In case you’re having a bad day
garethdavid-lloyd:
Remember that jack and ianto use a measuring tape to measure their junk and ianto wonders if it’s alien tech that *alters* the result.
"Ianto stared at the thing that clung to the ceiling. It had no eyes, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that they were watching each other. His mind raced, trying to think of something he could do. He knew there was nothing. Instead, he tried to think of something that would make the last moments more bearable. He thought of Jack."
—Torchwood novel - SkyPoint (Phil Ford)
"‘There’s no end to the glamour of life in Torchwood,’ he told the cat. 'It’s just like James Bond except more…really, really crap.’"
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‘I think there was a storm over Cardiff, but I think the electrical part of it came in from the Rift, and the two mixed as they met. Maybe that storm was also the arrival of something alien.’
Jack frowned over at Gwen. 'Didn’t we check the storm’s readings at the time?’
'Don’t look at me.’ Gwen shook her dark hair. 'I was at home tucked up in bed with Rhys and we were whipping up our own electrical storm, thank you.’
Jack turned his attention to him, and Ianto felt his face burn as he stumbled over his words. 'We were here, but we were… busy.’
Jack suddenly grinned. 'Oh yeah, so we were.’
From the corner of his eye, Ianto could see Gwen looking from one man to the other, and he concentrated on sipping his coffee. It wasn’t as if she didn’t know about him and Jack, but it still felt strange whenever there was any open reference to it.
Gwen giggled, breaking the awkward moment. 'It seems like we all had our eyes off the ball, then.’
Jack flashed his best boyish smile. 'Or on it, depending on your perspective.’
"
—Torchwood novel - Into The Silence (Sarah Pinborough)
