#gwen/syriath

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Propaganda below the cut:

Suzie/Owen propaganda

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"Syriath used my grief and reached into time. She recreated you, Ianto, and-- I can't bare to look at you."

Realizing that Jack's entire character arc was to become more like the man he idolized, the Doctor.

From saving Cardiff with companions, to sacrificing his grandson Steven for the safety of humanity....

...and then being tempted to leave Ianto after Ianto's resurrection by Syriath, just like the Doctor left him on Satellite 5 after his resurrection by Rose.

The only difference?

Jack apologized to Ianto. And wanted to stay with him.

The Doctor never apologized to Jack. And abandoned him.

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Dead

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60099394 by thebloodymartianinyourshed Ianto forces a small smile, sure it doesn’t reach his eyes judging by Jack’s reaction. “I didn’t realise being dead would be so difficult.” Jack had always made it look peaceful–not the act of dying, but death itself. He said there was nothing on the other side, and part of Ianto sort of looked forward to that. In the far, far off future. Then there was Suzie and Owen. Suzie came back jealous and murderous. Owen came back… Owen. And Ianto came back, full stop. # # Or; Ianto dies at Thames House, but that doesn’t mean he’s gone. Words: 21037, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Series: Part 4 of whumptober 2024 Fandoms: Torchwood Rating: Mature Warnings: Major Character Death Categories: M/M Characters: Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper, Syriath (Torchwood) Relationships: Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones Additional Tags: Audio 03: The House of the Dead (Torchwood: The Lost Files), Not A Fix-It, Canon Compliant, Angst, Hurt No Comfort, well. little comfort, Emotional Hurt, janto really go through it, Bittersweet, Whumptober 2024

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any body horror or bamf team torchwood recs

Two Of Us Are Hung From the Same Twisted Rope by Shastafirecracker (JackIanto, OwenTosh | complete | 15799 | T)

An accident with some sort of brain-scanning alien device leaves Owen and Ianto sharing Ianto's body. Hijinks and nightmares ensue.

You won't be seeing us today (you won't be seeing us in hell) by Beleriandings (JackIanto, GwenRhys, Ianto&Gwen | complete | 11135 | T)

One day, Syriath took Gwen's voice.

She should have realised Gwen wouldn't stand for that.

Corpse Soldier of Eskatar by Sholio (Team, Owen&Tosh | complete | 27404 | T)

The team encounters a device intended to turn the dead into unstoppable fighting machines. It has somewhat more unpredictable effects on Owen.

Halfway Back by Sholio (Team | complete | 13953 | T)

Team Torchwood run a sanctuary for magical creatures, and this time they've got a basilisk on their hands.

Push and Pull by sherlockpond (JackIanto, GwenRhys | complete | 34066 | M)

It’s been nearly a year since Ianto Jones died at Thames House. And nearly six months since Captain Jack Harkness left Gwen Cooper sobbing on a hillside on the outskirts of Cardiff. For Jack, the days are blurring into one, alcohol all tastes the same, and there’s not much point to anything. Until Jack’s reluctantly dragged back to Earth.

Homeless people are being taken off the streets, but no one really seems to care. Not until a man appears, a man who should be dead and buried.

Who’s behind the disappearances? Why are they happening to begin with? And how can a man who’s been dead for nearly a year be standing next to a gravestone marked with his name? A name he doesn’t remember.

[Set between Children of Earth and Miracle Day]

Torchwood Season 3: What Could Have Been by SqutternutBosh (JackIanto, GwenRhys, OwenTosh | Series, WIP | 103,305 | T)

Follows on from Exit Wounds but imagines Tosh and Owen narrowly escaped their fates. Torchwood are picking up the pieces and dealing with the consequences of Gray's attack on the city when a series of time slips start to appear across Cardiff...

