Challenge 464 - Birds of a feather

[m_findlow]

Title: Birds of a feather
Author: m_findlow
Characters: Jack, Ianto
Rating: PG
Challenge: 464 - Irresponsible at tw100
Notes: In the aftermath of disaster, Ianto has only one question on his mind.

'Is he gone?' came the quiet voice from behind him. Jack quickly wiped away the stray tear that had slipped down his cheek unchecked, before turning to face Ianto.

How did he do that? Slip on a fresh suit and look like all the world's cares had disappeared behind its folds? Somewhere hidden beneath those layers of cotton and wool was a whole lot of hurt, mourning the friends that yesterday had been standing right here.

'He's gone,' Jack said.

Now didn't seem the time for getting into a personal thing, but Ianto didn't want to think about the past twenty four hours. If he did, he might collapse in a heap and never get back up. It was easier to fixate on something else.

'Why?' Ianto asked.

'Why what?'

'Why did you trust him?'

Jack sighed, thrusting his hands in his pockets. 'John and I... it's complicated.'

'You were in love with him.' The way Ianto said it made Jack's heart want to break open.

'I'm not who I used to be. I was young and wreckless, a vigilante, on the run from everyone and everything. John was the one person irresponsible enough to understand me and not care.'

Comments

[bk_forever]

And now I want to cuddle them both. So much hurt for so many reasons, and not just the loss of their friends =(