Five Complaints... by strangecreature (R)

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Fandom: TORCHWOOD
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Ianto, Jack/Ianto
Length: ~4400 words.
Author on LJ: strangecreature
Author Website: LJ Tags
Why this must be read:

This is a funny and clever character study of Ianto and the development of his relationship with Jack, told through six Season 1 events and the conversations that followed them.

Excerpt: Ianto suddenly didn’t have the slightest clue where to look. Gaping around the place was his first instinct, but knowing how fiercely Jack guarded his privacy, that wouldn’t do at all. But when he looked at Jack… god, he could feel himself giving much too much away at such close range. So he looked at the wrinkles in Jack’s shirt and… and now he was in Jack Harkness’s bedroom thinking about fucking ironing.

He made some sound (an aborted laugh, a choked off sob) and realized that he was still clutching the ladder railing with one hand.

"Still okay?" Jack asked.

"Just tired," Ianto said, releasing the ladder and glancing up. Jack looked so serious that it was easy to find a smile. "Although my boss isn’t making me do paperwork, so that’s a plus."

"Wise guy," Jack said, and reached out to take Ianto’s jacket, sliding it off his shoulders and laying it aside on a small dresser. And then Jack started on the buttons of his waistcoat and Ianto’s mouth promptly went dry.

"How undressed are we getting, approximately?" he asked.

"How wrinkled do you want to get?" Jack replied, half-smiling. "It’s up to you. We’re just sleeping here, Ianto. If you’re interested in something more than that, talk to me when I haven’t spent the last day trying to scare information out of pigeons."

Five complaints that Ianto Jones has thought about registering concerning Torchwood (and one that he did)