As Jack says goodbye to an old companion, his broken thoughts return to Ianto Jones. Without Ianto, he is not the Captain Jack Harkness that the future needs. And a certain Timelord will protect the future at all costs. With the help of Gwen Cooper-Williams, can he restore order to the long, long life of this fixed point in time? Will become clearer in later chapters.

AU. When Jack Harkness first sets eyes on waiter Ianto Jones, he doesn't think he's ever seen anything as gorgeous as this Welshman. Little does he know, Ianto is thinking the exact same thing.

They'd had...something. Ianto had no understanding of what. Jack had left without any explanation, and Ianto moved on. He got well on his way to happy. Then Jack came back. Around Series 2, some reference to 1. Will be multiple chapters, rated M for chapters to come.