Challenge 659 - Defences up

[m_findlow]

Title: Defences up
Character: Jack, Gwen
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for Challenge 659 - Nest at tw100
Summary: Ianto is caught acting on strange new instincts. A double drabble.


'Jack, have you told Ianto he shouldn't be here?' Gwen asked, idling past his desk and leaning her hip against it as she watched him battle with a pile of overdue reports.

Jack looked up, raising his eyebrows at her. 'Um, have you met Ianto?'

Gwen bit her lip, considering the view through Jack's office door into the secondary office beyond which Ianto occupied. He was in there somewhere, though it was impossible to see past the enormous mountains of files and boxes on his desk and all around it. It looked like a workplace accident going somewhere to happen, and given his current state, heavily pregnant with triplets, no one wanted him getting injured.

Jack's gaze followed hers, studying the uncharacteristically chaotic scene. 'I think he's nesting.'

'What?'

'You know, building a fortress around him to protect the babies.'

'That's insane.'

Jack shrugged. 'Pregnancy does weird things to your brain. All your fight or flight instincts kick up a gear.'

'Until the fortress collapses in on him.'

Jack chewed his own lip, considering it. She could see the need to protect Ianto at all costs etched on his face. 'Perhaps a pillow fort would have been a better option.'

Comments

[bk_forever]

Awww, Ianto should definitely build his nest with something softer and comfier.