TW Fic: Promotion

[nancybrown]

Title: Promotion
Author: nancybrown
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Jack/Ianto, Gwen, Archie, Lois, Johnson, Rupesh, OCs
Spoilers: through COE (characters only)
Warning: character death
Words: 5000
Beta: fide_et_spe picked and poked, and everything that's still in error is all mine

Comments

[lyryk]

Gwen is awesome! That analogy with her and Rhys was perfect.

I love the little detail about the change of address.

[nancybrown]

Gwen is starting to realize that while Jack may know more about sex than any other human alive, his knowledge about relationships is going to require a "For Dummies" book. :)

I think I've been building up to the change of address for almost a year now.

Glad you liked it!

[lyryk]

Haven't read this 'verse before, but when I saw your post I just decided to jump in. Gotta start somewhere. :-)

[nancybrown]

Somewhere is good!

*must put up a master post soon*

[eldarwannabe]

Why Jack! Are you working on becoming a better leader? Good for you!

I love how Gwen comes in their to sort their communication issues, and all the little details you include (on time=coffee, taking college classes will not help you understand Tosh, Lois is taking over bit by bit...DUM DUM DUM.)

Wonderful, of course. I'm always ready for more of this universe. :)

[nancybrown]

Jack flirted with management techniques a while back (he still had tapes) but hasn't quite mastered the basics yet. He tries!

Lois is taking over bit by bit...DUM DUM DUM

This makes me gleeful every time.

[remuslives23]

God, BOYS!!! Gwen was brilliant in giving Jack a verbal slap upside the head, and your Jack/Ianto voices are just perfect. I love this - No matter what you decide, I'm screwed. If you stay, I'll always be in a position where I have to give you orders that could get you killed, and if you go, it'll break my heart. - and that last line of the agenda made me forgive Jack for being a dense arse.

[nancybrown]

:D Gwen is always going to assume that if something is wrong, it's Jack's fault. She's typically going to be right.

Jack doesn't like admitting things, but he also is learning when to surrender battles he doesn't really need to be fighting in the first place.

Glad you liked it! :)

[jedirita]

Just jumping it to say that I have this plot bunny where Rhys asks Jack who in their relationship is the wife. Jack gets offended, but Rhys explains that when he married Gwen, his dad told him that the wife is always right, and the husband is the one who always has to apologize. Jack still doesn't know how to answer, so Rhys says, "Who is it that ends up sleeping on the couch?" That's when Jack realizes that Ianto is the wife.

[nancybrown]

You may wish to check out the first story in this series. That conversation has already occurred. :)

[alt_universe_me]

Fantastic! I love that you have Jack say that he actually COULD make sure there are no promotions ever--that made me laugh :)

Gwen is awesome, and I love how you write her interactions with Jack.

You write the best behind-the-scenes-work of Torchwood the best, right down to the perfect agenda at the end.

Loved it so much I read it twice :)

[nancybrown]

I love that you have Jack say that he actually COULD make sure there are no promotions ever--that made me laugh :)

Immortality means making sure your sulks outlast everyone else's. ;)

You write the best behind-the-scenes-work of Torchwood the best, right down to the perfect agenda at the end.

Aw, that's sweet, thank you. :)

[alt_universe_me]

Ha, I just realized I said 'best' twice. Oh, well, still the best (x2).

[nancybrown]

Woohoo x2! :D

[rexluscus]

Loved it. This is so exactly the sort of mistake Jack would make.

[nancybrown]

My Jack always means well. He's just a little clueless about how to make that happen. :)