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It Happened One Day

Drabble: Rain And Weevils

location: My Room
mood: busy
music: Silence

 

Title: Rain And Weevils

Author: badly_knitted

Characters/Pairing: Jack/Ianto

Rating: G

Written For: Challenger 255 – Sink or Swim at tw100

Warnings/Spoilers: None

Summary: Weevil hunting in the Cardiff rain.

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

 

 



 

The weevil was strong; Jack could barely hold it away from his throat.

 

Ianto kept back, trying for a clear shot, but darkness and pounding rain obscured his vision. It would be too easy to hit Jack, or the injured and terrified woman behind him. The combatants kept staggering one way then the other, finally hitting the railing and toppling slowly into the bay.

 

Ianto ran to the railing and looked down. For a moment there was nothing, then Jack surfaced, spluttering.

 

“You okay?”

 

“It was sink or swim – it sank and I swam,” Jack grinned.

 

Ianto rolled his eyes.

 

The End



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Posted on Oct. 9th, 2012 at 07:47 pm | | Leave a comment | 44 comments |

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tardisjournal

That was a lot of action packed into 100 words! AND Jack got off a corny line, which we all know he loves.

Well-done! :)
Posted on Oct. 9th, 2012 07:37 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

badly_knitted

=D Thank you! It had a whole lot more action when I first wrote it - and 147 words! There was a fair bit of pruning to do, lol!

I wrote the whole thing around Jack's corny line, it was the first thing I thought of (which just proves I'm as corny as Jack). It fitted him. I wasn't sure whether to make it some other kind of alien, but I figured I'd stick with the weevil then I wouldn't need to describe it. Everyone who reads Torchwood fic should know what a weevil looks like by now!
Posted on Oct. 9th, 2012 07:54 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

timelordshines

Great :-)
I love Jack's last line. You've got the characters just right - I can really picture the scene in my head.
Posted on Oct. 9th, 2012 07:49 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

badly_knitted

Thank you! Jack's line was the basis for the drabble, I built up the rest around that and I'm quite pleased. It was a lot longer to start with though, my most heavily pruned drabble. It was a bit sad to cut so much out, but I like the final result.

At least Jack was already wet before he fell in. Poor weevil wasn't so lucky, seems they don't swim.
Posted on Oct. 9th, 2012 07:59 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

iantojjackh

Oi, Jack. Only him. Great job with this drabble. My sleep deprived/work addled brain finds this very very hilarious and gathered me several strange looks.

eta: to change to yummy ianto icon. yummm grapes.

Edited at 2012-10-09 08:30 pm (UTC)
Posted on Oct. 9th, 2012 08:29 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

badly_knitted

Lol! Thank you, Jack finds it difficult to be serious in most situations. Glad you liked it =)
Posted on Oct. 9th, 2012 09:55 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Expand | Reply
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aviv_b

He cheats, he always cheats.

Jack, even if you sank, you'd swim...eventually.
Posted on Oct. 9th, 2012 08:54 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

badly_knitted

Re: He cheats, he always cheats.

Very true, he cheats by default! The weevil wasn't so lucky.

Thank you!
Posted on Oct. 9th, 2012 09:58 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

too_beauty

this is just amazing! so much in so few lines and Jack's last sentence was priceless!
Posted on Oct. 9th, 2012 11:36 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

badly_knitted

Thank you! That line of Jack's was the first thing I came up with, then I wrote the events leading up to it.

Glad you enjoyed it. I used to think I'd never be able to tell any kind of story in 100 words, but here I am, doing just that!
Posted on Oct. 9th, 2012 11:56 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

lilferret

Oh my! That poor weevil! Yes, I'm on #teamweevil today. :P
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2012 08:14 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

badly_knitted

I know! It's so sad about the weevil, but it was a very dangerous one, it might even have been a threat to other weevils! Weevils, it seems, don't swim well.

Thank you.
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2012 10:01 am (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

jsks

Bad Jack,bad Jack.
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2012 08:58 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

badly_knitted

Yes, he is. He's very fond of corny lines, Ianto has to put up with that a lot!

Thank you.
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2012 10:03 am (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

morgia

Long time I read something about Torchwood! It was precious :D
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2012 02:00 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

badly_knitted

Thank you! *hugs* I hope your flu is getting better!
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milady_dragon

*snort*

Leave it to Jack...
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2012 03:04 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

badly_knitted

Yep! Always ready with a corny joke! He won't be so happy while his coat is away being cleaned after being dumped in the bay!

Thank you =)
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2012 03:49 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

sammydragoncat

Loved it :)
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2012 03:16 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

badly_knitted

Thank you! =)
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2012 03:49 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

owensheart

Such a Jack comment that hee hee, great work.
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2012 06:25 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

badly_knitted

Thank you! Jack does love corny one-liners!
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2012 06:35 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

bluelilacs

Ianto just rolls his eyes because he knows he's the one stuck with not only the cleaning of the coat, but either finding a way to retrieve the weevil from the bay or planting the cover story when it washes up on the beach.

Jack's so cheesy sometimes.
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2012 10:26 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

badly_knitted

Thank you.

He is - it goes with the smile!

Yep, Ianto has to do clean-up. Actually, he might just send Jack back in to find the weevil - after all, he's already wet! "Here, take this end of the rope, tie it to the weevil when you find it, then come back here and help me pull it out of the bay." Lol!
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2012 10:42 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

pharlap1

loved it
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2012 10:28 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

badly_knitted

Thanks very much =D
Posted on Oct. 10th, 2012 10:42 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

black59

“It was sink or swim – it sank and I swam,”

LOL
Posted on Oct. 14th, 2012 08:45 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

badly_knitted

Lol! Thank you - I started with that line, it was the first thing that popped into my head. Then I wrote the drabble around it. It worked quite well, I think! =)
Posted on Oct. 14th, 2012 08:53 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

jedi_harkness

Wow, you were able to pack a whole Torchwood episode in 100 words! Amazing! :D
Posted on Oct. 15th, 2012 06:33 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

badly_knitted

=D

And I though I'd never be able to write ANYTHING in just 100 words. It's addictive!

Thank you!
Posted on Oct. 15th, 2012 06:35 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply
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