Bingo Fic: Stages Of Life - Part 7 - Living The Dream

[badly_knitted]

Title: Living The Dream - Sequel to ‘Forever And Always’

Author: badly_knitted

Characters/Pairings: Ianto, Jack, OCs

Rating: PG

Word Count: 820

Summary: Jack and Ianto’s careers in acting are finally taking off; at last they’re doing the job they’ve always dreamed of.

Spoilers: Nada.

Warnings: Completely AU, no Torchwood, no aliens.

Written For: My

Comments

[lilyrose225]

Yay~! It's a great wrap-up, and a great ending to this AU series of yours!

And now I wonder what you have next in store for us! XD (maybe naked Ianto in that next drabble...? oh dear, let me get that puddle of water. have to check the roof for leaks...)

[badly_knitted]

Sadly, Ianto claims it's too cold to be naked at the moment. He has a point, I had to put on a woolly sweater today! Jack had goosebumps when Ianto found him. All over. Oh darn, I seem to have a leak too....

Thank you, glad you enjoyed this! Next up, aside from the drabbles, are a comment_fic fill that I haven't had time to post here, and my last two fan_flashworks entries - one Torchwood, one FAKE - that still have to be cross-posted. After that, who knows? I have to catch up on reading and betaing and... Ooops! I forgot. NEXT up are the last three bingo fills, a three-parter that will get posted in four parts here because of LJs posting limits. Must NOT forget them, lol!

[lilyrose225]

I can't say I entirely understand--it's way too hot out here. If I could send you some of our heat, I would.

Oh, that must be annoying, a three-part in four? Ugh. In any case, I'm sure you'll get everything done in time! (though I'm always here if you need a second opinion!)

[badly_knitted]

I know you are, and thank you!

The last one has been betaed, it was one of the first I sent out, but I wanted to get all the one-shots posted first, then the biggest series, which meant leaving this one for last. I did the final edit and headers yesterday, not entirely happy with the titles but they're always hard to come up with. I have two more days for posting, I think I might just make it! I hope I will anyway, it's taken a lot of juggling!

[milady_dragon]

That was just fantastic! I loved every minute of this. And the ending was just perfect, especially that Jack got to play a woman in his breakout role.

This is definitely a keeper.

[badly_knitted]

YAY! Thank you, it means so much that everyone has enjoyed this. Believe it or not, the idea was originally meant to fill just one prompt - Play. I got the idea of Jack wanting to play Mary in the Nativity play and it just kept growing and turned into probably the longest story I've ever told =D

I just checked - it came to 20,010 words. Definitely the longest!

[iantojjackh]

Aww sweet ending to a wonderful series.

[badly_knitted]

Thank you! I wasn't sure I could do AU, but I guess you never know until you try!

[iantojjackh]

I love doing AUs. They are so much fun.

I think I did what you did a whole baCk. I think I might have bruised/cracked a rib while coughing.

[badly_knitted]

Oh no! *gentle hugs* You have my sympathy! One of the best bits of advice I got was to remember to take slow, deep breaths, don't try to breathe shallowly all the time, that just makes it worse and can lead to lung problems. Other than that, all you can do is take painkillers and avoid heavy lifting. Hope you'll feel better soon =(

[bluelilacs]

This was the perfect ending to this story. I was so happy to see Jack finally getting the starring role he wanted, and getting to star opposite Ianto besides. I really hope they let him keep the dress. That would be such a great souvenir. As for their teachers seeing them now, it may not be now exactly, but they will see them when the movie comes out. And I'm sure they will so proud of them, though not really surprised.

Great story. Thanks for sharing.

[badly_knitted]

*grins* Thank you! I'm sure they'll get to keep the dress and Jack will wear it for special occasions =)

I'd like to think some of their teachers might show up at autograph signings in the future, and can you imagine what their school reunions would be like?

This story started life as an idea for one prompt on my bingo card and turned into the longest piece of fanfic I've ever written, I hope to re-visit the 'verse in the future, I adore these two!

[iolo1234]

Great story and I always love a happy ending. Seems like ages since I've read a Jack and Ianto story so thanks for getting me back into my inspiration.
*hugs*
K
xx

[badly_knitted]

*hugs back* Thank you for taking the time out of your busy writing schedule to read my longest ever fic and comment on it! I'm glad you enjoyed it =)

Happy endings are always the best ;)

J xxx