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Title: Smitten
[livejournal.com profile] horizonssing Challenge: Day Eighteen
Date Written: 7/25/08
Rating: PG/K+
Word Count: 826
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters/Pairings: Jack/Ianto, Tosh, Martha, Gwen(mentioned)
Spoilers: Set during Reset, so spoilers for Who and Torchwood up to that.
Warnings: Fluff.
Author Notes: A third one for now, then I'm going to do an update post as I wait between panels.


If I Didn’t Care
by the Ink Spots



Jack could hear giggling.

There wasn't a lot of 'giggling' to be had, being Torchwood and all. Sure there was laughter, trench-humor to make everyone forget that oh hey, we could die today.

Of course, Tosh and Gwen, being girls (and that is one helluva sexist thought, but there it is), would sit and have a giggle together. Toshiko mostly giggled, hand over her mouth like a proper Japanese girl. Gwen would giggle a bit like a teenager, or full-out laugh. Owen would more chuckle when he found something amusing, a quiet, open-mouth laughed. Ianto tended not to laugh at all in public, but he'd give these great, full belly laughs when he found something funny on Paul O'Grady or some other programme of his. Although he had this great breathless, post-orgasmic laugh he'd give in bed...

And there it was again, distracting him from happy fantasies.

Two giggles -- one was definitely Toshiko. She had such an adorable giggle, it reminded him that she still had some innocence left in her. The other wasn't one he'd heard before, but he knew who it had to be.

Martha Jones, savior of the human race, giggling like a schoolgirl (Martha's laughs were great for the simple reason that she made the funniest faces when she did).

Jack entered the room and they burst out into fresh giggles, the two of them leaning against each other as they laughed. The Captain put his hands on his hips and tried his best to look indignant but their giggling was infectious and he found himself laughing as well. "Okay, real work to do, gossip later."

Tosh smiled at him, her face flushed, and gathered up her things, making a hasty exit. Martha grinned at him.

"Making nice with the team."

"And so are you, so I hear," Martha teased back. "Ianto Jones? Is it the last name, or..."

Jack laughed a little. "Little gossip."

"C'mon, you know you want to."

He grinned. "Ianto's... special. Different from the others."

Martha watched him for a minute. "Do you love him?"

"I don't know if he loves me," Jack countered, avoiding the question. "I guess you could say I'm sort of a rebound." Martha raised an eyebrow so he continued. "He was at Canary Wharf, he lost his girlfriend." He heard the young woman's sharp intake of breath, followed by her faint, "Poor thing." He knew Martha had a cousin who'd died there, but she hadn't known the full extent of the invasion. "So... yeah." He shrugged. "Probably just a rebound."

Martha shook her head. "For someone with you're experience, you're pants at relationships."

"I'm pants?"

"He adores you, Jack." She crossed her arms. "The way he smiles at you, looks at you... When you're in the room it's like it's just you and him, he doesn't see anyone else."

Jack was quiet, recalling events back. It didn't seem like that, just this morning he'd smiled at Tosh and Gwen as he set coffee at their elbows, and bickered with Owen...

... but he'd gotten a dazzling, beautiful, honest smile along with his cup.

"See?" Martha smiled, patting Jack's shoulder. "Be happy, even if just for a bit. Okay?"

-----
"So am I right in thinking that you and he..."

"We... dabble."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah."

-----

Jack helped Ianto tape the body into the SUV. "You're right, Tosh is warped."

Ianto wrinkled his nose as blood dripped down into the van. "This is disgusting and I'm so glad I don't have to clear it up later."

The Captain laughed a little and climbed out of the passenger's side, closing the door. Ianto did the same, pulling a handkerchief out of his pocket and wiping his hand off. He got off as much as he could before handing the square of cloth over to Jack.

"Tonight's going to be a long night," Jack said conversationally, scrubbing at his fingers.

"Yup."

"I was thinking... after we get everything done tonight, Martha rescued and so on and so forth, I could go back to yours?" He looked up through his eyelashes to gauge Ianto's reaction and grinned when Ianto smiled.

"Just invite yourself over, then."

"I have something I want -- want to talk to you about." He was stuttering, and badly. God, he hadn't been like this since he was fifteen!

The Welshman cocked his head to the side in curiosity. "Okay."

Jack opened his mouth to say more, but he was interrupted by a cough behind him. He turned to see Toshiko standing in the garage doorway, holding her laptop and a gaming remote control. "My turn boys," she said with a smile, pushing past them.

"I'll go fetch the gear and the others," Ianto said, turning and heading up to the Hub, Jack's eyes following him.

