Drabble_weekly Challenge 241 - Quietly brooding

[m_findlow]

Title: Quietly brooding
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Torchwood team
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for Challenge 241 - Quiet at drabble_weekly
Summary: Gwen is learning more and more about her new team. A double drabble.


'Good morning,' Gwen chirped, carrying in a takeaway coffee, having already forgotten the golden rule.

Owen looked up from the file in his lap. 'I'd wipe that cheer off your face before you run into Jack.'

'Oh? Why's that?'

'He's in a foul mood, that's why. Has been since yesterday, so you coming in all happy and smiles is only going to wind him up even more.'

Gwen cast her gaze towards the open door of Jack's office, where he was working at his computer. 'He doesn't look angry to me,' she said. She'd seen Jack's temper flare when they were out on assignment. He wasn't above yelling or throwing spiteful comments at his team when he thought they deserved it.

Tosh leaned over conspiratorially. 'It's when he goes all quiet that you have to worry,' she said in hushed tones. 'We've got a bet going as to what's caused it if you're interested.'

'Bad shag last night,' Owen said. 'That's what I reckon.'

'Unpleasant call from the Home Office,' Tosh offered.

'Off the books mission gone tits up,' Ianto replied, thieving Gwen's coffee cup. 'What can we put you down for?'

Gwen cringed. 'Think I'll stay out of it.'

Comments

[bk_forever]

And Ianto deftly gets rid of the contraband without Gwen noticing.