"Endless Love" Torchwood Post-CoE Fix-it/AU/Crack fic

[karaokegal]

Title: Endless Love
Fandom: Torchwood
Genre: Post CoE/Fix-it/AU/Crack-fic
Pairing: Jack/Ianto
Rating: PG13
Wordcount: 1700
Warnings: Contains spoilers (by implication) for CoE. Possibly triggering mentions of miscarriage.
Notes: Written for the Never Will I Write meme, where Jack/Ianto domestic fluff was suggested by an evil wench filthgoblin, and

Comments

[lefaym]

This does not have nearly enough spelling and grammatical errors for what you were trying to achieve. ;)

It's interesting to read this though, as a J/I shipper who was extremely dissappointed with CoE -- but who also loves Gwen and definitely did NOT want a fluffy curtains-style ending for Jack and Ianto. I'll admit that before CoE I was thinking that Rhys might die, but the reason I liked that idea was NOT because I wanted Gwen punished or anything, but because I thought it might open the way for canon J/G/I, which I think would have been awesome (and completely fucked up). So yeah, it's interesting to see the extent to which my personal preferences align with your perception of a basher's view, and the extent to which they don't align with that at all.

[karaokegal]

I know you're not a basher. *HUGS* In fact, I've noticed from afar and with admiration your attempts to talk sense to the fringier factions of the fandom. You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din. (Of course they probably think the same of your dialogue with me.)

I appreciate you reading this and offering your opinion. Even though it was best attempt at "domestic/fluffy" it was never going to be "true fluff," hence my labeling it as crack.

F/W/I/W-my costume for Come As You're Not, may or may not fulfill your interest in J/I/G. It's actually considerably closer to "true fluff" than this is. I know that sounds paradoxical, but you'll have to wait and see.

Thanks as always for reading and commenting.

[lefaym]

Haha, see, I am careful to keep all my most whiny and childish rants about CoE behind a flock and under a cut, so as not to the general public to them (though, of course, still no Gwen-bashing in there). :P

I've actually found that I have an easier time writing straight-out fluff when it's J/G/I, rather than J/I -- something about the three of them together sends my fluff-mode into overdrive, even though I usually manage to keep it in check.

Anyway, looking forward to seeing your Halloween costume -- for mine, I'm strongly considering some J/G wedding night sex (that is, on Gwen and Rhys's wedding night, while the others are cleaning up).

[tariqa]

I could not believe my eyes when I saw you had written J/I... I wasn't sure what I'd find, but I love this, much to my surprise. I'm in awe of the way you took the dream wedding and turned it into a nightmare. (Lord knows what that says about me.)

[karaokegal]

Thank you sweetie! It's amazing what I'll do for a meme and what my evil wenches wonder f-list will egg me into.

Glad you liked it. And if this shocked you, wait'll you see what I'm dishing up for Halloween.

[aeron_lanart]

I saw the pairing and I went 'whut?!' then I read the summary and I thought, 'this I gotta see!'
Glad I made the effort - and pleased to see that you couldn't abandon dark and uncomfortable even in a so-called fluffy crack fic.

I am going to be bringing a cushion to hide behind/to collapse on for Halloween, I think I might need it!

[karaokegal]

It was probably never gonna be "pure fluff," but I gave it my best go. I mean there's plenty of stuff in there for a J/I true-believer, at least until I pull the rug out. If they really think that Jack could ever love Ianto as much as he does the Doctor, then they should be able to hand-wave it, right?

Thanks for reading and commenting.

You're free to bring your cushion, but I promise lots of comfy sofas as well, suitable for both collapsing and hiding behind.

[unfeathered]

That? Is fucking scary. Right from the very start.

*shivers*

[karaokegal]

Really? I'm not sure that was exactly my intention, although I knew it was getting considerably darker than what most people would consider "fluffy."

Thanks for reading and commenting.

[unfeathered]

I think it's just that Jack's giving up SO much here, and you say he's happy but don't give any evidence for it so I have to assume he's faking it for Ianto's sake.

...Probably it wouldn't be scary if I was a shipper and actually believed Jack could be happy giving all that up for Ianto. *g*

[karaokegal]

Well the idea was to start with the premise that the shippers are right, and he does love Ianto and my idea of real!Jack is completely wrong. Unfortunately I think that once he sees the Doctor the whole illusion is destined to crumble.

So it's really a "careful what you wish for" story.

[teamharkness]

Jack's very worst nightmares coming true. Getting married? Being stuck with Ianto? Worse than any Halloween costume or alien attack out there. Shudder to think.

[karaokegal]

But he said "take anyone, but not him," so obviously this is what he really wants. Or am I missing something?

[teamharkness]

LMFAO I think all the smog got to him.