An Officer and the Noble Woman, Part 27

[dtstrainers]

Title: An Officer and the Noble Woman, Part 27  (Still hearing voices...)

Author: dtstrainers
Paring: Donna Noble/Peter Carlisle
Co-Captain of this Ship: WhosInTheAttic, but all errors are mine alone.
Rating: PG- Plot Galore and a bit of angst thrown in for that special Peter/Donna flavor
Word Count:
Summary: Still dealing with the aftermath of their

Comments

[dtstrainers]

Oh, thanks so much! I always think I'm writing this only for myself and I'm the only one who will ever read or enjoy it, and then one of you lovely people goes and writes something like this. It makes me haul my lazy hiney to my laptop and lose another night of sleep, sacrificed to the continuing saga of Peter and Donna.

Of course Donna loved the Doctor, and he loved her in return. (The way he looked at her face on that node in the library? Puh-leze!) They were best mates, and if they'd traveled together longer, they could have become more. She admitted to Wilf that he was dazzling and amazing, but our Donna was a woman damaged by the cruelties of both the world at large and her mother specifically. She didn't think herself worthy of anything more than friendship, but she did love him- Catherine Tate said so, and that makes it canon in my head.

You have no idea how much I enjoyed your comments- they were another addition to an absolutely perfect Whovian day. I'm the VP of our local Doctor Who fan group and I was able to find a location for a bunch of us to watch the 50th together- our local Brit Pub is giving us their party room for the occasion! How perfect is that?!? Then I get this beautiful comment from you and I think: this day can't possibly get any better. But I was wrong. My best friend sent me this pic from London today of her with this skinny Scottish guy she met outside a theatre... and now my life is complete.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ewnm4et0ovrkg1a/ac%20and%20dt.jpg

[dm12]

Aww.. lucky friend! Nice picture, that smile of his could light up a universe. I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to watch the 50th; you need premium cable to watch it here, plus the time differential is an issue.

Funny you should mention the look he gave when he discovered her on that node. I just watched that again today, and you're right, that look was of such total horror that someone he loved was taken from him. You could just feel that he really did love her, and by trying to save her, he may have killed her. It was utter devastation. Yes, Catherine Tate made it perfectly clear that Donna really loved the Doctor. Neither of them felt worthy of the other, and it was a terrible shame, because they wasted so much of the short time they had together insisting they weren't a couple.

[dm12]

So when will this be updated?

Anyhow... I got tickets to the 50th, two of our local theaters have it in 3D, so I'm going on Monday night the 25th! I'm taking my whole family!

[dtstrainers]

Oh, I'm soooo sorry, I really, really am! I've been working on it and believe it or not, I'm almost ready to post the next part. It'll be up later this week, if not before and I'm humbled that you took the time to ask. I miss Peter and Donna and I want to get this up as soon as possible.

In my defense, I promise I haven't been lazy.

I've been preoccupied with:

1. Spending 3 days at our local Comic Con, cosplaying while promoting our DW group and taking donations for Special Olympics in return for pictures inside our TARDIS (We cleared almost $650 once our expenses were covered!),

2. Hosting our local DW Appreciation Night (TENNANT!!!), cutting the preshow for the presentation, getting prizes and running the costume contest, and helping coordinate the food drive for our local Food Bank we sponsored that night (109 meals were donated by our group!). (Oh, and making the buttons we give away at the meetings.),

3. Making a Jack Harkness Halloween costume for my son,

5. Promoting a Geeks Who Drink Doctor Who Quiz later this month,

4. Arranging for a Viewing Party at our local brewpub for the 50th Anniversary AND

5. Getting ready for our DW Polar Plunge in December which will also benefit Special Olympics.

...and the list continues. Oh, and the local library contacted us today to help out with their own DW 50th celebration....*thud*

(I'm really not complaining, although I think it sounds like it.) While I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of what I've been up to, it has severely cut into my writing time. I'll almost- ALMOST- be happy when the 50th is over.

If it's any consolation, it shouldn't be that long until the next part (29? I'm losing track without looking) is ready, as I've got it outlined.

Again, I'm so flattered that you're asking and I'll see if I can't get it done and proofed by tomorrow morning.