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.

563. His Last Chance

Title: His Last Chance

Author: badly-knitted

Characters: Ianto, mentions Lisa and Jack

Rating: G

Spoilers: Fragments

Summary: Ianto has one last chance to convince Jack to hire him.

Written For: dailyprompt 30-1-14: 'I can't fail'

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

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Passerby: I'm leaning towards a single hole; the rest of the team have been setting up barriers so the alien. when they start to move in, can only go one way, straight towards, and hopefully into, the hole. Ianto digs very good holes, nice straight sides so nothing can climb out. He'll camouflage it so the alien won't spot the trap until it's too late.

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Ianto buttoned his shirt, tied his tie and slipped into his jacket. His only suit; he hoped it looked smart enough.

This was probably going to be his last chance to get a job with Torchwood Three. Harkness was running out of patience with him, so now it was literally do or die; his persistence would either get him hired or killed. His knees turned to jelly at the thought, but then Lisa whimpered and Ianto gathered up the shreds of his courage. He'd come too far to give up.

"This has to work, I can't fail you, not now."

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The End