A Day To Forget 6/6
Title: A Day To Forget 6/6
Pairings/Characters: Jack/Ianto, Tosh, Owen, Gwen, OCs
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Graphic torture
Length: 777 words.
Disclaimer: In my dreams I own Torchwood, in reality I don’t. This is reality.
Spoilers: general for seasons 1 and 2
Summary: Ianto sees Jack interrogate someone and can’t handle it.
“Ianto Ianto Ianto!”
Ianto woke to find his younger sister bouncing on his bed and trying to pull his covers away. For a moment he was confused and couldn’t figure out why he was sleeping at his parent’s house and then the last two days came rushing back.
Ianto groaned and rolled over, burying his face in his pillow, hoping Sulwyn would get the hint and leave him alone.
“Get up Ianto get up!!” Sulwyn insisted, finally succeeding in getting Ianto’s blankets away from him. “Mam made waffles but said we can’t have any until you get your arse down there too.”
“Mam wouldn’t say arse.” Ianto grumbled at her, refusing move an inch.
“You know what I mean.” Sulwyn growled, grabbing Ianto’s ankle.
Ianto yelped when he found himself sliding across his bed and falling to the floor.
“Ow.” Ianto groaned, rubbing his head where it hit the bedside table.
“It’s your own fault for not getting out of bed on your own.”
“Just tell Mam that I’m not hungry.” Ianto insisted, trying to get his sister to leave him alone.
“And let her put EVERYTHING on hold to make sure you aren’t sick and dying? Yeah right.” Sulwyn scoffed, helping Ianto stand. “Just come down for breakfast then you can go back to moping in your room.”
“Whatever.” Ianto said, pulling on a t-shirt and a pair of sweats.
“Look, the Zombie made it down for breakfast.” Kynan teased.
“I would say more of a vampire.” Joey corrected. “Up all night, sleep all day.”
“Ha ha ha” Ianto grumbled, collapsing into his chair.
Ianto ate the waffles that Mam put in front of him but he didn’t really taste them or pay attention to the conversations going on around him.
“Are you okay?” Kiah asked Ianto quietly when everyone was finishing their breakfast. “You’ve been awfully quiet this morning.”
“I’m okay.” Ianto told her, giving her a quick hug. “I just...there’s a call I have to make.”
“Okay. Good luck.” Kiah murmured, giving her brother a kiss on the forehead.
“Thanks.”
Ianto made his way back up to his room and sank down onto the bed. He grabbed his mobile from the bedside table and stared at it, taking a deep breath before dialling the number from memory.
“Harkness.” Jack answered gruffly on the first ring.
“Hey Jack.” Ianto said softly.
“Ianto.” Jack’s tone changed instantly. “It’s good to hear from you. What can I do for you?”
“I’m sorry Jack.” Ianto said, closing his eyes and trying to block out the feelings that were trying to overwhelm him. “I wish I was there talking to you in person and not over the phone but I can never think straight when you’re around.” Ianto paused and took a few deep breaths to calm himself before continuing. “I love you Jack, I really do, but I can’t do this anymore. Something always happens to pull us apart and it is just too hard to keep going through the heartache. I’m so sorry Jack.”
Ianto heard Jack take a deep breath and waited for some sort of response.
“I understand.” Jack said finally. “I love you too Yan and if there’s anything I can do for you you just have to ask. I will always be there for you.”
Ianto felt the tears sliding down his cheeks but knew he had to tell Jack the whole truth.
“I...I’m leaving Torchwood.” Ianto managed to whisper. Jack’s silence made Ianto’s tears flow faster. “I’m sorry Jack but I know I wouldn’t be able to handle it if I had to see you every day and be reminded of what I lost. What I threw away.”
“What...what are you going to do?” Jack asked. Ianto only heard the break in the older man’s voice because he knew him so well.
“I’m going to work for UNIT. They’ve been offering me a position for years but I always turned them down because I was happy being with you.”
“At least I don’t have to retcon you then.” Jack said with a small laugh that told Ianto he was crying too. “It would be pretty pointless as UNIT deals with aliens and with Torchwood. Too many things to trigger memories.”
“I...thank you Jack.” Ianto whispered. He had been terrified of losing all his memories of Jack and Torchwood. “I’m going to miss you Jack.”
“I’ll miss you too Ianto.” Ianto heard Jack take a shaky breath. “Take care of yourself and stay safe okay?”
“I will Jack. Good bye.”
“Good bye Ianto.”
Ianto hung up, knowing he had just ended a big part of his life, and let his tears flow freely.
