Rec: Of Movies, Beer and Dancing by bookwrm89

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Title: Of Movies, Beer and Dancing
Author: bookwrm89
Genre: Romance, team-fic
Rating: PG-13
Summary: This story started out as something different, but evolved into a team bonding night out, with a side of Jack/Ianto.
Status: Complete
Length: Oneshot
Warnings: None
Comment or Excerpt from fic: This is a great team-bonding fic, and I loved how everyone is interacting, and how Gwen is happy for Jack and Ianto. :) (And I LOLed when Jack got the shivers when he thought about Tosh and Ianto trying to take over the word.) It's also very romantic in the sense that Ianto has PDAs with Jack and how he doesn't want to hide what they are anymore. AND Ianto is such a control freak.
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"Oh, come on, it'll be fun!"  Gwen exclaimed.
Ianto made a frustrated noise in his throat, and grumbled, "Gwen, the last person I snogged was Jack, Truth or Dare doesn't really work in a moving vehicle, we don't have any alcohol for I Never (and Jack always wins that one anyway), Jack's driving too bloody fast to play I Spy and I'm not wearing any underwear so there's no point in trying to guess the color.  Jack, keep your eyes on the road and hands on the wheel!"
The girls both squealed as the SUV momentarily swerved into the other lane and Owen yelled, "Shit, Ianto, are you trying to get us all killed?"
"What are you complaining about, Owen?  You're already dead."
"Yeah, but I'd like to keep my undead body more or less intact!"  Owen groused.  "Talk about pictures I'd like to retcon out of my brain."

Rec: Training by crabby_lioness

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Title: Training
Author: crabby_lioness
Genre: Drama, Angst, Romance
Rating: R-rated
Summary: Ianto mourns Lisa while Jack begins a slow, subtle seduction with the help of a vintage military training manual.
Status: Work In Progress
Length: 5 Parts so far
Warnings: Spoilers through Countrycide
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Really love training fics, and this one is no exception. Basically, after Cyberwoman, Jack realizes that Ianto is one person he should definitely have on his side and how much of an asset he could be so he decides to train him and stuff (and basically all of this is a cover for his real motivation: wanting to seduce Ianto.) Link takes you to the Prologue, which is called Damages.
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And Ianto's loyalty to Lisa. It had been decades since he had seen devotion like that! Did the man have any idea how rare it was? Sure it had been misguided, and Ianto now hated his guts, but Jack could work with that. Ianto still wanted to work for Torchwood. Give him time to calm down and then slowly, subtly redirect that loyalty towards Torchwood and Jack. Give him a new direction for all that passion and a second chance to prove himself worthy, and Ianto could make a superb castellan. Then it would be look out world, here comes Torchwood!

It would be disastrous to even hint at those plans now. Now was the time to look furious, which wasn't hard because he really was furious about the debacle. Later on when Ianto began to get over the shock, he could appear to relent and begin to plant the seeds of Ianto's seduction. A good con is all about timing.

Looks, brains, and unswerving loyalty? Oh yeah, Jack Harkness was having all of that.

Rec: Rules for Dating Your Boss by bookwrm89

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Title: Rules for Dating Your Boss
Author: bookwrm89
Genre: Romance, Fluff, Crossover
Rating: PG-13?
Summary: Ianto had met up with Jeff, a old friend from school, and said he'd check-in later. Not having heard from him, and knowing the kinds of things that had a habit of happening in Cardiff, Jack had decided to make sure everything was ok with his lover.
Status: Complete
Length: Oneshot
Warnings: Crossover with Coupling. (I love that show)
Comment or Excerpt from fic: :D Loved the whole thing, especially the ending. (And Ianto's list amused me :P)
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Picking his way through the usually immaculate room, Jack stood next to the couch looking down at Ianto.  His face was relaxed in sleep, his mouth slightly open, snoring softly.  The jeans that covered his long legs were faded and worn in all the right places.  The shirt he was wearing was wrinkled and unbuttoned just enough to show a beaded necklace and the shadow of hair that lightly covered Ianto's firm chest.  It was times like this that reminded Jack of exactly how young Ianto actually was.  Watching him move about the Hub in his three-piece suits, confidently doing any job requested of him, it was easy to forget he was only twenty-five.
Ianto shifted slightly in his sleep, a small frown crossing his face.  Jack knew the way he was sleeping couldn't be comfortable.  He bent down and carefully lifted Ianto into his arms, smiling when Ianto snuggled into his embrace, his face nuzzling into the curve where Jack's neck met his shoulder.