Toshiko was giggling when he turned back around. "What?!"

"Ianto's not the only one who's smitten," she teased, giggling again when Jack popped her gently on the head.

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Date: 2008-07-26 01:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] katestamps.livejournal.com
The icon? Yeah, that. So cute and they totally are smitten.

Also, I dare you and Totally4ryo to invent some crack!fic scenarios and then ask GDL to help you with Ianto's reactions. Double. Dog. Dare. (You know you want to.;)

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Date: 2008-07-26 01:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angelzbabe1989.livejournal.com

Ooooh! Yes please please do it!!! And take a video of his reaction!! PLEASE?? *Looks at you with big puppy dog eyes*

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Date: 2008-07-26 01:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gracie-musica.livejournal.com
No. No! Go poke [livejournal.com profile] totally4ryo -- although I'll be there to take pictures of his reaction and tell everyone about it.

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Date: 2008-07-26 01:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] katestamps.livejournal.com
I SO totally am.

And that's why we get along so well.

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Date: 2008-07-26 02:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gracie-musica.livejournal.com
I <3 you too, Katie.

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Date: 2008-07-26 02:07 am (UTC)

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Date: 2008-07-26 02:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gracie-musica.livejournal.com
I so want to be evil, but I'm afraid people will get mad when I shatter the moment.

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Date: 2008-07-26 02:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fake-is-love.livejournal.com
I miss Tosh. And just so cute.

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Date: 2008-07-26 05:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gracie-musica.livejournal.com
Me too. Tosh... *sniffle*

Thank you!

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Date: 2008-07-26 03:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shara50.livejournal.com
Yeah they are defintely smitten with each other!

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Date: 2008-07-26 05:37 pm (UTC)

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Date: 2008-07-26 04:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crazytook.livejournal.com
again, adorable. and wow, fifteen woulda been a looong time ago for jack. but i'm totally with you, jack so has a cute little schoolboy crush on ianto. and ianto is totally smitten too. can you blame them? they're so adorable when they're not being f*ed up.

hope youre having fun at comiccon. thanks for posting while there, you're fics are always great.

kudos!
crazytook

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Date: 2008-07-26 05:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gracie-musica.livejournal.com
*laughs* Yes. Fifteen and asking his first crush out on a date. You know it would be adorable. It's funny, he can have a schoolboy crush while simultaneously screwing him. *laughs*

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Date: 2008-07-26 04:48 am (UTC)
rhianona: (quistis)
From: [personal profile] rhianona
adorable. What I like about this is that Jack doesn't respond with the more typical, "Of course I don't love him. I'm immortal and I don't want to fall in love" line that pops up in these type of fics all the time. Instead, the whole, "I'm a rebound" just makes this for me, because it shows how much he cares for Ianto, being with him, even though he thinks Ianto is just rebounding off of him. Very lovely.

Also quite impressed that you're writing whilst at Comic Con - besides being terrifically jealous.

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Date: 2008-07-26 05:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gracie-musica.livejournal.com
The muses will not let me be, Comic Con or not. *laughs*

And Jack's mostly trying to deny it to himself as well, the attraction he has for Ianto, but he is afraid he's a rebound.

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Date: 2008-07-26 06:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nyjen-nejen.livejournal.com
Awww so sweet

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Date: 2008-07-26 05:30 pm (UTC)

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Date: 2008-07-26 08:59 am (UTC)
ext_29271: (Well Fuck Me)
From: [identity profile] temporal-witch.livejournal.com
Just fantastic! Ah, to be at ComiCon...stalking my prey (GDL), pouncing at just the right moment and snogging him silly...
Buy I'm not. *sighs wistfully*
Great fic! Need a follow-up; love Jack like this, unsure of himself for once (like in the office scene in KKBB), kind of flustered. Cocky tends to wear after a while, and doesn't always fly where matters of the heart are concerned. You rock!

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Date: 2008-07-26 05:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gracie-musica.livejournal.com
*laughs* You sound like [livejournal.com profile] totally4ryo and [livejournal.com profile] lady_of_d_lake!

And dunno about the follow-up. Unsure!Jack muse is unsure.

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Date: 2008-07-26 05:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gracie-musica.livejournal.com
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

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Date: 2008-07-26 02:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thrace-adams.livejournal.com
YOu get an AWWW icon award for this!!! This was delightful. I love seeing clueless!Jack and nervous!Jack...and this was just lovely. - Now go have fun!!! I must live vicariously! :)

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Date: 2008-07-26 05:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gracie-musica.livejournal.com
Yay for Scott/John aw icon! And yes, poor clueless Jack, how we love you.

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