Fic: Donna's Choice.

[elisi]

Written for green_maia - I hope you like it dear, it was inspired by you! :)

(Also available on dreamwidth, if anyone prefers that?)

Setting: Post S5 some time. (No spoilers for S5 though, although they’ll probably turn up in comments...)
Summary: The young man clasped his hands together nervously. “I suppose this is about me trying to make up for the

Comments

[endeni]

Oh, Donna. Sniff. A choice that was no choice at all, really. But it was hers to make nonetheless.
Very touching.

There are people living in the light, singing songs of Donna Noble, a thousand million light-years away... This bit always makes me grin from ear to ear...

[elisi]

Oh, Donna. Sniff. A choice that was no choice at all, really. But it was hers to make nonetheless.
Exactly. And green_maia - who was very upset about Donna's fate - commented on how the worst aspect was that the Doctor denied her that choice. (Not that his actions weren't understandable. Poor Ten!)

Very touching.
Thank you. :)

This bit always makes me grin from ear to ear...
Same here. Except it also makes me all choked up...

[endeni]

Same here. Except it also makes me all choked up...
Yeah, that too... But it's such an epic image. :)

[elisi]

It really is, and such a fitting tribute.

[zanthinegirl]

one of those hipsters then, ironic bowtie and all.

LOL! I guess the Tardis sort of is the fixed-gear bike of spaceships.

Lovely little story. Donna is my all-time fave, and I like that 11 gave her a choice. I don't think 10 would have ever done that. I'm not totally convinced that 11 would either, but I'm willing to suspend my disbelief for the sake of closure :D

[elisi]

LOL! I guess the Tardis sort of is the fixed-gear bike of spaceships.
I've seen him described as a hipster various places, so I thought it'd be fun to throw that in there. (Donna wouldn't approve!)

Lovely little story.
Thank you! :) (It's been eating my head for... months now.)

Donna is my all-time fave, and I like that 11 gave her a choice.
I ♥ Donna to infinity, and then Maia inspired me...

I don't think 10 would have ever done that. I'm not totally convinced that 11 would either, but I'm willing to suspend my disbelief for the sake of closure :D
Ah but Eleven is all sneaky and manipulative. ;)

[zanthinegirl]

He's all sneaky and manipulative for sure. I love him, but he's totally doing it to feel better about his choice. He really does think he knows better. It's that flaw that makes him human (as it were!) It's a timelord version of a big plate of chocolate chip cookies.

Why yes, I have been thinking about Something Blue. I think the Doctor and Willow have a lot in common. I wonder if anyone has written crossover fic? I've seen a few, but not involving Willow!

[elisi]

He's all sneaky and manipulative for sure. I love him, but he's totally doing it to feel better about his choice.
Hmmm, yes and no. I do believe he's also learning to let people make their own choices (see 'Amy's Choice' f.ex.) and I think he's coming to understand how painful it is to have your choice taken away from you ("I don't want to go.") But he stacks the odds in favour of the choice he wants her to make. ;)

Why yes, I have been thinking about Something Blue. I think the Doctor and Willow have a lot in common.
*ponders this* I think *Ten* had a lot in common with Willow (hello Mr control freak!), but I'm not sure about Eleven. He strikes me as more of a Giles type. *g*

[ladymercury_10]

That's lovely. You really redeemed Donna's end. I can totally imagine Eleven leaving Amy and Rory honeymooning and popping off to fix Donna.

[elisi]

That's lovely. You really redeemed Donna's end.
Thank you! That's exactly what I wanted, because it is very problematic.

I can totally imagine Eleven leaving Amy and Rory honeymooning and popping off to fix Donna.
I'm kinda planning a follow-up fic, dealing with his side of it, because everything, of course, has consequences.

[ladymercury_10]

Oh, I'd love to see Eleven's side, oh yes.

[elisi]

Well it's not a mirror-fic, it's more about him reflecting on things, and what happens as a consequence of his visit to Donna. It's all working itself out in my head at the moment. :)

[fangfaceandrea]

awww Love that the Doctor comes back to say goodbye and that she gets to choose. Just lovely.

[elisi]

Thank you! *beams* I'm sure you can see why the idea wouldn't let me be. :)

[elisi]

Yay! Melting! *beams*