Fanfic - A Hat to Cover Your Heart [Torchwood: Ianto]

[soera]

Title: A Hat to Cover Your Heart
Rating(s): PG-13
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Ianto-centric; mentions of Ianto/Lisa and Jack/Ianto pre-slash
Summary: Some things are said; some aren’t. There’s always fallout.
Author's Notes: Sequel to Something You Play . A help_japan fic, written for space_monkey52; she wanted to see the aftermath of the events of Something You Play.

Comments

[remydesire]

Nothing like a massage to build optimism and rapport. Love this!

[soera]

Especially given it's Jack. =D Glad you liked it!

[dd0206]

I think they all surprised me. Gwen's non-intrusive intrusiveness -- why couldn't she be more like that? I think I'd like her more. Tosh reaching out to Ianto, in her shy, but determined manner was right in character. Owen's suggestion moved me to tears. And, isn't that just like Owen to surprise the hell out of you when you least expect it? The conversation with Jack seemed two-fold: on the one hand, a simple conversation to see how Ianto was doing, and on the other, a more deep, personal reassurance that things will get better. I like the hopeful ending of this story. I am glad you followed this up because the "Something You Play" really haunted me.

[soera]

I really wanted to write Gwen in a favourable light. Bit of a challenge for me, but I'm quite happy with how she turned out - I think she's pushing just enough for Ianto to come to some realisations about himself, but not so much as to make him deeply uncomfortable. It's what all of them are doing, in a way, but Gwen's more forthright about it. And in comparison, Jack was the most subtle - because I really doubt he'd talk things out unless he absolutely had to. *grins*

I'm glad you liked this, and that it worked well as a sequel (that aspect was a bit terrifying - you know, "will it live up to the former"). =D Thanks for reading and reviewing~!

[too_beauty]

This is absolutely awesome and the perfect sequel to the previous amazing story!
Every point of view is so full of hope for Ianto that I suppose he was a bit surprised by each of his mates: Gwen was not intrusive, Tosh was cuter than ever, Owen really thoughtful and sharing his own pain and Jack ... was just Jack!
Thanks for sharing this!

[soera]

Thank you very much! I did want something that was overall rather positive, showing Ianto starting to move on - or at least the implication that he eventually would. And while I think the entire team can be very self-centred at times, I rather hoped that after what happened to Ianto in Something You Play, they'd have shown him some support. =D

[fide_et_spe]

Aww, these are a great pair of stories. Poor wee Ianto, what a horrible experience. I like how kind everyone is to him, even Owen.

[soera]

Owen's got his moments, definitely. =D Glad you liked it; thanks for reading!

[badly_knitted]

It's so good to see everyone trying to connect with Ianto in their own unique ways, trying to make him feel more part of the team, included and trusted and valued. Even Gwen, for once, wan't prying and actually admits to being insensitive.

But what I like best is Jack's strange approach, no awkward conversation, just a couple of questions and a massage, which is probably what Ianto needs more than anything, considering how tense he is. It shows Jack cares, that he knows how on edge Ianto still is and wants to make him more comfortable. A massage seems like a good start!

[soera]

You just basically picked out everything I was attempting to do with this fic. Thank you for making my day! =D

[badly_knitted]

And you just made mine! =D