This isn't how it happened then, and this was how it happened now.

The amazing mun of theoldgirl wrote a lovely, lovely fic for me about something that had never been properly put into words before - how my Ianto at brb_gallifrey came to be alive again after the events of Children of Earth. It's from the TARDIS' point of view, of course, and the contrast between the ( Read more... )

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ten.

When Ianto discovers a false front to his stopwatch, he wonders why he hadn't noticed it before.

nine. eight. seven.

After much tapping and twisting, it's a tug to the ring on top that opens it.

six. five. four.

Then, his heart feels like it's racing in his chest and there's nothing behind the open face but engravings.

three. two. one. ( Read more... )

It takes Ianto only a moment to discover that his PINpoint can be used to accidentally travel between universes, but it takes him much longer to actually do it on purpose. He sits on, stands near, paces around, and curls up on a convenient couch in the Nexus, dedicating a few minutes to fiddling with menus and buttons and the better part of an hour ( Read more... )

Some nights, it seems easier not to sleep ( Read more... )