Jack/Ianto Recs

Title: 'Till The Morning Comes
Author: pinkfairy727
Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Other/Implied Pairings: implied Jack/John (one-sided), past: Jack/Estelle
Summary: “How long are you here for this time?”... “I’m here until morning.”
Status: COMPLETE
Length: One-shot
Word Count: ~ 3,300
Warnings: general spoilers for Doctor Who S1, Torchwood S1 & S2, especially post-TW S1, 2x01 "KKBB," 2x11 "Adrift," & 2x13 "Exit Wounds," Characters Deaths
Comment or Excerpt from fic: This is a beautiful piece based on the same concept as Christy's Unfixed Wishes and just as emotional as it can get in one-shot... *sniffles*

Note the chronology...

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Ianto stood in the archives, staring at the small black device in his hands. He had already flipped open the lid. The blue flashing numbers were casting an eerie glow, illuminating his conflicted features.

He was scared. The risks that were involved in time-travel were huge... But nothing worth having was ever easy. And Tosh had worked so hard... Tosh had said she would go back in time... see her ancestors... to learn from them and their achievements... Ianto said he would go forward... see if the world... was... worth it, if the people were worth it. They both knew exactly whom it was he wanted to see, but neither of them mentioned him.

Ianto brushed away a stray tear... Tosh had been brave and strong. She hadn’t been able to get her wish, but he could do this one last thing for her. He wasn’t going to let the last bit of her brilliance go to waste.

He pushed the button.

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Title: Bad Wolf's Howl
Author: Janiqua
Genre: AU, Cross-over, Angst, Dark, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, Adventure, Action, Mystery, Romance
Rating: R
Other/Implied Pairings: Ten/Rose, Rhys/Gwen, Martha/Tom, Owen/Katie, Pete/Jackie, Mickey/Jake, past Jack/John
Summary: When the Torchwood team gets hurtled through the Rift into a parallel world, one with zeppelins, they discover how their lives might be different if only they were normal.
Status: COMPLETE
Length: Multi-chapter / 26 TOTAL
Word Count: 116,561
Warnings: Post:Torchwood 2x13 "Exit Wounds" and Doctor Who 4x06 "The Doctor's Daughter," disregarding events post-DW 4x11 "Turn Left," Characters Deaths, Dark, Violence, Torture
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Well, this fic is one HECK of a roller-coaster ride! Having watched only the last two episodes of DW so far, I must admit that this fic can be made into actual cross-over episodes should anyone consider it! It's fast-pased and exciting and we meet characters that were lost to us again and that just made be cry others that just made me want to maim them... BUT! It's a marvelously written fic and very complex and so very exciting!

But at times, I was forced to wonder how multiple paradoxes didn't occur since characters... *coughJackcough* DO cross their parallel selves... ^^;; But even so, a MUST READ!

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There was no simplicity left in the world... It was unbearable, the loneliness... There was so much out there... and most of it was out of reach... Torchwood dealt with the scum of the universe, not its wonders... there was something out there, something magnificent... but from where he was standing... it... couldn’t be farther away...

... As Ianto walked, a tremor swept violently through the city. The earth rumbled... and Ianto... thought he’d seen everything, but... that familiar, blindingly bright, blue and silver light tore through the sky, space, and time itself, causing... the world to collapse... a fresh wave of golden energy poured out of the Rift. Time itself came to a stop... and... all stared up at it in alarm... facing an abyss that threatened to consume them. And then... it was consuming them, pulling them off the ground and sucking them in like a vacuum... and... Seconds later they were hurtling through time and space.

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Title: Homecoming AU'Verse
Author: merucha
Genre: AU, Cross-over, Angst, Drama, Romance, Mystery, Action, Gap-filler, Episode Related
Rating: PG / PG-13 / R / NC-17
Other/Implied Pairings: Rhys/Gwen, Tom/Martha, implied (past or otherwise): Ianto/Lisa, Ianto/OFC (Isabella), Ianto/OCs, Jack/John, Jack/OCs, Jack/Andy, (one-sided) Andy/Gwen, Andy/OC, John/Tosh/Ianto
Status: Work In Progress
Length: One-shots & Multi-chaptered Series
Word Count: TBC
Warnings: general spoilers for Torchwood S1 & S2, post: Torchwood 2x13 "Exit Wounds," Doctor Who 4x13 "Journey's End" (reference to Donna's situation), Welsh & Egyptian legends, Smut, Characters deaths, Threesome, Violence, implied Torture
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Oh I have no words to say about this 'verse and do it justice! It's an absolutely wonderful series that weaves fantasy and reality so flawlessly together to produce this brilliance! *starry-eyed* It has something for everyone - a John-centric story ("A Very Private War") for fans of John or a story for PC Andy fans which is fully Andy-centric ("The Mermaid of Mermaid Quay") or if you're a Janto freak like me, then you can just read the whole thing! ^___~ *LOL* The fics are recced in chronological order in accordance to time line (ex. "Memories of War, Memories of Love" is the epilogue of "A Very Private War," but occurs after "The Joining.") So, read the fics in the order they're recced below! ^^
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Title: A Very Private War
Rating: R
Summary: John Hart is pulled back in time to fight a war he does not remember…
Length: Multi-chapter / 7 TOTAL
Word Count: ~ 10,596

