Challenge 576 - Exposed
Title: Exposed
Author: Cat Moon
Characters: Jack, Ianto
Challenge: 576 Naked
Rating: G
Summary: Jack watches Ianto get dressed.
Notes: Double drabble
Exposed
Jack has a secret. He thinks about it in the morning while Ianto gets dressed for the day, watching him carefully take one piece of clothing at a time, donning them like the armor they are. Ianto looks spectacular in the suits, no question, but Jack lives for those casual weekends they get every now and then, where there's no one to see him and he forgoes the sartorial splendor for a dressed-down pair of jeans and a T-shirt. Jack especially loves the V-necks, because he can get a peek at naked skin and chest hair.
He likes Ianto relaxed, open, acting his age, even if the reminder of how young he truly is isn't always a welcome one. He loves being one of the few people to see Ianto like that. It feels like some special privilege that he's earned by being a good... boyfriend.
He knows why Ianto favors the suits. They are his protection, his shield against the world. He would feel uncomfortably exposed in public without them, like Superman without his cape.
Ianto's throat-clearing brings Jack out of his introspection. “Any special reason you're staring?” he asks.
Jack smiles, enjoying his secret. “Love the suit.”