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[beccaelizabeth]

Am reading "Another Life"
so far it has only hints of canon-adjacent tie in malaise
and an actual plot (I miss plots)

the writing doesn't suck

and there's bits I want to keep, preferably on video, like Ianto's reaction pre 1-04 to Owen saying "cybersex"

... I'm very mean to my muses, aren't I?
... but he hurts so *pretty*
;-)

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[louiex.livejournal.com]

I've been hearing good things about that book in particular in all the reviews I read, but no one quotes his reaction... just says its worth knowing what it was. Might I beg upon bended knee and ask what it was?

[beccaelizabeth]

Another Life p76-7

When Owen's eyes adjusted to the contrast, he realised it was Ianto who'd woken him by pushing his shoulder. It wasn't like him to touch Owen, to touch any of them really. The lad could throw the Torchwood SUV into a hairpin turn, knock a Weevil down with a well-placed blow, and run a hundred metres like Christian Malcolm. But he wasn't the sort to put a comforting arm around someone or punch them playfully on the arm, and he'd die rather than hug you. Ianto never gave a second look to Gwen or Toshiko. And Jack was always hitting on him, so he was probably gay, hiding in the closet with the lights off and hoping no one could hear him breathing.

[...]


'Alright, yeah,' Owen warned. Ianto had obviously rumbled that he'd not been working hard all night. Perhaps he could brazen his way out of this. 'So what? I met someone online who was interested in cybersex.'

Ianto's smile evaporated in an instant, and a fleeting look of panic flashed over his features. This was a more extreme reaction than Owen had anticipated, but it was pleasing nonetheless to wipe that smirk off his face. Perhaps Ianto was more prudish than he thought. One of those valley boy Wels Presbyterians, no doubt. Cahpel every SUnday. They wouldn't like him being gay, would they? Churchgoer... yeah, that would explain why he was wearing his smart suit at this time on a Sunday, at the crack of dawn. 'What are you doing here so early, Ianto?'

[louiex.livejournal.com]

Oh that's wonderful in so many ways :D

I do love that last line in the first part, Owen cracks me up sometimes, and I can totally see GDL pulling off the latter scene with his usual perfection. Thanks bunches, now I do have to go order this book!

[beccaelizabeth]

is a quite good book.

and there's lots of other Jack/Ianto lines, and snark.