This isn't part of the challenge and has no reference whatsoever to Children of Earth.
Title: Long Game
Pairing: None
Rating: If you're old enough to watch Torchwood, you're old enough to read this. (All Audience)
Spoilers: S1
Length: 11,874
Genre: AU
Summary: Ianto had known Torchwood's retirement policy since the first day he started in London: twenty years and a gold watch, or...less...and a little white pill. And he wanted out. A first season AU.
Author's note: Thanks to
copperbadge for looking this over.
Warning: Extremely dodgy Whoniverse "science."
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