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.

1305. Jack's Touch

Title: Jack's Touch

Author: badly-knitted

Characters: Ianto, Lisa, Jack.

Rating: PG

Written For: Challenge 476: Thirst at tw100.

Spoilers: Cyberwoman.

Summary: Hate towards Jack has been replaced by need.

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

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After Lisa's execution, Ianto had thought he'd hated Jack. Hating had at least meant he'd felt something other than mind-numbing grief, and guilt over the deaths of two people that he could maybe have prevented if only he'd…

What?

Found a way to cure her sooner?

Or accepted from the start that she was already gone and couldn't be saved?

Even now he's not sure.

He couldn't sustain the hate though; too tired, too defeated, too… lost.

But Jack was there to anchor him.

Now he thirsts for Jack's touch, the only source of comfort that means anything at all.

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The End