"Could've, Should've, Didn't", Torchwood, Owen/Ianto

[paperclipbitch]

Title: Could’ve, Should’ve, Didn’t
Fandom: Torchwood
Pairing: Owen/Ianto [Jack/Ianto, Jack/Gwen, Gwen/Rhys]
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 4537
Sequel To: Nobody Wins Anymore, We Lied When We Said We’d Aired All Our Grievances, I Don’t Like Where This Is Going and Hold Onto The Negatives, They Could Be Worth Something One Day
Genre: Slash [het]
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Comments

[finkpishnets]

You really know how to make a girl gush and then suddenly become ridiculously depressed all in one story! Seriously - I just want to take these two and knock their heads together!

Owen is, quite possibly, the sweetest thing in the world whilst still remaining all the parts that make him so distinctly Owen, and the 'I love you' was so wonderfully them that it wasn't soppy or fluffy but just about managed to break my heart because you know exactly what it's going to be followed by.

Ianto, bless him, needs to open his eyes and realise that not everything is Doomed, and that sometimes things can be as simple as you make them.

This was all kinds of wonderful, of course, and you remain to be the Queen of all things that have become my New Torchwood Canon.

This, right here: "I adore you, Ianto Jones; you rock my fucking world and I wish I’d figured that out when it still mattered." had me in tears. Seriously. Oh, how I love them and how you torture them and how that's just so damned right!

I love you to a rather insane degree. ♥

[paperclipbitch]

I planned most of this when I hadn't eaten in about 12 hours, which always makes me miserable!

Owen is such a cutie, I think there is a capacity for sweetness in him. *hugs him* But Ianto is always going to see the worst in any given situation, given his past experiences.

This...had me in tears
Me too. I was writing it in tears, which probably kind of comes through. I should never write on an empty stomach!

Thank you so very much honey. *sends hugs* I'm so glad you liked.

xxx

[hazelayes]

Can i just, like Debbie, say "ditto" to the comments of the lady with the cute name, finkpishtights LOL

i loved this so much - have a huge hug and a snog! - I adore Owen/Ianto, and hope something can be done for them.

[paperclipbitch]

*grins* Thank you so very much sweetie, I'm glad you liked!

... Still not sure how I'm going to complete this series, so you never know!

xxx

[bloodfusion]

Oh, this is perfect. I loved every second of it; the 'I love you' was so perfect, so in character- just so them.

"I adore you, Ianto Jones; you rock my fucking world and I wish I’d figured that out when it still mattered."

...

"It still matters," Ianto replies, and is horrified to find that his voice is shaking just a little. He refuses to get choked up over something so bloody futile.

I have no words, really. I think I cried through most of this chapter. :'(

And you write so beautifully, it flows beautifully.

[paperclipbitch]

I think I cried through most of writing it, it got a little too emotional on me!

Thank you so very much. *sends hugs*

xxx

[paperclipbitch]

There had to be O/I dancing, it was just the best mental image ever!

That's my favourite line, so I'm glad you liked it!

... It is indeed going to end with the end of the series (I've got one more part in the works), but it's going to end at the beginning of Fragments because I can't face going into Exit Wounds.

Thank you so very much my dear.

xxx

[nightporters]

There are just way too many good lines and I'm crying too damn much to type a lot. So *sniff* into memories.

[paperclipbitch]

Awww, thank you very much sweetie.

xxx