Whispers Witnessed
Title: Whispers Witnessed
Author: Timelordshines
Characters: Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper, Toshiko Sato, Owen Harper
Rating: PG-13
Words: 500
Spoilers: S1E13, S1E1, "The Deadline"
Disclaimer: Characters, sistuations and dialogue belong to RTD and the BBC - I’m just borrowing them.
Written for love_bingo prompt "Sweet nothings".
Eventually Gwen left Jack’s side to go use the bathroom.
Ianto took his opportunity, knowing that Owen would grab her and make her eat something. He checked his watch. He had, he reckoned, about eight minutes.
Stealing himself he sat by Jack’s side, his fingers in his hair and spoke softly, saying anything and nothing and everything - whatever it took to get Jack to open those gorgeous baby blues.
Gwen opened the door, startling Ianto who knocked the chair over as he stood.
“I was just checking his vitals…”
“It’s ok. I’ll sit with him now.” ‘He’ll respond to me.’
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When Gwen came up into the main hub and Ianto disappeared Tosh had a hunch she knew where he’d gone.
She watched on the CCTV as he sat down. Her heart broke for Ianto as she saw the mixture of fear, grief, despair, pain and just the tiniest bit of hope on his face as he whispered to Jack.
Then Gwen came back and his face closed down into its familiar mask and Tosh’s heart broke a little more.
Later when Ianto went back to the tourist office there was a bar of his favourite dark chocolate on his keyboard.
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Ianto floated in that dreamy state between sleep and wakefulness.
A soft smile ghosted over his lips as he felt jack move beside him.
He was about to open his eyes when he heard his lover begin to speak, softly, from the heart. “I came back for you, Ianto. I’ll always come back for you. I don’t know how to show you what you mean to me but I’ll try. Starting with our date.”
Jack leant down and kissed Ianto’s forehead and the younger man snuffled as if still asleep, rolled over and flung his arm protectively across his partner.
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Owen made his way to the autopsy bay to check on his patient. He stopped at the top of the stairs looking down over the railings. The scene he saw was…. unexpected.
Ianto was still unconscious on the table, red welts on his chest, a stark white bandage standing out sharply in contrast against his dark hair.
But it was Jack, holding Ianto’s hand alternately murmuring to him and kissing his knuckles as slow tears rolled down his face that gave Owen pause and made him creep quietly away.
Although he enjoyed teasing Ianto it was clear Jack really cared…
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“But you haven't gone yet Jack. I know that. I know you're coming back to me.” Ianto choked back his tears.
‘yes I am coming back to you Ianto, just as soon as I can’ Jack strived to reach out with his mind, unable to move as he was, stuck in a hospital bed along with all the other phone victims.
‘And I’ll never leave you.’
Ianto brought Jack’s hand to his lips and kissed it desperately. Jack wanted to pull him into his arms and kiss him back.
‘You’re not just a blip in time. I’ll never forget you.’
Author: Timelordshines
Characters: Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper, Toshiko Sato, Owen Harper
Rating: PG-13
Words: 500
Spoilers: S1E13, S1E1, "The Deadline"
Disclaimer: Characters, sistuations and dialogue belong to RTD and the BBC - I’m just borrowing them.
Written for love_bingo prompt "Sweet nothings".
Eventually Gwen left Jack’s side to go use the bathroom.
Ianto took his opportunity, knowing that Owen would grab her and make her eat something. He checked his watch. He had, he reckoned, about eight minutes.
Stealing himself he sat by Jack’s side, his fingers in his hair and spoke softly, saying anything and nothing and everything - whatever it took to get Jack to open those gorgeous baby blues.
Gwen opened the door, startling Ianto who knocked the chair over as he stood.
“I was just checking his vitals…”
“It’s ok. I’ll sit with him now.” ‘He’ll respond to me.’
*******
When Gwen came up into the main hub and Ianto disappeared Tosh had a hunch she knew where he’d gone.
She watched on the CCTV as he sat down. Her heart broke for Ianto as she saw the mixture of fear, grief, despair, pain and just the tiniest bit of hope on his face as he whispered to Jack.
Then Gwen came back and his face closed down into its familiar mask and Tosh’s heart broke a little more.
Later when Ianto went back to the tourist office there was a bar of his favourite dark chocolate on his keyboard.
******************************************
Ianto floated in that dreamy state between sleep and wakefulness.
A soft smile ghosted over his lips as he felt jack move beside him.
He was about to open his eyes when he heard his lover begin to speak, softly, from the heart. “I came back for you, Ianto. I’ll always come back for you. I don’t know how to show you what you mean to me but I’ll try. Starting with our date.”
Jack leant down and kissed Ianto’s forehead and the younger man snuffled as if still asleep, rolled over and flung his arm protectively across his partner.
******************************************
Owen made his way to the autopsy bay to check on his patient. He stopped at the top of the stairs looking down over the railings. The scene he saw was…. unexpected.
Ianto was still unconscious on the table, red welts on his chest, a stark white bandage standing out sharply in contrast against his dark hair.
But it was Jack, holding Ianto’s hand alternately murmuring to him and kissing his knuckles as slow tears rolled down his face that gave Owen pause and made him creep quietly away.
Although he enjoyed teasing Ianto it was clear Jack really cared…
******************************************
“But you haven't gone yet Jack. I know that. I know you're coming back to me.” Ianto choked back his tears.
‘yes I am coming back to you Ianto, just as soon as I can’ Jack strived to reach out with his mind, unable to move as he was, stuck in a hospital bed along with all the other phone victims.
‘And I’ll never leave you.’
Ianto brought Jack’s hand to his lips and kissed it desperately. Jack wanted to pull him into his arms and kiss him back.
‘You’re not just a blip in time. I’ll never forget you.’