http://xbeax.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] xbeax.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] janto_recs2008-03-07 05:11 pm

Rec: Finish Each Day by smallwaldo

Title: Finish Each Day
Author: [profile] smallwaldo
Genre: Hurt/Comfort, Angst
Rating: R
Summary: Jack never wanted Ianto to know so much about death and cruelty.  Now all he can do is hope he's allowed to pick up the fragmented pieces of the man.
Status: Complete
Length: Oneshot, 5326 words
Warnings: Post-Countryside
Comment or Excerpt from fic:  Beautiful fic where Jack is taking care of hurt!Ianto after Countryside. It warmed my icy little heart when I read this...*sighs*
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Owen had insisted that everyone take a turn through A&E as soon as they’d reached civilization. So it was nearing dusk when they got back to Torchwood Three and they’d all been awake for nearing forty hours.

Ianto was searching through the things behind the tourist office counter for his car key when Jack came back from seeing everyone else to their cars. Ianto shivered when he felt Jack’s warm hand through the thin material of the t-shirt someone had found for him when his bloodied one had been deemed a total loss.

“Looking for this?” Jack held up the key to Ianto’s car.

Ianto rolled his eyes. “Yes,” he said, snatching the key.

Jack let him have the key, but kept Ianto from leaving by placing both hands on Ianto’s hips. “I didn’t want you to sneak away while I got everyone else gone.”

“I really need to get going. I can’t take these pain pills until I get home. Owen says they’ll knock me out directly as sleep deprived as we all are.”

Jack put a hand very carefully along the side of Ianto’s bruised face. “Then don’t go. I’ll get you some water so you can take your pills and you can stay here.”
 
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