Title: Opposites
By: minimumstitch
Pairing: Jack/Ianto
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Torchwood is not owned by me but is owned by the BBC and RTD and I am just enjoying playing with their characters.
Summary: To those who didn't know them, they were the oddest couple.

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To those who didn't know them they came across as the strangest couple, complete opposites in every way. One with impeccable table manners, cutting his food into perfect bite-sized portions while the other shovelled food in to his mouth (a mouth which could hold a surprisingly large amount).

One would plan everything, from his wardrobe to weevil hunting, down to the last detail whilst the other preferred the' let's wait and see' approach (an approach which although effective usually ended in his death).

One would seduce slowly, teasingly, imaginatively (who would have thought hockey sticks and stopwatches could be so erotic?), the other approached sex in the same way he tackled everything else; with gusto.

One was neat and immaculately dressed, not a hair out of place whilst the other dressed haphazardly, food staining his clothes and his hair a chaotic mess (which took a surprising amount of time to achieve).

One was brash and rarely silent, frequently opening his mouth before his brain fully engaged. The other rarely spoke but when he did it was always relevant and insightful.

One drew attention to himself without trying, the other able to blend so well into the background he could move through a room like a ghost.

To those who didn't know them they came across as the strangest couple, complete opposites in every way. To those who knew them they came across as the perfect couple, balancing each other out perfectly. Two flawed human males that together made the perfect man.

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