Challenge 706 - Too quiet
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m_findlowTitle: Too quiet
Character: Ianto, Jack
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for Challenge 706 - Quiet at ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
torchwood100
torchwood100Summary: There's nothing normal about their undercover work. A double drabble.
'It's quiet,' Jack observed, lounging on the sofa, one arm wrapped around Ianto.
'Too quiet,' Ianto replied, trying to concentrate on the television.
Jack rolled his eyes at Ianto's overt melodrama. 'Seriously? Used to be you couldn't get enough quiet time, now you're complaining?'
'I'm not complaining. It's weird. The people here are weird.' He sighed, trying to explain it. 'Look, if this were my house, on my street, there'd be dogs barking, people crashing around their bins, the impromptu street drag race at three in the morning. Nice normal noises. Not this… creepy serial killer model village. If we didn't think they were secretly agents from Cell 114 I'd say they were androids masquerading as humans. And bad ones at that. No one is this normal.'
Jack smirked, squeezing his shoulder. 'Or maybe you've just forgotten what normal is.'
'I know what normal is, and it isn't this. Feel like I should keep a kitchen knife by my bed just in case.'
'So, how about we fix that problem and make a little noise of our own? We're supposed to be a happily married couple.'
'We don't know how soundproof these houses are.'
'Isn't it time we found out?'
'It's quiet,' Jack observed, lounging on the sofa, one arm wrapped around Ianto.
'Too quiet,' Ianto replied, trying to concentrate on the television.
Jack rolled his eyes at Ianto's overt melodrama. 'Seriously? Used to be you couldn't get enough quiet time, now you're complaining?'
'I'm not complaining. It's weird. The people here are weird.' He sighed, trying to explain it. 'Look, if this were my house, on my street, there'd be dogs barking, people crashing around their bins, the impromptu street drag race at three in the morning. Nice normal noises. Not this… creepy serial killer model village. If we didn't think they were secretly agents from Cell 114 I'd say they were androids masquerading as humans. And bad ones at that. No one is this normal.'
Jack smirked, squeezing his shoulder. 'Or maybe you've just forgotten what normal is.'
'I know what normal is, and it isn't this. Feel like I should keep a kitchen knife by my bed just in case.'
'So, how about we fix that problem and make a little noise of our own? We're supposed to be a happily married couple.'
'We don't know how soundproof these houses are.'
'Isn't it time we found out?'
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Date: 2022-11-03 08:57 pm (UTC)