Refusal 1/1

[anastasisrick]

Title : Refusal
Summary: Ianto knows Jack better than Jack knows himself.
Characters: Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones
Pairings: Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones
Word count: 1668
Rate: G, or PG (If you're old enough to watch torchwood this will look tame... it IS tame).
Spoilers: Yes
Warnings: No
Disclaimer: Neither the song, nor Torchwood and certainly

Comments

[too_beauty]

wow you had me worried for a while but finally Jack was sincere to himself and admitted the big truth!

[anastasisrick]

No worries, M. It was just Jack being a tiny bit stupid and hurting himself and Ianto in the process. Nothing new there. :)

[excentric397]

This is my favorite bit:

“I sometimes feel so sorry for you”, Ianto murmured harshly by Jack’s ear. “You’re so dim for someone who has lived for so many years."

Because he really is kind of dim, isn't he? Jack reacts, he doesn't think. Not the best choice for a leader. And Ianto is so not dim. I don't think people who write him as a woobie (is that the term?) get that. If you leave out Tosh, I think he's smarter than the rest of them put together.

This was good. I enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.

[anastasisrick]

Thank you. :) I'm glad you enjoyed it.

In my mind, Ianto knows Jack better than Jack does, and that's why he stays with him in the bad and the good. He has to know he's loved, even if Jack is a bit flippant about it. There's the power inbalance in their work, and I can't really write about them if I think one of them loves more than the other. We know how Ianto loves, I love to speculate about Jack's love. :)

Yes, Jack as a leader has all the strength and none of the other values that make a leader good. But, he can't stay dead and that's the bigger plus.

[badly_knitted]

It's a good thing Ianto is so smart and understands Jack better than Jack does. He knows what Jack wants and needs. Whatever Gwen may or may not be, she can't give Jack anything that he really needs. But Ianto can, and will.