When Jack hurts people it's usually a side effect of his impulsiveness.
When Owen hurts people, it's a result of his impulsive maliciousness.
I think Ianto finds it flattering that Owen pays enough attention to him, and cares enough (although not necessarily in a positive way) about Ianto, that when he hurts Ianto he usually does so on purpose. Because Ianto has low self-esteem like whoa.
I'm not sure what would count as a good choice for Owen at the end, though. I don't think a love triangle would have worked out (but hey, you can always try to convince me) so Owen had to end things--although his manner of doing so is pretty immature.
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Date: 2008-08-07 11:57 pm (UTC)When Owen hurts people, it's a result of his impulsive maliciousness.
I think Ianto finds it flattering that Owen pays enough attention to him, and cares enough (although not necessarily in a positive way) about Ianto, that when he hurts Ianto he usually does so on purpose. Because Ianto has low self-esteem like whoa.
I'm not sure what would count as a good choice for Owen at the end, though. I don't think a love triangle would have worked out (but hey, you can always try to convince me) so Owen had to end things--although his manner of doing so is pretty immature.