missthingsplace | A Christmas Tale 22/25

Fandom: Torchwood
Title: A Christmas Tale - Written for the adventchallenge
Author: missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto, Rhiannon/Johnny, Mica, David, Gwen/Rhys
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately, just borrowing them for a while.
Summary: There's nothing more important than making xmas a family holiday. Set after series 2.
Warnings: Slash, fluff, romance, humour
Spoilers: Anything is fair game
Rating:PG - NC17 for series
Word Count: 418

A/N: I've been out since 7.30am this morning and didn't get home until about half an hour, so you can see why this one is on the short side ... but there are still 3 more prompts to come and they should be longer and there may aslo be an added extra of an Epilogue! I shall also be replying to all the wonderful comments asap, i promise.

Jack half woke and turned onto his side, snuggling down beneath the duvet and wanting to not wake just yet but the soft moan his movement caused his lover to emit beside him urged him to half open his eyes.

In the pale moonlight of the early morning Jack watched the younger man sleep, he couldn't help but marvel how young Ianto looked while he slept, like he didn't have a care in the world and he lived for little moment such as these.

“It's Christmas Day,” Jack said quietly, the realisation coming suddenly upon him. “Merry Christmas Ianto.”

Ianto gave a soft mumble and turned onto side, facing away from the captain and continued his slumber.

Jack, glancing at the small alarm clock beside the bed noted that it was barely four in the morning and deciding that he should make an attempt to get some more sleep he closed his eyes and pulled the duvet up tight around his neck.

He'd only been trying for a few minutes when he remembered that he hadn't put his lovers present into the stocking that had hung on the tree, so slipping carefully from the bed he dragged his dressing gown on and headed for the kitchen where he'd hidden the present right at the back of one of the cupboards and got it down.

Creeping quietly into the living room he lifted the stocking off the tree and with a little effort he finally managed to push the present into it – it barely fitted – and hung it back on the tree where the weight caused it to fall almost immediately off and to the floor.

Picking it up Jack looked about for somewhere else to hand it but in the end he gave up and just placed it on the floor, resting against the trunk of the tree and then hurried back to bed and got back under the still warm duvet.

“Is it Christmas?” Ianto murmured softly, half asleep.

“Yeah, it's Christmas Day but barely,” Jack answered in a whisper. “go back to sleep, you need it.”

“Mmmm, Merry Christmas,” Ianto replied, his eyes still closed. “love you,”

“Love you too,” Jack smiled, placing a soft kiss to his lovers cheek and then lying back knowing that the young man was already fast asleep again.

Jack closed his eyes and listened to his lovers soft breathing until it lulled himself back into slumber.

The End - TBC

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stargazer60

**basks in the flufiness**

**sigh**

milady_dragon

oh, so very sweet...!

badly_knitted

Heehee! At least the present only fell off the tree! I had visions of them hanging the stockings on the tree and the tree falling over!

Wish I was snuggled in bed under a cosy duvet instead of sleeping on an inflatable mattress on the lounge floor.

cjharknessgirl

Awww, that was so sweet and fluffy! *happy sigh*

aviv_b_artwork

This is so sweet. I can't wait until they open their presents!

trektorch

That's what I want to do on Christmas. Just snuggle down in a comfy bed with my love. Wait a minute, I do that eveynight. But, there is something special about a Christmas snuggle.