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bk_forever ([personal profile] bk_forever) wrote2018-08-14 04:49 pm

Double Drabble: Understanding

Title: Understanding
Author: [livejournal.com profile] badly_knitted
Characters: Ianto, Janet, Owen, Weevils.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 513: Nuisance at [livejournal.com profile] tw100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Weevils aren’t as much of a nuisance as Ianto used to think.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.




When he’d first started working at Torchwood Three, Ianto had considered Weevils to be a nuisance; savage, dangerous, unpredictable creatures, not to be faced alone or without the proper equipment.


It was funny how time had changed his perspective; now he thought of them more as eccentric neighbours. Maybe it was true and familiarity did breed contempt. Or maybe it was just that he understood the toothy aliens better these days, thanks to what he was learning from Janet.


Although she wasn’t able to use human speech, he’d taught her sign language and now knew that most Weevils could be reasoned with. Finding out what was wrong with them was the first step to resolving any problems. Only the occasional rogue, usually a sick or injured individual cast out by its pack, was likely to cause any serious trouble.


Thanks to the telepathic link that connected the creatures, many were becoming almost as proficient at sign language as Janet, and recognised the Torchwood team on sight. Owen had even started a regular weekly Weevil clinic in an abandoned warehouse, where ailing Weevils could go for treatment.


It just went to show that a little understanding could go a long way.



The End











[identity profile] raynewton.livejournal.com 2018-08-16 09:25 am (UTC)(link)
Only Ianto is kind enough to take the trouble. I think like all of us JANET RATHER FANCIES HIM. I'd bet he gives her coffe

[identity profile] m-findlow.livejournal.com 2018-09-03 09:23 am (UTC)(link)

Lol at the idea of a weevil clinic. Picturing the sign that says "Torchwood weevil clinic: bulk billing available"