Fic: A Dirty Great Monster

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Title: A Dirty Great Monster
Author: definehome 
Recipient: thefannishwaldo
Pairing: Jack/Ianto, Gwen/Rhys (implication)
Summary: There’s a dirty great monster, in this house; We pretend it’s not there
Rating: R (sex and some violence)
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of the pretty boys.
Warnings: none really
Word Count: approx 5000
Betas: Anonymous

Comments

[vipersweb]

This was rather cute. I like the way it all unfolds.

[definehome]

Thanks for the comment, I tried to plot it out carefully so that everything builds.

[definehome]

Oscar Wilde was totally one of the prompts, so I can't take credit for that, but thanks for the comment. I totally didn't set out to write it as a fairy tale, but then the last line happened, and I went back, and realized that that was sort of how I was writing it, so I went back an strengthened the tone, I'm glad it didn't come out as too forced or anything.

[thefannishwaldo]

Um... *blinks* You killed the ferret! I mean, sure, it wasn't exactly a sweet little companion animal like my three 'kids', but... so didn't see that coming.

Thanks for this. And thanks for weaving in several parts of my prompt - I'm sure that wasn't the easiest thing in the world.

[definehome]

Yeah, sorry about that. (the murder of the ferret)

The first story I wrote for this set of prompts had only a cameo by the ferret - which was nothing more than a pet, but then it got really long and I decided I wanted to post it, so I went back and wrote this instead.

The prompts were kinda cool though, they were diverse enough that pulling them together made for an interesting plot in and of itself -- but really.... prompts for those song lyrics ... and you didn't expect the ferret to be evil?

[thefannishwaldo]

Well, uh... honestly. No. I didn't expect the *ferret* to be evil. You had to figure that as someone who keeps them as pets, I just as soon not get the mental image of them being dead... you know? With those lyrics *someone* has to be evil, sure. It's a song about child abuse... but I really wasn't expecting it to be the weasel.

I totally expected the ferret to be a cameo, truth be told. I tend to throw out 'ferret' as a prompt just to see if anyone bites, even in a small way. They are my 'kids' and it's fun to see if people can 'weasel' one into the story. :)

[definehome]

Oh .. sorry.

I'd never heard the song before either. So thanks for that introduction, It was kinda neat pondering over the lyrics and trying to figure out what to do with it (I intentionally didn't go post-Cyberwoman).

I'll try not to kill any more ferrets while you're watching.

[tintop_lizzy]

Malevalent mammals, Batman; Ianto saves the day quietly and in the twilight dreamworld of wish fulfilment with Jack. Spooky stuff. Nicely done.

[definehome]

Thanks, I'm kinda proud that the tone came off like it did.

[glam_geek]

My, that was breathtaking! I loved the atmosphere you created, and the tense, separate worlds the team inhabited. Incredibly enjoyable!

[definehome]

Thank you. It was kinda fun trying to drive each of the team members into their own private paranoia. The 'worst' part was, that Tosh suspected what the ferret was right at the beginning, but was too insecure to say anything.