My Third Season by NancyBrown (JackIanto, JackLoisIanto, GwenRhys, MarthaTom | Series | 196,081 | Multiple Ratings)

A loose collection of stories set in an alternate third season where the 456 never came.

the world is at my feet (i am standing on the ceiling) by Princessoftheworlds (JackIanto, LisaIanto, Yvonne&Ianto, Owen&Ianto, Rhiannon&Ianto, Rhiannon&Jack | complete | 21178 | T)

Settling into a comfortable life at Torchwood Three, with a steady job saving the world and a deepening flirtation with his boss to fill their off hours, a moment of chance leads Ianto Jones to discover a disturbing truth about his past at Torchwood One.

The Torchwood Jigsaw by barbarosabee (Gen | complete | 31910 | E)

The Torchwood team finds themselves in a dark place, with no explanation of how they got there. Their only clues to escape are the raspy recordings left to them, which guide them through sadistic tests. Live or die, make your choice. Let the game begin.

Half-lives by Beleriandings (Jack&Owen, JackIanto, OwenTosh | complete | 6754 | G)

In a remote settlement in the far future, the Captain comes to listen to a ghost story, and to help as best he can.

Just This Once by Beleriandings (OwenTosh, JackIanto, GwenRhys, LoisEsther | complete | 239639 | T)

(Everybody lives.)

(Or: when a certain Doctor arrives to save Owen Harper from a stricken nuclear power station, it begins a chain of events that will lead Torchwood Three down a very different path. From time locks and telepathy to tea and coffee, high-speed chases to unresolved sibling issues, their new lives (and new and old loves) may be different, but their bonds of friendship and family grow stronger every day.

But when every child on earth starts speaking with one voice, the team are torn apart again as they’re forced to fight for their lives, and to confront monsters they’d thought they’d left behind in the past.

But with all of them working together – along with some allies they’ve made along the way – Torchwood Three will stop at nothing to save their friends and set the world to rights. The consequences will ripple out across the universe and into the distant future.

But they have to start somewhere, and the present is as good a place as any.)

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Second Bracket

You thought I was joking about multiple brackets, didn’t ya? (My beloved edit maker @horselover107 sure wishes I was, but she has been cursed for her hubris of submitting... so many of these <3.) 

This bracket and all the rest consist of ships that I only received one nomination for (with the exception of Martha/Nine and Tyler/Hasan, who lost the prelims to make the first bracket, but will get a chance at redemption here. The seed order is decided by submitted order, so if you don’t see your ship here, don’t worry... it’s somewhere :3

The left side bouts will run on Monday, April 17th, starting at 9am CST, and dropping one every hour on the hour. The right side bouts will run on Wednesday, April 19th, same hours.

Match-ups below the cut:

Bout 1L: Martha Jones/Nine vs Gwen Cooper/Jack Harkness/Owen Harper/Ianto Jones/Toshiko Sato/Rhys Williams

