Title: Once Bitten
By: karaokegal
Fandom: Torchwood
Pairings: Gwen/Rhys, Gwen/Tosh
Rating: PG
Notes: Written for tw100. Challenge 161-Bugs. Unbeta'ed Summary: The Tale of the Bite.

“What’s this then?” Rhys asks, touching the bruise on Gwen’s back.

“Oh that,” she replies, trying to sound casual, “it’s a bug bite.”

“What sort of bug? One of your space thingies?”

“Yes, They’re bright yellow with luminescent wings and serrated teeth. Hunter-gatherers from the Andromeda galaxy. We had to shoo them all back through the rift but...”

“All right. Fine. Just as long as you’re all right.”

“Of course I am.”

Gwen sighs. There’s no need for Rhys to know how that particular mark came to be there.

She’ll just have to tell Tosh to be more careful next time.