rose tyler (ex_rosetyler358) wrote in aternaville, |
He's dead.
The words slammed, hard and rough and fierce, into Rose's chest and she thought for a long, horrible moment that she wouldn't be able to get in a breath. The world seemed to be careening out of control and all she could think about was the look on Ianto's face - the way that he smiled. There was a very specific, distinctive way about his smile, one that had seen too much and yet was completely innocent in its own way.
Rose suppressed a shiver that twisted itself up her spine and leaned to Jack's level, her hands against either side of his face. Her own eyes weren't as clear as she wanted them to be but she wasn't letting go of his gaze with her own, wasn't drawing back. She had to hold him to keep him grounded, because instinctively she knew it was what he had done before with her, in some way.
"Oh, Jack, I'm...I'm so sorry.."