The Snowbringer by blackbird_song (NC-17)
Fandom:Torchwood
Pairing: Jack/Ianto; Gwen/Rhys
Length: ~18,000
Author on LJ: blackbird_song
Author's Fic: Torchwood Tag
Why this must be read: I had a hard time picking what to rec from blackbird_song because I adore her writing style and the elegant way her stories unfold. I decided to go with The Snowbringer because it's 90 degrees and I'd like to think about some snow right now.
The Snowbringer is set the first Christmas post-Exit Wounds so it's focused soley on Jack, Ianto, Gwen, and Rhys. Jack sends Gwen off to enjoy her Christmas in Snowdon with Rhys while he and Ianto investigate a yeti sighting in the very same area. Naturally since this is Torchwood things don't go as planned and there's a little strife in the middle before the happy, warm ending. This is also shamelessly beautiful Jack/Ianto. Each time I read this, I end up with this warm, happy feeling inside of me at the strength of the two of them and the tenderness they can share. If you're looking for a story to make you feel good at the end, give The Snowbringer a chance.
Jack patted Ianto's thigh. "Don't worry. Yeti aren't aliens."
"You mean yeti are real?" Ianto's voice lit with the excitement he couldn't hide.
"Yep," said Jack, sighing as he dodged his fifth sheep. "And if that's what's taking the sheep off the roads, I wish it'd show up here, right about now."
"And they're not aliens?"
"The yeti? No, they're from earth. At least, we think they are. Though I've never heard of any in Wales. The sheep, on the other hand...."
"Yes, I know you think they're from Raxacoricofallapatorius, but they've been documented as terran, even if they do seem to disapprove of you."
"Only the Welsh ones," said Jack pointedly. "I mean, seriously, have you seen how they eye you? Like you're trespassing on their territory, or something?"
"And your point is...?"
Jack spared Ianto a sidelong glare before dodging-a boulder. "Ianto, sheep shouldn't be that smart. They're supposed to run away from anything that's chasing them, follow each other blindly, eat grass to the root, and fall down and not be able to get up. These guys eye you up like they're trying to decide what sort of sauce they're going to pour on you once they've cooked you up for lunch!"
Ianto blinked at him. "Did you have a bad experience with a ruminant when you were small?"
"Not then, no, but I did spend some time in the stomach of a novox just after I joined the Time Agency. Took me two hours to charge up the blaster and make my exit." Jack shuddered. "If I'd passed to the second stomach, I'd have died really badly."
The Snowbringer by blackbird_song
Pairing: Jack/Ianto; Gwen/Rhys
Length: ~18,000
Author on LJ: blackbird_song
Author's Fic: Torchwood Tag
Why this must be read: I had a hard time picking what to rec from blackbird_song because I adore her writing style and the elegant way her stories unfold. I decided to go with The Snowbringer because it's 90 degrees and I'd like to think about some snow right now.
The Snowbringer is set the first Christmas post-Exit Wounds so it's focused soley on Jack, Ianto, Gwen, and Rhys. Jack sends Gwen off to enjoy her Christmas in Snowdon with Rhys while he and Ianto investigate a yeti sighting in the very same area. Naturally since this is Torchwood things don't go as planned and there's a little strife in the middle before the happy, warm ending. This is also shamelessly beautiful Jack/Ianto. Each time I read this, I end up with this warm, happy feeling inside of me at the strength of the two of them and the tenderness they can share. If you're looking for a story to make you feel good at the end, give The Snowbringer a chance.
Jack patted Ianto's thigh. "Don't worry. Yeti aren't aliens."
"You mean yeti are real?" Ianto's voice lit with the excitement he couldn't hide.
"Yep," said Jack, sighing as he dodged his fifth sheep. "And if that's what's taking the sheep off the roads, I wish it'd show up here, right about now."
"And they're not aliens?"
"The yeti? No, they're from earth. At least, we think they are. Though I've never heard of any in Wales. The sheep, on the other hand...."
"Yes, I know you think they're from Raxacoricofallapatorius, but they've been documented as terran, even if they do seem to disapprove of you."
"Only the Welsh ones," said Jack pointedly. "I mean, seriously, have you seen how they eye you? Like you're trespassing on their territory, or something?"
"And your point is...?"
Jack spared Ianto a sidelong glare before dodging-a boulder. "Ianto, sheep shouldn't be that smart. They're supposed to run away from anything that's chasing them, follow each other blindly, eat grass to the root, and fall down and not be able to get up. These guys eye you up like they're trying to decide what sort of sauce they're going to pour on you once they've cooked you up for lunch!"
Ianto blinked at him. "Did you have a bad experience with a ruminant when you were small?"
"Not then, no, but I did spend some time in the stomach of a novox just after I joined the Time Agency. Took me two hours to charge up the blaster and make my exit." Jack shuddered. "If I'd passed to the second stomach, I'd have died really badly."
The Snowbringer by blackbird_song