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.

308. Instant Coffee Blues

Title: Instant Coffee Blues

Author: badly_knitted

Characters: Ianto, mentions Jack

Rating: G

Written For: Challenge 310 – Caffeine at tw100

Spoilers: Nada.

Summary: Ianto and Jack's dinner date doesn't end well.

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

A/N: Title from Guy Clark's song of the same name.

A/N2: This is the seventh of my eight drabbles for this challenge. I'll have to post the last one later today if I can fit in in, just in case the next prompt is early again.

Thank you to everyone who has read, reviewed, followed or favourited this collection so far. I hope you're all still enjoying it!

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Ianto was appalled. How could such a swanky restaurant be so backward in one vital respect? If he were a restaurant critic, he decided, he would definitely not recommend eating there.

The food had been excellent, the ambience pleasant and welcoming, the service faultless, the staff polite and the standards of hygiene beyond reproach. Even the prices were reasonable. He and Jack had thoroughly enjoyed their meals.

Then they'd made their one mistake; they'd ordered coffee.

It had been served in elegant cups, along with after dinner mints, but even beautiful presentation couldn't disguise the fact that it was instant!

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The End