Ficlet: All Things To All Men

[badly_knitted]

Title: All Things To All Men

Author: badly_knitted

Characters/Pairing: Jack/Ianto, mentions the Doctor

Rating: PG-13

Word Count: 435

Summary: Ianto asks Jack a question.

Spoilers: None really.

Written For: tardisjournal’s comment_fic prompt ‘any, any, “He's a god, he's a man, he's a ghost, he's a guru”.’

Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood or any of the characters. Which is sad.

Comments

[milady_dragon]

That was wonderful! Ianto truly understand Jack, and this proves it.

Because this is what Jack is, and he just doesn't see it. It's up to Ianto to really show him the truth.

[badly_knitted]

No true hero can see his or her own worth, only those who love them and see them as they truly are can see how much they give of themselves for the greater good.

Jack does the same for Ianto.

Thank you!Q

[lilyrose225]

Ooh, why do I sense a continuation of something here? Ianto's seen the future? Do tell! XD

I've always thought fondly of the Doctor/Jack/Rose team. They worked well together, for those few episodes. I think that Jack fell in love with both of them, and he misses them terribly. But, c'est la vie. He's got Ianto now!

[badly_knitted]

Jack may have fallen in love with them, but I don't think it was reciprocated, at least not in the way Jack hoped.

I see this as a tie in to my drabble The Library of Lives, which is where Ianto got the idea that he might be around a long time. I'm considering tying this in with Through Time and Space at some point too. Maybe. We'll see. *grins*

[lilyrose225]

*crossing fingers for the amazing-ness to happen*

[badly_knitted]

I just finished writing chapter 5 of Through Time and Space! Still got no idea where I'm going with it next though.

[owensheart]

Ianto is right Jack is all these things and its great Ianto understands him so well.

[badly_knitted]

Ianto is very astute and a good judge of people.

Thank you!

[timelordshines]

Ooh I like this.
When I saw the title, I assumed it would be Ianto talking about Jack. But you made it Jack talking about the Doctor, and inadvertently about himself. Nicely done.

[badly_knitted]

I just felt that the prompt fitted the Doctor and as I wrote, I started to see that it fitted Jack too. Ianto would naturally see that and point it out to Jack. Jack has been trying so hard to live up to the Doctor's example, he didn't realise that he's surpassed him.

Thank you.

[asia27]

I agree with Ianto...Jack is so much more than he gives himself credit for and he's not a mistake or aberration. The Doctor did a lot of damage with that statement; it could fit him as well. :D

[badly_knitted]

Ianto sees the real man, but he knows Jack is also the hero and he loves Jack not just for what he is nut for whom he tries to be.

Thank you!