Double Drabble: Just A Nip
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badly_knittedTitle: Just A Nip
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badly_knittedCharacters: Owen, Tosh, Dizzy, Ianto.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 886: Bite at
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torchwood100.Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Owen should have let sleeping Flufflets lie.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
“It bit me!” Owen was all outraged indignation, holding up his finger, which wasn’t even bleeding, so clearly any biting hadn’t been especially hard.
“It’s your own fault, Owen,” Tosh said, with a complete lack of sympathy. “I did warn you. How would you like it if someone kept poking you when you were trying to sleep? It’s only a baby; it needs lots of rest. I hope you won’t treat our children like that, assuming we ever have any.”
“Tosh is right,” Ianto agreed. “Poking living creatures is guaranteed to result in getting bitten. Nobody likes being poked.”
“But… I was only playing!” Owen whined.
“Clearly Dizzy isn’t interested in playing at the moment. It’s tired, it’s had a busy morning. Just because you’re not doing anything right now doesn’t mean your Flufflet has to oblige by being playful and entertaining. It’s not a toy to be picked up when you’ve got nothing better to do. Anyway, aren’t you supposed to be writing up your report on that alien that got run over?”
“Typing up my notes is boring.”
“Well, if you think Dizzy nipping your finger will get you out of doing paperwork, you’ve got another think coming.”
The End
“It’s your own fault, Owen,” Tosh said, with a complete lack of sympathy. “I did warn you. How would you like it if someone kept poking you when you were trying to sleep? It’s only a baby; it needs lots of rest. I hope you won’t treat our children like that, assuming we ever have any.”
“Tosh is right,” Ianto agreed. “Poking living creatures is guaranteed to result in getting bitten. Nobody likes being poked.”
“But… I was only playing!” Owen whined.
“Clearly Dizzy isn’t interested in playing at the moment. It’s tired, it’s had a busy morning. Just because you’re not doing anything right now doesn’t mean your Flufflet has to oblige by being playful and entertaining. It’s not a toy to be picked up when you’ve got nothing better to do. Anyway, aren’t you supposed to be writing up your report on that alien that got run over?”
“Typing up my notes is boring.”
“Well, if you think Dizzy nipping your finger will get you out of doing paperwork, you’ve got another think coming.”
The End
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Date: 2025-10-07 11:08 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2025-10-08 10:03 am (UTC)Thank you!