Comments | verasteine: Fic: I Do What I Can

verasteine

Fic: I Do What I Can

Jul 02, 2009 10:54

Please read this story on the Archive Of Our Own.

(fic)char:gwen cooper, (fic)type:oneshot, (fic)pairing:jack/ianto, (fic)char:ianto jones, (fic)content:angst, (fic)char:owen harper, (fic)fandom:torchwood, (fic)char:toshiko sato, (fic)rating:standard, (fic)category:slash, (fic)char:jack harkness

Comments 64

grlgoddess July 2 2009, 09:07:09 UTC

Aww, that was so lovely!

verasteine July 2 2009, 19:52:22 UTC

Thank you!

ruafair July 2 2009, 09:56:28 UTC

ooh poor Ianto *hugs Ianto*

That was beautiful!

Fiona

verasteine July 2 2009, 19:52:32 UTC

Thank you very much!

blue_fjords July 2 2009, 11:09:17 UTC

Awww...how they just stopped talking! :( I can see Jack being a bit obtuse on that front. Glad he started paying attention.

Freaky little shiver when Ianto started cataloging when his teammates would die...

That was very beautiful!

verasteine July 2 2009, 19:54:00 UTC

Jack is, in my opinion, all about giving space. I based that bit on the end of FOOTR, when he lets a clearly distressed Ianto walk away.

I made you shiver! I'm strangely proud. And thank you!

lazy_8s July 2 2009, 11:36:33 UTC

Gorgeous! Ianto's grief and sorrow are evident through the entire fic, but the release comes when Jack implores him to lean on him for support. Loved it.

verasteine July 2 2009, 19:54:13 UTC

Thank you, glad you liked!

thaddeusfavour July 2 2009, 11:41:52 UTC

Perfect! Nailed the ending just right. :P I was thinking that you really needed to pull it back with some connection to Jack, but I didn't think to mention it at the time. And then you did it! Yay!

I like this. I like how you kept everything so flat and grayed out for Ianto. Your style really worked well in this fic.

verasteine July 2 2009, 19:55:43 UTC

Well, I always intended to reference Jack's immortality -- b/c imho it's one of the reasons why Ianto clings so much to Jack. It didn't work out initially, so when you told me to change the ending, it seemed a natural place to take it.

Glad you liked! And thank you :).