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Fics that haunt you -- a mix of fan and mod recs. Thank you for everyone who sent fics in!
the hands on the clock keep ticking by violetmessages (JackIanto, GwenRhys | complete | 10235 | M)
They all knew it could happen to anyone. They’d all seen the proof. Even if it happened to a miniscule amount of the population, it was still a possibility. But they had grown complacent. They had forgotten that they too were also at the mercy of the Rift, that the Rift did not make an exception for those who knew its existence. They had forgotten until they were faced with it themselves. In which Gwen and Ianto get sent back to 1969 by the Rift.
Don't You Know For Years You've Haunted Me by virtualsilver (GwenRhys, JackIanto | complete | 12803 | T)
Gwen has inherited a recessive trait that has lurked in her ancestors' blood for generations: she is prescient. She can see flashes of where the timeline is heading and can feel when something - or someone - changes it. She tries to use her foreknowledge to change events for the better, but securing the outcome of her interventions proves to be a challenge.
I Sing the Body Electric by Paycheckgurl (OwenTosh, JackIanto | complete | 19069 | T)
In 2008, Team Torchwood investigates a series of robotics robberies. In an unknown time and place Ianto, Toshiko, and Owen wake up in a dark room. Their bodies seem to be strangely metallic. Which isn’t even the strangest development. The strangest development might be that they remember being dead. Or: Torchwood fix it. But they’re androids.
Separation Anxiety: The Continuing Adventures of Club Wales by pocky_slash (JackIanto, GwenRhys | complete | 43412 | NR)
In which Jack is out of town, Andy has a case for Torchwood, Rhys makes pack lunches, and Gwen and Ianto put their detective skills to work.
here is the deepest secret nobody knows by blackkat (JackIanto | complete | 9658 | E)
Ianto closes his eyes in Thames House, lungs full of choking alien gas, and opens them in his sister's house in Cardiff.
Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations: A Field Manual by heddychaa (Gen | complete | 2193 | M)
Darragh Edmonds is a so-called "disaster specialist". Called to the site of tsunamis, earth quakes, floods, terrorist attacks, he takes up the grim task of putting order to human remains, and he does it well. Cleaning up after a biological attack on Thames House should make for a comparatively easy day for Darragh: after all, the bodies of Thames House have even been so considerate as to pile themselves right at the front door for him. That is, until he's sworn to secrecy and sent, alone, to collect two bodies from the building's eerie top floor.
Four, Five, Six by miss winterhill (JackIanto | complete | 1495 | M)
The corridor outside his thesis supervisor's office was cold, and he fought down the nausea that was threatening to overwhelm him. As he waited, he tried to read the notices that fluttered on the board. There was a room to rent in the lower fourth. Someone was offering tutoring in mathematics; that one half-covered a poster about drugs. DRUGS WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE, written in big frightening letters. Ugh.
And Indeed There Will Be Time by kaydeefalls (JackIanto | complete | 42433 | T)
In 1919, Harriet Derbyshire was killed while investigating the disappearance of Torchwood Four in Dublin. In 2009, UNIT pulls a dying man out of the Irish Sea with a one-word message: Torchwood. Martha joins up with Jack's team in Cardiff to track down the errant branch of the organization -- before a time-traveling race of aliens can change the course of history as we know it.
Day Tripper by Gement (JackBessie | complete | 2360 | M)
Bessie's like any other companion: far from home, more than she appears, and always up for an adventure. And Jack Harkness really will seduce anything that moves.
A Vision Too Removed To Mention by pocky_slash (Gen | complete | 13920 | T)
In which Ianto is stuck in a time loop that feels more like hell.
Three Years From Now by LibidineTertius (JackIanto | Complete | 1660 | T)
If Jack keeps his eyes shut (then he doesn't see). Also, sex. Lots of sex.
don’t make me kill you, darling by princessoftheworlds (Gen | Complete | 603 | T)
Javic Thane carries out his next Time Agency assignment.
Stars by DinoDina (JackIanto | Complete | 4020 | G)
The night after Owen first dies, there's a new star in the sky. It's not there the next night, or the next, and Jack knows he's distracted, but he can't answer when Ianto asks if he's okay. He's not.
Chosen Well by Waldo (LisaIanto, JackIanto | Complete | 1707 | T)
"All of the… modifications have been removed, but really, she should be cremated. Just in case we're wrong."
Note to Self: You’re Going to Forget All This by heddychaa (JackIanto | Complete | 2254 | M)
Three thousand years later, Jack doesn't remember much about the leather strap he wears around his wrist; all he knows is that the device inside it needs to be repaired as soon as possible. Every year that passes he finds himself forgetting more and more, his mind collapsing under the weight of his own prolonged existence. So he does his best to follow the clues his younger self leaves him in the hopes they'll lead him somewhere that makes sense again. For now, that means one date, expressed as coordinates: 2009-08-23.
