Who Needs Pictures?
Who Needs Pictures?
Rating: G
Pairing: Jack/Ianto, mention of past Ianto/Lisa
Summary: Ianto knows everything. Just a little ficlet.
Notes: Inspired by the Brad Paisley song of the same time. The chorus ran through my head and this fic was born. Ahhh, the miracle of life...
Ianto knows Jack saves screencaps from the CCTV. Ianto making coffee (though he also knows Jack is saving video of that in order to try and learn how the Coffee Magic works), Ianto cleaning things, Ianto stumbling around early in the morning with all the grace of a bumper car driven by a child, as he goes to make coffee before the others arrive. Ianto also knows that if asked, he’d gladly let Jack take pictures of him, preferably clothed, but with the older man, who knows?
Pictures Tosh took, the CCTV photos, a tie that Jack assumes Ianto figures for lost: Ianto knows about all of these, but he pretends not to. Knows if he asks, Jack would tell him the truth and the light in Jack’s eyes would dim just a little.
Ianto already knows the truth: Jack is saving up memories. Jack’s destined to live a very long time and human memory only lasts so long. Which is why the little tin is filled with photographs of Jack’s past lives, past loves. So he will never forget the people who’ve meant the most to him. Ianto feels proud to be included on this list.
Another thing Ianto knows is that there is almost no chance he will live to be an old man. That Torchwood will take his life long before his time and the best he can hope for is to save someone on the way to darkness. So Ianto doesn’t save screen captures of the Hub’s CCTV, he doesn’t have mementos of Jack the way he has the secret box filled with memories of Lisa when she was his Lisa. Because Ianto got into this relationship knowing something else:
Jack is going to be the last person Ianto loves. And Ianto wouldn’t have it any other way.
Rating: G
Pairing: Jack/Ianto, mention of past Ianto/Lisa
Summary: Ianto knows everything. Just a little ficlet.
Notes: Inspired by the Brad Paisley song of the same time. The chorus ran through my head and this fic was born. Ahhh, the miracle of life...
Ianto knows Jack saves screencaps from the CCTV. Ianto making coffee (though he also knows Jack is saving video of that in order to try and learn how the Coffee Magic works), Ianto cleaning things, Ianto stumbling around early in the morning with all the grace of a bumper car driven by a child, as he goes to make coffee before the others arrive. Ianto also knows that if asked, he’d gladly let Jack take pictures of him, preferably clothed, but with the older man, who knows?
Pictures Tosh took, the CCTV photos, a tie that Jack assumes Ianto figures for lost: Ianto knows about all of these, but he pretends not to. Knows if he asks, Jack would tell him the truth and the light in Jack’s eyes would dim just a little.
Ianto already knows the truth: Jack is saving up memories. Jack’s destined to live a very long time and human memory only lasts so long. Which is why the little tin is filled with photographs of Jack’s past lives, past loves. So he will never forget the people who’ve meant the most to him. Ianto feels proud to be included on this list.
Another thing Ianto knows is that there is almost no chance he will live to be an old man. That Torchwood will take his life long before his time and the best he can hope for is to save someone on the way to darkness. So Ianto doesn’t save screen captures of the Hub’s CCTV, he doesn’t have mementos of Jack the way he has the secret box filled with memories of Lisa when she was his Lisa. Because Ianto got into this relationship knowing something else:
Jack is going to be the last person Ianto loves. And Ianto wouldn’t have it any other way.