Fake Third Season Master Post (Complete)
My fake third season is not a virtual season, it's a series of stories set after "Exit Wounds" and "Stolen Earth" / "Journey's End" that ignores the canon events of "Children of Earth" while retaining some of the characters and plotlines. Some stories are short vignettes showing glimpses of the characters along the way, and either were written or could be read as standalones. Others are longer, plotty, "tentpole" stories that require knowledge of the rest of the storyverse. It's more organic than most things I've written before, as very little is planned in advance and the stories are evolving in ways I didn't initially expect.
The easiest way to read it is to follow the mythirdseason tag at my journal. Below is a handy guide to the stories.
The War at Home
5000 words
Written for twsecretsanta. Jack and Ianto and the Great Gifting War of '09.
Ten Rules for Successful Dating
3500 words
Written for help_haiti. Jack moves in with Ianto. Jack neglects to mention this.
The Extraterrestrial
25,500 words
Written for reel_torchwood. While Torchwood deals with staffing problems due to a team member's injury, Steven makes a new best friend who isn't from around here.
The Boy Who Lived
Written by request. The aftermath of "The Extraterrestrial."
The Faintest Restless Rustling Ran All Through
5000 words
The Hub is haunted.
Supply Run
2000 words
NC-17 Written for touchyerwood. Jack, Ianto and Lois have sexyfuntimes. For science.
Be All My Sins Remembered
27,500 words
Written for tw_bigbang. Someone from Jack's past comes through the Rift. Gwen puts two and two together and comes up with nine months. Meanwhile, Ianto is dealing with a morning after he wasn't expecting, Martha is rethinking her agreement to work here, Johnson is definitely not dating anyone, and Lois is quietly reporting everything back to her true bosses. (Well, almost everything.) Also, invisible face-eating aliens may be stalking Cardiff. Must be Tuesday.
The Charm's Wound Up
4000 words
On the nature of witches in Cardiff.
Promotion
4500 words
Torchwood Glasgow needs a new director. Torchwood Cardiff has a surplus of staff. This would be much easier if Jack weren't sleeping with the most qualified person to go.
The Private Report of Lois Habiba
5700 words
Observations of the team from a spy in the ranks.
The Brief December
13,500 words
Written for
the_longest_night. Three stories for a winter night, or, Torchwood in the dark of the year.
Happy Ending and It's the Pits
500 words
Written for Writing Chat Thingy. Short-short fics set in the fake third season starring Lois and Martha.
War Games
27,600 words
Written for tw_bigbang. Jack takes the team for a cross-training exercise with UNIT. This goes exactly as well as one would expect.
Into Gethsemane
60,000 words
A secret movement within the government successfully placed Lois Habiba as a spy inside Torchwood, and the trap is ready to be sprung. Meanwhile, Jack has received worrisome news, leading Gwen and Ianto from one danger into another. Loves, loyalties, and everyone's lives are on the line as the force behind the conspiracy finally comes to light.
To Count on Both Hands
7300 words
Written for my beta. A coda to the rest: five parties Jack and Ianto attended, and one they weren't invited to.
Also, some characters and ideas are taken from Prodigal.
The easiest way to read it is to follow the mythirdseason tag at my journal. Below is a handy guide to the stories.
The War at Home
5000 words
Written for twsecretsanta. Jack and Ianto and the Great Gifting War of '09.
Ten Rules for Successful Dating
3500 words
Written for help_haiti. Jack moves in with Ianto. Jack neglects to mention this.
The Extraterrestrial
25,500 words
Written for reel_torchwood. While Torchwood deals with staffing problems due to a team member's injury, Steven makes a new best friend who isn't from around here.
The Boy Who Lived
Written by request. The aftermath of "The Extraterrestrial."
The Faintest Restless Rustling Ran All Through
5000 words
The Hub is haunted.
Supply Run
2000 words
NC-17 Written for touchyerwood. Jack, Ianto and Lois have sexyfuntimes. For science.
Be All My Sins Remembered
27,500 words
Written for tw_bigbang. Someone from Jack's past comes through the Rift. Gwen puts two and two together and comes up with nine months. Meanwhile, Ianto is dealing with a morning after he wasn't expecting, Martha is rethinking her agreement to work here, Johnson is definitely not dating anyone, and Lois is quietly reporting everything back to her true bosses. (Well, almost everything.) Also, invisible face-eating aliens may be stalking Cardiff. Must be Tuesday.
The Charm's Wound Up
4000 words
On the nature of witches in Cardiff.
Promotion
4500 words
Torchwood Glasgow needs a new director. Torchwood Cardiff has a surplus of staff. This would be much easier if Jack weren't sleeping with the most qualified person to go.
The Private Report of Lois Habiba
5700 words
Observations of the team from a spy in the ranks.
The Brief December
13,500 words
Written for
the_longest_night. Three stories for a winter night, or, Torchwood in the dark of the year.
Happy Ending and It's the Pits
500 words
Written for Writing Chat Thingy. Short-short fics set in the fake third season starring Lois and Martha.
War Games
27,600 words
Written for tw_bigbang. Jack takes the team for a cross-training exercise with UNIT. This goes exactly as well as one would expect.
Into Gethsemane
60,000 words
A secret movement within the government successfully placed Lois Habiba as a spy inside Torchwood, and the trap is ready to be sprung. Meanwhile, Jack has received worrisome news, leading Gwen and Ianto from one danger into another. Loves, loyalties, and everyone's lives are on the line as the force behind the conspiracy finally comes to light.
To Count on Both Hands
7300 words
Written for my beta. A coda to the rest: five parties Jack and Ianto attended, and one they weren't invited to.
Also, some characters and ideas are taken from Prodigal.