Rec: Aftershocks by shayasar

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Title: Aftershocks
Author: shayasar
Genre: Hurt/Comfort
Rating: PG13
Summary: This is what happens after Gwen had her talk with the lead cannibal.
Status: Complete
Length: Oneshot
Warnings: Post-Countryside
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Lovely Post-Countryside fic where Jack takes care of a distraught Ianto.
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Jack slowed the car down a bit and stretched his left arm back to pat Ianto reassuringly on the leg. The second he made contact with Ianto's body the other man jerked away with a strangled scream and kicked out. Jack was so surprised he snatched the wheel and had a hard time to steady the car again.

Ianto was still screaming and had scrambled back to the far corner of the car. His gaze was unfocused, he was trembling and when Jack hit the brakes and the car came to a sliding stop, Ianto opened the door and tumbled out of the car.

"Ianto!" Jack shouted and hurried to undo his seatbelt.

When Jack got out of the car, Ianto had already run half way across the field that lay next to the street. Not making one mistake twice, Jack shut the door of the SUV and locked it, before he set after him.

"Ianto!" He shouted again, but got no response.

Rec: The next time she sees them by audrarose

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Title: The Next Time She Sees Them
Author: audrarose
Genre: Romance, Hurt/Comfort
Rating: PG13
Summary: Gwen walks in on them again. Coda to Fragments.
Status: Complete
Length: Oneshot
Warnings: None
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Post-Fragments fic where Gwen walks in on them, AGAIN, and gets a surprise when she sees just how much Jack cares about Ianto. I'm surprised this one hasn't been recced before since it's such a lovely fic.
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Stops dead with her body frozen and her face burning, afraid to move because this time she can't just laugh and announce her presence; she knows she isn't supposed to see this. No one is supposed to see this... stillness, in the sprawl of pale skin over gold, with Ianto's dark hair tucked under Jack's chin, his eyes closed as Jack stares at the ceiling. Long seconds pass while she holds her breath, finally taking a slow inhalation when she realizes that they have no idea she's there.

Unbelievable that they're so unaware. Idiotic, really -- they should know better and she should just stand up and back away but... she can't. She can't take her eyes off the light touch of Jack's fingers over Ianto's skin, a hypnotic caress that carefully avoids the bulky white bandages, and for a moment it's like she can feel that touch herself.

Rec: Jack Harkness is not boring in bed by maverick0324

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Title: Jack Harkness is Not Boring in Bed
Author: maverick0324
Genre: Smut, Humor
Rating: NC17
Summary: In the aftermath of Hurricane Fuck Up Ianto's Life, Ianto tries to parcel out exactly what is going on in his life.
Status: Complete
Length: Oneshot, ~6,157
Warnings: None
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Ianto's insight amuses me. Fantastic fic, really. Words don't do it justice. :3 I laughed at Ianto's POV then I drooled over the sex bit. Sexy and yet amusing, that's what it is. :D
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The hardest part, of course, was reconciling his dreams and fantasies with his life. Prior to When Ianto's Life Decided To Just Fuck Off In It's Own Direction (as Ianto liked to call the rather horrible demise of his beloved Lisa), Ianto just explained it away as the byproduct of stress of caring for a half cyborg-half woman, keeping her hidden, and remaining in constant contact with Jack. Anyone of those surely would result in problem's at home, of a sort, or you know, having fantasies about the Boss that Ianto doubted would be even in his Aunt Bedilia's favorite bodice ripper (much to his horror).

Some of his fantasies had even gone so far as to add in words of compassion and longing that seemed to be misquoted out of some Austenian novel, complete with Ianto ending up sobbing in Jack's arms or else swooning into them upon Jack's declaration of undying devotion. None of which Ianto had allowed to exist.