Fic- The Darkness: Here
Title: Here
Pairing: Jack/Ianto
Rating: Adult
Spoilers: Nothing major
Summary: My AU series. Jack is there for Ianto. Sequel to Hunting.
Disclaimers: I own nothing!
Notes: AU! This is AU! Comments please!
Jack saw Ianto droop with exhaustion almost the moment they got into the hub. Jack gave him a gentle push.
“Go and get ready for bed.”
“But…” Ianto paused to yawn. “Have to…help you with the weevil.”
“There’s nothing to do. I’m just gonna chuck him in a cell with some water and a bit of food for when he wakes up. I can handle that, honest. Now, go to bed. That’s an order.”
Ianto pulled a face. “You are your orders,” he mumbled, wandering away towards Jack’s bedroom. At the office door, he paused and looked back at Jack, biting his lip nervously. “You are…coming too, aren’t you?”
“Yes. As soon as I’ve dealt with this guy I’ll be there. Now, hurry up. I won’t be long.”
Ianto nodded and disappeared into Jack’s bedroom.
Jack quickly dealt with the weevil, getting it set up in its own little cell. He lay the creature down on the crude bed and patted it.
“Thanks, sport,” he said and then left, returning to Ianto.
Ianto was just climbing into bed, in his pyjamas, when Jack got there. He smiled sleepily at Jack.
“You’re here,”
“Yep. You’re not injured at all, are you? From that thing?”
Ianto shook his head, lying down. “No. My back will be a bit bruised tomorrow but it’s okay.”
Jack nodded and began to undress. He could feel Ianto watching him. “Are you…are you going to just sit again?” Ianto asked.
Every night, Jack had just sat close by Ianto and watched him sleep. They’d never shared a bed.
Jack looked at him. “Is that what you want?”
“No.”
“Oh. Do…do you want me to go?”
“No! Just…would…I want you to hold me.”
“You mean…get in bed with you?”
Ianto nodded, smiling and snuggling down into the covers. “Would you?”
Jack grinned. “Of course.”
He quickly changed into a clean t-shirt and a pair of boxers and slipped into bed beside Ianto.
He didn’t touch, didn’t wrap his arms around the young man. He didn’t want to push anything.
Ianto grinned up at him. “Thanks,” he whispered, then shuffled over and rested his head on Jack’s chest. Jack wrapped his arms around Ianto’s slender body and held him close.
Ianto let out a happy little sigh. “I like this, Jack. Being held by you. Can we do it more often?”
“Sure. Whatever you want.”
“There’s other things I want.”
“Yeah?”
“Yeah. But I don’t think I’m ready to have them yet. But someday. Someday I will be. It just takes time.”
“We’ve got time. We’ve got lots of time.” He pressed a soft kiss to Ianto’s forehead. “I’ll be here.”