I don't think the shoulder-drifting-to-back touch was meant as "hey baby". It looked comforting, reassuring, like a peace offering.
That it spooked Ianto so tells me that there's been no reassurance, no comfort; at least not physically expressed. Or that he's not ready to stop punishing himself, and maybe Jack.
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Date: 2008-07-29 05:30 pm (UTC)That it spooked Ianto so tells me that there's been no reassurance, no comfort; at least not physically expressed. Or that he's not ready to stop punishing himself, and maybe Jack.