TORCHWOOD: This Is Your Life

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Title: This Is Your Life
Characters/Pairing: Jack and Rhys, mention of Gwen
Word Count: 250
Rating: PG
Summary: Torchwood - and Jack - have a habit of showing up in Rhys' life when he least wants them.
Notes: Written for writerinadrawer round 2.01.
Disclaimer: I do not own Torchwood or any of its characters, and I'm not making any money from this.

Rhys excused himself from his mates when he saw him walk into the pub, though extricating himself from a half-pissed bachelor party took a minute.

"What do you want?"

Jack flashed him a grin. "I came to buy you a drink."

"Gwen doesn't know wh-"

"Gwen didn't send me."

"Then-"

"I have my ways of locating people."

It was beginning to annoy Rhys that Jack seemed determined not to let him get out a full sentence. He spoke slower this time, very deliberately. "And what are you doing here?"

"I wanted to buy you a drink." Still with that grin, and no one sincerely smiled like that. Rhys restrained the urge to hit him - rather nobly, he thought.

He was silent for a moment. The moment passed, and realization dawned.

"You're here to give me that talk, aren't you?"

Jack had the worst innocent expression of anyone Rhys had ever met, and that included Gwen when she tried to convince him she had no idea where the last beer went or that dishtowel by the stove accidentally set itself on fire. "What talk?"

"Where you tell me if I break her heart, you'll break my legs and so on."

"Can't imagine why you'd think that."

Rhys glowered, and Jack ignored it, rather cheerfully.

"So, how about that drink? ...Incidentally, though, if you do hurt her, I have the ability to retcon you and dump you two countries away. Just a thought."

Rhys once again resisted hitting him, ignoring the voice in the back of his head that told him, This is your life now. Enjoy.

Comments

[kawaiispinel.livejournal.com]

*snort* Oh Jack. Oh Rhys. And I giggled through this whole thing, because OH MY GOD THE ONE-LINERS. The bit about Gwen's innocent look killed me most of all, but... Yes. Boys are silly and adorable and I love them. ^^

[allfireburns.livejournal.com]

I love them too. They make me very, very happy. The line about Gwen's innocent look is my favorite ever, and I made major cuts to other parts of the story just so I could fit under the word limit and keep that line in. Ianto and Owen were actually originally present here... and I ended up cutting them out altogether. And can we have Rhys in Torchwood next season, please? (Yes, it is unlikely, and yes, it would drive Jack absolutely crazy, but I am clinging to my cracktheory for the rest of EVER.)

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

I just love every interaction we ever see between Jack and Rhys, and this story sounds so perfectly like them.

And, yeah, neither Jack nor Gwen can look innocent! XD

[allfireburns.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

No, they really can't, but it is so cute when they try. ^^

[alligatorade.livejournal.com]

Hee, perfect Jack-Rhys dynamic. And the line about the innocent look was pretty great too. =)

[allfireburns.livejournal.com]

Thank you! ^^

[imperfect_tense]

*squishes Rhys so much* Oh, that was perfect and awesome and I love them.

[allfireburns.livejournal.com]

I really do love Rhys. Even when I want to smack him. A lot.

[larielromeniel.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry I missed out on the voting for this round, because this would have been my pick for winner. I was a bit "meh" about most of the entries, but this one really stood out to me.

[allfireburns.livejournal.com]

Thank you! That makes me really happy to hear. ^^

[oursoliloquies.livejournal.com]

Oh, gotta love Jack and Rhys interaction. *grins* Nice fic.

[allfireburns.livejournal.com]

Thank you! ^^