What Never Should Be

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Title: What Never Should Be
Author: blucougar
Genre: Alternate Universe, Action, Drama, Crossover
Rating: R
Other/Implied Pairings: Ianto/Lisa
Summary: This basically looks at one possible consequence, had Jack refused Alice Guppy and Emily Holroyd's "offer" to work for Torchwood in 1899. The story begins in current times, approximately six months before the battle of Canary Wharf.
Status: Complete
Length: 43 + epilogue
Warnings: Torture, Abuse, Multiple character deaths
Comment or Excerpt from fic:

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EXCERPT

Spence grinned, and opened the door. Ianto peered inside the brightly-lit room, wincing a little at the assault on his senses. It took him a moment to be able to see clearly, and once he could, he gasped out loud in astonishment at what he was seeing.

Inside the room was a man, huddled in a far corner of the room and watching them with wild eyes. He wore filthy sweatpants and a torn, dirty tee-shirt. His hair was long and shaggy — although, Ianto was curious to note that he had no beard or any other sign of facial hair — and there were manacles around his wrists and ankles, as well as what appeared to be a leather collar around his neck. Five separate chains kept him secured to the wall.

Ianto felt a rush of anger at the inhumanity of the sight before him. “Is this some sort of joke? Since when do we lock up humans?”

“This is no joke, Jones, and we don’t consider it to be human. Say hello to Torchwood’s longest surviving resident.”

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Comments

[addled-nutcase.livejournal.com]

I olove this story!1 It is posted at teaspoon I think. Great story!!

[severia.livejournal.com]

I totally agree. It's one of the best fics I have read in ages.

[wiley-nilly.livejournal.com]

I love this story and wish more would be posted. I should have never started it when I knew it wasn't done. *_*

[d8rkmessngr.livejournal.com]

I adored this story as well along "Past Lives" but yes, not done. I took the links off my browser finally and marked a reminder to check back four months from now because oh, it was agonzing between parts. They're both angtsy though, in content and wait. LOL.

It isn't overtly slash, but she does have one someone told me was completed. This comm already recced it, but it's worth a repeat mention. It's in ff.net called "Another World". The way she wrote Jack and Ianto is wonderful and better yet, it's post the Utopia arc and done. :)

As for the other two, I'm trying to be good. Finish my WIP and these two in April will be my reward. It'll give me time to type up a huge feedback because I know I'll probably love them.

[severia.livejournal.com]

I try to avoid WiPs myself but this story just sucked me in. It's one of the best fics I have read in ages I hope the author will write new chapters soon.

[ihazatardis.livejournal.com]

I just read this all in one sitting. It's really something. Too bad it's not finished, though. D:

Cheers for the great rec!

[severia.livejournal.com]

You are welcome. :-)

At least it's updated regularly.

[(Anonymous)]

It's complete now!