Challenge 741 - Frozen in time
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m_findlowTitle: Frozen in time
Character: Tosh, Jack, Owen, Tommy Brockless
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for Challenge 741 - Freeze at ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
torchwood100
torchwood100Summary: Tosh tries to comfort Tommy. A double drabble.
‘So, I guess I’ll see you next year?’ Tommy asked, looking even younger than usual, dressed in the hospital gown Owen had given him.
‘Tomorrow,’ Toshiko replied, not wanting Tommy to think he was going to be trapped for a whole year in deep freeze, just because someone from Torchwood nearly a hundred years ago had told them they had to do this. It broke her heart thinking about what it must be like waking up every day and finding out that the world had moved on yet again without him. How was anyone meant to prepare themselves for that?
‘Today, actually,’ Jack said, putting his two cents worth in. ‘Same time, same place, different year. Got it pencilled into the diary already.’
‘Same us,’ Tosh added, trying to be reassuring.
‘No guarantees on that,’ Owen replied, flicking the side of a vial of blue liquid with his finger to remove any air bubbles, before injecting into Tommy’s bloodstream, putting him to sleep. Jack shot him a steely look. ‘What? It’s Torchwood. You might be here next year but who the hell knows if any of us will be.’
Tosh reached across and squeezed Tommy’s hand. ‘We’ll be here. Promise.’
‘So, I guess I’ll see you next year?’ Tommy asked, looking even younger than usual, dressed in the hospital gown Owen had given him.
‘Tomorrow,’ Toshiko replied, not wanting Tommy to think he was going to be trapped for a whole year in deep freeze, just because someone from Torchwood nearly a hundred years ago had told them they had to do this. It broke her heart thinking about what it must be like waking up every day and finding out that the world had moved on yet again without him. How was anyone meant to prepare themselves for that?
‘Today, actually,’ Jack said, putting his two cents worth in. ‘Same time, same place, different year. Got it pencilled into the diary already.’
‘Same us,’ Tosh added, trying to be reassuring.
‘No guarantees on that,’ Owen replied, flicking the side of a vial of blue liquid with his finger to remove any air bubbles, before injecting into Tommy’s bloodstream, putting him to sleep. Jack shot him a steely look. ‘What? It’s Torchwood. You might be here next year but who the hell knows if any of us will be.’
Tosh reached across and squeezed Tommy’s hand. ‘We’ll be here. Promise.’
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Date: 2023-01-01 11:11 am (UTC)