Don't Let Him Get To You
Title: Don't Let Him Get To You
Author: Timelordshines
Characters: Ianto Jones, Owen Harper, Jack Harkness
Rating: 15
Words: 500
Spoilers: S2E4, S1E4, S1E13, S2E1
Disclaimer: Characters, situations and dialogue belong to RTD and the BBC - I’m just borrowing them.
Written for love_bingo prompt "Indifference".
Four times Ianto let Owen’s teasing get to him…
“Jack needs me!”
“In your dreams Ianto, your sad wet dreams when you’re his part time shag maybe.”
The gun wavered in Ianto’s hand. He didn’t want to have to use it, but god it was tempting, how dare Owen even say that?
How could Owen even consider opening the rift for Diane, because Ianto knew that was his real reason. He barely even knew Diane. Ianto knew what loss was. He’d lost Lisa, and now he was about to lose Jack. But it was more important to do what Jack would want and preserve the sanctity of the rift.
*************
“Oi, Ianto?” Owen shouted climbing up the stairs from autopsy, “Where’s the boss?”
“I don’t know. Out.”
“Ooh watch it Teaboy. You should keep him on a shorter leash. Who knows what he’s doing? Or who?” Owen turned away, hiding his grin as he wound the younger man up.
Ianto clenched his fists. “Jack wouldn’t do that,” he said through gritted teeth.
Owen just looked at him, knowing his silence would put more doubts in Ianto’s mind than anything he could actually say.
“He wouldn’t. Not anymore,” Ianto said, more as if to reassure himself than to argue with Owen.
*************
“You’re shagging Jack and I’m stuck here making the coffee.”
“It’s not like that, me and Jack.”
It’s not just shagging. He means the world to me. I hope I mean even a little of that to him…
“Yeah yeah. you and Jack. Gwen’s getting married, Martha’s got her bloke, even Tosh had Tommy. God this is really shit!”
“We've all gone through shit.” Ianto could really empathise.
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“Penny for them?” Jack asked.
“Oh, nothing. Just Owen taking his frustration out on me, making light of our relationship again.”
“Don’t let him get to you.” Jack said, leaning in for a kiss.
*************
“Ianto?” Jack’s voice carried down from his office. “Weevil hunting! I could use your local knowledge…”
Tosh and Gwen looked at each other and giggled.
Ianto blushed and headed to the armoury for weevil spray.
“You won’t need that,” Owen said getting in his way. “Captain’s just bored. At least he’s taking you with him this time.”
Ianto moved so fast Owen didn’t see it coming. Ianto’s arm pressed against Owen’s throat holding him against the wall. “Keep your fucking nose out of my business,” he growled before following Jack out of the Hub.
Owen was too shocked to react.
*************
And one time he didn’t…
Ianto emerged from the bunker beneath Jack’s office with a grin on his face and a spring in his step. It was late and the others were already in and waiting for their coffee.
“When are you going to get a proper boyfriend or girlfriend Teaboy?” Owen asked, “you know the good Captain only puts up with you for your coffee.”
Ianto just beamed at him. “You can say what you like Owen. Jack said yes.”
“Oh congratulations Ianto!” Tosh squealed, running over to hug him.
“Huh?” Owen was confused.
“Ianto asked Jack to marry him last night,” Tosh explained.
Author: Timelordshines
Characters: Ianto Jones, Owen Harper, Jack Harkness
Rating: 15
Words: 500
Spoilers: S2E4, S1E4, S1E13, S2E1
Disclaimer: Characters, situations and dialogue belong to RTD and the BBC - I’m just borrowing them.
Written for love_bingo prompt "Indifference".
Four times Ianto let Owen’s teasing get to him…
“Jack needs me!”
“In your dreams Ianto, your sad wet dreams when you’re his part time shag maybe.”
The gun wavered in Ianto’s hand. He didn’t want to have to use it, but god it was tempting, how dare Owen even say that?
How could Owen even consider opening the rift for Diane, because Ianto knew that was his real reason. He barely even knew Diane. Ianto knew what loss was. He’d lost Lisa, and now he was about to lose Jack. But it was more important to do what Jack would want and preserve the sanctity of the rift.
*************
“Oi, Ianto?” Owen shouted climbing up the stairs from autopsy, “Where’s the boss?”
“I don’t know. Out.”
“Ooh watch it Teaboy. You should keep him on a shorter leash. Who knows what he’s doing? Or who?” Owen turned away, hiding his grin as he wound the younger man up.
Ianto clenched his fists. “Jack wouldn’t do that,” he said through gritted teeth.
Owen just looked at him, knowing his silence would put more doubts in Ianto’s mind than anything he could actually say.
“He wouldn’t. Not anymore,” Ianto said, more as if to reassure himself than to argue with Owen.
*************
“You’re shagging Jack and I’m stuck here making the coffee.”
“It’s not like that, me and Jack.”
It’s not just shagging. He means the world to me. I hope I mean even a little of that to him…
“Yeah yeah. you and Jack. Gwen’s getting married, Martha’s got her bloke, even Tosh had Tommy. God this is really shit!”
“We've all gone through shit.” Ianto could really empathise.
----
“Penny for them?” Jack asked.
“Oh, nothing. Just Owen taking his frustration out on me, making light of our relationship again.”
“Don’t let him get to you.” Jack said, leaning in for a kiss.
*************
“Ianto?” Jack’s voice carried down from his office. “Weevil hunting! I could use your local knowledge…”
Tosh and Gwen looked at each other and giggled.
Ianto blushed and headed to the armoury for weevil spray.
“You won’t need that,” Owen said getting in his way. “Captain’s just bored. At least he’s taking you with him this time.”
Ianto moved so fast Owen didn’t see it coming. Ianto’s arm pressed against Owen’s throat holding him against the wall. “Keep your fucking nose out of my business,” he growled before following Jack out of the Hub.
Owen was too shocked to react.
*************
And one time he didn’t…
Ianto emerged from the bunker beneath Jack’s office with a grin on his face and a spring in his step. It was late and the others were already in and waiting for their coffee.
“When are you going to get a proper boyfriend or girlfriend Teaboy?” Owen asked, “you know the good Captain only puts up with you for your coffee.”
Ianto just beamed at him. “You can say what you like Owen. Jack said yes.”
“Oh congratulations Ianto!” Tosh squealed, running over to hug him.
“Huh?” Owen was confused.
“Ianto asked Jack to marry him last night,” Tosh explained.