REC: THIS I GIVE YOU by ICE_FEATHER

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Title: This I Give You
Author: ice_feather
Genre: AU, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Drama
Rating: PG
Other/Implied Pairings: Ianto/OC, Gwen/Rhys
Summary: I’m going to need you to do something for me now,” Jack asked as he pulled away, and brought a hand up to rest against Ianto’s cheek. “Don’t die. Not until you’re a little old man, married to a little old woman, with children and grandchildren and a long, full life behind you…”
Status: COMPLETE
Length: One-Shot
Word Count: 1,417
Warnings: probably sometime Post-Torchwood 2x13 "Exit Wounds," RetCon
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Talk about heartbreaking! I don't want to spoil the fic but read at your own caution...

*crying her eyes out as she hands-out the tissue*

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EXCERPT:

“I’m going to need you to do something for me now,” Jack asked as he... brought a hand up to rest against Ianto’s cheek. “Don’t die. Not until you’re a little old man, married to a little old woman, with children and grandchildren and a long, full life behind you…”

Ianto wondered what was going on, and chuckled at the absurdity of it. “I don’t think Torchwood -”

“You don’t need to worry about Torchwood anymore. I want you safe, and I should have done this a long time ago. I would have, but I’ve always been so very selfish.”

Ianto felt every single cell go rigid as he remembered the Hub and the glass of water Jack had insisted he drink.

“No. Jack, tell me you didn’t.”

Jack’s only response was to kiss him again, but briefer, and full of apology and regret.

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REC: DOUBTS AND FEARS by SHANNON730

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PREQUEL: Jealous
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Title: Doubts and Fears
Author: shannon730
Genre: AU, Cross-over, Drama, Humor, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Other/Implied Pairings: Tom/Martha, (one-sided?) Ten/Martha, past implied: Doctor/Rose, Doctor/Jack (one-sided), Jack/Rose (one-sided?), Jack/OCs
Summary: The Doctor is unhappy with Martha's new job and tries to change her mind.
Status: Work In Progress
Length: Multi-chapter / ?? TOTAL
Word Count: TBC
Warnings: spoilers through and post: Doctor Who 4x13 "Journey's End" and Torchwood 2x13 "Exit Wounds"
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Sequel to the above fic. The Doctor coming to Cardiff "just for the hell of it" is suspicious and being the Doctor, the situation is never as simple as it seems... or is it? His arrival gives way to misunderstandings and jealousies between Ten-Martha-Jack-Ianto that more humorous than anything! And Jack's unique way to get to the root of the problem will make more trouble than it's worth!

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EXCERPT:

The Doctor... still wasn’t sure why he'd called Jack instead of Martha... He should've called Martha directly... but he'd called and left a message that he wanted to meet with Jack. Of course Martha called him back. He'd pretended to not know she would be there and made arrangements to meet them both for lunch today.

He didn't have a plan, no idea what he was going to say or do. He had nothing beyond the vague idea that he needed to get Martha away from Torchwood –away from Jack. He still didn't even know why he needed to do that. She had chosen to leave him... she needed her own life with someone that could love her... He couldn’t do that... And he didn't want that kind of life with Martha anyway, did he?... Again he felt that surge of…something…course through him... There was a nagging voice in the back of his head telling him he knew exactly what that feeling was... But he was going to ignore that voice. He didn't get jealous, it was ridiculous.

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R/C: Chapter links at the bottom; link to "Chapter 1" can be acquired either by clicking on the title at the top or the link at the bottom *points below*...

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | ...

REC: NO PLACE LIKE HOME by ICE_FEATHER

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Title: No Place Like Home
Author: ice_feather
Genre: Cross-over, Romance, Angst, Hurt/Comfort
Rating: PG-13
Other/Implied Pairings: Doctor/Jack/Rose, Gwen/Rhys, Jack + Team (friendship)
Summary: The journey of Captain Jack Harkness. From finding his place and purpose and losing it, to slowly finding and accepting it all over again.
Status: COMPLETE
Length: One-Shot
Word Count: 2,844
Warnings: general spoilers through: Doctor Who 3x11 "Utopia" and Torchwood 2x13 "Exit Wounds," Characters deaths, minor Het., implied Threesome
Comment or Excerpt from fic: I have a deep love for any fics that show the journey of a character through life, their growth both mentally and physically. And in Torchwood, the journey of Captain Jack Harkness in one of the more interesting subjects, especially because of his immortality. I can honestly say that when I read this fic, one of the first words in my mind was "Perfect." It's a wonderfully written piece!

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EXCERPT:

Jack can still smell the deep scent of black leather wherever he goes.

It’s on him, it’s in him, and it doesn’t matter that he sometimes scrubs himself with so much force he bleeds, he can never get rid of it.

The smell wafts around him like a ghost. It’s a constant reminder of what he lost and it won’t stop haunting him... he’s still tormented by a battered leather jacket and Northern accent even as he dreams...

... but he’s found other reasons to value life, reasons that don’t always include a Time Lord and his blonde Companion, and it’s surprised him... In the still of the night Jack clings to Ianto... as Ianto continues to care for him, and nothing else seems to matter much anymore. Things have changed, people have changed, and Jack has another home now. It’s worlds away from the Blue Box but it’s his, and it just might be enough.

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