Challenge 834 - Nothing to sneeze at
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m_findlowTitle: Nothing to sneeze at
Character: Ianto, Tosh
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Length: 200 words
Content notes: None
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Summary: Tosh has big news, even if she's not confident it'll amount to anything. A double drabble.
‘A date?’ Ianto remarked, scarcely able to keep the grin from his face, opting to sip from his mug in order to try and control his facial expressions.
‘Yes, well, don’t get too excited,’ Tosh said, twirling her own mug of tea on the desk between them. ‘It could be utterly disastrous,’ she added, knowing full well that was a distinct possibility. ‘I’m not expecting it to go anywhere, so if we could keep this between us, I'd appreciate it. Don’t really want the whole of Torchwood’s London office knowing what a total flop it was.’
‘You’re being too hard on yourself, Tosh,’ Ianto said, saying the only thing that a best friend could. ‘And, you know, a first date with Owen is nothing to sneeze at. God knows why it’s taken him this bloody long, though.’ He, Jack and Gwen had been urging Owen to open his eyes for years and see that what was right in front of him was probably what he’d been looking for his whole life. Idiot. Better late than never, though.
‘Still…’ Tosh said, sounding less confident. ‘Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.’
Ianto nodded. ‘Agreed. Especially when Owen is so bloody far behind.’
‘A date?’ Ianto remarked, scarcely able to keep the grin from his face, opting to sip from his mug in order to try and control his facial expressions.
‘Yes, well, don’t get too excited,’ Tosh said, twirling her own mug of tea on the desk between them. ‘It could be utterly disastrous,’ she added, knowing full well that was a distinct possibility. ‘I’m not expecting it to go anywhere, so if we could keep this between us, I'd appreciate it. Don’t really want the whole of Torchwood’s London office knowing what a total flop it was.’
‘You’re being too hard on yourself, Tosh,’ Ianto said, saying the only thing that a best friend could. ‘And, you know, a first date with Owen is nothing to sneeze at. God knows why it’s taken him this bloody long, though.’ He, Jack and Gwen had been urging Owen to open his eyes for years and see that what was right in front of him was probably what he’d been looking for his whole life. Idiot. Better late than never, though.
‘Still…’ Tosh said, sounding less confident. ‘Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.’
Ianto nodded. ‘Agreed. Especially when Owen is so bloody far behind.’
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Date: 2024-10-13 09:55 am (UTC)