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m_findlowTitle: Well rested
Fandom: Torchwood
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 494 - Rest at ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
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drabble_zoneSummary: Ianto knows the value of a good night's sleep. A double drabble.
‘Home time,’ Ianto declared with a yawn, stretching his arms over his head.
Jack looked up from his desk and smiled warmly. ‘Okay. See you in the morning.’
Ianto paused and fixed Jack with a look. ‘You're not coming home with me? Have you got better things to do?’
Jack shrugged. ‘You sound like you need a good night's sleep. Don't let me get in the way of that.’
Ianto stepped closer. ‘And you? Don't you ever rest?’
‘I told you, I don't need a lot of rest.’
‘Really? Says the person with the most severe case of ADHD I've ever met. You literally can't sit still for five minutes without finding something to occupy yourself.’
‘I'm immortal.’
Ianto's eyes narrowed. ‘No. You bleed and die just like everyone else. It's just that it gets reversed when it happens. That doesn't mean you need less sleep than the rest of us. It probably accounts for why you find it impossible to relax. You've simply trained yourself not to.’
‘I relax!’
‘And then something shiny appears three seconds later and off you go. A proper night's sleep won't kill you.’
Jack grinned. ‘Even if it does, you know I'll come back.’
‘Home time,’ Ianto declared with a yawn, stretching his arms over his head.
Jack looked up from his desk and smiled warmly. ‘Okay. See you in the morning.’
Ianto paused and fixed Jack with a look. ‘You're not coming home with me? Have you got better things to do?’
Jack shrugged. ‘You sound like you need a good night's sleep. Don't let me get in the way of that.’
Ianto stepped closer. ‘And you? Don't you ever rest?’
‘I told you, I don't need a lot of rest.’
‘Really? Says the person with the most severe case of ADHD I've ever met. You literally can't sit still for five minutes without finding something to occupy yourself.’
‘I'm immortal.’
Ianto's eyes narrowed. ‘No. You bleed and die just like everyone else. It's just that it gets reversed when it happens. That doesn't mean you need less sleep than the rest of us. It probably accounts for why you find it impossible to relax. You've simply trained yourself not to.’
‘I relax!’
‘And then something shiny appears three seconds later and off you go. A proper night's sleep won't kill you.’
Jack grinned. ‘Even if it does, you know I'll come back.’
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Date: 2026-03-28 10:25 am (UTC)