All that we see or seem (Part 1)

Rating: PG-13
Word count: ~ 2,400
Warnings: Canon (assumed) character death.
Summary: “Stop,” Ianto’s mother cuts him off. “He’s my child, Doctor. You can check the Matrix if you're doubtful.” She tugs Ianto back a step and smiles at him, heedless of the way it looks with half of the expression covered in deep red blood. “Do you remember our conversation, sweet? This is the man who can answer your questions.”
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A/N: I've wanted to write a Time Lord!Ianto story for a long time—since about twelve seconds after I discovered them, really—but never managed to actually do it. Then there was a prompt from Meridas, who is amazing, awesome, and one of the best reviewers I've ever encountered. (I’d call this a gift for the above wonderful person, but I also really, really wanted to write it, so it’s a bit too self-indulgent for that. -.-‘) The title is from Edgar Allan Poe’s poem A Dream Within a Dream.

( is but a dream within a dream )