Bigger on the Inside
"He made me a better man."
"The Doctor?"
Jack nodded slowly. "Made me…bigger on the inside."
Silence stretched over the two as they gazed at the Bay, leaning against Cardiff Castle's parapets. Twilight fell; the brightest stars blazed in the firmament above.
"Not really."
Jack regarded his companion. "Why?"
Ianto brushed his thumb across Jack's knuckles. "The Doctor was merely the catalyst, Jack, but you were a good man. Inside."
"Not always."
"You are now. That's what matters."
Jack drew Ianto close and kissed him softly.
Unobserved, the Doctor smiled wistfully. Suddenly he was glad he couldn't fix Jack's immortality.