Bout 2L: Donna Noble/Toshiko Sato vs Esther Drummond/Jack Harkness

Bout 3L: Jack Harkness/Clara Oswald vs Toshiko Sato/Orr

Bout 4L: Gwen Cooper/John Hart/Toshiko Sato vs Jack Harkness/Rex Matheson

Bout 5L: Jack Harkness/Martha Jones vs Suzie Costello/Ace McShane

Bout 6L: Johnny Davies/John Hart/Johnathan Penn vs Ianto Jones/Kathy Swanson

Bout 7L: Alice Carter/Sarah Jane Smith vs Suzie Costello/Rose Tyler

Bout 8L: Esther Drummond/Lois Habiba vs Ianto Jones/Rex Matheson

Bout 1R: Gwen Cooper/Suzie Costello/Toshiko Sato vs Jack Harkness/Carla/Persis

Bout 2R: Jack Harkness/River Song vs Alonso Frame/Ianto Jones

Bout 3R: Owen Harper/Ianto Jones/Toshiko Sato vs Jack Harkness/Javic Thane

Bout 4R: Gwen Cooper/Kathy Swanson vs Gwen Cooper/Mary

Bout 5R: Gwen Cooper/Syriath vs Suzie Costello/Owen Harper

Bout 6R: Owen Harper/Martha Jones vs Ianto Jones/Martha Jones

Bout 7R: Gwen Cooper/Esther Drummond vs Gwen Cooper/Toshiko Sato/Rhys Williams

Bout 8R: Norton Folgate/Jack Harkness vs Tyler Steele/Hasan

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Torchwood: The Ignition

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54167572 by NYTeslaPunk3327 The Big Finish Continuation clarifies that Ianto never closed the Rift in House of The Dead. This is a House of The Dead fix-it, where the Rift properly closes. “The box…it needs body heat for ignition.“ Words: 1410, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Torchwood, Torchwood (Big Finish Audio), Doctor Who & Related Fandoms Rating: Mature Warnings: Major Character Death Categories: M/M Characters: Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Syriath (Torchwood), Gwen Cooper, Rhys Williams (Torchwood), Toshiko Sato, The Doctor (Doctor Who), Rose Tyler Relationships: Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones Additional Tags: My First Fanfic, Depressing, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Angst, Fix-It, Rift (Torchwood), Post-Series 03 AU: Children of Earth (Torchwood), Series 03 Fix-It: Children of Earth (Torchwood), Torchwood Novel: Consequences, Audio 03: In the Shadows (Torchwood), Post-Audio 03: The House of the Dead, Episode: s02e11 Adrift (Torchwood), Ianto Jones Needs a Hug, Protective Jack Harkness, Established Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, Audio 011: Broken (Torchwood)

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any good fics based on audios other than broken/serenity/house of the dead?

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For The House of the Dead:

You won't be seeing us today (you won't be seeing us in hell) by Beleriandings (GwenRhys, JackIanto, Gwen&Ianto | complete | 11,135 | T)

One day, Syriath took Gwen's voice.

She should have realised Gwen wouldn't stand for that.

Just This Once by Beleriandings (OwenTosh, JackIanto, GwenRhys | complete | 239,639 | T)

(Everybody lives.)

(Or: when a certain Doctor arrives to save Owen Harper from a stricken nuclear power station, it begins a chain of events that will lead Torchwood Three down a very different path. From time locks and telepathy to tea and coffee, high-speed chases to unresolved sibling issues, their new lives (and new and old loves) may be different, but their bonds of friendship and family grow stronger every day.

But when every child on earth starts speaking with one voice, the team are torn apart again as they’re forced to fight for their lives, and to confront monsters they’d thought they’d left behind in the past.

But with all of them working together – along with some allies they’ve made along the way – Torchwood Three will stop at nothing to save their friends and set the world to rights. The consequences will ripple out across the universe and into the distant future.

But they have to start somewhere, and the present is as good a place as any.)

I know a land called the land of the living by Beleriandings (JackIanto | complete | 430 | G)

They stood together, blinking in the streetlight as the dust settled around them, car alarms blaring in the distance.

"I can't believe that worked" Ianto said.

fool me once, fool me twice by princessoftheworlds (JackIanto | complete | 52265 | E)

When, after the events at the House of the Dead, the Rift spits Ianto out on an alien planet a thousand years later, so begins a goose chase that will take him across the universe and across time until he finds Jack again.

The Ghost of Ianto Jones by Galexi (JackIanto, Gwen&Jack&Ianto, GwenRhys | WIP | 33091 | T)

Six months after the death of Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness has found a way to bring him back to life. The twenty-first century is when everything changes, but being able to bring back the dead is not yet one of Mankind's achievements. Jack must rely on something even older than science if he is to see his lover again; he must place his faith in magic. With coal, pebbles, and a tiny explosive timer set to detonate at an old pub built in the site of a former stone circle, this is truly a Torchwood plan courtesy of one Captain Jack. But, as ever, Torchwood plans are bound to go wrong.

Also Anon you’ve inspired us. We have a full Audio fic rec list coming soon! Your Not! Serenity, Outbreak, or Hotd fics will be on the next post!

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Gwen Focused Stories as Submitted by the Mods and Users of the Torchwood Archive

Everyone! Thank you so much for your submissions! Recs are under the cut!

