bad days

by JaeRianL

Torchwood Three had always been an intensive workplace, they lacked the necessary support from the likes of UNIT, as well as Torchwood London, which often meant that the staff suffered as a result. With an amalgamation of grief, trauma, and mental illnesses prevalent in the team, it was no wonder that they all dealt with their fair share of bad days. Of course, as with the self-destructive nature of all Torchwood employees, this meant that without the input of various individuals (namely Ianto), the Hub could very easily self-implode as a result. 

Ianto had spent enough time attempting to fade away into the background to pick up on his colleagues’ habits and behaviour to work out when a bad day was brewing. He knew that while he was no one special, he was probably the only one who knew how to fully deescalate a bad day, so that he would be the only one to get the brunt of it all, rather than the others. It had taken some trial and error, but Ianto had a system for each and everyone of his coworkers’ bad days, taking into account every potential outcome that could, and would, arise.

or; the four ways in which Ianto helped his team deal with their bad days, and the ways they help him with his

Words: 3105, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

• Fandoms: Torchwood, Doctor Who (2005), Doctor Who & Related Fandoms
• Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
• Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
• Categories: Gen, M/M
• Characters: Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness, Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato, Gwen Cooper, Rhys Williams (Torchwood)
• Relationships: Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, Gwen Cooper & Ianto Jones, Ianto Jones & Toshiko Sato, Owen Harper & Ianto Jones, Gwen Cooper & Jack Harkness & Owen Harper & Ianto Jones & Toshiko Sato, Mentioned Gwen Cooper/Rhys Williams
• Additional Tags: Team as Family, Mental Health Issues, Fluff, Family Fluff, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Light Angst