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were_lemur) wrote2012-09-02 11:47 pm
were_lemur) wrote2012-09-02 11:47 pm
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Awkward Questions and Graceful Aging
Torchwood, Jack/Ianto, all ages, not mine.
"Why do you stay" Ianto asks Jack one day, before his brain can override his mouth. "You could just take off any time with this Doctor of yours. See the universe."
After a moment, Jack says, "I've got my team to take care of,"
He won't let Jack realize that's not the answer he hoped for. "You make us sound like a bunch of children who still need our nappies changed."
"I do have a few years on all of you put together."
That's not something Ianto wants to dwell on. "But you don't look a day over forty."
"Hey!"
"Why do you stay" Ianto asks Jack one day, before his brain can override his mouth. "You could just take off any time with this Doctor of yours. See the universe."
After a moment, Jack says, "I've got my team to take care of,"
He won't let Jack realize that's not the answer he hoped for. "You make us sound like a bunch of children who still need our nappies changed."
"I do have a few years on all of you put together."
That's not something Ianto wants to dwell on. "But you don't look a day over forty."
"Hey!"