Drabble: Expendable

[bk_forever]

Title: Expendable
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Ianto, Jack.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 419 – Survival at tw100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Jack is willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.





“Jack, don’t be stupid!” Ianto held his lover back. “Have you seen that thing? It’ll kill you!”


“Probably,” Jack agreed, “but not permanently. Listen to me, we can’t let it reach a populated area, there’d be a massacre. All I need to do is delay it long enough for the Big Gun to charge, then you can blast it to smithereens. Better it should kill me temporarily than you, or one of the others, permanently. I know you don’t like it, but I’m expendable. Sometimes your survival is a lot more important than mine.”


“Okay, just try not to die.”



TBC in ‘Decoy’

Comments

[too-beauty.livejournal.com]

It really must be difficult for Ianto to agree with Jack on that.

[bk_forever]

I'm sure it is, but they have a job to do and Jack is the only one who can handle this part.

Thank you!

[owensheart.livejournal.com]

I see Jacks point but also how Ianto feels.

Great drabble

[bk_forever]

It's not easy for either of them.

Thank you!

[m-findlow.livejournal.com]

Jack's right, unfortunately.
Ianto, you have my permission to smack him over the back of the head, later.

[bk_forever]

Ianto might let it slide this time. When Jack is right there's not much to be done except accept it.

Thank you!