[John smiles at Jack when he mentions Rose and the bulldozer—yeah, that’s her. It’s so painfully Rose that it aches, and even knowing she’s alive and okay isn’t enough for a couple seconds. Not when he can remember the carnival in the Dreamscape, teaching her to beat the rigged shooting gallery and going swimming after…
They both understand the part that’s hitting Jack hard in the here and the now—but Ianto not only beats John to the punch, he improves on the suggestion John was about to make.]
Valerian Jones. That should be the baby’s name—Jones is common enough to protect her, and we can change the pronunciation later. Silent ‘n’ if she truly is a girl, pronounce it if we end up with a son, and ‘Val’ is a good gender neutral option. John can pick the middle name.
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Date: 2024-03-29 04:07 am (UTC)They both understand the part that’s hitting Jack hard in the here and the now—but Ianto not only beats John to the punch, he improves on the suggestion John was about to make.]
Valerian Jones. That should be the baby’s name—Jones is common enough to protect her, and we can change the pronunciation later. Silent ‘n’ if she truly is a girl, pronounce it if we end up with a son, and ‘Val’ is a good gender neutral option. John can pick the middle name.