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Ficlet: Worthwhile

Apr 03, 2020 17:47

Title: Worthwhile
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Jack, Ianto.
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Cyberwoman, The Sound of Drums, Last of the Time Lords, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.
Summary: Jack gave up on love and relationships after Lucia, but then along came Ianto Jones…
Word Count: 500
Written For: Prompt 132: Beginning at anythingdrabble.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the ( Read more... )

anythingdrabble, fic, jack/ianto, ianto/lisa, jack/lucia moretti, jack harkness, fic: pg-13, ianto jones, torchwood fic, fic: one-shot, ficlet

Comments 4

raynewton April 4 2020, 19:01:27 UTC

I so like this picture of Jack, able to rise above what he must have seen as betrayal, and help Ianto heal. Then come to realise how much he valued and loved him. He was right,Ianto was worth it and loved Jack in return. Ten thousand curses on TPTB for what they did in CoE.

badly_knitted April 4 2020, 19:09:11 UTC

I believe that's what happened, because otherwise how did they get back together? Jack has seen so much. Once he got past his anger he understood why Ianto did it.

Ah, but you know I'll make sure Jack gets his Ianto back ;)

Thank you!

pfyre April 28 2020, 22:11:55 UTC

Jack may be an irrepressible 51st century type of guy but he is also a man that has lost a lot - his family, his friends, two years of memories stolen by the Time Agency.... He is also a man aware that not everyone is always on the up and up - recall the conman trying to dupe Time Agents with his quick clean up schemes. He traveled with the Doctor and Rose and discovered that it was more than possible to redeem one's self and to want to live as a good man, help those in need and all that. So yeah he was royally peeved at Ianto's betrayal with Lisa locked in the lower levels of Torchwood but he's well aware that people will do just about anything for those they love and that it still possible to come back from such a low. So Jack would value Ianto because Ianto has demonstrated his true inner self to Jack. Great stuff.

badly_knitted April 29 2020, 10:24:53 UTC

Yes, Jack knows what it is to love and lose, and he knows that if you truly love someone you'll try any means to save them. I think at least some of Jack's reaction was down to pure fear - he knew about Cybermen, how dangerous they were, and knew only too well the devastation just one could cause, converting everyone who crossed its path. Once the Cyberman was dealt with he was able to think more rationally.

Thank you!