Jack/Ianto Recs

Title: Thirsty
Author: gal8028
Genre: AU, ngst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Action, Mystery, Gap-filler, Episode Related
Rating: R
Other/Implied Pairings: N/A
Summary: “When Ianto Jones fell through the Rift during a negative spike in activity, Captain Jack Harkness knew he had to get him back.”
Status: Work In Progress
Length: Multi-chapter / 5 TOTAL
Word Count: TBC
Warnings: spoilers for and post-Torchwood 2x11 "Adrift," Violence, Self-harm
Comment or Excerpt from fic: WHOA! The title shoulda given it away, but I was quite ignorant and it made me go, "HOLY SHIT! O_____O" So, Ianto becomes a victim of the rift and upon his return, he seems more normal than any of the previously known victims. But this normalcy hides a secret that is uncovered when Gwen is hurt and now Ianto is as abnormal as they come.

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When Ianto Jones fell through the Rift during a negative spike in activity, Captain Jack Harkness knew he had to get him back. Not because he was his lover, but because he didn’t want him to end up lost forever among the stars. He had to find a way to get him back before it was too late. No one deserved that fate.

But without a trail to follow, finding him was near to impossible. Three months passed without a lead to go on, and the team lost hope. Jack, forever the optimist, kept Ianto’s coffee mug and personnel information in the computer as an active member, even though he knew if Ianto came back after that long he probably wouldn’t be the same.

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

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Title: It Ends Tonight
Author: anduria_trianys
Genre: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Episode Related, Gap-filler
Rating: PG
Other/Implied Pairings: N/A
Summary: Ianto considers Jack's decisions and comes to a decision of his own.
Status: COMPLETE
Length: One-shot
Word Count: ~ 2,143
Warnings: spoilers for Torchwood: 1x05 "Small Worlds," 2x11 "Adrift" & BBCA Captain's Blog for "Adrift," post-2x11 "Adrift"
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Aah, any fic dealing with "Adrift" makes me bawl like a baby and this fic is no different. It's angsty, it's emotional, but Ianto's conviction and protective urges, especially towards Jack, always leaves me in awe and makes me squee and huggle him tightly!

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Ianto knew... that was the choice they all faced; doing what was right, or what was easy... Jack had faced that same dilemma himself several times; in fact, he faced it every day...

“Where does it end?” he croaked...

“It never ends,” he said quietly. “... but we have to get through it... We just keep doing what we do... It never ends,” he murmured. “But it doesn’t have to be faced alone. There’s always something, or someone, there to help everyone through this – a loyal soldier...”

And that was what he would be to Jack; a loyal soldier. The turmoil that the older man faced would never end, but the loneliness he was feeling…

Ianto’s eyes hardened in determination as he whispered in Jack’s ear: “It ends tonight.”

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Title: Mornings
Author: silverearthelf
Genre: Fluff, General, Romance, Slight angst
Rating: PG
Other/Implied Pairings: N/A
Summary: The morning before everything went to hell in a handbasket.
Status: COMPLETE
Length: One-shot
Word Count: ~ 935
Warnings: Pre-Torchwood 2x12 "Fragments"
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Okay, so this fic DOES get slightly angsty at the end (probably only because all of us know what happens next, but it's mostly fluffy! Though this is set pre-Fragments, and it IS "pre"... well, kind of... This is set the morning OF "Fragments" and leads into the episode until the first bomb blast in the building. It's the author's take on Jack's last thought before the bomb goes "KABOOOOM!"

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Jack was roused by the sound of bells in his ear. He vaguely recognized the annoying noise as Ianto’s alarm clock screaming at them to wake up. Ianto muttered obscenities under his breath before pulling a hand reluctantly from under the covers and slapped it down on the snooze button causing Jack to smile into his lover’s skin as he listened to Ianto’s grumbling about mornings.

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He couldn’t think of anywhere he wanted to be more. The mundaneness of the mornings- getting up together, getting dressed, having breakfast together; they were things Jack cherished because of the chaotic way they all lived their lives. Anything that seemed normal and boring in the eyes of everyone else Jack lived to the fullest. Even if it meant spending 15 extra minutes in bed listening to his lover shower for the day.

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Title: So Far From Normal
Author: seether_79
Genre: AU, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, Romance
Rating: R
Other/Implied Pairings: Rhys/Gwen, implied: Jack/Gwen, Jack/OCs
Summary: Ianto isn’t sure of what he wants anymore
Status: Work In Progress
Length: Multi-chapter / 5 TOTAL
Word Count: TBC / ~ 4,875
Warnings: Post-Torchwood 2x11 "Adrift," general spoiler for Torchwood seasons 1 & 2
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Ya know, I thought I recced this before, but apparently not...

Anyway, this is an angsty, Ianto-centric fic. Everytime I read something like it, my heart always goes out to Ianto... Maybe it's just me being naïve because I believe in monogamy and if I was in Jack's situation, I'd just hold onto that ONE person for as long as I can, but even if I can see the reasoning behind it from Jack's POV, I guess it just pisses me off that Jack doesn't try harder to find-out what's wrong with Ianto. And in this sense, I like Owen when he gets worried about Ianto and sees something that the others, especially Jack, doesn't see.

The author didn't give a "character death" warning, so I'm hoping and keeping my fingers crossed, hoping that that doesn't change with the progression of the fic (though there are more ways to die than that of a physical death)...

I'm very eager to see where this goes in five chapters... well, three left now, so...

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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 | ...

