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Title: Clueless, or Butt-Crazy In Love
Creator: blue_fjords
Rating: PG, whatever that translates to in AO3 terms. I'd put it as Teen because there's some mention of sex-related stuff, though nothing even remotely explicit.
Word Count/Length/Size: about 8,600 words (that's what the writer gives it as, so I don't know more precisely)
Creator's Summary: Jack Harkness is your average American high school boy. 100% AU, be mindful of the crack.
Characters/Pairings: Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Gwen Cooper, Toshiko Sato, Martha Jones, Rhys Williams, Tommy Brockless, Owen Harper, the Tenth Doctor. Jack/Ianto as the main pairing; side-pairings are many.
Notes: AU/fusion with the 1995 film Clueless.

Reasons for reccing: I nearly forgot that I meant to rec more stuff for the AU theme, especially one of my favourite silly AUs of all time: this hilarious fusion of Torchwood with Clueless that somehow works. Jack is Cher. Because of course he is. Gwen is the bestie, naturally, Toshiko is the clueless newcomer, and Ianto the surprisingly attractive ex-stepbrother. It's funny, adorable, and much more feel-good than Torchwood canon, trust me. This is the one American high school AU I totally recommend!


Link: Here on LiveJournal (I didn't find it on AO3, haven't checked other fanfic sites yet. This is when the Torchwood fandom existed mainly on LJ.)

Title: A Matter of Time
Creator: demotu/ demotu
Rating: Explicit
Word Count/Length/Size: 101,136 words
Creator's Summary: A time travelling, action-adventure, romance-filled science fiction romp ensues when Ianto runs into Jack in the fifty-first century after an accident with a vortex manipulator. Laser blasters, alien dance clubs, mercenaries, a little too much public sex for Ianto's tastes, sneaky plans and circular logic can be found here. Set after Something Borrowed, but not particularly "AU" - it slots into season 2
Characters/Pairings: Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, several well-developed OCs and some pairings involving them. There's also an interlude with a threesome that includes a character/self combination, but it's not essential to the plot, so if that kind of thing puts you off, you can just skip that one.
Warnings/Notes: Explicit, mainly m/m sex happens here and there. Come to think of it, most of my favourite Torchwood fics have explicit sex. I think that's just the way Jack/Ianto stories tend to roll.

Reasons for reccing: Just managing to get in some Torchwood recs before February ends with its spin-offs theme! This was a much-recced and much-loved fic in the heyday of the Torchwood fandom, but as the fandom isn't so active anymore, perhaps it could use a boost to let newer fans know about it. It's one of my favourite Torchwood fics ever, and probably the only one I quite often think back on. The creator's summary says all the main things about it; I'll just add that it has excellent characterization of both Ianto and Jack, and in Jack's case offers fascinating views into Jack at different times of his life. The adventures are exciting, it's one of my favourite time travel stories, and the developments of Jack and Ianto's relationship are lovely and well explored. In addition, the OCs are well-developed and could just as well star in a non-fannish science fiction novel. Also, it has my favourite Jack-before-he-was-Jack name - it actually works and sounds like a real name and suits him.


Link: On Archive of Our Own, or the Masterlist on LJ where it was originally posted.

Title: Jack Harkness - Super Temp
Creator: madder_rose (Teaspoon) // madder_rose
Rating: Adult/Explicit
Word Count/Length/Size: 38,609 words (for the first fic of the series)
Creator's Summary: Jack Harkness lives in a cubicled office. Then one day, he meets a blue eyed man, and things slowly start to change.
Characters/Pairings: Characters: Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Gwen Cooper, Mickey Smith, Martha Jones, Sarah Jane Smith, original characters. Pairings: Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness/OMC
Warnings/Notes: Well, this one has warnings in spades. There's domestic abuse, explicit violence, sexual abuse and non-con (not between Jack and Ianto), character death, implied torture. Also explicit sex and swearing. Do take the warnings seriously if you have issues with any of those. I'm squeamish and sensitive and only rarely read stories involving explicit violence or non-con, but I was okay with this story, however, it doesn't mean it won't be too much for others.
Spoilers for Torchwood S2 and Doctor Who S4 finale.

Reasons for reccing: For the bingo square "It's not what it seems". This fic immediately popped into my mind the moment I saw this square on my bingo card, so I don't know why I took so long to make this post. It's one of my favourite long Torchwood fics, and "it's not what it seems" definitely fits this story. I avoided it for long, despite seeing it on many Torchwood recs lists, because it sounded like a very OOC AU - but trust me, it's actually awesome and clever. You start to see it after a while, so if you're not immediately convinced, give it a few chapters.

I don't want to say too much about the story because I don't want to spoil anything, but it might be for you if you if you like:
- long Torchwood fics
- emotional hurt/comfort and angst
- hot sex scenes (Jack/Ianto)
- stories that back a strong emotional punch
- Jack who's vulnerable and victimized for reasons
- Ianto being kick-ass and awesome; think the S2 episode "Meat"

I happen to like all those things, so I've read this one and it's first sequel, Tonight (7570 words), many times. One of the things I really love about them is that characters face some actual psychological and emotional consequences as a result of bad things happening to them; it's one of the many things Torchwood the TV series rarely got right, though I love it in all its flawedness.

There's also a full-length sequel called "Jack Harkness - Lives Again," but if you don't feel like committing to over 60,000 words, you don't need to read it (it was good, but not quite as good as Super Temp). However, I strongly recommend reading the first "Tonight" if you read the first story, because it deals with some unresolved emotional issues in the end of the first story. And it's only a few chapters, so if you've already read over 38,000 words, it's not too much.


Link: Jack Harkness - Super Temp, on Teaspoon (for the whole series including the two sequels, see here // On LiveJournal, the master list for the whole series