Title: Lend Me Your Strength
Author: iantojjackh
Summary: Too proud to vocalize the agony he is in
Characters: Jack, Ianto and Owen
Rating: T for teen
Notes: Written for the comment_fic prompt 'holding hands' it was supposed to be 100 words but it went a little over
Lend Me Your Strength
It's been a long day with one close call too many. Owen is stitching up a Weevil bite to Ianto's side and the morphine is having no effect.
The pain is clearly etched on Ianto's face and he is too proud to vocalize the agony he is in. Ianto has bit so hard on his lip that a trickle of blood has run down to his chin.
Jack silently slips his hand into Ianto's, trying to lend some of his strength. "You don't have to be so strong," he whispered, stroking back the sweat soaked strands of hair.
Ianto buried his face into Jack's shoulder, choking out a strangled sob and tightening the grip on Jack's hand.