I actually liked thrace's solution of stomping on Jack's foot so... *stomps on Jack's foot REALLY hard* Yeah, he really needs an attitude adjustment here. I understand that he's upset but it's so not fair to Ianto to take it out on him. Always before, Ianto has been a comfort to Jack; but Jack needs to understand that he can't take the younger man for granted, just treat him anyway he wants to and then go back to him when it's convenient. The way you've written Ianto's POV of the last few chapters, it sounds as if he's starting to feel used and no matter how he feels about Jack, he'll only be able to take that for so long, because Ianto Jones is no one's bitch! He's been through too much emotionally (Canary Wharf, Hiding Lisa, Lisa's Death) to ever let anyone take him for granted for too long; he may put up with it for a while but something is bound to make him snap eventually.

On Jack's side, man is he wrapped up in himself or what right now? You actually have done a splendid job of reflecting what was going on in the episode, in terms of Jack's preoccupation with the other time travelers and with John in particular; it's obvious that he's emotionally projecting the confusion and disorientation he felt when he was first abandoned by the Doctor and left alone to struggle, displaced in a time not his own. I can see you building up to why Jack sat in the car with John when he committed suicide and I know that bit will be brilliant by the time you get there!

:-)
GW