Drabble: The Stolen History

[czarina_kitty]

Title: The Stolen History
Author:  czarina_kitty
Characters:  Ianto, Jack
Challenge: tw_100 # 160 random titles
Rating:  PG
Notes: spoilers for Cyberwoman
 

 

Ianto wakes up.  In his own bed, his own flat.  Disoriented.  He should be with Lisa.  He remembers, Lisa died.  Quietly, peacefully, in his arms.  He confessed to Jack.  Jack helped him dismantle the conversion unit.  The others never knew. 

Except, that memory isn’t quite right.  It isn’t in focus.  It’s…artificial, ret-con induced, he realizes.

As the true memories burst through Ianto lets out a strangled sob and finds himself being wrapped in Jack’s arms.

“Why?”

“You did the best you could, she was too far gone.”

“No, why ret-con?  Why only yesterday?”

“You don’t deserve that type of pain.” 

Comments

[jooles34.livejournal.com]

Hmm...this is interesting. Got me thinking...

[czarina-kitty.livejournal.com]

Thinking is good. Thinking leads to writing.

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

That's a really interesting idea - particularly if the retcon had worked. I'm thinking too - what if everyone knew EXCEPT Ianto?

[czarina-kitty.livejournal.com]

I may end up coming back to this idea later, in a longer format. I've already explored the option that Jack knew what Ianto was up to all along, it may be time to consider who remembers what after.

[danian.livejournal.com]

That is a very neat drabble. Actually, I like all your drabbles - sometimes they make me ponder and sometimes they're nifty little slices of time that make me smile. Thanks!

[czarina-kitty.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I tend to be all over the place with my ideas.

[nancybrown.livejournal.com]

I like this take on the ep.

[czarina-kitty.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[bk_forever]

Trying to make things right with Retcon... I guess that means Jack retconned the rest of the team so they don't remember anything...

This really is thought provoking, I love that Jack did it to try to ease Ianto's suffering.

[czarina-kitty.livejournal.com]

Well, they all kind of act like they don't remember later on.

[hab318princess.livejournal.com]

very interesting drabble!

[czarina-kitty.livejournal.com]

Thank you.