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Title: The Mermaid of Mermaid Quay
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Inspector Andy Davidson is on the trail of a killer who might not be human…
Length: Multi-chapter / 6 TOTAL
Word Count: ~ 9,392

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Title: Homecoming
Rating: PG
Summary: After being let go, unretconned, Ianto and Jack meet again. But after being distant for 15 years, will Ianto find the home he's left behind, but now yearns for?
Length: One-shot
Word Count: ~ 1,622

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Title: The Eye of Neith
Rating: R
Summary: Torchwood’s past and Ianto’s future collide when Ianto’s former lover arrives in Cardiff asking for help…
Length: Multi-chapter / 10 TOTAL
Word Count: ~ 18,455

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Title: The Siege of Annwfn
Rating: NC-17
Summary: The only things that stand between our Universe and disaster are Torchwood Three and Ianto’s growing powers…
Length: Multi-chapter / 10 TOTAL
Word Count: ~ 17,580

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Title: The Joining
Rating: NC-17
Summary: It was the Joining... Sometimes, under the right circumstances, the walls between a TARDIS and his One can be breached.
Length: One-shot
Word Count: ~ 1,777

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Title: Memories of War, Memories of Love
Rating: PG
Summary: Jack discovers John Hart’s secrets…
Length: One-shot
Word Count: ~ 1,454

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Title: The Hour of the Wolf
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Something is happening in St. Catherine’s Glen, and whatever it is will change the Cooper-Williams family forever…
Length: Multi-chapter / 10 TOTAL
Word Count: TBC / ~ 4,358 (3 chps.)

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Title: Invincible Summer
Rating: R
Summary: The Year That Never Was comes back to haunt Tish Jones and it’s up to John and Andy to help her exorcise the ghost.
Length: Multi-chapter / 6 TOTAL
Word Count: TBC

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Title: Memory and Time
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Something is trying to mess with Jack’s time line…
Length: Multi-chapter / ?? TOTAL
Word Count: TBC

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Title: One to Keep
Author: molly_commas
Genre: Angst, General, PWP
Rating: R
Other/Implied Pairings: implied: Jack/OCs, past - Jack/John, Jack/Estelle, Jack/Jack, Jack/OFC, future - Jack/OMC
Summary: Jack collects details.
Status: COMPLETE
Length: One-shot
Word Count: ~ 930
Warnings: sexual situations (that fade to black)
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Oh, this is a magnificent fic, totally gorgeous. I have no words to say, but louiex said it so perfectly (shamelessly borrowed from her comment... SORRY! ^^;;)... "capturing the longevity of emotional ties to people for an immortal surrounded by mortals."

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Jack collects details.

He takes in the sight of a white wrist peeking out from the sleeve of a suit jacket as he’s handed a cup of tea, and he tucks it away in his mind alongside the scent of the real Jack Harkness’s neck as they danced, and the taste of Estelle, and the sharpness of John’s fingernails on his shoulders, and the freckles of a boy he kissed so many years ago in the future, and the feel of a woman’s lace bodice sometime in the past. He holds them with him, these snippets of the people – from everywhere and by every definition – he’s loved...

... Ianto Jones is not the most, or the best, or the only – but he is the right now, the exhilarating present. His heart is thudding madly against Jack’s chest, and Jack has time to wonder if that’s how it feels to have a second heart...

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Title: I Understand
Author: 805belladonna
Genre: AU, Crossover, Dark, Angst, Action, Adventure, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Fluff, Smut
Rating: NC-17
Other/Implied Pairings: Rhys/Gwen, Jack/Owen (one-sided), Ianto/Owen (one-sided), implied: Owen/Tosh, Martha/Tom, Ianto/John Hart attraction, implied past: Ianto/Lisa, Jack/John Hart
Summary: Jack felt exhausted... but what made he feel even worse was the fact that Ianto had been so understanding... so reasonable
Status: Work In Progress
Length: Multi-chapter / ?? TOTAL
Word Count: TBC / ~ 37,828
Warnings: Violence, Torture, Character deaths (temporary), Abuse, Public sex
Comment or Excerpt from fic: I've got absolutely no idea what to say here, so I'll just use the author's words that it's "Pure unadulterated Jack & Ianto [smutty] fluff"... or is that 'fluffy smut?'...

... *shrugs* Anyway, smut and fluff with some dark and angsty pieces thrown-in every once in a while! ^___^ Another roller-coasting ride and most enjoyable! ^________^

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He was right.

Jack shut the door to Ianto’s flat at precisely 12.01 officially the next day. Padding across the dark flat, Jack felt awful. He felt as if he’d cheated on Ianto, which was stupid since he hadn’t. Not technically...

