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Ianto Jones (readystopwatch) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-05-02 13:54:00

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ianto jones, jack harkness, martha jones, sam winchester, spike

Day 374 | Action | Open
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[It's a boring dream by Torchwood standards, an interesting one of your work doesn't consist of a top secret science fiction bunker, complete with mysterious alien gadgets lying everywhere, incomprehensible computer programs running on most of the screens and a pteranodon nesting high up near the roof and occasionally squawking to herself.

As for Ianto he's not doing anything as exciting as his surroundings. He's just cleaning up at the end of the day, throwing away empty pizza boxes ordered under the name of Torchwood, washing coffee mugs, dusting off keyboards, putting away discarded firearms. Maybe he's dreaming about this because he organizes thing even in his sleep. Or maybe he just missed his old routine.]

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	readystopwatch 2016-05-06 04:42 pm UTC (link)
	That was it, really. And that you killed two Slayers. Your past wasn't as much of a priority at the time. [He wraps his own arm around his waist comfortably.] It is now because I like knowing about you, not because I care what you did. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

chipswiththat
2016-05-06 04:48 pm UTC (link)

[ What are you doing to him, why are you so adorable. Another strange thing. He's always been bragging about what he does but most of the time, anyone who matters didn't care. Ianto matters and he cares without being impressed and how do you even deal with that sort of thing? Ugh. ]

You know I've lost count, right? Over how many I've killed? You should care about that.

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readystopwatch
2016-05-06 04:56 pm UTC (link)

[These are the things that matter to him. The things no one else seems to want to notice about people. Maybe because he's too used to being unnoticed himself.]

Jack's lost count of how many times he's died. I lost count of how many people died at Torchwood London while I survived. I care about it, but from everything I've seen I don't think there are many people out there who don't have something terrible about them or what they've done.

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chipswiththat
2016-05-06 05:24 pm UTC (link)

[ That's the thing, isn't it? Why he's so hung up on Ianto — they're the bloody same. Sure, he hasn't been unnoticed for well over a century but that was why he didn't protest when Dru turned him. No one noticed him. No one bloody cared so why shouldn't he die and rise a vampire? Even after he's paid attention when no one else does, perceptive to a bloody fault.

It's a realization he might come to fully later, one that might force him to sit down with a bottle of whiskey and examine his choices, but so far he hasn't put the pieces together. It's still sweet, achingly so. He pulls them into a halt and Ianto into an embrace, tucking him in against his chest. Not even a kiss, just this and he probably doesn't have to say it out loud for the message to come through. ]

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readystopwatch
2016-05-06 05:40 pm UTC (link)

[Dreams are like that, a world where they can make these realizations and say these things without the consequences they would have in the real world. It's easier to feel things here, to see them. It might get more complicated when they wake up but right now none of that matters. He tucks himself in against Spike's chest, so calm and perfect in the warm California night.]

I'm going to fall in love with you if you aren't careful. [And they both know he promised not to do that, a long time ago. It's the sort of warning he can give in a dream that would take years to admit in reality.]

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	chipswiththat 2016-05-06 05:54 pm UTC (link)
	[ He gives a soft snort in amusement. Ianto did promise that, didn't he? Just like he said he'd never kiss him by his own free will and now here they are. ] Would that be so terrible? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-05-06 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	[Lots of broken promises between the two of them. What's one more at this point?] Maybe not. I suppose we'll have to wait and see. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-06 06:05 pm UTC (link)
	I hate waiting. [ But he can probably figure out a way to pass the time while he does so. Like kissing. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-05-06 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	[That is a good way to pass the time. As much of it as they've done lately you'd think he would be tired of it but that's not the case at all. It's still novel, still exiting and wonderful and enough to get his heart racing.] I'll try to find some way to keep you occupied while you do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

chipswiththat
2016-05-06 06:49 pm UTC (link)

[ If they ever grow tired of kissing, it might be time to pack up and end this charade. As it is now he doesn't think it'll ever grow old. ] You haven't disappointed yet.

[ Strangely enough, he doesn't feel like getting it on anymore. It was a thought and then the whole situation turned so much more emotional and romantic that he can't be bothered ruining it with dicks. He'd rather just do this, kiss him on a mostly empty street in Sunnydale and leave it at that. ]

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	readystopwatch 2016-05-06 06:54 pm UTC (link)
	[He's very alright with that. They can have sex any time when they're awake but this feels like a unique opportunity, a chance to see and talk about things they wouldn't normally be able to. It's not an opportunity he wants to waste.] So what about that graveyard you promised me? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-06 07:11 pm UTC (link)
	[ Ah, that makes him smile. ] Just up ahead. Promise I won't let anything eat you. [ Hopefully they'll be left alone but honestly, he wouldn't be too bothered if some baby vamp came knocking. It's been awhile. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-05-06 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	Oh that's right, I forgot what a real concern that is in this place. [He won't go looking for trouble but it could be exciting to see some vampire skills in action. The only time he's really gotten to see Spike put those to use was with the raptor and he wasn't the most focused at the time.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-06 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	[ As far as all that is concerned it's almost a shame he doesn't get to show off the one thing he's really good at anymore. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't half-hoping to see some action. ] Should've gone for Halloween, there's hardly anyone out causing trouble then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-05-06 07:51 pm UTC (link)
	Really? Do you all take the day off for it? [Grabbing his hand again as they start for the cemetery since he loves all the handholding they've been doing tonight.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-06 08:03 pm UTC (link)
	Pretty much. Like Christmas in the trenches. Doesn't mean everyone respects it. [ And the one time someone didn't, it was a human. Go figure. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-05-06 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	I wouldn't know; Christmas always seems to involve some alien invasion or catastrophe for us. [At this point they all just assume they'll be working on it.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-06 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	Bloody hell, you're really overdue for a vacation, aren't you? [ Sad when the villain has more time off, isn't it? ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-05-06 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	What do you think this prison is? There's a beach, a spa, handsome vampires having their way with me. [A kiss to reinforce that last point.] I think that's the exact definition of a vacation. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-06 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	Right. [ When you put it that way... ] So Jack's whole crusade to find a way out — you behind that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-05-06 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	If we find a lead on it, yes, I'd work towards it. But it's not my biggest priority working with the Defense Force. [Always the pessimist with these things. Or maybe the realist.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-07 07:12 am UTC (link)
	Seems like a recipe for disaster, if you ask me. [ He steers them over to a mausoleum to sit down on the short set of stairs. ] Is that part of the vacation too? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-05-07 11:26 am UTC (link)
	The Defense Force? [He sits, looking thoughtful.] I suppose it's mostly because it feels like Torchwood. It's something familiar. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-07 02:30 pm UTC (link)
	Except no aliens. [ Loads of other things, though. ] Not that I care, but it does sound like you lot are more in it for the camaraderie than to actually do something. [ Where were they when Tyki was out maiming people? Where were they during raptors? For someone who doesn't care about the Defense Force, he has some really strong opinions about how it's run. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-05-07 02:57 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe. [Probably. He's honest here in this dream.] I think I just need something to do. It may be ineffective, or not have the resources I'm used to, but it's something. It makes me feel like I might be able to help protect people. [He's well aware that he's at the top of the list it failed to protect.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)