Fic Commentary for kelkat9!
Here we go...this is an excerpt from Defenders of the Earth:
Mickey peeked out from behind the stainless steel door and grinned. "Look what the cat dragged in. Should say the same about you, boss. Rose asleep?"
"Soundly," the Doctor replied. "Left her drooling on thousand-thread-count Egyptian cotton."
Mickey nudged the door shut with his foot, makings for a sandwich balanced on one hand. "Thought as much. Guess I'm closest to winning the pool. Good thing, too, been saving for a Mustang."
The Doctor watched, confused, as Mickey nonchalantly began sorting his ingredients and assembling the meat, bread, and cheese into some kind of sandwich monstrosity. "Pool?"
"Whether you and Rose are shagging."
"WHAT?" The Doctor spluttered, completely appalled. "Who on Earth would bet on that?"
"Harriet Jones and me. Who do you think?" Mickey took a bite of his food. "Pete, Jackie, Jake, and I. 'Course, not entirely sure Jackie's money is legal in this universe, but all the same. I'm due two hundred pounds if I have the time frame right. So, how long? I figured at least six months, based on the way you couldn't keep your hands off each other…"
Was he that obvious? Did everyone see it? He had to know. Rubbing the back of his neck, he hesitantly asked, "Be honest, Mickey…just how badly am I going to be slapped in the morning?"
Hee! Okay, this passage...it was a long time ago, so bear with me. I AGONIZED over whether or not the Doctor and Rose were going to be "together" at this point. I had a draft written where they actually made love for the first time just before this scene happened. I had a draft written that set up them "getting together" while in Pete's world. stillbrainfried helped me a lot with the decision for them to be "together" but not intimate, and that's sort of what stemmed the whole skin contact aspect of the plot.
Everyone has always thought they were shagging. But I think Jackie, much as she gives Rose a hard time about Nine, would know. Moms just know these things. My own was creepily intuitive.
I have an image of Jackie, Mickey, and Pete in my head, after the Doctor and Rose go to bed, Mickey turning to them and making a snarky comment about ear plugs. Jackie of course insists that they're not shagging, and makes such a fuss that Mickey invites them into the pool he and Jake started in the car. Because yes, I think that the Doctor and Rose's love life is a huge priority in everyone's mind :-D
If anyone has any further questions, feel free to leave them in a comment! :-D
Mickey peeked out from behind the stainless steel door and grinned. "Look what the cat dragged in. Should say the same about you, boss. Rose asleep?"
"Soundly," the Doctor replied. "Left her drooling on thousand-thread-count Egyptian cotton."
Mickey nudged the door shut with his foot, makings for a sandwich balanced on one hand. "Thought as much. Guess I'm closest to winning the pool. Good thing, too, been saving for a Mustang."
The Doctor watched, confused, as Mickey nonchalantly began sorting his ingredients and assembling the meat, bread, and cheese into some kind of sandwich monstrosity. "Pool?"
"Whether you and Rose are shagging."
"WHAT?" The Doctor spluttered, completely appalled. "Who on Earth would bet on that?"
"Harriet Jones and me. Who do you think?" Mickey took a bite of his food. "Pete, Jackie, Jake, and I. 'Course, not entirely sure Jackie's money is legal in this universe, but all the same. I'm due two hundred pounds if I have the time frame right. So, how long? I figured at least six months, based on the way you couldn't keep your hands off each other…"
Was he that obvious? Did everyone see it? He had to know. Rubbing the back of his neck, he hesitantly asked, "Be honest, Mickey…just how badly am I going to be slapped in the morning?"
Hee! Okay, this passage...it was a long time ago, so bear with me. I AGONIZED over whether or not the Doctor and Rose were going to be "together" at this point. I had a draft written where they actually made love for the first time just before this scene happened. I had a draft written that set up them "getting together" while in Pete's world. stillbrainfried helped me a lot with the decision for them to be "together" but not intimate, and that's sort of what stemmed the whole skin contact aspect of the plot.
Everyone has always thought they were shagging. But I think Jackie, much as she gives Rose a hard time about Nine, would know. Moms just know these things. My own was creepily intuitive.
I have an image of Jackie, Mickey, and Pete in my head, after the Doctor and Rose go to bed, Mickey turning to them and making a snarky comment about ear plugs. Jackie of course insists that they're not shagging, and makes such a fuss that Mickey invites them into the pool he and Jake started in the car. Because yes, I think that the Doctor and Rose's love life is a huge priority in everyone's mind :-D
If anyone has any further questions, feel free to leave them in a comment! :-D