Challenge 553 - No leg to stand on

[m_findlow]

Title: No leg to stand on
Author: m_findlow
Characters: Owen, Ianto
Rating: PG
Challenge: 553 - Wobble at tw100
Notes: Ianto hates Owen's checkup even more than usual. A double drabble.

Owen scowled at the patient notes on his screen and then at Ianto. Ianto could tell he was thoroughly unimpressed at having to rely on some other doctor's treatment. For someone who'd taken the hippocratic path, he disliked doctors almost as much as he did patients.

'Well, there's no infection and it seems to be healing up okay,' he said, scrutinising the leg wound. 'Any residual pain?'

'A twinge here and there,' Ianto confessed, though still lying about just how much pain he was in. After a whole day on his feet, it ached like the devil.

'Use a cane around the hub if you can,' Owen suggested. 'That'll help.'

'It's fine,' Ianto insisted, grabbing his trousers and tugging them back on.

'Don't lie to me, Teaboy. I've seen you when you think no one is looking. There's more than a little wobble when you put weight on it. Half a wonder you haven't fallen down the stairs yet.'

'Well, the hub isn't exactly ambulant friendly,' Ianto replied, getting defensive. 'We should probably do something about that. You know, considering how often people get injured.'

'Or idiots could not run off and crash spaceships in the middle of bloody Turkey.'

Comments

[bk_forever]

Hey, the crash wasn't intentional! I'd like to see how well Owen could handle flying a spaceship!

[m-findlow.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Try telling Owen that, though.