Since I was such a pest I decided to make it up to you by taking notes as I read tonight. So here's my live-blog version of your story. It's ... erm, not short. But I'm not known for brevity. *guilty grin* Here we go:
"Actually, a lot of romance seems to be about dumb teenagers. Maybe the fish aren't so bad."
With perspective comes wisdom....
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"They're called Jammy Dodgers. More or less."
She bit into the hot jam, and made a face, which gradually turned to delight.
I may or may not have squee'd just a bit. I loved that Ianto made sure she had one later as well.
*** The grilled fish had a sharp flavour, from the strange sea and the sprinkle of spicy sauce the chef had used on each piece. Wrapped in a sourdough flatbread, it wasn't half bad, and the bread greedily soaked up the best of the sauce. The roasted vegetables, even cold, held a succulent tang on each toasted piece.OMG - *drooling* I want to try this! The desserts sound fabulous too, but the savouries caught my attention. I'm drooling again as I re-read before
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Since I was such a pest I decided to make it up to you by taking notes as I read tonight. So here's my live-blog version of your story. It's ... erm, not short. But I'm not known for brevity. *guilty grin*
This was AWESOME, never tell yourself otherwise. :D :D :D
"Actually, a lot of romance seems to be about dumb teenagers. Maybe the fish aren't so bad." With perspective comes wisdom....
Amen.
I may or may not have squee'd just a bit. I loved that Ianto made sure she had one later as well.
I love that it's intrinsic to his personality: find out someone enjoys something, he'll quietly ensure they keep getting it.
This is brilliant - from the recollection of Jack's having performed the same move with a new culinary experience to the taste sensations and physical results of same. Gosh.
Have you ever had that one friend who's incredibly fun to feed, because they like new tastes and will try anything? That's SO MUCH FUN.
I squee'd again. *happysmile* The following conversation was somehow a combination of subtle, insightful, and
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so gorgeous, and i'm about to fall asleep imagining the story of older!Jack and Ianto now :)
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I love older!Jack/Ianto fics. They scratch my id in perfect ways. :) Glad you liked the story!
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"Actually, a lot of romance seems to be about dumb teenagers. Maybe the fish aren't so bad."
With perspective comes wisdom....
***
"They're called Jammy Dodgers. More or less."
She bit into the hot jam, and made a face, which gradually turned to delight.
I may or may not have squee'd just a bit. I loved that Ianto made sure she had one later as well.
***
The grilled fish had a sharp flavour, from the strange sea and the sprinkle of spicy sauce the chef had used on each piece. Wrapped in a sourdough flatbread, it wasn't half bad, and the bread greedily soaked up the best of the sauce. The roasted vegetables, even cold, held a succulent tang on each toasted piece.OMG - *drooling* I want to try this! The desserts sound fabulous too, but the savouries caught my attention. I'm drooling again as I re-read before ( ... )
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This was AWESOME, never tell yourself otherwise. :D :D :D
"Actually, a lot of romance seems to be about dumb teenagers. Maybe the fish aren't so bad."
With perspective comes wisdom....
Amen.
I may or may not have squee'd just a bit. I loved that Ianto made sure she had one later as well.
I love that it's intrinsic to his personality: find out someone enjoys something, he'll quietly ensure they keep getting it.
This is brilliant - from the recollection of Jack's having performed the same move with a new culinary experience to the taste sensations and physical results of same. Gosh.
Have you ever had that one friend who's incredibly fun to feed, because they like new tastes and will try anything? That's SO MUCH FUN.
I squee'd again. *happysmile* The following conversation was somehow a combination of subtle, insightful, and ( ... )
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