Challenge 637 - Failed hero
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Title: Failed hero
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Gwen, Jack, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for Challenge 637 - Fail at tw100
Summary: There's not enough room in this city for any more heroes. A double drabble.
'It never fails to amaze me how stupid people can be,' Jack said, sulking all the way to the SUV with his two teammates in tow.
'That's a bit harsh, don't you think?' Gwen said. 'He only thought he was trying to do the right thing and be a hero.'
Jack snorted. 'The guy found a highly advanced, anti-gravitational jumpsuit in a dumpster and thought he could wear it and pretend to be a superhero, Gwen. How did he think that was going to end?'
'Probably not with said anti-gravitational properties failing mid rescue,' Ianto replied. His knuckles were still sore from where he'd punched the guy, having let Jack fall to his death as a result of his arrogance, leaving Ianto to rescue both he and his imperilled victim from thirteen storeys up on the side of an office building. A lesser person might not have bothered.
'No room for more than one hero in this city, eh Jack?' Gwen asked, trying to keep things light.
'It already has you two,' Jack replied, tugging open the door.
'And you,' Ianto added.
'Exactly. Cardiff's quota of superheroes is full. The next one that shows up is getting rerouted to Abergavenny.'
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Date: 2021-07-23 08:47 pm (UTC)