Double Drabble: Not Superstition

[badly_knitted]

 


Title: Not Superstition
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Ianto, Jack.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 640: Thirteen at tw100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Jack’s refusing to get up.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
 


 
“Jack?” Ianto nudged the lump buried beneath the bedcovers; it wasn’t like his lover to stay in bed so late. “It’s morning; time to get up.”

 
“I don’t want to,” a muffled voice whined. “I’m staying here until tomorrow.”
 

That definitely wasn’t right. Jack was perfectly happy to stay in bed for hours if he had Ianto there with him, but voluntarily staying here by himself just never happened.

 
“What’s wrong, are you sick? Should I call Owen?”

 
A hand emerged, drawing the covers back just far enough for a pair of blue eyes to glare balefully up at Ianto.

 
“It’s Friday the thirteenth,” Jack said, as if that explained everything. Come to think of it, maybe it did.

 
“I thought you weren’t superstitious. That’s what you’ve always claimed.” Ianto didn’t believe in superstitions either; they were a load of nonsense.
 

“I’m not!”
 

“And yet…” Ianto folded his arms over his chest.

 
“Remember what happened last Friday the thirteenth? First that alien bit my nose off, then my hair caught on fire, and then I got run over by the SUV when the handbrake slipped! I’m not taking any chances this time; the safest place to be is in bed.”
 

 
The End
 




 
 
 
 
 

Comments

[mxcatmoon]

Poor Jack, he does have a point! I don't subscribe to that Friday the 13th is bad stuff, but I think if I was Jack I'd stay in bed this year too!

[badly_knitted]

I usually like the number thirteen, I'm not superstitious, but after a day like that I don't blame Jack for not wanting to take chances.

Thank you.

Hope you're keeping safe and well!

[mxcatmoon]

Yes Jack definitely has good reason. I wouldn't tease him for it after the last one! Thanks, yes safe and well so far so good. Impatiently waiting my turn for the vaccine. Busy with work. It seems to be standard now at jobs to hire less people than they need and push everyone to do the work of more than one person.

Hope all is well with you, too.

[badly_knitted]

Ugh, so sorry you're being worked so hard =(

Hope you get the vaccine soon.

I'm managing., At least I have heat again at last after nearly 9 weeks without. Lit the fire on Thursday. Just as well since we've had heavy snow today.

[mxcatmoon]

So sorry you had to go so long without heat! That's horrible. I've gotten into Sherpa blankets and jackets recently. I had no idea they were so warm. If I had a jacket, pants, gloves and hat made of that stuff, I could be in Antarctica and be wondering why everyone said it was cold there!

[badly_knitted]

Oooh, they do sound cosy! I'd like to wrap my entire house in something like that!