amuly: (janto booboos)
amuly ([personal profile] amuly) wrote2011-04-16 10:29 pm

Stupid in Love

Title: Stupid in Love
Pairing:
Jack/Ianto
Word Count:
754
Rating:
PG
Summary:
Jack will always do something stupid to try and impress Ianto. And Ianto will always be there to pick up the pieces. Even if they're six years old.

Warnings: none
A/N:
So this was my reject fic for [livejournal.com profile] jack_ianto_las this week. After thinking about it, I decided I might alienate readers by depicting such young children sort-of kind-of crushing on each other, so I discarded this in favor of a different fic. I still like the fic, and think it's cute, but it's definitely not note-worthy or anything.
Again: THIS IS NOT MY SUBMISSION FOR THIS WEEK. This was the fic I discarded. (Just want to make sure I don't get kicked out because someone got confused ~.^)


 

 

“Ianto! Watch me!”

Jack waited until Ianto looked up from the sandbox: curly brown hair falling in his eyes, bright blue eyes glittering in the sun as he squinted up. “What?”

Jack waved from his position on top of the monkey bars. He wasn't supposed to be up there: Mrs. Richards had said he'd hurt himself. But Jack, in all his six years of wisdom, knew better. And with Ianto watching him, he'd be brilliant. He always was when Ianto watched.

“Are you watching?” Jack shouted down to Ianto. It was very important that Ianto watched him. If Ianto didn't, then he wouldn't see how brilliant Jack was.

A mass of bobbing curls was his immediate answer, followed by a “Yeah!”

With that, Jack picked himself up onto the top of the monkey boys, standing with barely a wobble. He could hear Ianto's gasp even all the way up there. “Get down!” his best friend shouted. “You're going to get hurt!”

Jack laughed, arms spread out like wings as he walked one foot in front of the other across the top of the monkey bars. He wasn't going to get hurt. Not with Ianto watching him. “Are you watching?” he called again, not quite willing to dare to look away from his feet.

“I'm watching!” came Ianto's reply, closer to Jack than the last time. Startled, Jack glanced down, to spot Ianto standing almost directly beneath him, bright red lips tugged under his teeth as he peered up. Jack grinned, smiling down at Ianto and waving. His tummy flip-flopped when Ianto smiled back up at him, blue eyes sparkling.

Abruptly, Jack's entire world slipped out from under him. His foot misstepped, leading to his arms pinwheeling frantically. His stomach lurched, and then the sky was above him and the ground beneath him and nothing was under his feet as he fell, fell to the muddy ground far below.

The impact knocked the wind out of him, causing Jack to gasp and struggle to breathe, panic rising in his throat. He couldn't breathe, he couldn't breathe, he was going to die...

Jack!”

Jack's breath came back to him in a rush, air dashing into his lungs as tiny fingers plucked at his shoulder.

Jack! Jack!”

Blinking and shaking his head, Jack peered up. Above him was bright blue sky. He slid his eyes shut against the glare. But then a shadow fell across him, and he chanced another glance up. The harsh blue of the sky had been replaced by the worried blue of Ianto's eyes, tearing up now as he stared down at him.

Jack! Are you okay? Jack!”

Slowly Jack's senses came back to him, and he managed to register Ianto's shaking grip on his shoulder. Slowly he pushed himself upright, checking himself over as Ianto managed to both cling to him and give him space. Jack frowned as he looked down at his palms, finding them cut open and bloody. “Ow,” he whined. Now that sensation was returning, they stung. And his bum hurt from the fall. Jack sniffed. “Ow,” he whined again.

Before he could work himself up into a really good cry, Ianto was there: tugging at his wrists, bringing his hands to his mouth and kissing them gently. Jack blinked, tears disappearing in an instant. “What are you doing?”

Ianto peered up at Jack, eyes still a touch teary. “My mam does this whenever I get boo-boos. It makes them better.”

Jack blinked, considering this for only a moment before he replied. “My bum hurts, too.”

Ianto giggled uproariously at that, all traces of tears gone as he fell backwards on the ground, slapping at Jack as he went. “Ew! No!”

With a quick wipe of his hands on his trousers, Jack scooted over to join Ianto on the ground, staring up at the monkey bars he had just fallen from. Ianto's head bumped against his. “Don't do that again,” he whispered.

But wasn't I brilliant?”

There was a pause, long enough for squirming nerves to start up in Jack's belly. He lifted himself up on elbows, peering over at Ianto. The other boy's eyes were closed against the sun, but a smile crept across his lips. “Yeah,” he conceded. “You were brilliant. Until you fell.”

Jack settled back down on the ground next to Ianto. Then all the boo-boos were worth it.

 

ext_76727: (ianto is totally crushing)

[identity profile] remuslives23.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Aw! Titchy!Ianto and Jack! So cute!

[identity profile] iceshade.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
KEYSMASHING FOREVER AT THE CUTENESS. OMFG.

[identity profile] too-beauty.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
awwwwwwwwwwwwww they are so cute together! and of course everything is worth if Ianot is playing "nurse"
Lovely!!!