REC: SWEET SUCCESS by D8RKMESSNGR

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Title: Sweet Success
Author: d8rkmessngr
Genre: Humor, Romance
Rating: PG
Other/Implied Pairings: N/A
Summary: Because the frosting's the best part...
Status: COMPLETE
Length: One-shot
Word Count: ~ 873
Warnings: Unconventional use of cup-cake frosting... *coughs and smirks*
Comment or Excerpt from fic: HOHOHO! *smirk* d8rkmessngr was too nice and wrote an exchange fic for the delay of The Oncoming Storm. I say, if these are the types of fic we're gonna get, then delay away! XD

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

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EXCERPT:

"You try," Jack demanded, his voice brooked no argument.

Ianto rolled his eyes, but accepted the treat. "Should I make a birthday wish?" he asked archly.

"Only if you're in your birthday suit." Jack beamed.

Another eye roll and Ianto took a nibble.

"Oh come on, that's cheating! I know you can open your mouth bigger than that!"

Ianto sputtered. He glowered at Jack. "Behave," he warned the captain and received only an eye blink and an innocent, "Who me?"

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REC: IT'S NOT THE WINNING (IT'S THE TAKING PART) by SNOWWHITELIAR

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Title: It's Not The Winning (It's The Taking Part)
Author: snowwhiteliar
Genre: Humor, Romance, Gap-filler, Slight Angst, Smut~ty
Rating: R
Other/Implied Pairings: N/A
Summary: “Jack!” Ianto hollered, pausing by Toshiko’s chair and putting his hands on his hips as he looked around. “Give me back my clothes, right now.”
Status: COMPLETE
Length: One-shot
Word Count: ~ 3,548
Warnings: Spoilers for Torchwood 2x11 "Adrift," Naked Hide-and-Seek gap-filler
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Well, this is how it all started... *LOL* Extended "Naked Hide and Seek" scene...

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EXCERPT:

He’d just about finished his shower when he finally heard the door go... Jack was sitting on the bench, leaning back against the bars supporting the panel of hooks, watching him. He smiled, just a little...

“Something I can do for you?”

... Jack glanced at him, then picked up his clothes, shoes and all, and headed for the door... turned quickly at the door to blow him a kiss, grinning, then nipped out and fled down the corridor, taking Ianto’s clothes with him.

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Title: Coffee Break
Author: maverick0324
Genre: Smut
Rating: NC17
Summary: Jack and Ianto take a break to unwind in the middle of the day.
Status: Complete
Length: Oneshot
Warnings: N/A
Comment or Excerpt from fic: First time reccing. Don't have anything to say so here's the excerpt.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY beachan18! I'm so glad you made this community and recced a lot of fics for new fans like me to enjoy!
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It's the middle of the day and the morning's coffee is just beginning to wear off, causing Ianto to be right where he is now, making that second cup for the mid-morning pick me up. Ianto doesn't hear anything as Jack slowly sneaks up behind Ianto and presses against him, pushing his hips forward so that Ianto is pressed tightly between the cabinets.

Ianto gasps in surprise and Jack grins, twitches his hips as he bites on an earlobe. Jack moves his mouth so it covers the shell of Ianto's ear, his hand going to Ianto's crotch and gently begins to massage there.

Rec: The Captain's Boy, by poisontaster

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Title: The Captain's Boy
Author: poisontaster
Genre: Smut
Rating: Adult
Summary: Quite difficult to summarize. Jack and Ianto go out for a steamy dinner and naughty good times?
Status: Complete
Length: One-shot
Warnings: D/s, sexy stuffs
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Ugh, super-hot. I love D/s, and this one weaves the relationship so well. The fic itself seduces you with a lovely slow build. Really, really hot. The "no talking" thing kills me.
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Happy Mother's Day~!

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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all the members who are mothers on this wonderful day!!!!

From:

beachan18 a.k.a. The Mod.

Loose Ends by Lisera

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Title: Loose Ends, or Four Things Ianto Did after Cardiff was Saved
Author: Lisera
Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Ianto handles things. A letter, an understanding , a promise, a question.
Status: One shot, complete, 2680 words
Comments/Excerpts from fic: "Exit Wounds" has spawned so many fics about the first few days. And yes, this is another one.

Lisera winds a gentle tale told with descriptions and stuttered words, half-started sentences, and Ianto's steady presence as he walks through the first few days after "Exit Wounds". This Ianto grieves, it's not bottled up and hidden, but he still takes care of Gwen and Jack, helping them through the moments that unsettle them all.

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