Fic: Not Quite Out of Time

[the_silver_sun]

Title: Not Quite Out of Time
Characters/Pairings: Jack/Ianto.
Word Count: 4700.
Rating: PG13
Contains:Canon suicide and temporary Jack death as shown in Series 1 Episode 10, Out of Time.
A/N I've been meaning to finish this fic for years and thought it was about time it got done.
Summary: When Jack didn't return with Mr Ellis and his car, Ianto

Comments

[alicatt13]

I am very glad you decided to finish this. It was an excellent look at this episode and of Jack and Ianto's odd relationship.

[the_silver_sun]

Thank you :) Out of Time is one of my favourite episodes (although I wish Tosh had had more to do in it)

[ukdramafan]

This was wonderful, and unique in its realism of how Ianto would have been affected physically as well as emotionally by finding both Jack and John dead in his car - and then being exposed to the carbon monoxide when he moved them. It also portrayed Jack's actions as motivated by something other than support for John, in that he was genuinely suicidal. Even while knowing he wouldn't stay dead, Jack still had the desire to end it all, with his feelings of helplessness and frustration at also not belonging. Brilliant story telling, thank you.

[the_silver_sun]

Thank you :) Out of Time is one of me favourite episodes, and just how Jack got out of the car and how Ianto got home on Christmas Eve without his car always interested me.

Jack was just so lost in that episode. Like when he talks to John before they get back in the car to die.

JOHN: Who are you?

JACK: A man, like you, out of his time, alone and scared.

JOHN: How do you cope?

JACK: It's just bearable. It has to be. I don't have a choice.

Transcript from http://tw-transcripts.livejournal.com/)

Jack's actions always seemed to be far more personal to him that it only being about not letting John die alone - there were after all other ways that John could have died that wouldn't have involved Jack dying also or using Ianto's car.

[psithurism]

Wonderful story!

[the_silver_sun]

Thank you :)

[alexa_raven]

Wow very well written and I could see it as if it was an episode even. Lovely! Sad and angsty but well done and so spot on. It was a wonderful read thank you.

[the_silver_sun]

Thank you :)

[katwillow]

Oh wow. The tears are in my eyes and my heart feels full this is how we should all approach love.

[the_silver_sun]

Thank you:) glad you liked the story