[identity profile] thebuttonontop.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
d'awwww!!
I have this incredible soft spot for 'young jack and ianto' fics. it just makes me instantly smile, and this one was no exception. :D so damned cute, i love it.

also, I literally 'awwwww'd outloud when Ianto kissed his hands.

[identity profile] dottirarinnar.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
Completely adorable.
ext_3966: (Fish Out Of Water)

[identity profile] lone-star-woman.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
This fic is so adorable, I want to pinch its little apple cheeks.
jejo763: (love!Janto)

[personal profile] jejo763 2011-04-17 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
Awwww! So cute and fluffy. *happy sigh*

[identity profile] psykaos42.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
Darling. The idea of them as children, with Jack being the invincible hero (at least in his own head) and Ianto being the more cautious one, fits perfectly. with how they turn out later.

And little kids develop crushes on each other all the time. It's mostly just thinking the other person is cool or brave or smart or funny, and wanting to be there friend so you can be a part of their adventures and maybe some of their coolness will rub off on you.

[identity profile] lyra500.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 10:09 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think its weird to show young kids crushing on each other - young kids DO crush on each other and its one of the strongest arguments about sexual orientation being from birth, that attraction for the same sex or the other sex often starts to show before kids are aware of sex itself.

Plus its really, really cute! :P
bk_forever: (It Happened One Day)

[personal profile] bk_forever 2011-04-17 12:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Awwwww! *dopey grin*

Bet they stay best friends, start dating each other and eventually get a civil partnership, but Jack never stops doing stupid things to impress Ianto and Ianto never stops thinking he's brilliant! *happy sigh*

[identity profile] jsks.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 12:27 pm (UTC)(link)
cuddles fluffly jack/ianto fic.

[identity profile] aviv-b.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 01:05 pm (UTC)(link)
So in character - Ianto's already developing that mother-hen instinct and jack has his head in the clouds. That was adorable!

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad you liked ^.^

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
:DDDDDDDDD I am a fan of writing TEH!CUTE ^.^

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad you liked! ^.^

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
The "awwwing" means I did my job ^.^

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad you liked ^.^

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Gawww ^.^

Glad you liked!

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad you liked!

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
And of course, even as a wee-one, Ianto was ready to take care of Jack ^.^

Glad you liked!

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
It was so cute, wasn't it?!?! :DDD I just wasn't sure, and decided to air on the side of caution...

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
And Ianto never stops having to take care of Jack, either :P

Glad you liked!

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
*cuddles back*

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad you liked!

[identity profile] choccy-grl.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
How could you worry about alienating readers with such a super cute fic. But then I'm really no judge since I've committed the same sin myself :)

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-17 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Honestly, I asked my mom's opinion, and this fic freaked her out. She said it made her feel like it was pedophilia. Now, granted, my mom doesn't really understand our whole world or anything, but still I was like OH. Erm. K.

Of course, now I'm shoving this fantastic reader response back at her and being like "GAH! LOOK! SEE?!!"

[identity profile] bluelilacs.livejournal.com 2011-04-18 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
This is just too adorable for words! Jack showing off for Ianto and Ianto picking him up and dusting him off afterward, as usual. Too, too cute!

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-18 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks ^.^ Glad you liked!

[identity profile] choccy-grl.livejournal.com 2011-04-18 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah if Jack was a teacher and Ianto was a student. Kids crush on each other all the time. And boys have certain boys they want to impress for all sorts of reasons, and why shouldn't one of those reasons be that their stomach 'flipflops'. Jack doesn't know what that reaction MEANS, just that Ianto is his best friend and he wants to show off in front of him.

But I can still understand your qualms about how some people may percieve this, I suffered much the same doubts before posting Stick and Stones...

[identity profile] kausingkayn.livejournal.com 2011-04-25 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
AAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.
Nuff said.

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-25 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
^.^ FLUUFFFF ^.^

[identity profile] chocolatenianto.livejournal.com 2011-04-25 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Awwhhh! Very cute.

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-25 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks ^.^

[identity profile] unrequited1984.livejournal.com 2011-04-28 11:29 am (UTC)(link)
totally adorable! don't know how i missed this first time around, but i am such a sucker for kid!fic. wonderful cuteness!

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-04-28 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad you liked!

[identity profile] hab318princess.livejournal.com 2011-05-02 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
that was gorgeous, really sweet

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-05-02 02:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks ^.^

[identity profile] royalladyemma.livejournal.com 2011-05-21 12:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Brilliant!!!! Jack & Ianto don't have to be six-year-olds for this story to work. I have a very clear image of grown-up Captain Jack Harkness, tiptoeing around the top of the monkey bars, hollering down for Ianto watch him. Ianto looks up from where he's brushing sand from his trousers. Six or six million, Jack will always be a kid!!!!

[identity profile] amuly.livejournal.com 2011-05-21 01:04 pm (UTC)(link)
So very, very true ^.^

Glad you liked it!