END
Thank you to everyone who read. I hope you all enjoyed the story.
Pairings/Characters: Jack/Ianto, Tosh, Owen, Gwen, OCs
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Graphic torture
Length: 777 words.
Disclaimer: In my dreams I own Torchwood, in reality I don’t. This is reality.
Spoilers: general for seasons 1 and 2
Summary: Ianto sees Jack interrogate someone and can’t handle it.
“Ianto Ianto Ianto!”
Ianto woke to find his younger sister bouncing on his bed and trying to pull his covers away. For a moment he was confused and couldn’t figure out why he was sleeping at his parent’s house and then the last two days came rushing back.
Ianto groaned and rolled over, burying his face in his pillow, hoping Sulwyn would get the hint and leave him alone.
“Get up Ianto get up!!” Sulwyn insisted, finally succeeding in getting Ianto’s blankets away from him. “Mam made waffles but said we can’t have any until you get your arse down there too.”
“Mam wouldn’t say arse.” Ianto grumbled at her, refusing move an inch.
“You know what I mean.” Sulwyn growled, grabbing Ianto’s ankle.
Ianto yelped when he found himself sliding across his bed and falling to the floor.
“Ow.” Ianto groaned, rubbing his head where it hit the bedside table.
“It’s your own fault for not getting out of bed on your own.”
“Just tell Mam that I’m not hungry.” Ianto insisted, trying to get his sister to leave him alone.
“And let her put EVERYTHING on hold to make sure you aren’t sick and dying? Yeah right.” Sulwyn scoffed, helping Ianto stand. “Just come down for breakfast then you can go back to moping in your room.”
“Whatever.” Ianto said, pulling on a t-shirt and a pair of sweats.
“Look, the Zombie made it down for breakfast.” Kynan teased.
“I would say more of a vampire.” Joey corrected. “Up all night, sleep all day.”
“Ha ha ha” Ianto grumbled, collapsing into his chair.
Ianto ate the waffles that Mam put in front of him but he didn’t really taste them or pay attention to the conversations going on around him.
“Are you okay?” Kiah asked Ianto quietly when everyone was finishing their breakfast. “You’ve been awfully quiet this morning.”
“I’m okay.” Ianto told her, giving her a quick hug. “I just...there’s a call I have to make.”
“Okay. Good luck.” Kiah murmured, giving her brother a kiss on the forehead.
“Thanks.”
Ianto made his way back up to his room and sank down onto the bed. He grabbed his mobile from the bedside table and stared at it, taking a deep breath before dialling the number from memory.
“Harkness.” Jack answered gruffly on the first ring.
“Hey Jack.” Ianto said softly.
“Ianto.” Jack’s tone changed instantly. “It’s good to hear from you. What can I do for you?”
“I’m sorry Jack.” Ianto said, closing his eyes and trying to block out the feelings that were trying to overwhelm him. “I wish I was there talking to you in person and not over the phone but I can never think straight when you’re around.” Ianto paused and took a few deep breaths to calm himself before continuing. “I love you Jack, I really do, but I can’t do this anymore. Something always happens to pull us apart and it is just too hard to keep going through the heartache. I’m so sorry Jack.”
Ianto heard Jack take a deep breath and waited for some sort of response.
“I understand.” Jack said finally. “I love you too Yan and if there’s anything I can do for you you just have to ask. I will always be there for you.”
Ianto felt the tears sliding down his cheeks but knew he had to tell Jack the whole truth.
“I...I’m leaving Torchwood.” Ianto managed to whisper. Jack’s silence made Ianto’s tears flow faster. “I’m sorry Jack but I know I wouldn’t be able to handle it if I had to see you every day and be reminded of what I lost. What I threw away.”
“What...what are you going to do?” Jack asked. Ianto only heard the break in the older man’s voice because he knew him so well.
“I’m going to work for UNIT. They’ve been offering me a position for years but I always turned them down because I was happy being with you.”
“At least I don’t have to retcon you then.” Jack said with a small laugh that told Ianto he was crying too. “It would be pretty pointless as UNIT deals with aliens and with Torchwood. Too many things to trigger memories.”
“I...thank you Jack.” Ianto whispered. He had been terrified of losing all his memories of Jack and Torchwood. “I’m going to miss you Jack.”
“I’ll miss you too Ianto.” Ianto heard Jack take a shaky breath. “Take care of yourself and stay safe okay?”
“I will Jack. Good bye.”
“Good bye Ianto.”
Ianto hung up, knowing he had just ended a big part of his life, and let his tears flow freely.
END
Thank you to everyone who read. I hope you all enjoyed the story.