The Nightmare Man

Word Count: 100

Summary: Ianto keeps dreaming about that man wearing his face.

Characters: Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness

Pairing: Jack/Ianto

Rating: PG-13

Spoiler: Adam

Setting: after Adam

Author's Note: Written for the tw100 reverse fandom-prompt #214: The Sarah Jane Adventures. I chose the episode title The Nightmare Man for this drabble.

Disclaimer: I'm not making money with this fanfic. The tv-show Torchwood and the characters appearing within it belong to their producers and creators. Any similarities to living or dead persons are purely coincidental and not intended.

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His fingers digging into her windpipe, her choking breaths, her life draining out of her …

He dumped her body in a dark corner of the alley. When he turned around, he caught his reflection in the wing mirror of a car. Cold, blue eyes, a cruel smile …

Ianto screamed himself awake, curling into Jack's protective arms immediately. "I would never do that," he gasped.

"It was just a nightmare."

And even though Ianto wanted to believe Jack, he knew that the dreams were more than just that – they were memories.

He'd been the man from his nightmares.

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