Fic: Vizzini's Rule (58/105)

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Title: Vizzini's Rule, Chapter 58

Rating: PG-13

Warnings: Nope, unless you find male chauvinism really offensive...

Spoilers: Season One thru Out of Time (1x10)

Disclaimer: Torchwood and all its wonderfulness belong to Russell T. Davies and the Mighty Beeb. Just goofin' around! All ©’s to Catherine Tregenna for dialogue and situations borrowed from

Comments

[greenwyvern]

I actually liked thrace's solution of stomping on Jack's foot so... *stomps on Jack's foot REALLY hard* Yeah, he really needs an attitude adjustment here. I understand that he's upset but it's so not fair to Ianto to take it out on him. Always before, Ianto has been a comfort to Jack; but Jack needs to understand that he can't take the younger man for granted, just treat him anyway he wants to and then go back to him when it's convenient. The way you've written Ianto's POV of the last few chapters, it sounds as if he's starting to feel used and no matter how he feels about Jack, he'll only be able to take that for so long, because Ianto Jones is no one's bitch! He's been through too much emotionally (Canary Wharf, Hiding Lisa, Lisa's Death) to ever let anyone take him for granted for too long; he may put up with it for a while but something is bound to make him snap eventually

[buttononthetop]

Ianto Jones is no one's bitch! Amen!!

Yeah, Ianto's sympathy is fading to annoyance as we go along. There are only so many excuses you can make for letting someone stomp all over your heart. (wow, went to a Country Song there for sec!)

Thanks so much for your lovely words. I was really worried that I was just making Jack sound like a big baby and not like he's really going thru something. It's so hard sometimes since I'm just doing Ianot's POV. I can't have Jack justify himself with his thoughts. :( But I'm thrilled to hear it's working! :D

Thanks hun!!

[criccieth]

Agree with Greenwyvern - you show where Jack's coming from (building up on the show's clear portrayal of Jack's identification with john) and show on top of that how, as he can't actually make himself admit to the team why he's feeling this way, he takes all his feelings out on the "safe" target: Ianto. After all, he'd never treat Tosh that way (he always seems to regard Tosh as the fragile one in that sense), he knows damn well that Owen and Gwen would bite back and he assumes, if he thinks about it all, that Ianto will just forgive and forget.

oh God how nasty is he going to get when he brings John's body back? After all, it's Ianto's car, and it takes Ianto a while to realise the keys are missing....

[buttononthetop]

*nods* You always hurt the ones you love. Jack's gonna have some serious making up to do. Can't wait to get to write that part!! :D

[criccieth]

"you always hurt the ones you love the most
It's a kind of back-handed compliment"

My husband used to use that quote in the early days, usually when he'd hurt me so badly (emotionally, I hasten to add) I was on the verge of leaving him.

The shit you put up with when you have self-esteem issues beggers belief, looking back....

[unrequited1984]

Should I even bother saying it? Yes, I think I should. *slaps Jack* C'mon Jackie Boy wake up and smell the yummy organic free trade coffee (which I'm sure Ianto uses). That boy is gonna get fed up mighty quick with this kind of treatment, and I feel the need for a mechanic coming on! (Gee I didn't even know I could do a southern accent in typing but I guess I can). Good chapter!

[buttononthetop]

Hee - I'm measuring the sucess of each chapter by how many times Jack gets slapped. :) Thanks!! And yes, Ianto is reaching his breaking point with Jack's shit here very soon.

[butterflycell]

**glares at Jack** I fully understand how hard all of this is for him, but this is in NO WAY Ianto's fault! *fumes*

Stupid men... Sometimes, I'm alarmed that Ianto has XY chromosomes...

loved it though!

[buttononthetop]

Exactly! Men!! *rolls eyes*

Glad you enjoyed it even tho Jack's a moron! :D

[cjharknessgirl]

*hugs Ianto*

*scolds Jack and slaps him* I know he's having a hard time but still that is no way to treat Ianto.

Great chapter, I think you captured the episode brilliantly!

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Thank you!! I'm glad I'm doing it justice, it's so emotional that I didn't want to short change it even tho I didn't really like it that much. Not enough Ianto or Tosh!! :D