As always, please mind the warnings and ratings listed on each individual story. 

Feel free to reblog with additions!

Something Beautiful by Cyus (Gen | complete | 4,500 | PG)

After Torchwood, after Jack, Gwen lives her life, even as Jack comes back.

Domestic Disharmony by thirteeninafez (JackIanto, GwenRhys, Gwen&Ianto, Gwen&Jack | complete | 3163 | G)

In which Jack and Gwen get stuck in the Archives and discuss green milk, thermostats and Ianto Jones.

Side Note by Aliciajazmin (Gwen&Ianto | complete | 1027 | T)

A few months after her best friend's funeral, Gwen runs into Rhiannon while grocery shopping. Ianto's sister has some questions and Gwen has some things she needs to say to her.

Inevitability (and other hard truths) by violetmessages (Gwen&Ianto | complete | 1236 | T)

There's a clock ticking down at Torchwood, and Gwen realizes she's the only one who hears it.

All Around Me are Familiar Faces by gwendolyncooper (Gwen&Ianto, JackIanto, GwenRhys | complete | 2602 | G)

Gwen Cooper wakes up in Jack Harkness' bed. Ianto Jones wakes up in Rhys Williams'. And they find themselves in each other's bodies. As close as they are, this might be a level too deep in their friendship.

Blueberry Knees by Violetmessages (Gwen&Ianto, JackIanto, GwenRhys | complete | 3878 | T)

If Ianto thought about it, the way Gwen’s illness progressed was rather like falling asleep. Slowly and surely, but then all at once.

He hadn’t noticed it at first - he still loathed himself for not recognizing that something might be wrong. But he hadn’t, no one had, so it slipped through, like little crumbs falling between the crack of their ancient sofa.

And there was nothing to be done about it.

Power Struggle by Prochytes (GwenTosh, Gen | complete | 1416 | T)

How Gwen ended up in charge by the start of Season Two, based on the premise that one should never assume Jack Harkness is joking.

Bad at Communication by engagemythrusters (JackIanto | complete | 1740 | G)

In which Gwen visits a hospital, where Jack and Ianto, respectively tired and high, are complete idiots.

The Hands on the Clock Keep on Ticking by Violetmessages (Gwen&Ianto | complete | 10235 | M)

They all knew it could happen to anyone. They’d all seen the proof. Even if it happened to a miniscule amount of the population, it was still a possibility.

But they had grown complacent. They had forgotten that they too were also at the mercy of the Rift, that the Rift did not make an exception for those who knew its existence.

They had forgotten until they were faced with it themselves.

In which Gwen and Ianto get sent back to 1969 by the Rift.

Pastries, Avoidance Tactics, and a Bottle of Scotch by pocky_slash (Gwen&Ianto, GwenRhys, JackIanto | 6220 | G)

In which Gwen said something she regrets, Ianto makes a poor dinner choice, Rhys offers sound advice, and Jack has a key. A different sort of "Meat" post-ep.

Children, Daleks and Mopeds: How Gwen Cooper Got Her Groove Back by paycheckgurl (Gwen&Jack, GwenRhys | complete |  9603 | T)

Following a disastrous shopping trip that put her at the center of an explosion, Gwen finds a little alien boy.

Or: The series of events in which Gwen acquired another child, had a much needed conversation with Jack, bought a moped, defeated a Dalek with a boxing glove, and learned that loving yourself and saving the world don’t need to be mutually exclusive.

A coda to Revolution of the Daleks where I explain why Gwen has a son all of a sudden.

I Don’t Know What to Think by  aliciajazmin (GwenTosh | complete | 2637 | T)

Gwen and Tosh travel with the Doctor through time and space, taking a break from Torchwood. Gwen decides to bring along her pet rat Owen (not to be confused with Human Owen). Also, Gwen and Tosh are desperately in love with each other.

Lost Inside by Xennon (Gen | complete |  36,642 | T)

The team go in search of some smugglers.

