Best Jack Harkness Angst Fanfics
The best angst fanfiction featuring Jack Harkness (Torchwood) on AO3, curated by popularity. Sometimes you want to feel deeply - angst delivers emotional catharsis and meaningful character exploration.
Top Jack Harkness Angst Fic Recs
4 angst fics featuring Jack Harkness, followed by other top-rated stories.
To The Sticking Place
Angstby zephyras13 · Janto
The end justifies the means. Failure is not an option. There is always a choice, except when there isn't. These are the phrases Ianto Jones lives by and he refuses to allow anyone, even Captain Jack Harkness, to change that. Jack/Ianto, AU, Torchwood One Agent!Ianto.
The Rose of Jericho
Angstby kaydeefalls · Janto
Post-CoE. When Martha Jones encounters a dark UNIT cover-up in the wake of the 456, it's up to Gwen's new Torchwood team to bring the truth to light -- and save Ianto.
The Torchwood Drabble Files
Angstby badly_knitted · Janto
A collection of Torchwood drabbles to be added to as I write them. Probably they'll mostly be funny and fluffy, but anything's possible. The plan at present is to update at least four times a week.
Time is the Essence of Eternity
Angstby WinterSky101 · Janto
While over at Ianto’s house, Jack finds out that his boyfriend owns a very interesting watch.
Pocket Watch Boy
by Mhalachai · Janto
Ianto Jones is a very different sort of boy. (wee!Time Lord!Ianto)
The Doctor And Mr. Jones
by copperbadge · Janto
The Doctor thought he was alone in the universe -- but Torchwood is about to prove him wrong.
Get Loved, Make More, Try to Stay Alive
by Dira Sudis (dsudis) · Janto
"When we don't die young and violently, we die weird. Well, or all three, case in point."
Trying To Communicate
by copperbadge · Janto
There's an alien in the Hub, and it's trying to communicate.
When Nine Hundred Years Old You Reach...
by Waldo · Janto
Ianto is caught between not wanting to cause a scene and wanting someone (namely Jack) to notice how awful he feels.
Come Home
by copperbadge · Janto
Jack finds a way to reverse Ianto's death; there is a cost, but the little family was happy, until their son James and his friend Steve went to war...
The Importance Of Jones, Ianto Jones
by inenochian (orphan_account) · Janto
This is what would happen to the hub if Ianto were to take a mini vacation.
How Ianto Jones Saved the Future
by Chocolatephysicist · Janto
Sometimes timelines must be fixed.
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Jack Harkness in Angst Fanfiction
Jack Harkness — An immortal ex-Time Agent from the 51st century who leads Torchwood Three in Cardiff, flirting with anything sentient while carrying centuries of loss. He cannot stay dead, which means everyone he loves leaves him first.
Angst — Stories focused on emotional pain, drama, and intense feelings.
Sometimes you want to feel deeply - angst delivers emotional catharsis and meaningful character exploration. Jack Harkness's (also known as Captain Jack, The Face of Boe) role in Torchwood makes them a natural fit for angst storylines, which is why this combination is one of the most popular in Torchwood fanfiction.
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