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

[excentric397]

Oh, this was great. Keep waiting for angst, but none. I know, 'fluff emporium'. Still, you never know, right. I enjoyed this a lot. Thanks for sharing.

[badly_knitted]

It was also written for a Fluff bingo, so I tried to limit the angst, lol! I'm naturally fluffy in my writing anyway, it's my antidote for the crap that is my life most of te time.

It was fun writing an AU, I should try it again sometime.

Thank you!

[excentric397]

This from from a Tumblr post about Game of Thrones:

"He kills so many characters that you get desensitized. You don’t get attached because you already know there’s a 99% chance that anyone you care about will die horribly.

That’s not craftsmanship, it’s torture porn."

I quit reading anything about Ianto dying and not coming back, Jack mourning, Jack moving on, etc., a long time ago. Real life is hard sometimes. Really hard. I don't look for entertainment to break my heart. So thanks for fluff. Fluff is good.

[badly_knitted]

That's exactly how I feel, I like to feel happy when I read. A bit of angst is fine, but I like a happy ending. RTD became guilty of torture porn. I lost what respect I'd had for him when he killed all the team except Gwen. He'd have killed Jsck if he could have to prove how amazing Gwen was. Instead he broke him beyond repair.

Fluff is the best thing.

[jo02]

The jury's back and it's unanimous - you can definitely do AU!
This is one of the best stories you've written, perfectly paced, interesting, and so, so sweet - I read it all in one sitting and loved it.

[badly_knitted]

Awww! Thank you so much! That's a huge compliment! I was worried about the pacing, but I had to skip over so much to fit the prompts.

I'll have to think up another idea for an AU I guess!

[kul_breez]

Wonderful stories! This was a great series. I love the idea of the boys meeting as boys. Their "meant to be" relationship was charming, especially the hand holding.

[badly_knitted]

Thank you! This went so far beyond the original idea - it was only supposed to be for one prompt and ended up filling seven!

I hope to re-visit this 'verse somtime to fill in a few gaps.

[aya2013]

great story! love AU! thanks for sharing!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's my first try at AU. I love to read them but writing one was a challenge.

[dylantoms]

Loved this from beginning to end. Perfectly pieced together and great pacing.
A perfect antidote to some of the very heavy fics that are around - like strawberries and cream on a summer's day :)

[badly_knitted]

Awww! Thank you! That's a lovely compliment - I adore strawberries, with or without cream ;)

I mostly enjoyed writing it, except for trying to figure out how they made their costumes. That had me stuck for weeks, lol! I almost abandoned the bingo entirely because of it, but I'm glad I persevered.