Challenge 775 - Charmless
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m_findlowTitle: Charmless
Character: Jack, Gwen
Author: m_findlow
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
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Summary: Jack's wiles don't always work. A double drabble.
‘What took you so long?’ Jack complained, scowling through the tiny slot in the metal door, looking every bit the angry prisoner.
‘Oh, and hello to you too,’ Gwen replied. ‘That’s the thanks we get for coming down here at three in the morning to bail some silly sod out of jail, is it?’
‘Where’s Ianto?’ he asked. It had been his one phone call after all.
‘Upstairs filling out the paperwork to get you out of here,’ she replied. ‘And I warn you, he’s in a right bloody mood. Hasn’t stopped grumbling the whole way down here.’
Jack groaned. As if his night couldn’t get any worse.
There was a clank of keys as a uniformed officer unlocked the door, swinging it in so that Jack could be let out. He didn’t look happy about it either, despite Gwen’s subtle “thank you.”
Gwen passed him his coat and he shrugged it on. ‘You couldn’t just charm your way out of getting arrested?’
‘Believe me, I tried. You know, your pals in the police used to be a lot more fun. Now it's just all steel handcuffs and barked orders.’
Gwen smirked. ‘Don’t you like it when they play rough?’
‘What took you so long?’ Jack complained, scowling through the tiny slot in the metal door, looking every bit the angry prisoner.
‘Oh, and hello to you too,’ Gwen replied. ‘That’s the thanks we get for coming down here at three in the morning to bail some silly sod out of jail, is it?’
‘Where’s Ianto?’ he asked. It had been his one phone call after all.
‘Upstairs filling out the paperwork to get you out of here,’ she replied. ‘And I warn you, he’s in a right bloody mood. Hasn’t stopped grumbling the whole way down here.’
Jack groaned. As if his night couldn’t get any worse.
There was a clank of keys as a uniformed officer unlocked the door, swinging it in so that Jack could be let out. He didn’t look happy about it either, despite Gwen’s subtle “thank you.”
Gwen passed him his coat and he shrugged it on. ‘You couldn’t just charm your way out of getting arrested?’
‘Believe me, I tried. You know, your pals in the police used to be a lot more fun. Now it's just all steel handcuffs and barked orders.’
Gwen smirked. ‘Don’t you like it when they play rough?’
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Date: 2023-08-27 10:09 am (UTC)