Space Dementia by chagyu (JackIanto, JohnIanto, GwenRhys | Complete | 14799 | M)
Ianto and Jack seem to be drifting apart; the arrival of one Captain John Hart will either set them back on course or completely ruin them. Ianto's not so sure which, and frankly, if Jack keeps flirting with Gwen like that, he's preparing for the latter. Alternately, how Jack's ex-lover saves his current one.
These Happy Days by violetmessages (GwenRhys, JackIanto, GwenRhysJackIanto | Series | 22267 | G-T)
A series of non-chronological stories in which Ianto miraculously survives CoE in some fashion and Torchwood Three (plus Rhys and Anwen) settle down near the seaside. This series does not need to be read in order, or even in its entirety.
Janet’s Very Big Adventure by Beleriandings (Gen | Complete | 3290 | T)
One ordinary day, the wall of Janet's cell explodes.
yours was a heavy heart to carry by someawkwardprose (JackIanto | Complete | 2064 | T)
The thing about loving Jack is this: you cannot ever let him know.
Bad Case of Loving You by virtualsilver (JackIanto, SuzieMelody | Complete | 4891 | T)
The director of Torchwood One gets a call from Jack Harkness about some shady mind control program from the 1950s and has to go digging for old Torchwood secrets, only to find some unexpected revelations of a more personal nature along the way.
Happy Birthday, Ianto Jones by aliciajazmin (JackIanto, JackJohnIanto, GwenRhys | Complete | 693 | T)
Ianto Jones is a sim, and today is his birthday.
Finding Ianto by Blackbird Song (Blackbird_Song) (JackIanto | Complete | 14906 | G)
A long time ahead, in a space bar far, far away, Jack gets a message he didn't expect.
Bilis Manger, the Demon, and the River by aliciajazmin (AbaddonBillis | complete | 1181 | E)
Bilis Manger enlists the help of his crush to help him get across a river. This is a river that they can only wade through together.
Six of Swords by Jackdaw816 (JackIanto, OwenTosh | complete | 600 | G)
The Torchwood team, but with swords
World and Enough Time (Stories From the Loop) by Jackdaw816 (JohnIanto | complete | 7224 | M)
This time loop ain't big enough for the both of them
Jack Harkness' Sexy School of Shooting™ by violetmessages (JackIanto, Gwen&Jack | complete | 1214 | T)
Jack has an excellent idea but no one else seems to think it's good. Only one way to prove them wrong.
Smile Like You Mean It by egg_agemythrusters (JackIanto | complete | 622 | G)
Jack Harkness had a smile like no other.
Dead On Arrival by violetmessages (JackIanto, GwenRhys, Gwen&Ianto | complete | 13582 | M)
Ianto Jones wakes up. The only problem is, he's certain he was dead.
Hohnq by gwendolyncooper (JackIanto, John&Ianto | complete | 1911 | G)
It’s not really a normal day to walk into the Torchwood Hub and find a goose holding a knife, but it seems that’s the way Ianto Jones’ day is going to start.
Waking God by toldthestars (JackIanto | complete | 7692 | Not Rated)
Why are Ianto's dreams coming true? What's in the box with the symbol on it? Oh, and while we're at it, what's the meaning of the life?
keep your hand at eye level of your eyes by MonsterMince (GwenJohn | complete | 8331 | E)
Five years after the events of COE, Gwen still misses her team and what she had. It's not much of a life without them, and when Rhys takes Anwen away until Gwen's willing to move on, of course John Hart turns up with an offer that's too tempting to refuse: A way to raise Ianto from the dead.
left you both of the rings by princessoftheworlds (JackIanto | complete | 21188 | T)
Ianto and Jack are the dream couple—working side-by-side at Torchwood, protecting the world from alien threats alongside the rest of their team, living in domestic wedded bliss during their off hours. But when cracks begin to appear in the surface of Ianto’s perfect world, he’s forced to confront what he knows is real.
One Last Breath by Riennynn (JackIanto | complete | 3441 | Not Rated)
Yet another homicidal alien has Jack and Ianto trapped in an airtight storage locker. Jack has a plan to make sure they get rescued alive, but Ianto isn't going to like it.
Strayverse by NancyBrown (JackIanto, IantoOther(s) | complete, series | 93, 539 | Multiple Ratings; G-E)
Amy recreated the universe and brought back the dead, but the dead don't fit there anymore.
