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Ianto came running up to him, and, making sure that Agnes wasn’t looking, hugged him. Jack, careless, seized his cheeks and kissed him. Ianto squirmed away uneasily. ‘Not on duty, Captain,’ he whispered.

‘Tut,’ said Jack fondly as Ianto straightened his tie.

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—Torchwood novel - Risk Assessment (James Goss)

"‘That time we came into your office, and we’d all switched clothes just to make you laugh. Gwen was in my suit, Tosh was in scrubs, and me and Owen were wearing Gwen and Tosh’s clothes. You laughed so hard, the coffee came out of your nose. Then you made me wear…’ He glanced over at Gwen and Rhys, slightly self-conscious. ‘Made me wear it again the next night.’"

—Ianto Jones trying to bring back a catatonic Jack Harkness with memories in the short story “Virus”, in the Torchwood novel Consequences

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He knelt down in front of Jack and Gwen. He turned to Gwen first.

‘I don’t know if either of you can hear me, but if I don’t make it back from this… Gwen, sometimes you drive me bloody mad, but I wouldn’t want it any other way. You’re brilliant, and gorgeous, and so brave, and we’re lucky to have you.’

He turned to Jack.

‘Jack. You know how I feel. I think I know how you feel. You brought me back from the brink, so many times, and made me feel so alive. I didn’t think I’d ever feel like that again. So thank you. In all the madness, you’re the one person I know I can rely on. And that counts for a hell of a lot.’ He hesitated, then grinned. ‘Also, you’ve got a great arse. But you already know that.’

Ianto stood up again and went to a computer screen. ‘If anything goes wrong, you’ll both be looked after. I mean, in the way you wanted.’

He recorded a video message for Rhys, explaining what had happened, and what to do. Then he recorded another one for Martha Jones at UNIT, telling her what to do with Jack if Ianto didn’t make it back. He knew he could rely on her to do what was necessary. Sure, she’d probably spend a few months trying to figure out another way to cure them – and who knows, maybe she’d even succeed – but if it came to it, she’d finish the job as Ianto had asked. He closed the messages, and set up the server to send them in twenty-four hours. If he didn’t come back, then at least things would be taken care of.

He turned back to Jack and Gwen.

‘Right, then. I’ll be off. Do some killing and maiming. Hopefully I’ll see you soon.’

Before he left, he gave Jack one last kiss. And he made sure it was a good one.

He looked at Gwen after kissing Jack. He shrugged, and gave her a long kiss too, one that was almost as good as the one he’d given Jack. He glanced over at Jack. ‘What? Not like you don’t get to snog everyone. And I think I deserve it.’

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—Ianto Jones with infected Gwen and Jack in the short story “Virus”, in the Torchwood novel Consequences

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‘But we’re one person short,’ said the alien. ‘Where is Jones? Where is the tea boy?’

‘I’m here,’ said Ianto suddenly.

BANG! The alien’s head exploded in a fountain of blood, and his camouflage suit shorted out, revealing his body, which stayed standing for a moment before crumpling to the floor. Ianto blew the smoke from the end of the shotgun, and removed his night vision goggles. He glared at the alien. ‘And I’m not the tea boy. I’m the coffee boy.’

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—Ianto Jones in the short story “Virus”, in the Torchwood novel Consequences

"Ianto’s the priority. Everything else can wait."

—Jack Harkness in The House That Jack Built (via ajlenova)

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‘Problem?’ asked Jack as he joined them on the pavement.

Ianto grabbed him and gave him a stifling hug. 'Not that I was worried or anything,’ he muttered self-consciously as he let him go.

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—Torchwood novel - The House That Jack Built (Guy Adams)

"Jack walked carefully between the tables. A group of spotty-looking mods eyed him from the corner. One of them, working hard at looking more than his meagre years, peered from behind the turned-up collar of his Fred Perry shirt and started tapping his fingers on the formica in an attempt to intimidate. It did nothing of the sort; as a man who had once helped Keith Moon get a Cadillac into a hotel swimming pool, Jack would need a little more sign of the young man’s credentials before he felt even vaguely daunted."

—Torchwood novel - The House That Jack Built (Guy Adams)

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‘That’s enough now,’ Jack said, stepping out of the bath, taking her hand and rubbing it gently between his own. 'The blood’s gone.’

Julia felt tears in her eyes, and she bit her lip. She was determined not to give in to that any more. 'It might be commonplace to you,’ she muttered, 'but I don’t normally go around shoving tools in people’s mouths.’

There was an awkward pause at that and then, despite herself, she burst into hysterics. 'I’m sorry,’ she said. 'That came out so wrong… I wasn’t having a pop about you being, you know…’

'He prefers the term “omnisexual”,’ said Ianto, stepping into the room. 'It’s the polite way of saying he’ll sleep with anything – men, women… cephalopods. I must be the only boyfriend that’s ever had to get jealous in a fishmongers.’

'Don’t knock the sensual embrace of the tentacle,’ Jack replied with a wink.

'Oh God…’ Ianto replied. 'I could have died happy had I never heard you say that.

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—Torchwood novel - The House That Jack Built (Guy Adams)

"Jack tried to stifle a yawn. Church ceremonies bored him. Weddings were a poor excuse for distant family and even more distant friends to get together and bitch about a marriage that probably wouldn’t last. As far as he was concerned, you could do that much easier in a bar, with the added bonus that some drunken old duffer in a frock wouldn’t feel the need to keep bringing God into it."

—Torchwood novel - The House That Jack Built

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Ianto noticed the family all staring with astonishment at Jack, whose entire body seemed to be pulsing with light beneath his greatcoat.

Straight-faced, he said, ‘Just ignore him. He likes to show off. He’s not even a real American.’

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—Torchwood novel - Bay of the Dead