m_findlow

Title: Everyday hero

Fandom: Torchwood

Characters: Jack, Ianto

Author: m_findlow

Rating: PG

Length: 200 words

Content notes: None

Author notes: Written for Challenge 488 - Childhood hero at

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Summary: Jack is convinced he knows who Ianto always aspired to be. A double drabble.

Jack couldn't help but smirk as he watched us to preen down the side of his suit jacket, knowing full well there was a shoulder holster hidden underneath the fabric, containing a deadly automatic weapon. It was invisible beneath the expensive pinstripe wool blend. Anyone who crossed Ianto today was not going to come out of it well.

‘I'll bet you've always dreamed of this,’ Jack said.ianti arched an eyebrow at him as he fiddled with his cuff.

‘Dreamed of what exactly?’

‘Being all James Bond with the suit and the gun.’

‘You do realise that I didn't even own a suit before I worked at Torchwood,’ he replied.

‘Oh really?’

‘I was much more of a Superman kid. You know, all everyday Joe, hiding his superhero persona, able to fly at supersonic speeds, see through walls, and crush solid steel with his bare hands, yet be totally smart and humble.’

‘I feel like I hardly know you now,’ Jack teased. ‘Are you telling me you've got a kinky spandex costume underneath that suit?’

Ianto smirked. ‘Wouldn't you like to know?’

‘I have my ways of finding out,’ Jack said, tugging gently at Ianto's lapels. ‘You're pretty super, regardless.’