Fffc January Little Special (Three sentence fic) - Waiting for a sign

[m_findlow]

Title: Waiting for a sign
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 128 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for January Little Special (Three sentence fic) - Flutter at fffc
Summary: Death is temporary, but feels interminable.

There was always that horrible moment, which felt like it stretched on for an eternity, as he held Ianto's head in his lap, a leaden weight matching the one he felt in the pit of his stomach.

Please let this not be the last time,he prayed, knowing it shouldn't be, but that there was every chance one day their luck would run out, and the TARDIS's magical gift would fail them.

Then there was a flutter of eyelids, a slow intake of breath, chest gently rising and falling, and Jack's own relief washed over him in waves as his lover returned to him, whole and alive; those beautiful blue eyes staring back up at him, as he reached out to reassure Jack that he wasn't going anywhere.  

Comments

[bk_forever]

Aww, such a lovely, quiet return for Ianto, safe in Jack's arms. Now Jack understands why Ianto was always worried when he died.