A Vision Too Removed to Mention by Pocky_Slash (Gwen&Ianto | complete |  13920 | T)

In which Ianto is stuck in a time loop that feels more like hell.

Club Wales by Pocky_Slash (Gwen&Ianto | Series |  69,530 | G-T)

 In the wake of Jack's disappearance, Gwen finds comfort in a new friendship with Ianto. Gossip, bonding, and other hijinks of understanding ensue.

To the Waters and the Wilds by Violetmessages (GwenTosh, JackIanto | complete | 13190 | T)

“Beautiful, isn’t it?”

Tosh whirled around. She’d thought she was alone, she’d expected it.

Then she locked eyes with the most beautiful woman she’d ever seen, a woman who seemed to radiate an ethereal glow, a woman that emanated an otherworldly light.

Cold Pizza by  Eberesche (GwenRhys, Gwen&Ianto | complete | 4767 | T)

With Jack missing and the Rift running the team ragged, Gwen's plans for a single night in are foiled.

Safe by DinoDina (GwenToshRhys, GwenRhys | complete |  1191 | G)

After the cannibals, Gwen doesn't go home with Owen. She rides back to Cardiff — back to Rhys — in an ambulance with Tosh.

Dead on Arrival by violetmessages (JackIanto, GwenRhys | complete | 13582 | M)

Ianto Jones wakes up. The only problem is, he's certain he was dead.

You Won’t Be Seeing Us Today (You Won’t Be Seeing Us in Hell) by Beleriandings (GwenRhys, JackIanto, Gwen&Ianto | complete | 11141 | T)

One day, Syriath took Gwen's voice. She should have realised Gwen wouldn't stand for that.

Girly Night In by Mathemagician (GwenTosh | complete | 1088 | T)

The girls and Ianto have a night in. Gwen figures something out about herself.

For the Torchwood Femslash Fest prompt "Sexual Identity"

This Earth is Empty Without You (But the Grave is Not) by violetmessages (Gwen&Ianto, GwenRhys, JackIanto | complete | 1036 | G)

Ianto Jones' funeral happens on a perfectly sunny day. Gwen hates every minute of it.

In a Polaroid Picture by innocent_until_proven_geeky (GwenTosh, GwenRhys, Gwen&Jack | complete | 2176 | G)

Gwen finds a photo of her and Tosh, and remembers.

Exit Protocol by Beleriandings (GwenTosh | complete | 6139 | G)

Not long after the deaths of Tosh and Owen, Gwen gets a message from an unnamed user on the Hub system. That really shouldn't happen. And yet, there it is.

To the Sticking Place by zephyras (JackIanto, GwenRhys, OwenTosh, MarthaMickey | complete |  96433 | M)

The end justifies the means. Failure is not an option. There is always a choice, except when there isn't. These are the phrases Ianto Jones lives by and he refuses to allow anyone, even Captain Jack Harkness, to change that. Jack/Ianto, AU, Torchwood One Agent!Ianto.

These Happy Days by Violetmessages (GwenRhys, JackIanto, Gwen&Ianto, GwenJackIantoRhys | series |  16,777 | G-T)

A series of non-chronological stories in which Ianto miraculously survives CoE in some fashion and Torchwood Three (plus Rhys and Anwen) settle down near the seaside.

Piece it Together by Beleriandings (JackIato, Gwen&Ianto | complete |  3442 | T)

Gwen realises that for all they talk, she's never asked Ianto about how he and Jack got together before. The answer is a lot more complicated than she was expecting.

Respite by Beleriandings (Gwen&Ianto, JackIanto, GwenRhys | complete |  2590 | G)

Even by their usual standards, Gwen thought it was absolutely fair to say it had been a rough week.

Dancing in the Midnight Garden by Fionn_sgeul (Gen | complete |  17660 | G)

In which Gwyneth the Maid and Gwen Cooper are the same person, Jack meets someone else whose life was completely turned around by the Doctor, and Torchwood is invaded by garden gnomes

Don’t You Know For Years You’ve Haunted Me by Virtualsilver (GwenRhys, JackIanto | complete | 12083 | T)

Gwen has inherited a recessive trait that has lurked in her ancestors' blood for generations: she is prescient. She can see flashes of where the timeline is heading and can feel when something - or someone - changes it.

