Top 22 One-Shot Torchwood Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Torchwood fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
A Supersoldier, A Brainwashed Assassin And An Alien Walk Into A Bar...
by midnightecho
"JACK HARKNESS MEETING BUCKY AND STEVE IN THE 1940s AND FLIRTING FURIOUSLY WITH BOTH OF THEMJACK HARKNESS SEEING THEM AGAIN IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND THEY’RE ALL EQUALLY CONFUSED AS EACH OTHER"- dangerhamster's tumblr post which I decided needed to happen
Handler
by copperbadge
There are some staff changes going on at SHIELD.
Trying To Communicate
by copperbadge
There's an alien in the Hub, and it's trying to communicate.
This Is How The Universe Ends
by perryvic
EXCUSE ME, he said, not impolitely. BUT YOU ARE HOLDING UP THE END OF THE UNIVERSE.
When Nine Hundred Years Old You Reach...
by Waldo
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
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)
This is what would happen to the hub if Ianto were to take a mini vacation.
5 Times the Doctor Interfered in Darcy's Life and SHIELD Was Clueless, And The One Time That Everyone Found Out
by ITookTheOneLessTravelled
Multi-era Doctor Who, plays with the idea that Darcy was a companion (sort of). Slight spoilers for The Name of the Doctor. Rated for a bit of language and slightly mature themes.
Death and the Definitely-Not-A-Maiden
by Odsbodkins
When Jack dies, Death is there to meet him. Every time.Written in 2008 for the Doctor Who Crossover Ficathon. Takes in Torchwood to end S2, Doctor Who to end S3, Discworld to Soul Music.
Time is the Essence of Eternity
by WinterSky101
While over at Ianto’s house, Jack finds out that his boyfriend owns a very interesting watch.
Compromise
by copperbadge
After the Beacons, Ianto's inner censor is offline and Jack refuses to go home. German expressionism ensues.
Prodigal Son
by copperbadge
Bucky dies, but it doesn't take.
Family Secrets
by copperbadge
Ianto and Rhi finally manage to have Words about his new job and his new boyfriend. Predictably, nothing goes as planned.
The Perils of Immortality
by helloearthlings
The Rift monitor is acting up again, but Jack knows exactly who's causing the disturbance.
Talking to Tish
by DorianWilde
Jack invites Ianto and Gwen to London to meet Martha's family. Tish takes an interest in our favourite coffee-boy and Jack realizes it's time to stop taking Ianto for granted.Or.How did Jack and Ianto's relationship change so much between 'Exit Wounds' and CoE? Set sometime after “The Stolen Earth."
Five Ways the Team Found Out About Jack and Ianto
by Morgane (smilla840)
The title says it all!
Perspective
by edibleflowers
Everyone sees Jack and Ianto in a different light.
Labelled
by badly_knitted
A mishandled alien device leaves the whole team with a rather noticeable problem. Some of them take it better than others.
Justification
by The_Engineer
Gwen wants to know why Jack has not persued a relationship with her.
A Painful Lesson
by The_Engineer
A rift retrieval gone wrong. The team finds a small cube once used on hostile aliens that allowed the unspoken, pent up thoughts to be voiced in a violent and painful manner. Gwen accidental sets off the cube, causing the team pain and to voice their innermost thoughts. Can the team get past the be
Settling
by The_Engineer
"So let me get this straight," says the women giggling wearing her bikini and sipping a tequila sunrise at the bar located on the sandy beach."your wife, or at least the women you were going to walk down the aisle with," she pointed to the man sitting on my right. "confessed she was in love with you
Meeting The Team
by badly_knitted
Getting a tour of the Hub wasn’t enough for Ianto’s sister; now Rhiannon wants to meet the rest of the people he works with.
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This list of 22one-shot Torchwood fanfics spans 75,844 total words. Kudos range from 591 on the newest entries to 3,626 on the most established. Nearly all (86%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (15 of 22 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Crossover · Gwen Bashing · Hurt/Comfort · Humor · Angst.
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