Title: Making Coffee
Author: badly-knitted
Characters: Jack, Ianto.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 704: Switch at torchwood100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Ianto is making coffee, and Jack wants to help.
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
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Jack stood with Ianto in the Hub's cramped little kitchenette area, watching his lover's sure hands as they went about the process of creating the nectar of the gods that put all other coffee to shame.
He loved Ianto's hands. They were as beautiful as the rest of him; strong and elegant, with long fingers and short, clean nails, and sometimes it seemed that they carried out tasks of their own accord, without Ianto needing to guide them at all.
Silently Jack observed those superlative hands setting out five coffee mugs in a row, measuring and grinding the beans, filling the machine's reservoirs, putting the filter in place, adding the aromatic coffee… His excitement grew as the moment approached when magic would happen, the water, the coffee, the heat, and Ianto's inestimable skill would combine to create the finest beverage in the universe. He was practically jiggling in place as Ianto closed the hopper.
"Can I do it?" he asked breathlessly. "Can I, Ianto? Please?"
The coffee machine was off-limits to everyone; even Jack was no exception.
Ianto smiled indulgently. "You're like a little kid sometimes. Fine, go ahead."
Grinning with excitement, Jack flicked the switch, turning the machine on.
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The End