Lacunae by Kenazfiction (PG-13)

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Fandom: TORCHWOOD
Pairing: Jack/Ianto
Length: 5,000 words approx.
Author on LJ: kenazfiction
Author Website: Kenazfiction's Master Fic List
Why this must be read:

I love this fic because it's beautiful and lyrical, but it also plugs a gap in my personal canon. When Jack comes back having been buried for 2,000 years, he doesn't appear much changed. But is that really true? Perhaps Jack is just a very good actor? This fic tries to address both how Jack may have survived his burial, and how Ianto copes with being forgotten. For me, at least, this has a special poignancy after CofE.

Jack smiled peremptorily to soften the blow of his refusal, but Ianto's disappointment was palpable despite the stillness of his shoulders and the unwillingness of his features to give even a fraction of an inch. Jack had lately become somewhat of a connoisseur when it came to interpreting the subtleties of Ianto's disappointment; he didn't relish the skill.

Lacunae