REC: Persistence of Memory (The Lives of Saints Remix)

Title: Persistence of Memory (The Lives of Saints Remix)
Fandom: Torchwood (with strong Doctor Who references!)
Pairing: Jack/Ianto, hints of past Martha/Jack
Author on LJ: pogrebin
Author Website: A list of her fics/
Why this must be read: This is an extremely powerful, very real look at the Torchwood characters through the eyes of Dr. Martha Jones. Twice.

I'm cheating a bit – this story could almost be recced on the Doctor Who van, but it is fundamentally a story of the Torchwood team. Martha met the team twice, but she's the only one who remembers what they were like during The Year that Never Was. When she meets them again, she has to work to keep the memories of what wasn't from overwhelming that which is.

This is vintage perfectly written time-muckery and the story that emerges is pitch perfect. It's a pleasure to rec it here.


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Persistence of Memory (The Lives of Saints Remix)

REC: Fifty Things Jack Harkness Learnt... by loveslashangst (PG13)

Title: Fifty Things Captain Jack Harkness Learnt After Ianto Jones Learnt to Knit
Fandom: Torchwood
Pairing: Jack/Ianto, Gwen/Rhys
Author on LJ: loveslashangst
Author Website: A list of her fics/
Why this must be read: I can't believe this hasn't already been recced. But, since it hasn't, let me sell it to you if you've missed it.

This is a story about grief and healing. Set after the end of season 2, it looks at Jack, Ianto, and Gwen through the very simple coping mechanism that Ianto randomly adopts – knitting.

If you're a knitter, you will love this. If you're not a knitter, you will still love this! It is in turns tear jerking and laugh out loud funny. It's bittersweet, especially retrospectively since we've seen CoE, but it reminds us that in time, all wounds eventually heal. And life moves forward, as painful as that may be.


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Fifty Things Captain Jack Harkness Learnt After Ianto Jones Learnt to Knit