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Title: The ripple effect
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Owen, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 300 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 452 - Ripple at [community profile] drabble_zone
Summary: Something strange in the rift pool catches Owen's eye. A triple drabble.


Owen never paid much attention to the inner workings of the hub. It was just the hub – a place where he came to do his job, which in itself was bonkers enough without having to worry about anything else.

This morning however, as he clasped his coffee in both hands, trying to warm them up after a brisk walk in freezing temperatures, he noticed something odd at the base of the water tower.

He stood up from his desk and walked towards the gangway, still carrying his mug. There was always a slight trickle of water running down the huge silver monolith into a stagnant pool of water at the bottom, but it was so insignificant that it didn't even cause a stir. This morning though, there was a distinct ripple emanating outwards from the pool.

He knelt down, peering closer until something suddenly broke the surface. He swore and stumbled backwards into his backside, spilling his coffee. 'Jesus!'

'What?' came the calm voice of Ianto.

'There's a bloody shark in the rift pool!'

'It's only Nigel,' came the reply, followed by a weary exhalation of breath. 'I've told Jack a hundred times to close off the valve when he's done refilling the pool after rift machine repairs.'

'We've got a bloody shark in the hub and you've sodding named it?' Owen was going to ban Ianto from naming things.

Ianto gave a nonchalant shrug of his shoulders. 'Nigel likes to corral his food up through the pipes where they can't escape.' There was another momentary break in the water's surface as the small shark breached it again, snaffling something in its jaws. 'Best we can tell he's only interested in mackerel, but I wouldn't be game to test the theory that he's too small for snacking on Torchwood agents.'

 

Date: 2025-06-07 08:40 am (UTC)
badly_knitted: (Jack Laughing)
From: [personal profile] badly_knitted
Heeee! I love the whole idea of Nigel the shark!

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