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Title: Assassin!Ianto SERIES
Author: cazmalfoy
Genre: AU, Cross-Over, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, Romance, Mystery, Action, Gap-filler, Episode Related, MPreg (both past & present), Gwen-bashing
Rating: R / NC-17
Other/Implied Pairings: implied: Jack/Gwen, Rhys/Gwen, Owen/Gwen, Jack/Jack, Martha/Tom, Owen/Katie, OMC/OMC, hints of Andy/Gwen, past: Jack/OCs, Jack/Estelle, Jack/John, Owen/Tosh (one-sided), friendship: Ianto & Tosh, Jack & Martha, Ianto & Owen
Status: Work In Progress
Length: Multi-chapter Series
Word Count: TBC
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Title: Memories Are Made of This
Summary: Jack had two years of his memories stolen by the Time Agency. How does Ianto Jones factor into the former con-man's past?
Word Count: ~ 46,292 / 27 TOTAL
Warnings: Spoilers: Doctor Who's 1x09 "The Empty Child," 1x10 "The Doctor Dances," 2x12 "Army of Ghosts," 2x13 "Doomsday," Torchwood season 2 through 2x01 "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," and slightly 2x12 "Fragments," Character death, mentions of Violence
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Well, when I first saw this fic posted, I didn't get a chance to read it, but now that I've been keeping up, I just can't seem to let goooo! Time Agents, Assassins, Vortex Manipulators, secret Sub levels - there's more than enough in this story to make me twitchy for more!

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Title: Never the Same Again
Summary: In the wake of Ianto's admission, Jack discovers that their lives are never going to be the same again...
Word Count: ~ 26,812 / 17 TOTAL
Warnings: references to Doctor Who's 3x13 "Last of the Time Lords," spoilers for Torchwood season 2 through 2x13 "Exit Wounds," RetCon, implied past: Violence & Torture, Characters deaths
Comment or Excerpt from fic: I WAS thinking that Caz was gonna leave "MAMoT" and was gearing-up to nag her until she either wrote an epilogue and/or a sequel. Glad I don't have to do that anymore as she decided on the latter... *cheeky grin*

Also, glad it wasn't what I thought it was at the end of "MAMoT"... I was seriously freaking-out! *glares at Caz*

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Title: Learn From the Past, Live For the Future
Summary: Torchwood try to rebuild after the tragedy of Exit Wounds, unaware of the dangers looming on the horizon...
Word Count: ~ 25,963 / 35 TOTAL
Warnings: spoilers for: Torchwood seasons 1 & 2, Doctor Who 4x12 "The Stolen Earth" & 4x13 "Journey's End," Post-TW 2x13 "Exit Wounds," casting speculation for Torchwood S3, past Characters deaths
Comment or Excerpt from fic: So Caz left NtSA with a hell of a cliffie and since then, I've been eagerly waiting for the sequel! Now that it's here, I can hardly wait to annoy her for the updates... *devilish grin* This will probably be more dark than the earlier two, so just a heads up!

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Title: Hands of Destiny
Summary: While trying for another baby, Jack and Ianto discover somethings just aren't meant be...
Word Count: TBC / 47 TOTAL
Warnings: spoilers for Doctor Who 4x06 "The Doctor's Daughter," Post-Torchwood 2x13 "Exit Wounds," Characters deaths, Violence, graphic descriptions of Torture, past usage of RetCon --> minute reference to TW 2x11 "Adrift"
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Sequel to Learn From the Past, Live For the Future and fourth story in this series. Very exciting story so far and it looks to be action-packed! Of course, first you'll have get through roughly two chapters of heartbreak (so far... I WANT JANTO TO HAVE ANOTHER BABY THROUGH JACK/WILL, TOO!! *bawls*), so here's hoping for good news from that front as the story progresses! So, Janto trying to get Jack pregnant and failing, a person from future TW3 comes to present TW3 via the rift, an enemy of future person (and future TW) follows said future person and starts killing people in the present... Think that's 'bout it for now! *grins*

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Title: Sins of the Fathers
Summary: Unexplainable events are occuring all around Cardiff - Can Torchwood look past their problems to save the city?
Word Count: TBC / ?? TOTAL
Warnings: N/A
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Sequel to Hands of Destiny and fifth story in this series. HOLY... Talk about déjà vu. Just as action-packed as ever, this fic starts off with a BANG and then reverts back to the events leading to the aforementioned "BANG!" *pouts**sighs*

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Title: All The Pretty Little Horses
Author: skellerbvvt
Genre: AU, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Horror, Dark, Drama, Romance, slight Humor
Rating: PG-15/R
Other/Implied Pairings: vague implied Gwen/Rhys?
Summary: Everything good must end. Everything bad can continue on forever.
Status: COMPLETE
Length: One-shot
Word Count: ~ 2,541
Warnings: Post-Torchwood 2x11 "Adrift," implied: multiple Characters death, Torture, Violence
Comment or Excerpt from fic: O.H. M.Y. G.O.D.!! It's... *whimpers* I have absolutely no words for this absolute, wonderfully tragic story... *chokes back her cry* It's emotional, painfully heartbreaking, poignant, and just... *crying silently*

This is not a light read in the LEAST and the subtle implications that the author weaves throughout the beginning are nothing compared to the dark and horrific truth at the end, so PLEASE bear that in mind!!

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It's been fifteen years, Yan. Jack said silently. Fifteen years and I haven't had anyone else... I really want to, I still love you, but this isn't how I was made. I need someone to hold onto.

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Fifteen years, or 2015 of celibacy depending on your point of view, but Ianto deserved Jack making a least that small of a sacrifice. Ianto burned for the world, Jack could suffer a too-cold bed.

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"It's about remembering... Remebering it how it really was." Jack said and smiled.

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