Title: Cheering Up Gordon

Author: badly-knitted

Characters: Owen, Ianto

Rating: G

Written For: Challenge 288 – Reverse fandom – Last of the Summer Wine at tw100

Spoilers: Nada.

Summary: Owen is concerned about one of his charges.

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

A/N: Episode title = drabble title. It's just easier that way.

My fourth drabble for this week. I'm having a good drabbling week. I have a couple more that just need checking and polishing, they're not quite what I was aiming for, but about as close as I can get with the word limit. Still working on a final one and I've had to leave a lot of titles I would have liked to try, but next week will be a whole new batch of titles to choose from. I'm excited about that!

Many thanks as always for your reviews! I love Janto: Tosh will always rule, and she's put Owen back in his place when he crosses the line. Respect for others is important to her, especially when the person isn't in a position to speak up for himself!

Wandering into the hothouse, Ianto found Owen standing near one of his plants, looking troubled.

"Problems?" he asked casually.

"I think something's wrong with Gordon."

Ianto didn't bat an eyelash, having long since become used to Owen naming his alien plants. He moved to stand beside his colleague.

"How so?"

"Not sure. He just seems down."

Truthfully, Gordon did look rather droopy.

"Maybe he just needs cheering up."

"How do you cheer up a plant?"

Ianto shrugged. "Not my area of expertise. You'll think of something."

Owen thought then moved Gordon to the window overlooking the Hub.

Surprisingly, it worked!

The End