A/N: I've had a rough week. This is Ianto's POV, before the team learned to listen to him. A lot of vitriol towards Jack in this one. (: I would say it's an extension on what Tosh heard in Ianto's head in 'Greeks Bearing Gifts'. Possible implications for TPBU, but perfectly fine on it's own. Enjoy.
i could listen to a thousand of your lies
or a thousand of your truths
but you would never listen to me.
i'm the coffee-boy. clean-up,
suit-up, shaven; coffee's ready, steaming away.
i spilt boiling water on my hands
this morning
and didn't feel a thing.
you say
this is ianto jones.
he gets us everywhere on time.
oh, and he looks good in a suit.
that is all you have to say.
all you ever will say.
i have tried to be friends with you.
but friends does not work.
you + me does not equate to 'friends'.
it never will.
so i'll tease you just a little
with someone you can't have.
you + me could = lust.
or is it love?
i can't tell these days. maths is not my forte.
it's in the suits, really.
just a pretty young face behind a suit.
or do you, captain jack, playboy and conman,
just get cheap thrills out of heartbreak?
you sucker. you liar.
you use us all for kicks.
lock em' up together and watch 'em go mad.
well not me.
i'm playing you at your own game.
let's see you go mad for once.