Jack felt exhausted - emotional women weren’t really his strong point but what made he feel even worse was the fact that Ianto had been so understanding. The way Ianto had been so reasonable about Jack disappearing so suddenly from his bed and then standing him up at both lunch and dinner. Jack sighed and leaning against the doorframe, stared into the bedroom... smiled slowly as he realised Ianto had very deliberately left Jack’s side of the bed clear... The fact Ianto was rolled so tightly in the cover and on the verge of falling off his side of the bed, showed to Jack far more than words could ever say.

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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*. You can also view the next chapter by clicking on the link at the end of the current chapter...

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11 | Chapter 12 | Chapter 13 | ...

Title: Faithful
Author: melindakitty
Genre: AU, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, Smut, Action, Romance
Rating: NC-17
Other/Implied Pairings: various forms of Jack/Ianto/John, implied past: Ianto/Lisa, Jack/Estelle, Jack/OCs
Summary: The Rift is active, the Weevils are acting weird, and Captain John Hart is back in town.
Status: Work In Progress
Length: Multi-chapter / 33? TOTAL
Word Count: TBC
Warnings: prologue: Post-Torchwood 1x06 "Countrycide," rest: Post-Torchwood 2x13 "Exit Wounds," Characters death, Public Sex, Violence, Threesome?
Comment or Excerpt from fic: *mumbles* Can't believe it! An apocalyptic event! *clears throat* So, it's all melindakitty's fault. She started writing this monster of story that I've got absolutely, completely hooked-on and I wanna keep reading it! Unfortunately, it's just been started and I have to wait. It's got various forms of Janto + John pairing and at first just made me go, "AWWW, MAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! I DUN WANNA!! *pouts*," but I was promised some good Janto action throughtout the fic, so... *cheeky grin*

So, a journey for our beloved Janto. Through trials and tests and obstacles, they will most definitely become stronger both by themselves as well as together, but we'll see if they're successful in having a more meaningful, strong, and a lasting relationship together and maybe even a happily ever after...

I'm more than ready for the ride! ^___^

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When he recovers his senses, Ianto’s arms feel better around him than any have in quite some time. Sensitive fingers stroke his hair. He kisses his way up Ianto’s throat. Smiles down at his new lover.

Ianto kisses him, smiling too. And for a few brief, happy moments there’s no past and no future and no grief and no monsters, just the joy of being right here, right now, together.

It can’t last -- nothing ever does when you outlive everyone -- but Jack decides as he kisses Ianto again that he really doesn’t care. Eventually, the kid will leave and go find the kind of sane, settled life he deserves. Eventually, the Doctor will return and Jack will forgive him for leaving. Eventually, he’ll return to the stars and leave Torchwood in competent hands.

But in the meantime...

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

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

Title: Lie to Me
Author: 805belladonna
Genre: AU, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, implied Smut, Dark, Fluff
Rating: R
Other/Implied Pairings: Rhys/Gwen, Jack/Gwen (one-sided... err... I guess not so one-sided...), implied past: Ianto/Lisa, Owen/Gwen, Jack/John, Jack/OCs, Jack/John/OMC
Summary: Ianto took a ragged breath before answering, ”Lie to me. Lie to me and tell me the world isn’t dark and scary. Tell me that everything will be okay. That you’ll always be here… Lie to me and tell me that the darkness and the pain I feel are just an illusion. That when I open my eyes the world will be full of love and happiness and nothing can hurt me ever again...please…” he murmured, “Just lie to me.”
Status: COMPLETE
Length: Multi-Chapter / 7 TOTAL
Word Count: ~ 19,000
Warnings: general spoilers for Torchwood seasons 1 & 2, Post-2x01 "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang," Horror, implied past: Violence, Torture, Threesome, Abuse
Comment or Excerpt from fic: This is one of the very few stories with the most roller-coasting ride of Jack and Ianto's relationship that I've ever read. It's seems to be a "one step forward, two [sometimes more] steps back" situation and it's quite DARK and very ANGSTY and depressing and just when you think they've come to some kind of resolution, they're interrupted either by the phone, the comm, the alarms... GWEN! >________<

I'm waiting for some happiness, especially for Ianto! *huggles tightly*

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Ianto felt his stomach knot as he saw the mix of expressions playing across Jack’s face – concern, worry and worse of all the hint of hopeful anticipation. Ianto quickly turned away fighting to keep his voce normal... and... Ianto watched Jack walk away for him and across to Gwen and it killed him...

... ”I’m not a fool, Jack. I know you and she...it’s so obvious…I mean if she wasn’t with Rhys then who knows…” his voiced faltered and he looked away, his statement hanging in the air.

Jack didn’t know how to respond. He wanted to grab the younger man, to tell him he was wrong, that he felt nothing for Gwen…but he’d be lying. He did feel something for Gwen. He couldn’t deny it even if he wanted to. But the fact Ianto could read it so easily unnerved him...

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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 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7

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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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