TW Fic: Parallel Lines Crossing

[smallwaldo]

Title: Parallel Lines Crossing
Pairing: Jack/Ianto
Rating: R
Word Count: 1366
Summary:  Tommy is gone, but there's still damage control to be done. (Tag for "To the Last Man" - so - SPOILERS)
Author's Notes: Takes place in the same universe as Post Torchwood Stress Disorder, as that is my personal canon for Ianto until otherwise Jossed. (RTD'd?)

Comments

[tresa_cho]

Aww, brilliant. I had hoped Jack said 'love' in the ep, but I wasn't sure

[thefannishwaldo]

Thanks. The line was something like, "I never would have met and loved some of the people I have if I had stayed where I was." And then he turns and gives Ianto a *look* and says, "And I wouldn't change that for the world."

He doesn't flat out say "I love you", but there is a very strong implication. :)

[tearful_eye]

awww, this is really lovely.

jack really almost said he loved ianto in that scene, didn't he? i was squeeing my heart out, lol. & this is a perfect tag... of course it would be nice to read how the rest of the evening goes *wink*

[thefannishwaldo]

The line was (and yeah, I'm checking the clip. What a hardship. ;):

I: Don't you get lonely?
J: Going home wouldn't fix that. Being here I've seen things I never would have seen. Loved people I never would have met if I'd ... just stayed where I was. (looks at Ianto) And I wouldn't change that for the world.

Glad you liked the story. :)

[kel_reiley]

i think my favorite part about the scene, aside from the obvious, is jack's face after ianto says, "yep" - you so nailed what i was thinking there, jack wasn't expecting an honest, candid answer like that - and ianto's little nod after jack says the above bit

great story!

[meobnal]

I: Don't you get lonely?

Funny thing about that line. At first, that's what I thought I heard too.
As it happens, I always watch BBC with the subtitles turned on and Ianto's line is subtitled as:

Ianto: I....know you get lonely.

A minor difference, but still a potential different light on Ianto and how much he 'leads' Jack in this scene.

Anyway, my real reason to comment is to say how much I loved this fic and the parallels your drew with Tosh/Tommy/Ianto <3

[qualli]

Lovely.

A nice quiet moment that says so much.

[thefannishwaldo]

Thanks. These new eps are such good writing-fodder. :)

[ladykoori]

Aw! That was very sweet. Nicely done.

[thefannishwaldo]

Thanks. They've both been just. so. adorable. this season. :)

[badwolf36]

You're coding is broken for italics. Thought you'd want to know. :)

And this piece was love. I liked that you addressed the PTSD implication that was brought up in this episode. And the sweetness at the end just had me going "awwww." Thanks for sharing!

[smallwaldo]

Yes! Definitely need to know that. Thank you. smites posting client

Jack and Ianto have been SO adorable this season. But yeah, Like my OMG opus other story went into, Ianto has massive PTSD issues that haven't been touched on yet. They better do that soon. :) So glad you liked it.

[badwolf36]

*Your* coding. Sorry. I'm obviously tired if I can't do simple grammar. :)

And yes, I'm hoping they deal with the PTSD in an episode as well. They've certainly been alluding to it more than they have in previous episodes.