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Ficlet - Promises

Jan 16, 2009 14:07

Title: Promises
Author: szm
Characters: Ianto, Lisa
Rating: PG
Spoliers: Cyberwoman

Summary: Ianto and Lisa arrive in Cardiff. Written for the Timestamp Meme. Requested by tanarian - one month before Sittin' At The Dock Of The Bay

( Promises )

time stamp, ianto jones, torchwood, lisa, fiction

Comments 9

alba17 January 16 2009, 15:02:59 UTC

Very nice. Poor Ianto and poor Lisa - endlessly fascinating to think about how he did this. "Ianto felt sick and wanted to laugh all at the same time." - perfect.

And where is tanarian and why did she stop writing TW fic? *sob*

szm January 16 2009, 22:25:38 UTC

Thank you very much.

tanarian is not dead! *grin* She has had a lot of computer troubles and I think she's taking a bit of a break from fandom.

Also much love for your icon.

vipersweb January 16 2009, 18:43:36 UTC

Very nice. I like the pain and anguish that comes through in this.

szm January 16 2009, 22:26:34 UTC

Thank you. Pain and anguish were the aims, I'm glad tye came through

somarem January 16 2009, 22:39:23 UTC

This is one of the most fascinating thing in Ianto's backstory. How did he do it? The mindset and determination. Thank you for writing this.

szm January 16 2009, 22:53:32 UTC

Thank you for reading it!

It's difficult to write about that time. Because you know, no matter how determined, or organised Ianto is he's going to fail...

Poor Ianto

tanarian January 18 2009, 12:21:11 UTC

Writing about this point in time is like picking at a scab. There's a morbid fascination to it, even though it hurts and you know it isn't going to end well. Lord to have to do something like this on your own, after something like Canary Wharf... Thanks for writing this - I knew you could do it well.

And now my - deleted - monitor has gone up in smoke! Thank God my housemate has to go ride her horsey!

szm January 18 2009, 15:04:38 UTC

Dear Gods of the i'ternet,

Please lay off tanarian. pretty please.

That is all.
szm

It is really hard to write Ianto at this point, because he has such faith that he can save Lisa and you really want him too. But, of coruse, he can't. Poor Ianto (and Lisa of course)

tanarian5 January 18 2009, 16:59:43 UTC

It's bittersweet, because without his losing Lisa, he would never have found Jack. And Jack wouldn't have found him. It's one of those 'all life is in balance' things. Not that Ianto would appreciate that, of course. And Lisa definitely wouldn't!

And yes, I would like to be not picked on with quite such efficiency, thank you very much! Girl could get a ruddy complex...