The Torchwood Drabble Files

by badly-knitted

A collection of Torchwood drabbles that continues to grow. Thanks to everyone who's making this possible. You're greatly appreciated, so I'm reinstating an old game - the writer of every 100th review gets to request a drabble/ficlet of their choice. Still using a T rating to cover anything I might write, just to be safe.

7. Rain And Weevils

Title: Rain And Weevils

Author: badly-knitted

Characters/Pairing: Jack/Ianto

Rating: G

Written For: Challenger 255 – Sink or Swim at tw100

Warnings/Spoilers: None

Summary: Weevil hunting in the Cardiff rain.

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

A/N: Thanks as always to all my reviewers, and special thanks to The Order of the Crystal Rose, janie17, biancaruth, Quiet Time, and I Love Janto for steadfastly reviewing my little drabbles. I'm having great fun writing them, and I love having something I can post regularly while working on the longer one-shots, especially when I don't have a lot of time for writing. It's good to know people are enjoying them =)

The weevil was strong; Jack could barely hold it away from his throat.

Ianto kept back, trying for a clear shot, but darkness and pounding rain obscured his vision. It would be too easy to hit Jack, or the injured and terrified woman behind him. The combatants kept staggering one way then the other, finally hitting the railing and toppling slowly into the bay.

Ianto ran to the railing and looked down. For a moment there was nothing, then Jack surfaced, spluttering.

"You okay?"

"It was sink or swim – it sank and I swam," Jack grinned.

Ianto rolled his eyes.

The End

A/N2: I feel sorry for the weevil - apparently they don't swim well. On the other hand, it was a very dangerous and vicious weevil, it had hurt several people and other weevils, a psycho-weevil I believe, and Ianto was trying to shoot it anyway. Please forgive me, I'm not usually a weevil killer!