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.

169. Waiting

Title: Waiting

Author: badly-knitted

Characters: Ianto, Jack

Rating: G

Written For: Challenge 297 – Seconds at tw100

Spoilers: Nothing specific

Summary: Ianto waits for Jack to revive.

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

A/N: There hasn't been a new prompt yet, so here's another drabble for the last prompt.

Meirionwen: Precisely! He knows how difficult dying and coming back to life is for Jack, but by holding him, Ianto gives Jack a reason to come back and the comfort and reassurance he needs to get through those agonising first few minutes of life. Thank you.

I love Janto: He understands why Rose did it, but he's still not really happy about it most of the time. Immortality is a heavy burden for an ordinary human being to bear. Thank you.

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Slumped against a grimy wall in a rain-drenched, litter-strewn Cardiff alleyway, Ianto cradled Jack's dead body in his arms.

At least there was no blood this time.

Jack had been killed by an alien wielding some sort of energy weapon; the creature responsible lay a few yards away, a neat hole in the centre of its forehead. Ianto had shot it just seconds too late to prevent Jack's death.

Now he could do nothing but wait in the cold and the dark for Jack to gasp back into life.

Eyes closed, Ianto prayed his lover would return to him soon.

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The End