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Title: Indelible

Author: [livejournal.com profile] badly_knitted

Characters: Ianto, mentions Jack

Rating: G

Spoilers: Nada.

Summary: Ianto’s memory is too good.

Written For: [personal profile] brewsternorth’s prompt ‘a good memory’ on [community profile] dailyprompt

Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.





Growing up, everyone kept telling Ianto he’d been blessed with a good memory and that he should be grateful. They never seemed to understand that he had no choice but to remember, and no control over what he remembered either.



While other people could block out unpleasant memories, forget the worst moments of their lives, he couldn’t. Everything was indelibly printed on his memory in excruciating detail and the worse the memory, the more clearly he remembered.



He took to filling his head with useless trivia in an effort to block unwanted memories, but nothing worked.



Until he met Jack.



The End




Date: 2014-01-30 06:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] timelordshines.livejournal.com
Aww poor Ianto.
A good memory is a mixed blessing. It can be more of a curse. Especially to someone who has experienced as much pain and suffering as Ianto.
At least Jack is there to help him.

Date: 2014-01-30 07:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] iantojjackh.livejournal.com
Aww poor Ianto. *huggles him*

Date: 2014-01-30 10:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] milady-dragon.livejournal.com
Poor Ianto, having to remember everything with no chance to forget.

But then there's Jack. *smiles*

Date: 2014-01-30 10:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cjulina.livejournal.com
How very true! A good memory for details is more curse than blessing ... and Jack certainly did help Ianto distract from, and even suppress, some of the worst memories.

Date: 2014-01-31 04:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] red-day-dawning.livejournal.com
Oh, that's poignant.

Date: 2014-01-31 06:17 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] akawho.livejournal.com
Awww...Jack is VERY distracting... *winks*

Date: 2014-01-31 11:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] owensheart.livejournal.com
I am glad Jack is able to help him forget the bad things.

Great work.

Date: 2014-02-01 07:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jedi-harkness.livejournal.com
With Jack around, good memories are sure to outweigh the bad. ;)

Date: 2014-02-01 10:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] too-beauty.livejournal.com
I think eidetic memory is to Ianto as immortality is to Jack, a gift and a curse ...
loved it!

Date: 2014-02-03 09:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] black59.livejournal.com
pauvre Ianto.
Earlier for "one hand" I have not added but "fortunately he met ... "
It's the same here
Both have found: safe!

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