she seeks the stars (and spirals up their stairs) [Doctor Who, Susan Foreman-centric]
Title: she seeks the stars (and spirals up their stairs)
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine!
Summary: The Daleks have ravaged and ruined this planet-- not beyond repair, of course, or beyond humanity's endurance. But Susan does not know her place here, an alien on a broken world. (Doctor Who, Susan Foreman and Jenny gen, initial Susan/David)
Author's Notes: This was originally written for
femgenficathon, but I didn't finish it in time. Thanks go out to
schlicky for beta-reading this for me. Spoilers up to "The Dalek Invasion of Earth."
The prompt for
femgenficathon:
By the time we are women, fear is as familiar to us as air; it is our element. We live in it, we inhale it, we exhale it, and most of the time we do not even notice it. Instead of "I am afraid," we say, "I don't want to," or "I don't know how," or "I can't." -- Andrea Dworkin (1946-2005), American radical feminist and author.
Barbara had told her a fairytale once, about a girl who gave up her voice so she could be with the man she loved.
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine!
Summary: The Daleks have ravaged and ruined this planet-- not beyond repair, of course, or beyond humanity's endurance. But Susan does not know her place here, an alien on a broken world. (Doctor Who, Susan Foreman and Jenny gen, initial Susan/David)
Author's Notes: This was originally written for
femgenficathon, but I didn't finish it in time. Thanks go out to
schlicky for beta-reading this for me. Spoilers up to "The Dalek Invasion of Earth."
The prompt for
femgenficathon:
By the time we are women, fear is as familiar to us as air; it is our element. We live in it, we inhale it, we exhale it, and most of the time we do not even notice it. Instead of "I am afraid," we say, "I don't want to," or "I don't know how," or "I can't." -- Andrea Dworkin (1946-2005), American radical feminist and author.
Barbara had told her a fairytale once, about a girl who gave up her voice so she could be with the man she loved.