Torchwood Fic: We Happy Few (NC-17, ~48,000 words)

[hope]

Title: We Happy Few
Author: Hope (angstslashhope)
Fandom: Torchwood/Whoniverse
Wordcount: ~48,000
Genre: crack, teamfic, het, femslash, slash, humour.
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Various permutations, duplications and confabulations of Tosh, Owen, Ianto & Gwen.
Warnings: See: 'Pairings'. Also: group sex, slapstick, abuse of science, abuse of fashion, abuse of Whoniverse minutiae, liberal advantages taken of 'alien tech'. Spoilers for things that occur up to the end of season 2 of Torchwood and season 3 of Doctor Who.

Notes: This would never have happened without Karen's stellar enabling. Thanks also to friends who encouraged and enthused throughout the process, and big thanks for invaluable editing help to emeraldwoman, elouisa & sizeoftheocean.

Summary: Jack's a captive on the Valiant and the Master has initiated the extinction of humanity. Meanwhile, in Cardiff, the imminent threat has triggered a lockdown of the Hub, trapping the Torchwood Three team inside. For a year. (A "year-that-wasn't" story of exceeding silliness.)


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Also, bonus of awesomeness: Alternate ending by my killer beta: And Comes Safe Home by emeraldwoman.

Comments

[greenapple.insanejournal.com (from livejournal.com)]

I enjoyed that very much. :)

Favorite bits: Owen with a monkey tail, Ianto being ravished (and telling Gwen about it), the whole timefuck thing with the echoes and creeping around in the dark and stuff -- that shit was cool, and best of all (of course): unexpected Jack!

[hope]

Thank you so much! Owen really did end up being the hero I never really intended... But then again, it is narrated by Tosh... :D

Cheers!

[hope]

Thank you so much for the delightful feedback! I had tonnes of fun writing it, so it's great to hear you enjoyed reading it :)))

Thanks!!

Re: Two very enthusiastic thumbs up

[hope]

Bwee! What awesome feedback. It's the longest thing I've ever written; I'm glad it managed to hold your attention for so long!!

Thank you so much :)

[hope]

:D if anyone I know can make a jetpack, it'd be you.
Seriously, YAY, YOU LIKED IT!!! tyvm.

[hope]

YAY! Yeah, you pretty much have the same fave bits as me :D

So glad you liked this. Thanks for feedbacking :D

[hope]

Hee, thanks.

I may post to Teaspoon... I like to keep my fic all in the one place rather than posting it around, though; which these days means on my website (and later archived for permanence on the Archive of Our Own).

I'll have a think about it, though. Thanks for the suggestion anyway :)

[hope]

Your face is a bitchface!

Srsly, I am v glad that you enjoyed it for that was my intent. muahahah.

<3

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

Ianto’s astounded hair, the demented cape, Captain TV Dinner... this story is made of wonderful.

Thanks so much for this. It's just awesome, funny/sad and epic.

[hope]

:D Thanks for commenting! I'm glad you enjoyed reading it :)

[hope]

*smirk*

[greenapple.insanejournal.com (from livejournal.com)]

highly appropriate icon!

[rexluscus.livejournal.com]

This is the awesomest, most amazing story I have read in...a really long time. Ianto made a jet-pack! Owen cloned himself! Gwen sewed everybody clothes out of tube socks! The Tosh POV was incredible. I laughed out loud so many times, and felt so many things, and...and...it's just a wonderful story. Wow.

[hope]

Thanks so much for the awesome feedback (and the rec!!).

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I had an absolute ball writing it :D

[cupidsbow.livejournal.com]

How much fun is that! I can totally see how this ate your head for so long. The characters just pop off the page, they're having so much fun.

[hope]

It was a rollicking good write :D

Yay! Thanks :)

[settiai]

Oh, this was absolutely brilliant.

[hope]

Thank you :)

[opheliarose.livejournal.com]

This was really, really wonderful, I enjoyed it so much. It made me sad at the end that all they'd gone through, all of the camaraderie they'd built up was lost, because it was such a beautiful thing. And like someone else said, the bit with the blood smears was just...I had to stop reading for a moment after that. Basically, well done :)

[hope]

Thanks so much for the lovely feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[wenchpixie]

This is entirely daft, ridiculous, in character and awesome :).

[hope]

:D :D :D Thank you!!!

I am glad you enjoyed it :)

[alex51324.livejournal.com]

Here via the torchwood_house rec. Awesome, just awesome. I liked how the premise is sort-of iffy-cracky (I'm sure we've all seen "the team are locked in the Hub for-some-reason. What Hilarious Hijinks will Ensue?" badfic), but you make it a real story with character development and drama (as well as top-notch Hilarious Hijinks). And the Owens going all what's-his-name-from-Tale-of-Two-Cities and sacrificing one of themselves--just wow. I'm going to have to read this again.

[hope]

Thanks for the great feedback :)

It started with intentions of just being a wee cracky story, but just grew and grew and ended up with, as you say, story, character development and drama! I honestly don't know what happened *g*

Cheers!!

phew...

[(Anonymous)]

took me a few days, but i really, really enjoyed this. lots of good, sorry, make that brilliant, moments. owen popping up like a meerkat made me smile a lot.

thanks for posting.

amanda-jane