Poor Criccieth tried to wade into the Ianto/Gwen controversy and got a whole bunch of interesting comments for her trouble. In reading them, I realized that there will never be a meeting of the minds because the personal zeitgeists of the combatants are so different that there is no possibility of it. You start with a simple statement of how you see things, and suddenly accusations are flying in every direction. Better to stay out; there is no shortage of people who understand and appreciate your viewpoint, and life is too short and fandom too interesting to spend your life in slanging matches.

Having said that, I'd like to say a few things about Gwen, because I blame RTD completely for the dislike some people feel for her.

Title: Bred in the Bone (18/20)

Author: Emma

Characters: Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Andy Davidson, Toshiko Sato, others

Rating: Starts PG, but hey, it’s got Jack and Ianto in it!

Disclaimer: Oh, please. If I owned them, would I let some of those idiots write the scripts? And if I were making any money off them, would I be where they could find me?

Summary: Andy Davidson must embrace his inheritance in order to protect Jack and Ianto’s daughter Gwen

Author's Note: This is an AU where Gwen and Owen were killed by Gray. So if you want to know why Martha is married to Rhys and Jack and Ianto have a CP and two adopted daughters, you may want to read Evolution first

Author’s Note: The title is shamelessly stolen from Robertson Davies’s magnificent novel. It’s also an old saying: what’s bred in the bone will out in the flesh