Title: Something Stronger

Author: badly-knitted

Characters: Jack, Gwen, Rhys, Ianto.

Rating: G

Written For: Challenge 700: Glass at torchwood100.

Spoilers: Meat.

Summary: Jack's resorted to hitting the strong stuff.

Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood, or the characters.

A/N: Double drabble.

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Jack nursed his second glass of Scotch, sipping it slowly, relishing the way it burned a fiery trail down his throat. Normally he stuck to water, understanding the importance of keeping well hydrated, but there were times when water wouldn't cut it and he needed to reach for something stronger.

This was one of those times. The death of that poor, innocent space whale, butchered for profit by a bunch of idiots, had been bad enough, but then to have Gwen insulting the rest of the team and defying him, refusing point blank to Retcon her boyfriend…

He shouldn't have given in to her ridiculous demands, should have firmly put her in her place, reminding her who was the boss around here, but it was too late for that. He'd let her get away with far too much right from the start; now he was paying the price, and he was too damned tired and demoralised to fight her over this, especially when he'd come so close to losing Ianto.

He scowled moodily at the CCTV footage of Gwen and Rhys up on the Plas and took another sip. It was time Gwen realised the world didn't revolve around her.

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The End