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.

1310. Alcohol

Title: Alcohol

Author: badly-knitted

Characters: Owen.

Rating: PG

Written For: Challenge 477: Strong at tw100.

Spoilers: Fragments.

Summary: Katie's death has driven Owen to seek oblivion in the bottle.

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

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Owen had always enjoyed a beer, and sometimes a shot or two of something stronger, but as a doctor he knew the downsides of alcohol and rarely drank heavily. As with many things, drinking was fine in moderation, but overindulging was a bad idea. Besides, he didn't need to get drunk to feel like he was having a good time.

Then he'd lost Katie and everything had changed. Alcohol had become his crutch; strong drink the only thing that put the slightest dent in the agony of his grief. He longed to crawl into the bottle and never come out.

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The End