood One refugee who, Jack suddenly realised, was all-too frequently left to his own devices in the Hub while the rest of them were out dealing with whatever the Rift had most recently disgorged into Cardiff's unsuspecting environs.

Apparently Ianto had been doing more with his time than filing, washing coffee cups and disposing of the occasional dead body.

Link: Afore the Dawning of the Day

Claim: Torchwood: general series
Prompt: 49. Reccer's Choice
Title: But One Man Loved The Pilgrim Soul In You
Author: lannamichaels
Rating: PG-13
Length: medium
Brief summary: Bittersweet, realistic Jack/Ianto.

Torchwood has completely ruined Ianto for a normal life. That was what came of working in an environment where the relevant drug paraphernalia was on how to not accidentally retcon yourself back to infancy, where the occupational hazards ran the gamut of prehistoric beasts to megalomaniacal ghosts, and where it was perfectly normal to fetch coffee one moment and subdue a weevil the next. Ianto hasn't had a normal life since he was nineteen and doesn't miss it.

On her third day on the job, Gwen tries to start a bar game in the SUV. Ianto listens on the comm while Owen ridicules her. The next day, Jack sings showtunes as they speed through Cardiff, and Ianto finds himself humming as he disposes of the bodies.

Link: But One Man Loved The Pilgrim Soul In You

Comments

[lannamichaels]

Thanks for the rec. :)