Conditional Iteration by Beleriandings (Gwen&Ianto, JackIanto, GwenRhys, GwenIanto | series | 78, 082 | Multiple Ratings; G-E)
When Ianto dies on the floor of Thames House, time resets for him and Gwen. They soon realise that the two of them are stuck in a time loop, giving them another chance -- or as many chances as it takes -- to save the world's children from the 456.
it means something by MonsterMince (JackIanto, Gwen&Suzie, Jack&Owen, Jack&Tosh, Jack&Gwen | complete | 11316 | T)
Physically showing his team how much he cares about them is an HR nightmare, which is why Jack never passes up an opportunity to be a fake couple with his team. 5 times each member of the team had to pretend to be a couple with Jack, and one time the team pretended to be a polycule, featuring: Having fun with Suzie in couples' therapy; making an ex jealous with Owen; romancing Ianto in Serenity Plaza; taking a ballroom dance class with Tosh; and getting dressed with Gwen in hideously boring outfits picked out by Rex.
Herding Cats by blackkat (JackIanto, Non-Torchwood Ships | Series, complete | 8061 | G)
Ianto finds himself back from the dead and, apparently, in the position to double-cross a power-crazed Norse god intent on conquering the Earth by taking out a team of superheroes. Must be a Tuesday.
I just wanted you to watch me dissolve, slowly by MonsterMince (JackJohn | complete | 15417 | E)
If John had known the true cost he'd need to pay to cure Jack's immortality, he might not have paid it. (That's a lie.)
took a louisville slugger to both headlights by Flamingbluepanda (Implied Relationships | complete | 733 | G)
Ianto has a perfectly fine morning, then this happens
Jack VS the soul stealing toys by Flamingbluepanda (JackIanto | complete | 457 | Not Rated)
Ianto is king of the furbies
The Bad Neighbor by Firesnap (Gen | complete | 30576 | T)
Rhys Williams knows there's something wrong with his neighbor. It's a shame no one seems to be listening to him.
The Author, The Scribe, The Archivist by MonsterMince (JackIanto, Gwen&Team, Gwen&Ianto, Gwen&Jack | complete | 7530 | T)
The story of how Gwen Cooper helped Jack to never forget his team, with one scrapbook. (Or, Post-COE, Gwen finds Ianto’s scrapbook dedicated to Lisa, and sets about adding to it so she and Jack can remember him and the rest of their team. It works really, really well.)
Grief Lessons by elusive_eventuality (JackIanto | complete | 2936 | T)
"What groaning, what lament, what song of death, what dance of Hades shall I do?" ~ Euripides Or a CoE fix-it in five parts, one for every stage of grief.
A Tale of Two Universes by Paycheckgurl (JackIanto, LisaIanto, Gwen&Ianto, Ianto&Team, Ianto&Tosh, Yvonne&Ianto | complete | 2305 | T)
In one universe Ianto Jones lives and in another he dies. Only it’s not quite that simple.
tell rock n' roll i'm alone again by paperclipbitch (OwenIanto, SuzieOwen, JackJohn, GwenRhys, ToshAdam | complete | 17055 | M)
Band!AU. In which Torchwood have just about made it though as it turns out that doesn’t fix anything, Owen would much rather punch Ianto than shag him (honestly), and absolutely everyone seems to be Jack’s ex boyfriend.
Caledfwlch by BricklingGhost (TeamGwenee) (JackIanto, GwenRhys, LisaIanto, OwenTosh, OwenKatie, Team | complete | 48456 | Not Rated)
Jack has a lifetime ban from the afterlife for stealing, Owen's fiance is a right hag, Toshiko is playing children's games, Ianto has a vampire in the garden, and Gwen has a prophetic dog of death following her around for pets.
Everything I Know About the Earth by Sorrel (GwenOwen, GwenJack | complete | 16437 | M)
Spend too much time near the Rift, and who knows what might happen. Gwen's having strange dreams, and knowing things she couldn't possibly know. Things are about to change, and not really for the better. GwenOwen, implied GwenJack, mature.
Exhibit by Mirrankei (OwenTosh, JackIanto, | complete | 38701 | T)
Owen, Tosh, and Ianto find themselves kidnapped to the future. Stuck in space 2000 years in the future, they become part of an Earth exhibit in the station museum. But the portal that brought them is broken, and a visiting Time Lord smells a trap...
Unworn World by Amand_r, cruentum (JackJohn | complete | 10128 | Not Rated)
Jack thought that John'd been way too accommodating through this whole thing, and so he wasn't in the least surprised when the doctor told them that John was too far along in gestation for a procedure.
It Had to Be You by TheSigyn (JackIanto, JackJohn | complete | 12181 | M)
After the events of Children of Earth, Captain Jack runs to the only person who can help him; Captain John Hart. But this is not how John wanted it to be.