She tries to use her foreknowledge to change events for the better, but securing the outcome of her interventions proves to be a challenge.

He Really Loves That Coat by DracoPendragon (JackIanto | complete | 585 | G)

It was quiet when Gwen entered the Hub that Monday morning. And the sight that greeted her was not one she’d expected, but wasn't one she minded seeing.

Sink Your Feet into the Mud (and I’ll Return) by violetmessages (Gwen&Ianto, GwenRhys, JackIanto | complete | 3404 | G)

What if she could bring Ianto back?

It’s a dangerous idea. It’s got the potential to be catastrophic. But Gwen is all out of options. She’s surrounded by the graves of the people she loves, abandoned, save for her husband, and she refuses to let her best friend go without a fight.

Painted in the Sand (To be Washed Away) by moonlightrhosyn (Gwen&Ianto, GwenRhys | complete | 1992 | T)

Gwen could still see their bodies every time she closed her eyes.

This is Me Trying by gwendolyncooper (GwenRhys, Gwen&Tosh, GwenOwen | WIP | 2524 | T)

“Sometimes you do stupid things to try and cope, to get a sense of normalcy, to make all this chaos and the Rift and space and aliens and the things we see make sense. Stupid, horrible things that should never have happened, and they come back ‘round to bite you again, and--” “What happened, Gwen?” Tosh’s prodding is soft and careful, but it speaks the glaring truth they both know - Gwen is stalling, talking around the issue at hand. Verdant eyes flash upwards with a startling intensity now, wide and filling with unshed tears again, the special agent’s plush lips pressed into a trembling line as she attempts to retain a semblance of control over her emotions. “I told Rhys about Owen.”

Fourty-Eight Hour Stand-Down by pocky_slash (JackIanto, GwenRhys | complete | 2740 | G)

"You and Ianto had a domestic," Gwen guesses. Jack scowls at her. In which Jack is kicked out, Gwen just wants a night off, Rhys buys milk, and Ianto clears table space.

Ret-comp (Retroactive Compensation) by reiley (LisaIanto | complete | 499 | T)

The phone. The one that could call any place or any time in the whole universe. The one Jack had locked away and warned them all that it was never to be used.

Any Other Day by Amand_R (JackIanto, JackGwen, GwenRhys | complete | 84055 | complete| NR) 

Hey, this one time? At Torchwood? Gwen and Jack switched bodies and everything went pear-shaped.

Space Tripping (in spaaaaace!) by Princessoftheworlds (JackIanto, IantoOther, GwenRhys, Gwen&Ianto | complete |  5115 |T)

Gwen and Ianto road trip across space - space trip, get high, shop, have a light existential crisis, face grief, and get massages - not all necessarily in that order.

Empty Chairs by princessoftheworlds (Gwen&Ianto | complete | 412 | G)

Gwen tends to Ianto's wound.

Forever, And What Comes After by Violetmessages (JackIanto, GwenRhys | Complete | 10028 | T)

“Hm, imagine if they did,” Ianto said. “Torchwood would have to come out of retirement.”

In which Gwen and Ianto relax at a spa, Jack and Rhys attempt bad science, and Anwen is just along for the ride.

One In The Same by Violetmessages (Gwen&Ianto, GwenRhys | Complete | 1638 | T)

Ianto, Gwen thinks. Her best friend would never turn her away, and maybe she can sleep on his couch for the night. Perhaps by the morning she’ll be okay again.

Wastin’ Away In Margaritaville by Paycheckgurl (Gwen&Ianto, JackIanto, GwenRhys, Gwen&Jack | Complete | 1419 | T)

Jack’s bad coping mechanism is agreeing to be a surrogate for an alien spawn baby. Gwen’s is at the bottom of a bottle.

Big Finish: Expectant from Gwen’s POV